Senate Republicans put off the most challenging part of President Donald Trump’s agenda until mid-September — just ahead of the midterms, when legislating becomes increasingly difficult. Nevertheless, that’s when Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to consider bipartisan bills on cryptocurrency regulation and college sports, and possibly take the ...
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Trump takes his second swing at Fed’s CookTrump takes his second swing at Fed’s Cook
The Supreme Court left the door open in June for President Donald Trump to relitigate his case against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Now, his administration is choosing to walk through it. In a letter reported first by ABC News, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino gave Cook ...
Apple tests Chinese memory chipsApple tests Chinese memory chips
Apple is testing memory chips from China’s CXMT across its product lines, including iPhones and MacBooks, The Wall Street Journal reported, as global tech reckons with an AI-induced memory shortage. The firm is reportedly seeking the White House’s approval to use CXMT chips in products sold in China, two months ...
Blanche confirmed as attorney generalBlanche confirmed as attorney general
The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general Saturday, granting Donald Trump an ally to lead the Justice Department as the president seeks greater control over the federal government. Blanche, Trump’s former personal attorney, has served as acting attorney general since April, but senators had questioned whether his ties ...
Trump faces setbacks in two Middle East conflictsTrump faces setbacks in two Middle East conflicts
US President Donald Trump’s efforts to quiet two Middle Eastern conflicts faced setbacks over the weekend as both Israel and Iran raised new obstacles to proposed deals. Israel publicly rejected Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan Sunday, arguing it would not withdraw from the enclave before Hamas disarms. Iran said that a ...
Tech IPOs set up windfall for effective-altruist philanthropyTech IPOs set up windfall for effective-altruist philanthropy
A surge in AI-related wealth stemming from anticipated tech IPOs is poised to shower Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic movement with tens of billions of dollars, years after it was nearly discredited. Effective altruism holds that individuals should “earn to give,” focusing on data-backed interventions that perform the most good per ...
Spotify’s new ‘skip’ button could end the podcast business as we know itSpotify’s new ‘skip’ button could end the podcast business as we know it
The News Spotify is terrifying much of the podcast industry with a tiny little widget. Last week, the audio streaming giant tweaked its streaming interface, adding a feature that allows some users to more effectively skip through the parts of a podcast no one wants — notably ads, as well as ...
An esoteric hallucinogen’s ‘superstar’ adherentsAn esoteric hallucinogen’s ‘superstar’ adherents
by Kimon de Greef. South African journalist Kimon de Greef takes readers to the Sonoran desert in the southwestern US, where a powerful yet obscure drug has attracted evangelists including journalist Michael Pollan and the Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama bin Laden. Devotees inhale a milky toad ...
Hacks put pressure on third-party model testersHacks put pressure on third-party model testers
Recent hacks by AI models from three different companies put a spotlight on a startup trusted by top AI labs to evaluate their frontier systems. Models from Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI all accessed the internet and compromised outside organizations while undergoing cybersecurity testing with Irregular, which has offices in Israel ...
Google doesn’t need the LLM crownGoogle doesn’t need the LLM crown
Reed’s view Google’s best AI models are six months behind the state of the art on coding capability and talent is leaving. It may never take the LLM lead again, but that likely doesn’t matter. The company is far from doomed even after Demis Hassabis stepped down as CEO of ...