Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet
Operating system-level age verification laws could force age-gating onto Linux — but these developers are pushing to keep open-source open to all.
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Tim Cook will still be Apple’s Trump whisperer
After stepping down as CEO, Tim Cook will continue to be a key policy liaison for Apple, especially with President Donald Trump, as executive chairman.
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Google is powering a new US military AI platform
The Department of Defense is announcing its own “bespoke” AI platform, GenAI.mil, and Google Cloud’s Gemini will be the first to be available on the platform.
California enacts its own internet age-gating law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1043, which requires device and app store operators to age check users, adding to a growing wave of state laws.
Errors found in US judge’s withdrawn decision stink of AI
A US district court judge has withdrawn his decision in a biopharma securities case after it was found to contain fake quotes and other erroneous information.
Watch live: Mullin, Duffy to announce crackdown on alleged trucking fraud
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday will announce new efforts to combat alleged fraud in the trucking industry in remarks from Detroit. The announcement comes amid the Trump administration’s wider crackdown on fraud. Duffy teased the press conference on Sunday but provided few details. The event is…
Oil prices jump after renewed attacks between US, Iran
Crude oil prices jumped on Monday after the U.S. attacked Iran’s Larak Island, prompting Iran to retaliate, the first known military action from either country after weeks of stalemate. Futures for Brent crude, the international benchmark, for September rose 3.4 percent to trade at $91.09 per barrel early Monday morning, after seeing a sharp fall…
US strikes Iranian rocket launchers in first attack since late July
The U.S. military struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Sunday, marking its first attack on the Middle Eastern country in more than a month, with Iran reportedly retaliating later in the day. American forces struck the two launchers on Larak Island, after they observed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces “preparing to launch rockets with…
US Treasury Bars Reporters From Several Outlets From G20 Meeting
The US Treasury Department excluded journalists from several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal, from coverage of this week’...
Freedom Fuel gas stations sold stolen fuel, lawsuit claims
Freedom Fuel gas stations, which the Trump administration promoted last month, sold fuel that its supplier never paid for, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, which attorneys for Mansfield Oil Company filed in U.S. District Court in Eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 19, alleges that KRSM, a foreign corporation, obtained in excess…
US Strikes Iranian Rocket Launchers in First Attack in Weeks
The US military on Sunday struck Iranian rocket launchers that were preparing to send mines into the Strait of Hormuz, following weeks of relative calm.
Airlines for America CEO says plane ticket prices will stabilize
Airlines for America CEO Chris Sununu on Sunday said the price of plane tickets will stabilize amid high jet fuel prices that have spiked in the six months since the Iran war began. “People realize that demand is high,” Sununu told “The Hill Sunday” host Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. “I don’t…
Senate Democrat says Ukraine needs ‘more air defense’
Rep. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Ukraine requires “more air defense” in its war against Russia. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is a mob thug. He understands only force and strength. And so, to send the CIA director, as President Biden did, Director Burns, to warn or try to persuade Putin with words, actions speak louder than…
Bengaluru techie dies, lover injured after jumping from 7th-floor terrace following dispute
BENGALURU: A 23-year-old software engineer died while her 30-year-old lover sustained serious injuries after the two allegedly jumped from the seventh.
Canada’s Ford Likens Trump’s Actions to Saturday Night Live Skit
Ontario Premier Doug Ford ridiculed President Donald Trump’s order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, while expressing optimism that Canada a...
Sunrises before 5 a.m.? How permanent standard time would impact summer mornings
Summer mornings could feel a lot different if we stopped observing daylight saving time during part of the year.
Homan pushes back on alleged ICE arrests of parents at bus stops
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday pushed back on the idea of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting parents at bus stops in Connecticut, as alleged by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) this week. “I pointed out, the last two years, no one can point to one single incidence we arrested anybody in elementary…