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Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026 · 94 new resources
Technology & Ethics32
- Articlethefreelibrary.com
'Eugenics on steroids': the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute
Article (republished on The Free Library) on the history and criticism of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, the research center tied to longtermism and existential-risk wor...
- Articleallaboutcircuits.com
William Shockley: The Flawed Visionary Behind Silicon Valley
All About Circuits profile of William Shockley, the Nobel-winning co-inventor of the transistor whose company helped start Silicon Valley, and whose later promotion of eugenics...
- Essayblog.samaltman.com
The Gentle Singularity
Sam Altman's June 2025 blog essay arguing that the move toward digital superintelligence has begun and will feel gradual rather than sudden, with predictions for AI agents, scie...
- Articlescience.org
Why AI agents invent their own language if you let them chat
Science news article on research into why AI agents drift into their own shorthand or invented language when allowed to talk to each other freely.
- Websitebasilpuglisi.com
Basil C. Puglisi — Digital Strategy and AI
Personal site of Basil C.
- Articlelearnworkecosystemlibrary.com
Regulation/Policy in Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Learn & Work Ecosystem Library
Topic brief from the nonprofit Learn & Work Ecosystem Library on how governments and organizations are developing AI laws and policies affecting workplaces, learning, credential...
- Articlewe0.ai
Wang Yangming, Claude, and AI Alignment: How Philosophy Entered Anthropic's Safety Work
We0 article (July 2026) on philosopher Harvey Lederman's research on the Confucian thinker Wang Yangming and its connection to Anthropic's alignment work on Claude.
- Researchmofa.go.jp
G7 Hiroshima AI Process — International Code of Conduct
The G7's 2023 voluntary code of conduct for organizations developing advanced AI systems, part of the Hiroshima AI Process.
- Toolartificialintelligenceact.eu
EU AI Act Explorer
A free unofficial explorer that makes the EU AI Act easier to read: browse the regulation article by article, with a table of contents and search.
- Researchcoe.int
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI
The first binding international treaty on AI, opened for signature in 2024, requiring signatories to keep AI consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
- Researchleginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California SB 53 — Transparency in Frontier AI Act
California's 2025 law requiring large frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks and report critical safety incidents.
- Researcheur-lex.europa.eu
EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) — Official Text
The European Union's AI Act: the first comprehensive law regulating AI, with risk-based rules for AI systems sold or used in the EU.
- Researchunesco.org
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
UNESCO's global standard on AI ethics, adopted by 193 countries in 2021, covering values, principles and policy action areas for ethical AI.
- Researchoecd.ai
OECD AI Principles
The OECD's intergovernmental principles on trustworthy AI, first adopted in 2019 and updated in 2024 — the basis for many national AI policies.
- Researchaisi.gov.uk
UK AI Security Institute
The UK government's AI Security Institute: research and evaluations of advanced AI systems' capabilities and risks, with public reports and tools.
- Researchleg.colorado.gov
Colorado SB 24-205 — Consumer Protections for AI
Colorado's 2024 law on high-risk AI systems, requiring developers and deployers to use reasonable care to avoid algorithmic discrimination.
- Researchwhitehouse.gov
Executive Order 14179 — Removing Barriers to American Leadership in AI
The January 2025 U.S.
- Articlefpf.org
SB 5 in Five: What to Know About Connecticut's New AI Law
Future of Privacy Forum explainer on Connecticut SB 5, the 39-section AI bill signed by Governor Lamont, summarizing its new requirements across several areas of AI policy.
- Articlenews.futunn.com
Hackers Target AI "Gold Mine": Account Theft and Cloud Computing
Futu News report on attackers stealing AI service accounts and cloud computing resources.
- Essaya16z.com
It's Time to Build
Marc Andreessen's 2020 essay arguing that the response to stalled progress is to build — new companies, institutions and technology — rather than defend what already exists.
- Websitenist.gov
NIST Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
Home page of NIST's Center for AI Standards and Innovation, the U.S.
- Articlemediapost.com
Media Traffic Falls Due To AI Summary Products
MediaPost report (Sept.
- Articlereddit.com
Mapping 100 Companies Selling "AI Employees" (Reddit r/AI_Agents)
Community Reddit post mapping 100 companies that market AI agents as "AI employees." Described from title; Reddit blocks automated checks.
