Taiwan’s leader on Sunday emphasized the island’s sovereignty and the importance of US arms purchases in deterring regional conflict, amid doubts of Washington’s support for Taiwan. After his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump suggested using potential weapons sales to Taiwan as a “bargaining chip” with ...
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Ukraine drone attack targets MoscowUkraine drone attack targets Moscow
Ukraine’s biggest drone attack on Moscow in more than a year killed at least three people in the city, damaged residential buildings, and targeted an oil refinery, as Kyiv intensifies its strikes deep inside Russia. Russian authorities said air defenses destroyed around 80 drones headed to Moscow and downed more ...
Newsom’s floated software tax misses the markNewsom’s floated software tax misses the mark
In Silicon Valley, the software industry is being disrupted, as people with zero experience now vibe code from the comfort of their own homes. California Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t appear to be partaking in this revolution. He’s still “at Best Buy often,” he said at a press conference Thursday about ...
Everyone lost in Musk v. AltmanEveryone lost in Musk v. Altman
The jury in the Oakland trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman will begin deliberating Monday, following closing arguments Thursday. According to bettors on Kalshi (which hopefully don’t include any jurors, but it’s hard to know these days), Altman and OpenAI will be the undisputed winners. Musk’s odds of winning ...
Takeaways from the US-China summitTakeaways from the US-China summit
Disillusion with China was building within the US before President Donald Trump first arrived in the White House in 2017, but he defined the darkening mood with Cold War-style language. Then during his recent summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, two countries that had a year ago been raising tariffs ...
‘The new era is here’: Fears rise over AI hacking‘The new era is here’: Fears rise over AI hacking
The News This week marked the start of a new era in cyber risk with threats of artificial intelligence hacking — and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer fears that Washington isn’t ready. Anthropic’s new frontier model, Mythos, cracked MacOS during testing, according to The Wall Street Journal. On Monday, Google’s ...
Codex untethers AI from the laptopCodex untethers AI from the laptop
Once you start using AI harnesses like OpenAI’s Codex, it’s hard to leave your computer: You’ve got perhaps a dozen different projects running simultaneously and you need to check in with your agents building your software and apps, steering them as they work toward an objective. The problem is these ...
Good vibes, but little substance after China summitGood vibes, but little substance after China summit
US President Donald Trump left China after a summit which emphasized stability and positive vibes without making any substantive breakthroughs. Beijing said it reached “common understandings” with Washington, while Trump said they “settled a lot of different problems,” but neither side gave specifics; Trump invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to ...
Xi stays quiet over Iran war during US-China summitXi stays quiet over Iran war during US-China summit
US President Donald Trump said that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping “feel very similar about Iran,” but Xi was less forthcoming. Trump said both China and the US want the Strait of Hormuz opened and Iran’s nuclear weapons program ended, but Xi did not comment; Beijing has always formally ...
CIA director’s meets with Cuban officials in HavanaCIA director’s meets with Cuban officials in Havana
The director of the CIA met with Cuban officials in Havana, where he pledged US backing for the island nation’s economy so long as it made “fundamental changes” to its communist political regime. The “extremely unusual” visit comes as Cuba buckles under a US embargo that has worsened the Caribbean ...