“America remains the bastion of freedom and, equally important, the arsenal of democracy. Our own security is predicated on a strong and resilient domestic economy, which guarantees our ability to build, innovate and to maintain the most capable military in the world. Global peace and world order depend on it,” Jamie Dimon, the chairman and…
Branch punched Chiefs receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night, setting off a postgame melee. “Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk of injury, and clearly violated the standards of conduct and sportsmanship expected of NFL players,” Jon Runyan, league vice president of football operations, wrote in a letter to Branch. “Your…
The New York Times reports that in a landmark case that pitted authors against a tech giant, thriller writer Andrea Bartz emerged as a central figure in securing a $1.5 billion settlement from AI company Anthropic. Bartz, along with fellow writers Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson, served as named plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit,…
In a statement late Sunday, the Dutch ministry of economic affairs said it had invoked the rarely used Goods Availability Act to intervene in the business of Nexperia, which makes semiconductors used in the automotive and consumer technology industries. Nexperia based in the Dutch city of Nijmegen but owned by China’s Wingtech Technology. Concerns about…
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) said Republican lawmakers were destroying the “lives of Americans everywhere.” Jayapal said, “What you have seen is premium notices right now are going out. I’m hearing about them from my constituents with super-high increased premium rates for health insurance. People are worried they’re not going to be…
Radar screens went black, air traffic controllers threw up their hands, and Los Angeles and Dallas airports instantly returned to a pre-industrial era—long lines of flights and sleeping passengers. On October 12th, local time, Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs, suddenly hit the pause button; Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport…
Reports that the legendary NFL coach may be negotiating a buyout with North Carolina following a 38-10 thumping at the hands of rival Clemson, percolated online last week. Such reports were further fueled by the suspension of a defensive assistant, prompting some to question whether the school would use the scandal of a defensive coach…
Researchers at AI startup Anthropic have revealed that AI language models can be easily manipulated through a technique known as “poisoning attacks.” The findings, which were conducted in partnership with the UK AI Security Institute, Alan Turing Institute, and other academic institutions, suggest that the integrity of AI-generated content may be at serious risk. Poisoning…
New York City has launched a lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, alleging that their social media platforms have played a key role in fueling a youth mental health crisis. The 327-page complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the companies of gross negligence…
Speaking from Jerusalem, Netanyahu opened with a direct appeal to Israelis. “Citizens of Israel, my brothers and sisters,” he began, “this is an emotional evening, an evening of tears, an evening of joy. Because tomorrow, children will return to their border.” He cast the moment as one of profound national meaning — “a moment that…
