OpenAI strikes a deal with the Defense Department to deploy its AI models

OpenAI has reached an agreement with the Defense Department to deploy its models in the agency’s network, company chief Sam Altman has revealed on X. In his post, he said two of OpenAI’s most important safety principles are “prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems.” Altman claimed the company put those principles in its agreement with the agency, which he called by the government’s preferred name of Depart...

20 dead in Bolivia as cash-packed military plane crashes

The Hercules C-130 was carrying Bolivian banknotes that scattered across the road.

North Carolina woman arrested nearly 50 years after baby found dead in trash bag at landfill

Nearly 50 years after a newborn baby girl was found in a trash bag at a North Carolina landfill, authorities have arrested a woman in one of the area’s oldest unsolved cold cases.The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced Feb. 25 that Cathy McKee, 69, of Whiteville, North Carolina was arrested and charged with felony concealing the birth of a child. McKee was identified through DNA testing as the infant’s mother.The investigation began in 1979 after the newborn’s body was discovered at a Col...

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon after Trump orders government to stop using Anthropic

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China's Biological Weapons Labs In America

China's Biological Weapons Labs In America Authored by Gordon Change via The Gatestone Institute, China has been maintaining at least two facilities one in California and the other in Nevada that are part of a biological weapons program. A Declaration of Arrest Report, issued by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in connection with the detention of Ori Solomon on January 31, states that there is a "deeper conspiracy" between an illegal biological lab in Reedley, Califo...

Anthropic should move to Europe

Wouldn‘t it be a great opportunity to offer Anthropic a „safe haven“ from US government bullying? Let‘s try to move them over to Europe. submitted by /u/Late-Masterpiece-452 [link] [comments]

Top NFL prospect Fernando Mendoza says team suggested he get arrested to fall in the draft

The projected top pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, former Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, said a team executive suggested he get arrested so that he would slide down to that team's pick in the upcoming draft. Mendoza is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders, but he is still interviewing with other teams at the NFL combine.Mendoza revealed the suggestion a team made to him about getting arrested during an interview with CBS Sports on Friday, when he was asked about the ...

Bolivia cargo plane carrying banknotes crashes, killing at least 15

A cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near Bolivia's capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.

Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here's How To Check

Are You Being Watched By Smart Glasses? Here's How To Check Meta's Ray-Bans are seeing growing adoption among everyday consumers, highlighting an affordability sweet spot for AI-powered wearables as Apple is expected to enter the space with its own smart glasses following its failed Vision Pro launch. Yet, as AI-powered glasses gain popularity, they introduce new privacy and security concerns, with one smartphone app emerging as an early countermeasure. As first reported by tech bl...

NASA Updates Artemis Program, Adding a Mission and Delaying Lunar Landing

As part of a Golden Age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to the Moon and establishing an enduring presence.

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a 'Supply Chain Risk'

Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a ‘Supply Chain Risk’

Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

OpenAI Fires an Employee For Prediction Market Insider Trading

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI has fired an employee following an investigation into their activity on prediction market platforms including Polymarket, WIRED has learned. OpenAI CEO of Applications, Fidji Simo, disclosed the termination in an internal message to employees earlier this year. The employee, she said, "used confidential OpenAI information in connection with external prediction markets (e.g. Polymarket)." "Our policies prohibit employees from using confidenti...

Jupiter Is Smaller and Flatter Than Previously Thought

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has proudly boasted about this since time immemorial, with its scientific confirmation occurring by Galileo Galilei in 1610. It was later found that Jupiter has a bulging equator caused by its rapid rotation, turbulent atmosphere, and complex interior mechanisms despite its massive size, and scientists have even measured its “waistline” down to a tenth of a kilometer. Now, imagine being the largest planet in the solar system and you’re told y...

Anthropic says it will challenge Pentagon's supply chain risk designation in court

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Two women convicted of stalking ICE agent during Los Angeles immigration protests

Two protesters were convicted of stalking a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in a case that could test the limits of furious protests against the Trump administration's immigration raids in Southern California.

