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Today's topics:

A surprising national ChatGPT rollout - Malta is pairing nationwide ChatGPT Plus access with mandatory AI literacy training, framing AI as civic infrastructure and not just a consumer app.

UK debate over VPN age-gating - Mozilla is pushing back on UK proposals to restrict VPN access under the Online Safety Act, arguing privacy, security, and anti-censorship uses would be collateral damage.

AI control lessons from a 1970 film - The film 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' is resurfacing as a cautionary tale about automated authority, nuclear command-and-control, and AI governance failure modes.

Rust brings lighter coding agents - A new Rust-based terminal coding agent highlights a trend toward local, resource-efficient AI tooling with tighter permissions, safer automation, and flexible model APIs.

Prolog queries with Pokémon data - A Prolog tutorial using Pokémon battle rules shows why logic programming is great for messy rule systems—fast ad-hoc queries, constraints, and extensible knowledge bases.

Web dev shift beyond Tailwind - Julia Evans’ move from Tailwind CSS back to semantic HTML and vanilla CSS spotlights maintainability, modern CSS layout, and the tradeoff between build tooling and craftsmanship.

Maker and retro computing builds - Three projects—an analog voltmeter clock, a tiny MCU web server over serial, and an Amiga demo audio trick—show creativity in embedded design, networking minimalism, and retro hardware optimization.

Pacific Rim quake cluster monitoring - A real-time earthquake map shows elevated moderate seismic activity across the Pacific Rim, underscoring situational awareness and aftershock monitoring even without damage reports.

-Real-Time Map Shows Multiple Moderate Quakes Across the Pacific and Beyond
-Rust crate "zerostack" launches as lightweight terminal coding agent with permissions and multi-provider support
-Mozilla Warns UK Against Age-Gating VPNs in Online Safety Consultation
-Using Pokémon Battles to Teach Prolog’s Facts, Rules, and Queries
-Voltmeter Clock Redesign Uses CNC Wood Case and PWM-Driven Analog Meters
-8-bit AVR Microcontroller Hosts a Web Page Using SLIP and a WireGuard-Backed Proxy
-Colossus: The Forbin Project Turns a Nuclear Defense Computer into a Global Dictator
-Malta and OpenAI launch nati