White House science and technology advisor Michael Kratsios opened a meeting of G7 tech ministers by urging governments to clear regulatory obstacles to artificial intelligence adoption, warning that sweeping new…
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Chechen leader threatens Zelenskyy amid drone strike, echoes alleged assassination plot
by adminChechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov’s threats against Ukraine following a drone strike echo a 2022 plot to infiltrate Kyiv and target President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former Ukrainian government official has said.…
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Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise
by adminCongress released a $900 billion defense bill that reshapes U.S. economic and military competition with China by imposing new investment restrictions, banning a range of Chinese-made technologies from Pentagon…
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For Social Security it has been a miserable year. After President Donald Trump unleashed Elon Musk and DOGE on the Social Security Administration, the agency lost more staff in a shorter period…
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House GOP seeks off-ramp to sky-high health insurance costs for millions of Americans
by adminHouse Republicans are expected to reveal a roadmap sometime this month that they say will lower sky-high healthcare costs. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise,…
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SCOTUS takes up Trump’s bid to fire FTC commissioner at will — a showdown that could topple 90-year precedent
by adminThe Supreme Court will weigh the legality of President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission without cause on Monday — a blockbuster legal fight…
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Biden’s supercharged federal contracting pipeline targeted for freeze after bribery bust, undercover sting
by adminRepublican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst, who chairs the Senate Small Business Committee, is urging 24 federal agencies to halt funding for a Biden-expanded program for ‘socially and economically disadvantaged’ business…
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Elite US colleges linked to Chinese surveillance labs driving Uyghur ‘genocide,’ study warns
by adminA sweeping new report warns that America’s top universities, including MIT, Stanford, Harvard and Princeton, have been quietly partnering with Chinese artificial intelligence labs deeply embedded in Beijing’s surveillance and…
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Rosie O’Donnell’s Trump obsession continues unabated from Ireland as friends beg her to ‘disconnect’
by adminRosie O’Donnell is sounding the alarm about her ongoing fixation with President Donald Trump. The 63-year-old, along with some of her friends and family, spoke to The Washington Post about…
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled that certain evidence linked to an ally of former FBI Director James Comey is off limits to the Justice Department in its efforts…