Mosquitoes are back with a bite in SoCal. Why they're nibbling in the winter

Mosquitoes are biting into Southern Californians' ankles a little too early in the year. Here's why

ICE New Orleans Reports 11,000 Deportations In January

ICE New Orleans Reports 11,000 Deportations In January Look no further than the reason unhinged Democrats want to rein in, or even abolish, ICE: these left-wing politicians have championed nation-killing open borders under a globalist framework, flooding their sanctuary cities with illegal aliens to build a new voter bloc. That voter bloc then translates into voting power, and ICE is now reversing that power through deportations tied to national security threats. On Wednesday, the...

Lawsuit against L.A. County deputies involved in fight outside Santa Clarita bar dismissed

A lawsuit claiming that a man was beaten outside a Santa Clarita bar by off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, who then conspired with a high-ranking sheriff's official to cover up the incident, was dismissed by a federal judge this week.

Co-Author of Citrini AI Report Warns of ‘Scary Situation’ for White-Collar Labor After Block Laid Off 4,000 Workers

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ICE blasts Washington mayor over directive restricting immigration enforcement

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accused Everett, Washington, Mayor Cassie Franklin of escalating tensions with federal authorities after she issued a directive limiting immigration enforcement in the city.Franklin issued a mayoral directive this week establishing citywide protocols for staff, including law enforcement, that restrict federal immigration agents from entering non-public areas of city buildings without a judicial warrant."We’ve heard directly from residents who are af...

Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court, jokes he’d get ‘100%’ bipartisan vote to ‘get him out of there’

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of putting Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on the Supreme Court, joking he is the only nominee who would receive "100% of the Democrat vote, 100% of the Republican vote" because lawmakers would want to "get him out" of Congress.Trump made the comments after Cruz and other lawmakers traveled with the president to make remarks on energy in Corpus Christi, Texas."We have a senator who's really an amazing guy," Trump said during the outdoor engagement at the...

Israel Launches Wave Of Strikes On Lebanon In Precursor To Potential Iran War

Israel Launches Wave Of Strikes On Lebanon In Precursor To Potential Iran War Some analysts fear Israel is testing out a precursor for another multi-front war as the US appears poised to attack Iran. Technically a ceasefire has been in effect in southern Lebanon, but the IDF military has been testing - or more like blowing straight past - these truce barriers. The Israeli Army carried out at least eight airstrikes in eastern Lebanon on Thursday, focusing on the Baalbek area. Multip...

President Donald Trump says US is discussing a ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba

The US President's new oil embargo has pushed Cuba close to economic collapse.

I used steelman prompting to audit bias across six major LLMs. The default-to-steelman gap was consistent and measurable.

I ran a structured experiment across six AI platforms Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, Llama, DeepSeek, and an uncensored DeepSeek clone (Venice.ai) using identical prompts to test how they handle a hotly c

Amazon's best weekend deals: Save up to 91% on Apple, Shark and more

Amazon kicked off the weekend with steep discounts across spring cleaning gear, kitchen upgrades, tech essentials and viral beauty favorites. A cordless Shark vacuum is down to $200 (originally $350), a five-outlet surge protector costs just $10 and a well-reviewed portable tire inflator is more than 90% off making now a smart time to buy before prices climb.These are the top-selling products FOX readers can’t stop buying — now marked down for the weekend.Original price: $349.99Make spring clean...

Human Brain Cells On a Chip Learned To Play Doom In a Week

Researchers at Cortical Labs used living human neurons grown on a chip to learn how to play Doom in about a week. "While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world applications, like controlling robot arms," reports New Scientist. From the report: In 2021, the Australian company Cortical Labs used its neuron-powered computer chips to play Pong. The chips consisted of clumps of more than 800,000 living brain cells gr...

Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries

Google Disrupts China-Tied Cyber Campaign That Hacked 42 Countries Authored by Catherine Yang via The Epoch Times, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said on Feb. 25 that Google and its cybersecurity partners disrupted a global espionage campaign that the group confirmed had hacked 42 countries and suspects infected at least 20 more. GTIG has tracked the group as UNC2814/Gallium since 2017 and suspects it to be Chinese. “This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of t...

AI Added 'Basically Zero' to US Economic Growth Last Year, Goldman Sachs Says. Imported chips and hardware mean the AI investments are translating into US GDP growth.

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Trump orders US agencies to stop using Anthropic AI after Pentagon clash

Anthropic refuses Pentagon demands for mass surveillance and killer drones.

