Operating with speed, scale, and agility in the Indo-Pacific is “probably the most challenging thing” the military does, PACAF commander says.
Sens. Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce a bipartisan bill that would require companies and US agencies to submit quarterly reports on AI-related job impacts (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
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Sens. Mark Warner and Josh Hawley introduce a bipartisan bill that would require companies and US agencies to submit quarterly reports on AI-related job impacts — A new bipartisan bill seeks to provide a “…
US to cut flights at 40 airports if shutdown doesn’t end, transportation secretary warns
Flight capacity will be cut 10% across the country, as air traffic controllers report experiencing fatigue, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?
Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria – where has he got the numbers from?
Hegseth and Rubio share classified details on boat strikes with congressional leaders
Top Trump administration officials have briefed lawmakers on the growing U.S. campaign to destroy alleged drug-smuggling boats in the waters off South America.
Bruce Harrell maintains edge over Katie Wilson in Seattle mayor’s race
Though left-wing candidates in Seattle usually gain ground in late-counted ballots, that trend often does not show up until the Thursday after the election.
Former FBI Agent Admits to Decades of Small-Scale Bribery
Historian pro-tip (pun not intended): tipping is rooted in slavery. Fortune magazine just published a glowing profile of a former FBI special agent – someone whose entire career was supposedly about investigating financial crimes and upholding th…
Remains of the Last American Hostage Held in Gaza Returned to Israel
Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.
Pressured on Israel work, Microsoft asks employees to flag violations
Microsoft says employees can now raise flags about how its technology is used, responding to reports of mass surveillance in the Israel-Hamas war.
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an “IPO is not on the cards right now”, and that OpenAI hopes the US government might backstop the financing of data center deals (Berber Jin/Wall Street Journal)
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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says an “IPO is not on the cards right now”, and that OpenAI hopes the US government might backstop the financing of data center deals — Sarah Friar says the AI gi…