- Articleanthropic.com
When AI Builds Itself (Anthropic)
Anthropic Institute essay on progress toward recursive self-improvement in AI and its implications.
- Articlemitsloan.mit.edu
These Are the Most Urgent AI Risks, According to 272 Experts
MIT Sloan summary of research surveying 272 experts on which AI risks could cause the most harm in the next five years.
- Articlebcantrill.dtrace.org
Fool's Expertise
Bryan Cantrill examines claims about catastrophic AI risk and argues that public debate should distinguish technical expertise from authority claimed outside a person's field.
- Toolatlas.jazco.dev
AT Protocol Atlas
A live map of the AT Protocol network — the open protocol behind Bluesky — showing accounts, data servers and relays as they move.
- Articlewccftech.com
Microsoft CEO Nadella Says He Interrogates AI Models Rather Than Trusting Output
Reporting on Satya Nadella's description of how he works with AI agents: questioning and challenging their output instead of accepting it.
- Toolopenreview.net
OpenReview
A free, open platform where machine-learning researchers submit and peer-review papers in public.
- Reportassets.bbhub.io
New Energy Outlook 2026: Executive Summary
BloombergNEF's free executive summary of its 2026 New Energy Outlook, covering how global energy supply, demand and emissions could evolve.
- Articletechpolicy.press
Trump and Xi Should Talk About Worms
An op-ed arguing that the U.S.
- Articleartificialanalysis.ai
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Reaches #2 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis benchmark write-up of Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5: scores 56 on the Intelligence Index, two points behind Opus 5.5, with pricing identical to Sonnet 5 but...
Hiring Trends & Job Market Data11
- Toolkanbanforhiring.com
The Quality of Hire Predictor
A web tool from Performance-based Hiring ("Moneyball for HR") that estimates the odds a candidate will exceed a job's performance objectives at the one-year mark, using evidence...
- Toolwarnact.io
WARNact.io — U.S. Layoff Tracker
In plain terms: a searchable list of the official layoff notices companies must file with states.
- Articleqz.com
How Post-Pandemic Hiring Inflated White-Collar Pay Beyond Market Rates
Quartz report on the white-collar pay correction: employers stopped raising pay years ago, and economists trace the freeze to the pandemic hiring boom companies are now correcting.
- Articleusatoday.com
How the American Dream Is Evolving for Workers
USA Today reports experts saying the traditional career path is fading as workers embrace AI and portfolio careers for more stability.
- Articlebusinesschief.com
Indeed CEO: Hiring Faces 'Vicious' Cycle of AI Applicants
Business Chief reports Indeed CEO Hisayuki Idekoba calling the hiring market 'vicious' as AI-generated applications and a 111% surge in applicants per role overwhelm recruiters.
- Articletestlify.com
Skills-First Talent Report 2026
Research report on skills-first hiring: how employers are shifting from degrees to demonstrated skills, with key findings on assessments and talent evaluation.
- Reportziprecruiter-research.org
ZipRecruiter Job Seeker Confidence Survey, 2026 Q3
ZipRecruiter Economic Research survey reporting its Job Seeker Confidence Index fell 6.3 points in Q3 2026 to 93.5, as hiring slowed and inflation ticked up.
- Articleapricitas.io
AI and the Fall? of the Creative Class
Joseph Politano examines U.S.
- Articleprnewswire.com
Survey Finds Employee Caution Around AI in Payroll Persists
Press release summarizing survey results showing employees remain cautious about the use of AI in payroll processing.
- Articlepeoplematters.in
US Employers Hiring Foreign Talent After Layoffs Face Greater Regulatory Scrutiny
Article on the added regulatory scrutiny US employers face when hiring foreign workers following layoffs.
- Reportshrm.org
State of the Workplace 2026: Emerging Challenges
SHRM's annual look at the challenges employers and HR teams expect in 2026, including workload pressure, skills gaps and shifting employee expectations.
Career & Professional Optimization11
- Articledakotafabro.dev
How Do I Know What I Don't Know
Personal essay by engineer Dakota Fabro on mapping your own knowledge gaps — a practical reflection for people building technical careers.
- Articlehelpnetsecurity.com
10 Colleges and Universities Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity Education
Help Net Security roundup of colleges and universities offering degrees, courses and certificates that meet cybersecurity industry demand.