Dem Washington House majority leader apologizes for being ‘impaired’ during budget hearing

A Democratic Washington state lawmaker has apologized after admitting that he showed up to a committee hearing after drinking alcohol following his somewhat slurred remarks during the proceeding.  Democratic state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, the state House Majority leader, said it was a "serious mistake for many reasons" when he appeared at a House Appropriations Committee meeting Wednesday where he discussed the operating budget. "I made a poor choice last night by drinking alcohol before we had fini...

Man accused of spraying anti-ICE graffiti at Oklahoma Capitol is registered child sex offender, charges filed

A registered sex offender is accused of defacing Oklahoma’s State Capitol and other government buildings with anti-ICE graffiti reading "KILL ICE" and other inflammatory messages targeting Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, according to authorities.Shelby Lang Smith was arrested Jan. 23 in connection with several incidents of public property being vandalized, including damage to the Civic Center, OKC Municipal Court building and the State Capitol.Smith is facing several charges, including 10 counts of...

Man accused of spraying anti-ICE graffiti at Oklahoma Capitol is registered child sex offender; charges filed

A registered sex offender is accused of defacing Oklahoma’s state Capitol and other government buildings with anti-ICE graffiti that said "KILL ICE" and other inflammatory messages targeting Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, according to authorities.Shelby Lang Smith was arrested Jan. 23 over several incidents of public property being vandalized, including damage to the Civic Center, OKC Municipal Court building and the state Capitol.Smith is facing several charges, including 10 counts of malicious i...

AI Can Now Unmask Anonymous Internet Users, New Study Finds

AI Can Now Unmask Anonymous Internet Users, New Study Finds It looks like AI can now unmask any anonymous account on the internet. That’s according to a new study by Simon Lermen (MATS), Daniel Paleka (ETH Zurich), Joshua Swanson (ETH Zurich), Michael Aerni (ETH Zurich), Nicholas Carlini (Anthropic), and Florian Tramèr (ETH Zurich), published on arXiv. In the paper, “Large-Scale Online Deanonymization with LLMs,” the researchers show that modern large language models (LLMs) can re-...

USA Rugby to introduce 'open' gender category for trans athletes

USA Rugby, the nation's governing body for the sport of rugby, announced Friday it will be introducing a new "open" gender division to accommodate trans athletes.The new rule comes more than a year after President Donald Trump's "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order and nearly seven months after the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's (USOPC) new requirement for all governing bodies to comply with it."USA Rugby will now have three competition categories; Men’s Division, Women’s...

Hyperion Author Dan Simmons Dies From Stroke At 77

Author Dan Simmons, best known for the epic sci-fi novel Hyperion and its sequels, has died at 77 following a stroke. Ars Technica's Eric Berger remembers Simmons, writing: Simmons, who worked in elementary education before becoming an author in the 1980s, produced a broad portfolio of writing that spanned several genres, including horror fiction, historical fiction, and science fiction. Often, his books included elements of all of these. This obituary will focus on what is generally considered ...

New 'Ride the D' Metro shirts sold out almost immediately. Because of course they did

L.A. Metro really wants people to take their soon-to-be-opened rail line extension, and have come up with a virally popular marketing method to spread the word a new line of merchandise proudly emblazoned with the phrase, "Ride the D."

GPT-5.2 Just Solved a 15-Year Physics Mystery Then Scored 0% on the Physics Exam

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Falcons dismiss assistant coach LaTroy Lewis amid police probe into Michigan-linked allegations

LaTroy Lewis' time as a member of the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff lasted less than a month. The team dismissed him Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced.The allegations are tied to a December 2024 hotel incident during Lewis’ time with the Michigan football coaching staff. The Falcons released a statement Friday saying the organization was aware of the claims made against the team's former assistant defensive line coach."We are aware of allegations regarding LaTroy Lewis," the Falc...

Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: 'Wokeness and weakness'

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was ordering the "complete and immediate cancellation" of all Department of War attendants at universities like Princeton, Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Brown and Yale, starting with the next 2026-27 academic year.Hegseth added that the ban would also include "many others," claiming the higher education system has been "poisoned from within from a class of so-called elite universities who’ve abused their privilege and a...

