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Now Estonia is using AI to spot legal errors before they become law—and to automate more of the state.PoliticsPolitics / Policyartificial intelligence, Regulation, government, EuropeChris Stokel-WalkerCondé NastMy Wordhttps://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-celebrity-database-surveillance/6a4be36bccd2aa2af80dc393Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000An MSG database tracked and categorized hundreds of celebs, famous Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.”The Big StorySecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and Hackslongreads, Sports, surveillance, security, new york, Social MediaNoah Shachtman, Maddy VarnerCondé NastRisky Businesshttps://www.wired.com/story/federal-investigators-say-certain-doge-records-were-deleted/6a3033fdf614c6adaa597e23Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000A government report claims DOGE didn’t access sensitive systems. 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