news2shortsFederal Aviation Administration bars flights around Fort Hancock after reported use of anti-drone military laser The Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, after congressional aides told Reuters a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have accidentally shot down a US government drone. The FAA and Pentagon … Read more
Idaho advocacy groups condemned Republican members of the state’s House Business Committee for allowing a man to appear before the committee in brownface
Department of Justice did not release FBI memos when it uploaded millions of pages of files beginning in December Three memos that describe four interviews conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2019 contain explicit but unsubstantiated claims that Donald Trump sexually abused a woman when she was a minor in the early 1980s … Read more
Pete Hegseth has threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it is given unfettered access to Claude model Anthropic said Thursday it “cannot in good conscience” comply with a demand from the Pentagon to remove safety precautions from its artificial intelligence model and grant the US military unfettered access to its AI capabilities. The Department of … Read more
Hillary Clinton reiterated that she never had any communication or connection to Epstein after the closed-door hearing with lawmakers on the late convicted sex offender. Clinton spoke about how repetitive the questions were and said she wished the hearing had been public.
Technology journalist Jacob Ward, host of “The Rip Current,” joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss tensions between the Department of Defense and AI giant Anthropic, as the Pentagon issues an ultimatum the company’s demand for guardrails. Matt Dixon reports on Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ concerns regarding the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.
Kansas has officially invalidated driver’s licenses and birth certificates for transgender residents who changed their sex designation on government documents, following a law that took effect Thursday. Roughly 1,700 individuals in Kansas will be required to obtain a new standard driver’s license at a cost of $26, according to the House Substitute for Senate Bill … Read more
Federal judge in Oregon rejects bid to overturn Biden-era agreement to protect endangered fish populations Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts direct to your inbox A federal judge in Oregon sided with salmon against the Trump administration on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to change hydropower system operations long … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is breaking from other top Republicans on AI, as polls reflect the public’s concern with the technology.
RFU due to confirm shake-up of rugby’s top division Knighthead Capital Management in early discussions Birmingham City’s owner, Knighthead Capital Management, is among a number of American investors exploring the purchase of potential new franchises in Prem Rugby before a radical shake-up of the sport due to be ratified by the Rugby Football Union on … Read more