A Montreal Narco Network Busted For Allegedly Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America

A Montreal Narco Network Busted For Allegedly Smuggling Super Fentanyl Into America Submitted by The Bureau's Sam Cooper, An elite Montreal-based narco network allegedly exported carfentanil and next-generation synthetic opioids 100 times deadlier than fentanyl to American consumers via the dark web, leading to the arrest of four yesterday, after 13 months of joint surveillance by U.S. federal agencies and Quebec police, and a seizure of more than 600,000 tablets of synthetic drugs...

RFK Jr tells Rogan UK went from home of Magna Carta to dictatorship for speech crackdown

Podcaster Joe Rogan and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. marveled at how the United Kingdom has become one of the countries most infamous for cracking down on freedom of speech.During their discussion on Friday's episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, RFK Jr. argued that the modern Democratic Party, which he left in 2023, had become increasingly pro-censorship. The former Democratic hopeful said this is a stark contrast to the Democratic Party he grew up with.RFK...

LAPD officer charged with disability fraud after skydiving adventures

Professional disability doesn't necessarily leave someone unable to move, walk or play: it only limits their ability to work. But an LAPD officer on disability benefits since he "hurt his elbow" on duty in 2023 should have thought through the consequences of continuing his skydiving trips. Read the rest The post LAPD officer charged with disability fraud after skydiving adventures appeared first on Boing Boing.

Columbia Student Detained by ICE Promotes ‘Beauty’ and ‘Brains’ Online

Elmina Aghayeva has 114,000 followers on Instagram and has seemingly never posted about politics, unlike other Columbia University students detained by immigration officers.

CISA Replaces Bumbling Acting Director After a Year

New submitter DeanonymizedCoward shares a report from TechCrunch: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is reportedly in crisis following major budget cuts, layoffs, and furloughs under the Trump administration, says TechCrunch. The agency has now replaced its acting director, Madhu Gottumukkala, after a turbulent year marked by controversy and internal turmoil. During his tenure, Gottumukkala allegedly mishandled sensitive information by uploading government documents...

Lululemon Founder Blasts Board Again Amid Stock Collapse

Lululemon Founder Blasts Board Again Amid Stock Collapse Lululemon Athletica founder Chip Wilson blasted the board in a fiery message to shareholders earlier and ramped up calls for activism as the athletic apparel retailer is set for a lost year, lagging behind competitors, losing market share, and entangled in multiple see-through-leggings quality-control controversies with customers. The nearly 70% collapse in Lululemon's market capitalization from its late-2023 peak of $511 p...

Luigi Mangione escapes federal death penalty after federal prosecutors decline to appeal judge's ruling

Luigi Mangione has escaped the death penalty. The accused killer's life will be spared after federal prosecutors said Friday they will not appeal a judge's ruling to quash capital punishment against him. In a letter, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District said it accepts U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett‘s Jan. 30 decision to dismiss a death penalty-eligible murder charge against Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson Dec. 4, 2024.LUIGI M...

Little snow in California and the West as a warm winter nears end

California's snowpack remains much smaller than average after months of extremely warm conditions across the West.

Trump introduces Cornyn, Paxton but stays mum on endorsement in heated GOP primary

The Texas Senate primary for Republicans is a bloodbath, and President Donald Trump isn’t wading in.Trump, who appeared in Corpus Christi, Texas, to tout his energy agenda Friday, had the opportunity to stake his claim in the contentious race and endorse a candidate. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the longtime incumbent fending off seven challengers.But the real race is between Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.REBEL GOP SENATE CANDIDATE ENTERS LION'S DEN FOR...

Soaring Electricity Demand Meets Gas Turbine Shortage

Soaring Electricity Demand Meets Gas Turbine Shortage Authored by Irina Slav via OilPrice.com, AI-driven power demand is surging far faster than expected, but a shortage of heavy-duty gas turbines is creating a bottleneck. Turbine makers like Siemens, GE Vernova, and Mitsubishi are ramping up production, but expansion projects could take up to 5 years. Without enough gas capacity, AI growth could slow or grids may turn back to coal, potentially delaying coal plant retir...

Perplexity Announces 'Computer,' an AI Agent That Assigns Work To Other AI Agents

joshuark shares a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity has introduced "Computer," a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models. The company claims that Computer, currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers, is "a system that creates and executes entire workflows" and "capable of running for hours or even months." The idea is that the user describes a specific outcome -- something like "plan and e...