- Newsletterandrew.today
Andrew Yeung's Newsletter
Free Substack newsletter from Andrew Yeung on people, events and trends in tech and business, with tens of thousands of subscribers.
- Courseacademy.ashbyhq.com
Ashby Academy Courses
Free online courses from recruiting-software company Ashby on hiring analytics, recruiting practices and talent trends.
- Articleskillup.org
How to Choose Career Credentials (SkillUp)
SkillUp blog guide on choosing career credentials and certificates.
- Guideprobablygood.org
Probably Good Career Guide: How to Do Good With Your Work
Free in-depth guide from the nonprofit Probably Good on choosing a career path that creates positive impact, covering values, career capital, job options and decision-making.
- Websitebreakthroughtech.org
Break Through Tech Challenge Projects
Archive of Break Through Tech's AI Studio challenge projects, where university students work in teams on real machine learning problems set by partner companies.
- Articlecnbc.com
Goodbye AI Resumes: The New Rules of Finding a Job Right Now
CNBC article (September 23, 2026) on how AI and the economy are reshaping hiring, and the job-search strategies recruiters and career experts now recommend.
- Articlepon.harvard.edu
Managing Difficult Employees: Listening to Learn
Program on Negotiation article on handling conflict with difficult employees through active listening, accountability and feedback.
- Guidecelonis.com
Celonis Insights
Free articles, reports and case studies from Celonis on process mining — using data to see how work actually flows through a company.
- Articlehrnews.co.uk
Gen Z's Impact on Mental Health and Work-Life Balance in the Modern Workplace
Article on how Gen Z workers are changing employer expectations around mental health support and work-life balance.
Live Events & Competitions10
- Hackathonhackrpi-2026.devpost.com
HackRPI 2026: In the Clouds
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's student hackathon, held in person in Troy, NY, on November 7–8, 2026.
- Hackathonspaceappschallenge.org
NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026
Long-running annual NASA event; the specific page sections retrieved didn't use the word "free" outright, but multiple independent write-ups this cycle describe it explicitly as...
- Hackathonevents.mlh.com
Hack.coms 2026
In-person only, in Rochester, NY.
- CTFctftime.org
WolvCTF 2026
The official wolvctf.io site couldn't be loaded directly (blocked by robots.txt), so dates/format are confirmed via CTFtime instead.
- CTFctf.hkcert.org
HKCERT CTF 2026 (Qualifying Round)
The event page doesn't state a fee explicitly, but HKCERT's CTF has historically been a free, HKPC-backed community competition.
- Hackathonforgehacks-2026.devpost.com
ForgeHacks Online 2026
Open to current students (high school, undergrad, or grad) worldwide, ages 13+.
- Hackathonimpacthack26.devpost.com
ImpactHack 2026
Students only (must be above the legal age of majority in their country).
- Webinarapp.webinar.net
Beyond the Barcode: Manage Inventory, Navigate Retail Channels and Prepare to Scale
Time-sensitive: this runs the day after this list was compiled (Sept 29, 1pm EDT), so register immediately if it's relevant.
- Webinarevents.vtools.ieee.org
Tech, Human, System: Career Evolution for Engineers in 2026
Registration page explicitly states "No Admission Charge." IEEE members can also claim a PDH certificate, but attendance itself is not restricted to members.
- Eventpractest.io
Orkney AI Tech Talks Series
A free public talk series in Stromness, Orkney bringing residents together to discuss what AI is, what it changes and what it could mean for the community.
Research & Papers7
- papercambridge.org
Digital Colonialism and the Role of Local Intermediaries: Big Tech, Data Sovereignty and Human Rights in Africa
An open-access scholarly article in the Business and Human Rights Journal (2025) by Jake Okechukwu Effoduh of Toronto Metropolitan University.
- Websitethegovlab.org
The GovLab
The Governance Lab's research, publications and programs on how institutions can govern more effectively and legitimately through technology and data.
- Research Paperarxiv.org
SkillGym: Internalizing Human Skills into LLMs for Real-World Problem Solving
arXiv paper (Sept.
- Reportissuu.com
JCPAR Workforce
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation publication on workforce policy, hosted on Issuu.
- Reportjointcenter.org
Forward Together: The Black Policy Playbook for an Equitable America — 2026 Addendum
Joint Center report (PDF) with policy recommendations on voting rights, economic opportunity, workforce, education, healthcare, criminal legal system, technology and immigration.
