Anthropic makes its Opus and Sonnet models available in voice mode, and says voice mode can now tap into some connected apps like Gmail, Slack, and Notion

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Anthropic makes its Opus and Sonnet models available in voice mode, and says voice mode can now tap into some connected apps like Gmail, Slack, and Notion Weeks after OpenAI

AI extracts hidden material rules from microscopic data to predict large-scale behavior

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed artificial intelligence (AI) methods that learn the large-scale behavior of complex materials from microscopic data. By autom

Foundation Future Industries, backed by Eric Trump, partners with AMD to develop autonomous humanoid robots using the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series chips

Aishwarya Jain / Reuters: Foundation Future Industries, backed by Eric Trump, partners with AMD to develop autonomous humanoid robots using the AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series chips Eric Trump-bac

AegisAI, which uses AI agents to detect AI-driven spear-phishing attacks, raised a $36M Series A led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $49M

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: AegisAI, which uses AI agents to detect AI-driven spear-phishing attacks, raised a $36M Series A led by Battery Ventures, bringing its total funding to $49M Hackers are i

Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models

Claude's new voice model will let you reschedule your meeting or draft an email

Governor Resists U.S. Demand for Names of Noncitizens on Voting Rolls

The Justice Dept. gave New Jersey five days to hand over the names of over 6,000 noncitizens on the state’s voter rolls. Gov. Mikie Sherrill said they were registered “through no fault of their own.”

July 2026: LangChain Newsletter NemoClaw Blueprint, OpenWiki Brains, and More

NemoClaw Deep Agents blueprint, LangSmith Sandboxes free trial, Fleet Slack integration, voice tracing, OpenWiki Brains, and RLMs in Deep Agents. See what's new at LangChain

NHTSA Begins Work On New Car Door-Handle Rules After Bloomberg's Tesla Report

NHTSA Begins Work On New Car Door-Handle Rules After Bloomberg's Tesla Report Auto-safety regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will begin considering new federal requirements for vehicle door handles and emergency-release systems following a series of deadly incidents in which occupants became trapped after electrically operated doors lost power. NHTSA said an inaccessible or difficult-to-locate mechanical release could prevent occupants from escaping af...

Meta’s New Feel-Good AI Ad Uses a Song About the World Ending

The clip features the David Bowie track “Five Years,” which includes lyrics such as “Earth was really dying (dying).”

An Amateur Archaeologist Disappeared in the Grand Canyon 14 Years Ago. His Remains Have Finally Been Found

Amateur archaeologist Bill Ott went missing in 2012 while hunting for undocumented prehistoric rock art paintings. His backpack is still missing.

AMD unveils the Venice-X CPU, with 1152 MB of 3D V-Cache, 96 cores, and up to 5.15 GHz clock speeds, available in H2 2027

Jake Roach / Tom's Hardware: AMD unveils the Venice-X CPU, with 1152 MB of 3D V-Cache, 96 cores, and up to 5.15 GHz clock speeds, available in H2 2027 It's the same cache amount and core count as Ge

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing

The Series A was led by Battery Ventures, bringing AegisAI total funding to $49 million.

US Lays Groundwork For Approving Offshore Nuclear Power Projects

US Lays Groundwork For Approving Offshore Nuclear Power Projects Authored by Melanie Sun via The Epoch Times, The U.S. federal government has outlined a preliminary framework to oversee the approval of offshore nuclear power projects, advancing President Donald Trump's agenda to safely unleash domestic energy production and reestablish the United States as the global leader in nuclear energy. Birds fly along the Pacific Ocean near the dry fuel storage of canisters containing spent ...

Here's why Chinese smartwatches like the Oppo Watch X3 are rarely sold in the US

The device is ready; the business isn't.

Trump stuns Saudis by pinning nuclear deal to its recognition of Israel

US President Donald Trump said a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia depends on the kingdom.

Autopsy reveals grim details in killing of Grammy-nominated gospel singer Jubilant Sykes

The autopsy report for Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes revealed he was brutally beaten and stabbed to death. Police identified his son as his alleged killer.

Owner of Ontario bakery ‘panicked’ when Google's AI Overview mistakenly said they were shutting down

The owner of a beloved restaurant and bakery in Millbank is doing everything she can to let people know the business is still open after Google's AI Overview said that they would be closing for good at the end of the month. It turns out the AI had mistaken the local Anna Mae's for a bakery of the same name in Illinois.

For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.

The Next ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ Anime Is Coming From the Mind Behind ‘Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex’

Director Kenji Kamiyama's 'Mobile Suit Gundam RG XARX-ZERO' takes flight in an entirely new mecha timeline in 2027.

University of Toronto mathematician Jacob Tsimerman wins Fields Medal

University of Toronto math professor Jacob Tsimerman has won the Fields Medal, the top global honour in mathematics.

OpenAI expands ChatGPT Health, which helps users with health-related queries and connects to services like Apple Health, to all logged-in US users over 18

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: OpenAI expands ChatGPT Health, which helps users with health-related queries and connects to services like Apple Health, to all logged-in US users over 18 OpenAI said today

Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life

Friends and family of Minnesota Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman said the man sentenced Thursday to two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty to her murder failed to eliminate her spirit and her legacy, but caused enduring fear and fury as he changed their lives forever.

You Didn’t Get the AI Model You Paid For

The line in the response object You call the API. You pass model: “claude-fable-5”. You get back a completion, a token count, and a field that reads “model”: “claude-opus-4-8”. Nothing errored. Nothin

New York Faces Half a Trillion in Storm Prevention Costs, Report Finds

A study from a group called Rebuild by Design estimates that the money will be needed to repair the effects of climate change in the next 24 years.