Perplexity Announces 'Computer,' an AI Agent That Assigns Work To Other AI Agent

joshuark shares a report from Ars Technica: Perplexity has introduced "Computer," a new tool that allows users to assign tasks and see them carried out by a system that coordinates multiple agents running various models. The company claims that Computer, currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers, is "a system that creates and executes entire workflows" and "capable of running for hours or even months." The idea is that the user describes a specific outcome -- something like "plan and e...

San Francisco moderate Democrats spending millions in local elections, fearing another progressive takeover

Moderate Democrats in San Francisco are pushing back against progressive candidates according to a Friday report, fearing local left-wing politicians could undo the work done over the past four years following a surge in the city's homelessness and crime.Neighbors for a Better San Francisco raised $10 million to pour into local elections to stop progressives from being re-elected and knocking the city "off its more centrist course," according to Politico.  The organization of political moderates...

Illegal immigrant arrested after showing up to Florida Border Patrol office for contract IT work

FIRST ON FOX: An illegal immigrant who reported to a U.S. Border Patrol site in Florida to perform some Information technology contractual work was arrested when authorities were made aware of his citizenship status, officials said. Angel Camacho, a Venezuelan citizen, reported to a USBP center in Dania Beach, Florida, Jan. 6 to do some IT work when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials began vetting him, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital. During its in...

Pope tells priests to stop using AI to write their sermons

Forget stochastic parrots: how about periphrastic priests? Pope Leo XIV, in an address in Rome, warned Catholic clergy against using AI to pad out their sermons: "To give a true homily is to share faith," Leo said. "[machines] will never be able to share faith." Read the rest The post Pope tells priests to stop using AI to write their sermons appeared first on Boing Boing.

Trump floats 'friendly takeover' of Cuba. What's his endgame?

Dem governor under fire after illegal alien allegedly stabs woman to death at bus stop: 'Heinous'

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on Virginia's Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger to ensure local law enforcement cooperates with federal immigration officials by handing over an illegal immigrant with a lengthy criminal record who allegedly killed a woman earlier this week at a Virginia bus stop.Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, arrested an illegal immigrant from Sierra Leone earlier this week on charges of second-degree murder after he fatally stabbed a woman, ...

Duke lacrosse false rape accuser Crystal Mangum released from prison after murder conviction: reports

The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape and then murdered her boyfriend was released from prison in North Carolina on Friday, according to multiple reports.Crystal Mangum, who has been in prison since 2013 on charges of murdering Reginald Daye in 2011, left the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh on Friday morning. She was serving a 14- to 18-year sentence. Mangum previously made her confession about lying about being raped by the lacrosse playe...

Inside the mission to get this amputee turtle back to the San Gabriel River

Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing threats from fishing line and trash.

18 Best Wireless Chargers, All Tested and Reviewed (2026)

Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of refueling your phone, wireless earbuds, and watch.

Vance Says 'No Chance' Strikes On Iran Would Become A Prolonged War

Vance Says 'No Chance' Strikes On Iran Would Become A Prolonged War Just to underscore how close we are to witnessing an American military attack on Iran, this is the current scene at Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport... I don’t think that people understand how unusual this picture is #Iran https://t.co/72itsQunEn — Nadav Pollak (@NadavPollak) February 27, 2026 On Thursday Vice President JD Vance issued some curious and eyebrow-raising comments to The Washington Post regar...

LAUSD Supt. Alberto Carvalho placed on paid leave following FBI raid of home, office

The LAUSD school board moved quickly to put Supt. Alberto Carvalho on paid administrative leave two days after the FBI raided his home and office.

Robert Easom jailed for 16 years for paralysing Trudi Burgess

Trudi Burgess has been left paralysed and in need of around-the-clock care.

UK man Robert Easom jailed for 16 years for paralysing Trudi Burgess

Trudi Burgess has been left paralysed and in need of around-the-clock care.

Angel dad slams Democrats for refusing to stand for American citizens over illegal immigrants

An angel dad whose daughter was killed by an illegal immigrant is decrying lawmakers for refusing to stand in support of American citizens during Tuesday’s State of the Union.During the address, President Donald Trump urged lawmakers to stand if they agree that the first duty of the American government is to protect its own citizens rather than illegal immigrants. While Republicans erupted in a standing ovation, the majority of the Democratic side of the chamber remained seated.Joe Abraham, whos...

