A Republican senator who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial lost his primary Saturday, reflecting Trump’s tightening grip on the party despite his waning popularity with voters. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy’s defeat, which Trump celebrated as comeuppance for Cassidy’s “disloyalty,” underscores how the president’s “sagging ...
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Ebola outbreak declared a global health emergencyEbola outbreak declared a global health emergency
The World Health Organization on Sunday declared a global health emergency over an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Around 80 deaths and more than 200 suspected infections have been reported, with cases in the capitals of Kinshasa and Kampala raising concerns over wider spread. The ...
China agrees to trade board with USChina agrees to trade board with US
China said Saturday it would buy US aircraft and seek mutual tariff reductions, but specifics on agreements following a two-day summit between the countries’ leaders remain elusive. Beijing agreed to establish trade and investment bodies with Washington, without offering details on how they would operate. The US trade representative told ...
Taiwan defends US arms purchasesTaiwan defends US arms purchases
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 ...
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 ...