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Epic Games Lays Off of 1,000 Workers as ‘Fortnite’ Struggles
IGN reports that video game publisher Epic Games announced the workforce reduction of 1,000 employees in an internal memo from CEO Tim Sweeney, who cited a downturn in engagement with Fortnite that began in 2025. The layoffs will be accompanied by over $500 million in cost savings through reductions in contracting and marketing expenses, as well…
NASA Starts Final Preparations for Artemis II Moon Mission Launch
NASA entered final preparations Friday for the launch Artemis II, its first astronaut mission to the moon since 1972. Liftoff is set for no earlier than April 1. NBC News reports the half-century journey to this point, where four astronauts set out on a 10-day voyage around the moon, has been long, winding and bumpy,…
ignal CTO Sounds Alarm on Age Verification Privacy Risk to Minors
Speaking at a tech conference in Austin, Texas, Signal CTO Ehren Kret, criticized lawmakers for mandating age verification for technology platforms without accompanying privacy safeguards. Governments in the United States, Europe, and other regions are moving forward with legislation requiring online platforms to verify users’ ages, following years of policies aimed at limiting data collection…
Suozzi on Jeffries, Dem Base: Our Base Has Different View on DHS Shutdown than American People
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) talked about his proposal with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to end the DHS shutdown and responded to claims that House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) isn’t a big fan of the proposal because he views the shutdown as something the base wants by saying…
Bannon on ‘CODE RED’ Author: ‘One of the Finest Minds’ and a ‘Major Player’ in Helping Conservatives Understand AI Politics
Wynton Hall, Breitbart News social media director and author of Code Red: The Left, the Right, China, and the Race to Control AI, explained on Steve Bannon’s War Room how “well funded” powers are using the fear of AI-induced job losses to push for universal basic income and wealth redistribution. Bannon referred to Hall as “one of the…
AI Bias in Action: ChatGPT Warns Republican Fundraising Links Are Unsafe, Democrat Links Are Fine
The New York Post reports that OpenAI announced Friday that a “technical error” caused its ChatGPT platform to display safety warnings for links to Republican Party websites while not showing similar alerts for Democratic fundraising sites. The issue came to light when users discovered that links to WinRed, the official Republican Party donation platform, were being…
AI Wars: U.S. Government Considers Anthropic an ‘Unacceptable Risk’ to National Security
The New York Times reports that in a 40-page legal filing submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday, government attorneys outlined their reasoning for slashing Anthropic’s qualification as a trusted partner for national defense purposes. The filing represents the government’s first formal response to lawsuits initiated by the…
Organizations Scramble to Create Universal ‘AI-Free’ Certification Label
BBC News reports that at least eight different initiatives are currently developing labels to identify human-made content, according to a count by BBC News. These declarations, which include phrases such as “Proudly Human,” “Human-made,” “No AI,” and “AI-free,” are increasingly appearing on films, marketing materials, books, and websites as part of a broader response to…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp: ‘Uniquely American’ Approach to AI Provides Strategic Advantage in Iran Conflict
CNBC reports that speaking at Palantir’s AIPCon 9 conference in Maryland on Thursday, CEO Alex Karp discussed his company’s role in modern warfare and the strategic importance of AI technology in current Middle East operations. Karp emphasized that American technological capabilities, particularly in AI, represent a unique advantage in global conflicts. “What makes America special…
Amazon Experiences Major Service Disruption Affecting Thousands of Users Across the United States
Reuters reports that Amazon’s main e-commerce website experienced a widespread service disruption on Thursday, March 5, 2026, leaving thousands of customers unable to complete their online shopping activities. According to Downdetector.com, a website that monitors service outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources, more than 21,700 incidents were reported as of 3:48 p.m. Eastern Time….