Amazon Security Research Linked To White House Fable Ban

Amazon Security Research Linked To White House Fable Ban

Amazon security research helped prompt the White House to bar the use of Anthropic’s Fable, according to a report published by The Verge. The report said researchers affiliated with Amazon identified security concerns involving Anthropic’s Fable model and that those findings fed into a U.S. government decision to restrict access. The action described in the…

State Attorneys General Launch Inquiry Into OpenAI Practices

State Attorneys General Launch Inquiry Into OpenAI Practices

A coalition of state attorneys general has opened an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, adding to growing scrutiny of how widely used artificial intelligence tools are developed and deployed. The inquiry involves multiple state attorneys general working together, according to published reports by The New York Times, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and…

Meta Moves To Unwind $2B Manus Deal After Beijing Demand

Meta Moves To Unwind $2B Manus Deal After Beijing Demand

Meta is reportedly moving to unwind a $2 billion deal involving Manus after a demand from Beijing, according to TechCrunch. The reported move signals a shift in Meta’s approach to the transaction as regulatory and political pressure intersects with a high-value technology deal. The report did not provide additional detail on the specific terms Meta…

Trump Names James M. McDonald To Lead SDNY Prosecutor’s Office

Trump Names James M. McDonald To Lead SDNY Prosecutor’s Office

President Donald Trump has named James M. McDonald to lead the powerful federal prosecutor’s office in New York, a post that carries broad authority over some of the nation’s most consequential criminal and civil cases. The announcement places McDonald at the helm of a U.S. attorney’s office in New York, a role that typically oversees…

Trump Says U.S.-Iran Deal Set For Signing Sunday

Trump Says U.S.-Iran Deal Set For Signing Sunday

President Donald Trump said a U.S.-Iran agreement is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, setting up a potentially consequential diplomatic development between Washington and Tehran. Trump made the announcement in comments carried by multiple news outlets, including Reuters, the BBC, Politico and The Hill. The reports described the agreement as a U.S.-Iran deal that would…

Justice Department Clears Ellison’s $111B Paramount-Warner Deal

Justice Department Clears Ellison’s $111B Paramount-Warner Deal

The U.S. Justice Department has approved David Ellison’s $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for a deal that would combine two of Hollywood’s most influential media companies. The approval greenlights a transaction that, if completed, would bring Paramount’s portfolio together with Warner Bros. Discovery’s sprawling entertainment and…

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…