Apple and Meta said they would join forces to release a new open-weight AI model to run on high-end Macs, the latest sign of AI reshaping old tech rivalries and building new ones. The giants have been at odds for more than a decade: Meta has complained that Apple’s app ...
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White House’s AI task force gets to workWhite House’s AI task force gets to work
The White House’s AI task force has formally adopted its charter, kicking off the short 120-day window it’s been given to answer some extremely thorny questions about how the government should handle the rapid development of AI technology. According to an announcement shared first with Semafor, the task force agreed ...
El-Sayed pushes back at Republicans who judge him because he ‘might pray differently’El-Sayed pushes back at Republicans who judge him because he ‘might pray differently’
The News MARQUETTE, Mich. — Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday night accused President Donald Trump and Republican rival Mike Rogers of using his Muslim faith as a political cudgel. “Judge me by my actions and my work, but please do not assume that because I might pray differently ...
Trump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowbackTrump cancels plans for execution livestream after blowback
US President Donald Trump canceled his defense secretary’s plan to livestream the execution of a former military officer after widespread backlash. More than 70 retired military leaders condemned the “barbaric” order. The last known US public execution was in 1936, and only Iran and Afghanistan still regularly perform them. The ...
Airports are becoming targets in escalating warsAirports are becoming targets in escalating wars
Civilian airports are increasingly becoming military targets, as nations at war seek new ways to inflict economic and psychological damage. Ukraine, under US pressure to stop striking Russian refineries, has expanded its targets — bombing data centers and clogging air space — while considering more aggressive tactics like directly hitting ...
US expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin AmericaUS expands military campaign against drug cartels in Latin America
The US is sending hundreds of soldiers to Latin America as the Pentagon widens its campaign against drug traffickers, The New York Times reported. A 600-strong battalion is reportedly being deployed to Panama; the head of a research group that tracks such deployments said he could not recall one “that ...
UK signals it could coordinate with EU on Chinese EV tariffsUK signals it could coordinate with EU on Chinese EV tariffs
The UK said Thursday it was prepared to align its tariffs on Chinese EVs with those of the EU, delivering a boost to Brussels as it negotiates with Beijing to narrow the trade gap. European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave ...
UK and EU consider coordination on China tariffsUK and EU consider coordination on China tariffs
The UK said Thursday it was prepared to align its tariffs on Chinese EVs with those of the EU, delivering a boost to Brussels as it negotiates with Beijing to narrow the trade gap. European leaders have adopted a more aggressive stance to shield native businesses from a tidal wave ...
The EU’s methane rule pause may not help energy pricesThe EU’s methane rule pause may not help energy prices
The EU’s decision to delay the implementation of its methane regulations won’t help consumers much, environmental groups argued. European officials decided this week to delay the regulation — which was meant to come into effect in January 2027 to introduce stronger reporting requirements for energy companies’ methane emissions — after ...
The AI boom’s next bottleneck is money, not chipsThe AI boom’s next bottleneck is money, not chips
Liz’s view The bottleneck in the AI boom was chips, then power, then memory. It’s about to become money. That might sound strange as Anthropic prepares for a $1 trillion-plus IPO and data centers keep sprouting like big-box poppies. But the fear and exasperation among the lenders whose money fuels ...