What Are ICE Agents Allowed to Do on College Campuses?

Federal agents do not have any special privileges on campuses. To arrest a student at Columbia University this week, they used a tactic of questionable legality.

Anthropic says no to Pentagon demand for mass surveillance and autonomous weapons

Anthropic, best-known for its Claude AI platform, will be losing Pentagon business after it declined to change its policies against using its technology for mass surveillance of Americans or to create weapons capable of killing people autonomously. Per CEO Dario Amodei: the artificial intelligence company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Pentagon's demands to allow unrestricted use of its technology, deepening a public clash with the Trump administration that is threatening to pull its...

If You Love ‘Chainsaw Man,’ You Should Read ‘Dorohedoro’ and ‘Dai Dark’ Immediately

Q Hayashida’s blend of fantasy, sci‑fi, and dark humor deserves far more recognition.

Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off

Bad Bets: Massive EV Subsidies Not Paying Off Authored by James Varney via RealClearInvestigations, The future was supposed to have arrived this year in a cluster of counties just east of Atlanta in the form of a state-of-the-art factory that would churn out 400,000 electric vehicles a year. But when JoEllen Artz looks about her lifetime neighborhood, all she sees are holes. “Those shovel holes they made in the ground? That’s it,” she said of the planned site of a Rivian manufac...

Demi Moore goes viral looking unrecognizable with dramatic new bob haircut transformation

Demi Moore has gone viral after debuting a dramatic transformation for Milan Fashion Week.The 63-year-old actress was photographed looking almost unrecognizable at the Gucci FW26 Fashion Show, which was held at Palazzo delle Scintille on February 27.Moore showed off a blunt bob, styled in a way that appeared wet. This was a stark change from her signature long black hair. She tied her all-black leather look together with large, oversized sunglasses. Moore wore pointed black heels to the fashion ...

South Korea Set To Get a Fully Functioning Google Maps

South Korea has reversed a two-decade policy and approved the export of high-precision map data, paving the way for a fully functional Google Maps in the country. Reuters reports: The approval was made "on the condition that strict security requirements are met," the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said in a statement. Those conditions include blurring military and other sensitive security-related facilities, as well as restricting longitude and latitude coordinates for South Kore...

Mexican Navy say they’ve secured Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta has started to reopen after days of violence and unrest sparked by the killing of a Mexican cartel boss. According to the Mexican Navy, the resort city is now secure and the reinforcements that were sent are staying until further notice.

Virginia murder suspect in bus stop stabbing had lengthy criminal history, multiple dropped charges

A Virginia murder suspect accused of fatally stabbing a woman at a bus stop earlier this week has a lengthy criminal history filled with multiple arrests, but was let back onto the streets nearly every time. Abdul Jalloh, 32, is charged with the Monday night killing of Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, at a bus stop shelter, the Fairfax County Police Department said. Minter was found by officers with stab wounds to her upper body and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. SUSPECT ACCU...

FCC approves the merger of cable giants Cox and Charter

The Federal Communications Commission has given the go ahead for two of the US' biggest cable providers, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, to merge. Charter announced its intention to acquire Cox for $34.5 billion in May 2025, with specific plans to inherit Cox's managed IT, commercial fiber and cloud businesses, while folding the company's residential cable service into a subsidiary.“By approving this deal, the FCC ensures big wins for Americans," FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said in ...

Virginia county library hosts Pride-themed reading event for kids with mayor as guest reader

A public library in a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., hosted a National Day of Reading event Friday for kids ages 3-8 that featured books celebrating transgender and non-binary youth. A flyer for the Fairfax County Public Library event said, in part, "This special National Day of Reading event features guest reader, Fairfax Mayor Catherine Read. As part of the HRC Foundation’s Welcoming Schools initiative, the program celebrates inclusive storytelling that supports transgender and ...

Democrats Slam Democrats For 'Rigging' Democrat Primaries

Democrats Slam Democrats For 'Rigging' Democrat Primaries The party that won't stop lecturing America about democracy is once again rigging its own primary by endorsing - thereby biasing voters - towards certain candidates over others. On Monday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) endorsed 12 candidates through its “Red to Blue” program to help Democrats win back the majority in the House of Representatives. “Today, the DCCC announced the first slate of 12 top...

