【SHINJIRO ATAE 「Lay Me Down」(SAM SMITH cover)】 It has almost been four months since I announced the resumption of my artist activities. Working as an independent artist has been a great learning experience. I have more freedom in setting my own time schedule, which has allowed me to spend a lot of time exploring myself and my creativity. While there are many things I want to sing and express, there are also many other things I want to try out. Sometimes I’ve even felt a little stuck, unsure of where to start. What I decided to do in the end was go back to my basics and embrace my love for music. I decided to sing a few cover songs. These are songs that I love and are important to me. The first song I covered was "Lay Me Down" by SAM SMITH, an artist that I deeply respect. As creators, we are happy when people get a chance to see what we’ve made. I hope you enjoy it. アーティスト活動再開を報告させていただき、そろそろ4か月が経とうとしています。 歌いたい事や表現したいことは沢山ある一方で、他に挑戦したい事も色々ある事と、今はある程度自由にタイムスケジュールを組める事もあり、納得のいくものをつくる為に、 「あーじゃないこーじゃない」と 制作に時間をかけてしまい、少し煮詰まってしまう時期がありました。 そんな時期にチームで話し合う中で、 このタイミングだからこそ、一度初心に帰り大好きな音楽を自分なりに楽しんでみようと、 今回カバーソングをしてみることになりました。 僕が好きな曲や、自分にとって大切な曲を数曲カバーさせていただきました。 一曲目は僕の尊敬するアーティストの1人でもあるSAM SMITHの「Lay Me Down」を歌ってみました。 アレンジや撮影編集、ヘアメイク衣装と、普段から仕事の域を越えて仲良くしている仲間達と、みんなで一緒に楽しみながら音楽、映像をつくることが出来ました。 たくさん聴いて、観てもらうことが僕たち作り手の幸せです。 ぜひ楽しんでください。 Thanks for... ・Music Producer: Stephanie Topalian Arranger: Nobuhiro Takamoto ・Movie Photography Director: Kintaro Producer: Nyonyo(accel inc.) Production Manager: Satton(accel inc.) Production: accel inc. Director: Tatsuaki ・Hair & Makeup. Hair & Makeup: Maki Sato ・Stylist Stylist: SUGI（FINEST） Stylist Assistant: Shiori Nagayam（FINEST） Assistant: Sayaka Suzuki ・Special thanks SAM SMITH

Freedom Tech DC: Plural AI as a Freedom Technology with @ramez - A single dominant AI is not inevitable - Open models and falling costs can put powerful AI in more hands - Regulation shouldn't lock out competitors and concentrate intelligence - Cyber defenders need capable AI to find and fix vulnerabilities - The open-source community needs shared training tools, security work and a voice in policy (00:00) — Introduction & Why Plural AI Matters (01:21) — Who Controls Information Technology? (04:35) — Why AI Is Plural (08:50) — Threats to Competition (09:26) — The Limits of Recursive Self-Improvement (12:42) — Safety, Alignment & Control (16:36) — AI for Cyber Defense (18:02) — Four Calls to Action for the Open-Source Community

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Freedom Tech DC: Freedom Tech in the Hands of Activists with @AnyaChekhovich and @arshmolu - Restrictions on open-source tools can weaken freedom fighters abroad - Activists need AI tools that protect their personal information and sensitive data - Bitcoin helped Navalny’s foundation keep operating after its bank accounts were blocked - Bitcoin funds legal support for political prisoners and humanitarian aid in Russia (00:00) — Introduction (00:59) — Anna’s work with Navalny’s foundation (01:56) — Banking restrictions and Bitcoin (03:12) — Finding the global activist community (06:36) — Teaching NGOs to use Bitcoin (09:57) — AI enters activists’ daily work (12:17) — AI privacy and sensitive information (13:39) — What policymakers should understand

Freedom Tech DC: Inside BPI International with @BitcoinConner, @Joeyg_poh, and @EugeniaBKenny - International policy standards can affect Bitcoin users everywhere - Policymakers need to distinguish Bitcoin from other digital assets - Restrictions on self-hosted wallets risk creating a two-tier system - Bitcoin policy can support consumer protection in the UK and strategic resilience in Taiwan (00:00) — Introduction (00:57) — Xapo and international regulatory work (02:05) — How U.S. policy affects the global landscape (04:47) — Why BPI’s mission extends across borders (07:05) — The education gap and a two-tier ecosystem (09:43) — Openness as a policy principle (12:04) — Lessons from the UK and Taiwan (14:42) — Making regulatory conversations constructive

Freedom Tech DC: The Stakes of Preserving Dollar Dominance with @DavidBeckworth and @SamLyman33 - Dollar stablecoins can extend the dollar’s global reach through private competition - Limited-purpose Fed accounts could give stablecoin issuers direct access to payment rails - Tokenized Fed reserves could enable settlement around the clock - Stablecoins separate payments from lending, creating room for new providers alongside banks - Tokenized Treasuries could open the market to more participants and expand trading capacity (00:00) — Introduction (01:28) — Stablecoins and dollar dominance (02:21) — The global digital-currency race (04:59) — Why private competition matters (06:21) — Stablecoins and Fed master accounts (08:18) — Tokenization and the Fed’s balance sheet (10:14) — What stablecoins mean for banks (13:08) — Tokenized Treasuries and market access

Freedom Tech DC: The Case for the American Reserve Modernization Act with @RepNickBegich and @APompliano - ARMA would establish a permanent U.S. Bitcoin reserve with a 20-year hold - The bill would protect individuals’ right to hold their own keys - States could choose to use the federal custody framework - Consolidating government Bitcoin holdings and verifying reserves would make the reserve more transparent and accountable (00:00) — Introduction (00:47) — The reserve modernization proposal (02:21) — A 20-year hold and limits on sales (03:45) — Protecting individual self-custody (04:51) — Custody options for states (07:57) — Begich’s Mt. Gox experience (11:20) — Government holdings and reserve audits (13:20) — Bitcoin’s role in government reserves

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