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The technology giant Nvidia will acquire the open-source platform Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion as part of the company’s push for open artificial intelligence systems. In an announcement Thursday, Nvidia said it will pay $12.93 billion for Hugging Face’s platform, which hosts more than 3 million models and 500,000 datasets used by hundreds of…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) in a Wednesday interview backed up his colleague in the Senate, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), in pushing for the ouster of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “I agree with the sentiments of Sen. Tillis. I hate to tell the president who he should hire and fire. I don’t know if it’s really…
Local Data Mode is DJI’s answer to the first Romo’s security crisis.
Former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall III on Wednesday called the Defense Department under Secretary Pete Hegseth “dysfunctional.” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Kendall, who served under the Biden and Obama administrations, for his assessment of Hegseth’s handling of the military and the Pentagon. The former secretary accused the Pentagon chief of doing “active…
Pennsylvania health officials last week announced two unvaccinated people died from measles-associated conditions, including an infant. But the announcement was just the beginning of a growing political controversy that’s pitting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) against the state’s health department. The agency is publicly questioning Pennsylvania’s findings and has not yet counted the…
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is on a collision course with GOP senators as key lawmakers have major concerns about the turnover of senior staff, the lack of a clear plan for ending the Iran war, and the failure of the administration to reach out to Democrats to build support for funding priorities. Hegseth has…
President Trump and the AI industry are going on the offensive, attempting to bolster support for data centers as they contend with a groundswell of public opposition that has swept across party lines. Trump has not shied away from embracing the controversial server warehouses behind the AI boom, but he appeared to take a no-holds-barred approach Monday as he called for the U.S. to “let Data Reign” and accused the opposition of wanting…
A tariff fight with Canada is pushing tissue prices higher, echoing the shortage scare that preceded his 2020 election loss.
The NBA on Wednesday announced sweeping sanctions against the Los Angeles Clippers for what the league said was an intentional effort to circumvent its salary cap by funneling money to star player Kawhi Leonard through endorsement opportunities and other income in order to sign him in 2024. The Clippers initiated “off-court income opportunities” between Leonard…
President Trump is under pressure to avoid an escalatory spiral after launching the largest wave of strikes on Iran in weeks, with the U.S. military strained and the midterm elections rapidly approaching. Trump on Wednesday downplayed the Iran war’s negative impact on Republican candidates. The president’s approval rating has reached a record low — 33…
The US-hosted G20 meeting, beset by trade and diplomatic squabbles, wrapped up after failing to ease investors’ concerns over a global bond market sell-off.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Wednesday that data centers “don’t use water” despite the facilities’ significant water usage raising concerns for communities that may host them. In an interview with CNBC, Lutnick said, “One of my favorite things is when people talk about data centers using water. The No. 1 product in America that uses…
An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down.
36 out of the 50 states in the country employ tax incentives for data center development, allowing the projects to save on equipment costs.
The federal government and the NBA are investigating video display and scoreboard manufacturer Daktronics in connection with a scandal involving the Los Angeles Clippers in which the club allegedly circumvented the league’s salary cap to sign star player Kawhi Leonard. During Daktronics’s first-quarter earnings call, chief financial officer Howard Atkins confirmed the company had received requests…
If you think it’s nearly time to renew your TSA PreCheck, here’s how to do it.
Extra police and military deployed have been deployed to the Italian capital’s historic center to combat rising crime, drug dealing, and safety threats affecting tourists.
The US Justice Department expanded its antitrust inquiry of the meatpacking industry by demanding information on surging beef prices from eight major food re...