Meet the Enshittificator, a man whose job is making your apps worse

Somewhere in Norway, a man goes to work every morning, sits down at his desk, and deliberately makes your favorite apps worse. His job title: Enshittificator. He comes from a proud family tradition generations of people who make things shitty but thanks to the internet, he can ruin things for millions of people simultaneously. Read the rest The post Meet the Enshittificator, a man whose job is making your apps worse appeared first on Boing Boing.

A Dish of Neurons Playing DOOM Is the Wildest Thing I’ve Seen in Ages

Coming soon to a LAN party near you: a Petri dish.

Neck surgery may help flush Alzheimer's toxins from brain

A report in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery proposes using a microsurgical technique called lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) to help clear the toxic proteins that build up in Alzheimer's patients' brains. According to the study, it's a plumbing problem. Your brain has a waste-removal network called the glymphatic system, regulated by glia cells, that flushes out neurotoxic waste, including amyloid-beta and tau buildup, which are central to Alzheimer's. Read the rest The post Neck surgery may h...

Border, Ballots, Birthrights: Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch

Border, Ballots, Birthrights: Top Supreme Court Cases To Watch Authored by Joseph Lord, Stacy Robinson, Troy Myers via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments on major constitutional and legal issues over the next several months. The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Birthright Citizenship One of the term’s most consequential cases arises from a class-action lawsuit alleging that the president viol...

Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Stop Using Anthropic AI Tech 'Immediately'

President Donald Trump has ordered all U.S. federal agencies to "immediately cease" using Anthropic's AI technology, escalating a standoff after the company sought limits on Pentagon use of its models. CNBC reports: The company, which in July signed a $200 million contract with Pentagon, wants assurances that the Defense Department will not use its AI models will not be used for fully autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance of Americans. The Pentagon had set a deadline of 5:01 p.m. ET F...

Trump says he plans to order federal ban on Anthropic AI after company refuses Pentagon demands

President Donald Trump on Friday said he was ordering every federal government agency to stop using Athropic AI immediately."THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS! That decision belongs to YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, and the tremendous leaders I appoint to run our Military," Trump began in a lengthy Truth Social post Friday afternoon.He added, "The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAK...

UN Human Rights Council chief cuts off speaker criticizing US-sanctioned official

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) abruptly cut off a video statement after the speaker began criticizing several United Nations officials, including one who has been sanctioned by the Trump administration. The video message was being played during a U.N. session in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday morning.Anne Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the and president of Human Rights, called out several U.N. officials in her message, including U.N. High Commissioner...

Iran Reportedly Agrees To Give Up Nuclear Material In Breakthrough: 'Peace Deal Within Reach'

Iran Reportedly Agrees To Give Up Nuclear Material In Breakthrough: 'Peace Deal Within Reach' Update(1737ET): Absolutely huge late Friday developing news, if it's confirmed and assuming it sticks, via CBS: "Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of enriched material - zero accumulation - and allow for full verification by the IAEA of its nuclear program according to US-Iran talks mediator, Oman's foreign minister Badr al Busaidi." The Iranian side also seems to be confirming its ...

Magnesium helps migraines but the rest of the hype is shaky

Migraine sufferers may have the strongest reason to reach for that bottle of magnesium on their nightstand. A review of four randomized controlled trials, published in February 2025 in Neurological Sciences, found daily doses of 122 to 600mg cut migraine frequency by about 2.5 attacks per month and eased severity. Read the rest The post Magnesium helps migraines but the rest of the hype is shaky appeared first on Boing Boing.

Stephen A Smith says he understands putting Americans first, says illegal immigration hurts Black Americans

Commentator Stephen A. Smith praised a key part of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Thursday’s episode of the "Rubin Report," saying it shows a glaring flaw in Democratic politics. One of the highlights of Trump’s address was when he called on lawmakers to stand up if they agree that the first duty of the American government is to protect the interests of American citizens, not illegal immigrants. The Democratic side of the aisle overwhelmingly refused to stand."I absolutel...

‘Mars Express’ Is Phenomenal Because It Remembers What Cyberpunk Actually Means

The criminally slept-on sci-fi noir animated film understands that its genre is a warning, not an aspiration.

The Great Insider Trading Reckoning Reportedly Hits OpenAI

Apparently the paycheck isn't enough.