- Articlevisualcapitalist.com
Ranked: U.S. Wealth by Generation in 2026
A Visual Capitalist chart using Federal Reserve data to compare U.S.
- Reportepoch.ai
Can AI Spot Mistakes in IKEA Assembly?
Epoch AI report on a spatial reasoning benchmark built around finding mistakes in photos of partially assembled IKEA furniture — a proxy for economically important visual reason...
Community & Government Resources6
- Websitesummersearch.org
Summer Search — Apply
Application page for Summer Search, a nonprofit that pairs students from low-income backgrounds with a professional mentor and paid-for summer experiences through college.
- Organizationvanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt Frist Center for Autism and Innovation: Neurodiversity at Work Resources
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University maintains this resource hub for employers and job seekers interested in neuroinclusive workplaces.
- Organizationdisabilityin.org
Disability:IN Learning & Development
Disability:IN's learning and development hub collects the organization's disability-inclusion programs in one place.
- Websitecareerdfw.org
CareerDFW
Nonprofit public charity for unemployed and under-employed people in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, offering free tools, job-search resources and community support.
- Courseinnovate-us.org
InnovateUS — Free Courses for Public Servants
No-cost, self-paced and live courses, workshops and coaching on data, digital, AI and innovation skills for people working in government.
- Guidethelgbtqarchive.org
The LGBTQ Archive
A free digital archive preserving LGBTQ history — photographs, documents, oral histories and exhibits — open to researchers, educators and the public.
AI & Assistive Tools5
- Websitenontechies.ai
NonTechies.ai
A learning site aimed at helping non-technical people understand and use AI.
- AI Toolmanus.im
Manus
General-purpose AI agent that carries out multi-step tasks such as research, building files and automating workflows.
- AI Toolgauth.com
Gauth — AI Learning Platform
AI study tool with guided lessons, visual explanations and homework help across school subjects.
- Websitecloud.google.com
Google Cloud Free AI Tools
Google Cloud's overview of 10+ AI tools with free usage tiers, from video and vision AI to app building.
- Toolcareerangel.ai
Career Angel
AI-powered job search automation that sends high-volume, targeted applications and tracks interview requests.
Entrepreneurship & Free Tools4
- Programtoryburchfoundation.org
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program
Fellowship for women entrepreneurs offering coaching, advisors and a peer community.
- Eventeventship.com
What Investors Are Really Looking For (Eventship)
Free online session on how founders pitch the story investors respond to, not only the business details.
- Articlestartupscience.io
Best Startup Accelerators in 2026
Startup Science ranking and overview of startup accelerator programs for 2026.
- Toollinkcleaner.app
Link Cleaner
A free tool that strips tracking parameters from links before you share them, so the people you send a link to aren't followed across the web.
Resume Help2
- Articlebuiltin.com
You Wrote Your Resume for a World That Doesn't Exist Anymore (Built In)
Built In article on how AI hiring tools use semantic matching instead of exact keywords, and how applicant tracking systems rank résumés on clear, quantifiable achievements.
- Guidethestrategicstudent.com
Resume Guide for High School and College Students
A complete resume blueprint for students and recent graduates: best practices, common mistakes to avoid, and how to tailor a resume to internship and job postings.
Marketing & Platform Tools2
- Articlemarketingagainstthegrain.com
Main Character Energy: What Black Panther Can Teach You About Inclusive Marketing
Draws marketing lessons from the film Black Panther: how building for a specific, underserved audience can drive reach and loyalty, with takeaways for planning inclusive marketi...
- Articlesearchengineland.com
Google Tests Bigger Local Services Ads
Search Engine Land reports on Google testing larger Local Services Ads that include more visual and review information in search results.
Job Boards2
- Toolcareeronestop.org
CareerOneStop State Job Banks
U.S.
- Tooljobsearchdb.com
Job Search Database
Directory of industry-specific job boards, organized by field, for searching beyond general sites like Indeed and LinkedIn.
AI Tools & Open Source1
- Toolvllm.ai
vLLM
An open-source engine for serving large language models with high throughput and efficient memory use.
Coding & Developer Tools1
- Guidelearn.chatgpt.com
Review GitHub Pull Requests with Codex
OpenAI's official guide to configuring Codex code and security reviews for GitHub pull requests, including automatic reviews and custom repository instructions.