State Attorneys General Open Multistate Probe Of OpenAI

State Attorneys General Open Multistate Probe Of OpenAI

OpenAI is facing a joint investigation by a group of state attorneys general, adding to growing scrutiny of how leading artificial intelligence systems are developed and deployed in the consumer marketplace. The probe involves multiple state attorneys general working together, according to recent reports. The investigation centers on OpenAI, the company behind widely used AI…

Stocks Steady After SpaceX IPO; Investors Eye CPI Report

Stocks Steady After SpaceX IPO; Investors Eye CPI Report

U.S. stocks steadied after SpaceX’s initial public offering, a blockbuster debut that tested investor appetite for mega-size listings without derailing broader markets. SpaceX shares rose 19% in their first day of trading after the company priced its offering at $135 a share, in what was billed as the largest stock debut ever. The offering put…

Court Filing Says Kennedy Center Removed Trump Name As Tarp Stays Up

Court Filing Says Kennedy Center Removed Trump Name As Tarp Stays Up

Former President Donald Trump’s name has been removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to a court filing, even as a tarp remains in place at the Washington, D.C., venue. The filing says the removal has been completed after a court-ordered deadline tied to the dispute over the building signage….

SpaceX IPO Debut Caps Rally To $2 Trillion Market Value

SpaceX IPO Debut Caps Rally To $2 Trillion Market Value

SpaceX has gone public in a blockbuster debut that valued the company at more than $2 trillion, according to multiple published reports, marking one of the largest and most closely watched initial public offerings in modern market history. The offering priced at $135 a share, with reports describing an opening-day surge that pushed the implied…

Spencer Pratt Concedes Los Angeles Mayor Race, Vows Opposition

Spencer Pratt Concedes Los Angeles Mayor Race, Vows Opposition

Spencer Pratt has conceded the Los Angeles mayoral race, while signaling he intends to continue a political fight against the candidates moving forward in the contest, using the word “war” to describe his next steps. Pratt, a celebrity and first-time mayoral candidate, publicly indicated he was accepting the election outcome as the field narrowed. In…

Judge Finds Trump Weaponization Fund Defunct, Dismisses Suit

Judge Finds Trump Weaponization Fund Defunct, Dismisses Suit

A federal judge said the Trump administration must provide a firm assurance that a proposed Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund is truly dead if it wants a lawsuit over the program dismissed, according to multiple reports. The fund, described in coverage as a $1.8 billion initiative, has been the subject of a court fight in which…

Google Sues Chinese AI Scam Network Targeting U.S. Consumers

Google Sues Chinese AI Scam Network Targeting U.S. Consumers

Google has filed a lawsuit against an alleged China-based cybercrime operation it says used artificial intelligence tools to send scam messages and defraud “hundreds of thousands of victims,” according to published reports. The complaint targets what Google describes as an organized network that abused its Gemini AI technology as part of a broader fraud and…

Suspect Killed After Active Shooting In Midland, Texas

Suspect Killed After Active Shooting In Midland, Texas

A suspect was killed after an active shooting in Midland, Texas, that left multiple victims, including at least one person dead, officials said. Authorities reported that the incident unfolded in Midland, a city in West Texas. Early accounts from officials described multiple people being shot and transported for medical care, with at least one fatality…

SpaceX Shares Surge After Record $75 Billion Initial Public Offering

SpaceX Shares Surge After Record $75 Billion Initial Public Offering

SpaceX shares jumped in their first day of trading after the company completed a record-breaking $75 billion initial public offering, marking one of the biggest market debuts in U.S. history and putting the closely watched aerospace company into public hands for the first time. The IPO priced at $135 per share, and early trading left…

Google Sues Alleged Chinese Cybercrime Ring Over AI Scam Texts

Google Sues Alleged Chinese Cybercrime Ring Over AI Scam Texts

Google has filed a lawsuit targeting an alleged China-based cybercrime operation that it says used artificial intelligence to generate and distribute scam text messages at scale. The complaint, filed by Google, accuses a network of operators of using AI tools to help craft persuasive spam and phishing-style texts designed to trick recipients. The company alleges…

SpaceX Weighs IPO Timing As Launch Cadence Accelerates

SpaceX Weighs IPO Timing As Launch Cadence Accelerates

Investors are bracing for a high-profile stretch of potential public offerings centered on SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI, a trio that has come to symbolize the market’s renewed appetite for mega-cap technology listings after a long period in which many top startups stayed private. SpaceX is at the center of the attention, with recent coverage focused…