Megan Rapinoe says Eileen Gu representing China over US is an 'excellent business decision' amid controversy

Former women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe weighed in on the debate over Eileen Gu's decision to represent China despite growing up in the U.S. Gu, an American-born athlete competing for Team China in freeskiing, became one of the most controversial topics of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics while becoming the most accomplished women's freeskier in history. Controversy erupted after The Wall Street Journal reported that Gu and another American-born athlete who now competes for China, were paid ...

Stolen Gemini API key racks up $82,000 in 48 hours for solo dev

If someone steals your credit card and racks up fraudulent charges, your bank will reverse them. If someone steals your cloud API key and racks up $82,000 in compute charges over a weekend, you owe Google the money. That is the state of consumer protection in cloud computing in 2024. Read the rest The post Stolen Gemini API key racks up $82,000 in 48 hours for solo dev appeared first on Boing Boing.

Music legend Neil Sedaka dead at 86

Legendary singer, Neil Sedaka, died on Friday, Feb. 27 at the age of 86."Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather," his family said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed."News of his death comes after reports first surfaced that the singer-songwriter was rus...

Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic services amid Pentagon feud

President Donald Trump has ordered all US government agencies to stop using Claude and other Anthropic services, escalating an already volatile feud between the Department of Defense and company over AI safeguards. Taking to Truth Social on Friday afternoon, the president said there would be a six-month phase out period for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, to migrate off of Anthropic's products. “The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRON...

SpaceX Readies IPO Paperwork For March, Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation

SpaceX Readies IPO Paperwork For March, Targeting $1.75 Trillion Valuation SpaceX is preparing to confidentially file for an initial public offering as early as next month, people familiar with the matter said, advancing plans for what could become the largest listing ever, according to Bloomberg. The Starbase, Texas-based rocket and satellite company is expected to submit draft IPO paperwork to the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March, potentially positioning it for a Ju...

DHS funding stalemate thaws as White House sends Democrats 'serious' counteroffer

Frigid negotiations between the White House and Senate Democrats appear to be thawing, with the Trump administration submitting what it calls a "serious" offer to reopen the government."Yesterday, the White House made another serious counteroffer," a White House official told Fox News Digital. "Democrats need to make a move to end the shutdown before more Americans are harmed by a lack of funding for critical services like disaster relief."It’s the second offer from the White House in an ongoing...

The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators

What actually stops a would-be dictator? Political science research points to a single factor above all others: whether enough people can see the threat for what it is. That's the central argument from Zack Beauchamp, who researched democratic resilience at Penn's Perry World House. Read the rest The post The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators appeared first on Boing Boing.

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic AI tech ‘immediately’

Source CNBC President Donald Trump ordered U.S. government agencies to “immediately cease” using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. The AI startup faces pressure by the Def

US Military Accidentally Shoots Down Border Protection Drone With Laser

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of El Paso. The military is required to formally notify the FAA wh...

Jake Tapper ruefully reveals CNN will be affected by Paramount's looming takeover of network

CNN host Jake Tapper's reaction summed it up on Thursday when he told viewers the future of the network was affected by the decision of Netflix to back out of buying the cable channel's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery."We have some breaking news in our national lead that affects everybody I’m looking at right now in the studio," he said as he turned his head to look around the room."Moments ago, Netflix said it is declining to raise its offer for the purchase of Warner Bros. Studios and H...

'Sense-Making Seems Impossible...'

'Sense-Making Seems Impossible...' Authored by James Howard Kunstler, The Man Who Might Wreck the Country “That a government’s primary responsibility is to its citizens should not be a controversial proposition.” - Coddled Affluent Professional on X The zeitgeist is a rough beast, hard to ride as it slouches into the unknown. Our country is trying to hang on while a party of goblins vexes and needles the beast from behind, and you cannot make them stop. Sense-making gets to ...

Paramount agrees to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, pays Netflix $2.8 billion for breakup

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are officially merging. The studio paid Netflix the $2.8 billion termination fee it was owed for breaking its original deal to buy Warner Bros. earlier today, and the historic film studio has now formally accepted Paramount’s offer.Along with the deal, which values Warner Bros. Discovery at $31 per share, Paramount is making several commitments to assuage the fears of regulators and the entertainment community. Those include a guarantee that the new ...