Bethesda accused of breaking Canadian labor laws with Montreal layoffs

The fallout from the big Xbox layoffs continues to develop.

Playful AI robots mirror toddlers' language-learning mistakes and recover

Do AI models understand the language that they produce? To help answer this question and elucidate the mechanisms of language acquisition more generally, researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Scienc

Runway launches Runway Media Router, which it says is the first built specifically for generative media, as it expands from AI video to AI infrastructure

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Runway launches Runway Media Router, which it says is the first built specifically for generative media, as it expands from AI video to AI infrastructure Runway no longe

OpenAI says rogue AI models broke free from human control. Some see it as a 'warning shot'

It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to ha

In a First, Apple Maps Navigation To Be Embedded In Ford UEV Pickups

Ford will become the first automaker to embed Apple Maps directly into its vehicles, starting with an all-electric midsize pickup built on its new Universal Electric Vehicle platform. "The pickup -- with Ford testing preproduction models on roads now -- is expected to start at $30,000 when it comes to market in 2027," reports the Detroit Free Press. "Ford has said several other EVs off that platform will follow, including a small all-electric SUV." From the report: Ford CEO Jim Farley said the n...

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Iowa teachers suspended over viral student-run drag show reach settlement before trial

Three Iowa teachers who were disciplined for helping to facilitate a student-led drag show have reached a settlement after filing discrimination lawsuits against the Ankeny Community School District.The district launched investigations into teachers Jill Bjorklund, Mollie Jo Blahunka and PJ Hurley in May 2022, after they approved or attended a drag show for students held on campus after school hours.Students with the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) clubs at Ankeny High School and Southview M...

EU gives antritrust approval to the Saudi-led $55 billion takeover of EA

The deal isn't done yet, but it's getting closer.

Trump says Saudi nuclear deal hinges on normalizing relations with Israel. Here's what we know

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday a new agreement reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program will require the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords, a move that Saudi Arabia has long rejected.

Sony saves the Cinerama Dome from becoming condos or sadness

Los Angeles has a few storied movie theaters, and none are more beloved than the Cinerama Dome. After being closed for years, Sony has reached a deal to reopen it in 2028. As an Angeleno, I've never been a huge fan of the Cinerama Dome. Read the rest The post Sony saves the Cinerama Dome from becoming condos or sadness appeared first on Boing Boing.

Gov. Hochul Responds To Criticism, Explains Rationale For AI Data Center Moratorium

Gov. Hochul Responds To Criticism, Explains Rationale For AI Data Center Moratorium Authored by Oliver Mantyk via The Epoch Times, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal on July 21 responding to the publication's criticisms of her decision to halt data centers of a certain size from being built in her state. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul in New York City on March 19, 2026. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images In her op-ed, Hochul explained her stance...

20,000 evacuated from France’s south coast as fire rages in pine forest

Thousands of hectares have been destroyed by fires that have been burning out of control.

The US Department of Commerce's BIS is formally investigating whether Chinese companies like Moonshot are accessing advanced US AI chips to train their models

Leo Schwartz / The Information: The US Department of Commerce's BIS is formally investigating whether Chinese companies like Moonshot are accessing advanced US AI chips to train their models This we

GitHub plans a two-tier bug bounty program that cuts rewards for the public and boosts payouts for invite-only researchers, amid a flood of AI-powered reports

Carly Page / The Register: GitHub plans a two-tier bug bounty program that cuts rewards for the public and boosts payouts for invite-only researchers, amid a flood of AI-powered reports Code shack a

Garmin’s Whoop Killer Will Offer Free Heart Rate Monitoring After Backlash

Anyone who owns a Garmin Cirqa will be able to view live heart rate data for free as part of an upcoming change to the company's subscription plan.

The Next ‘Star Trek’ Lego Beams You Onto the USS ‘Enterprise’ Bridge

Captain Kirk and company get their first Lego rendition after last year's set featuring the 'Enterprise-D' from 'The Next Generation.'

Sen. Cruz Says GM Pushed The China Car Ban Provision That Would Also Knock Out Mercedes-Benz

Sen. Cruz Says GM Pushed The China Car Ban Provision That Would Also Knock Out Mercedes-Benz The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the bill unanimously. Its chairman voted yes and then accused a Detroit automaker of writing part of it to remove a German competitor. People look at a BYD Seagull car by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD Auto at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Nonthaburi on March 27, 2024. Lillian Suwanrumpha /AFP via Getty Images The Senate Comme...

White House defends WNBA star Sophie Cunningham after she speaks out in support of protecting women's sports

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke out in support of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on Thursday after Cunningham spoke out publicly in support of protecting women's sports from transgender athletes."Men should not be playing in women's sports. It's completely ludicrous that anyone could support that," Leavitt told reporters."It's even more ludicrous that you do have Sophie Cunningham, a female athlete herself, very accomplished in her own right, coming forth and speaking th...

AI May Not Cause Total Jobs Armageddon Afterall: Google Reports on How AI Is Being Used at Work

AI is used in 68% of occupations representing 88% of US employment, from software developers to farmers, industrial engineers, and foresters. It’s not automating away those jobs but is helping workers do their jobs.

Lytton, B.C., hits 41 C, hottest temperature in Canada this year

The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year.

Qobuz overhauls its music player and adds real-time lyrics

The latest updates to Qobuz make it an even better alternative to Spotify.

Dem Rhode Island lawmaker threatens ICE: 'Your day of reckoning will come m----- f------'

A Rhode Island lawmaker who previously referred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers as "Nazi Gestapo thugs" said "your day of reckoning will come mother------" in a charged social media post aimed at the agency tasked with carrying out the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.State Rep. Enrique Sanchez, a Democrat, directed his anger at ICE in a Wednesday post on X decrying its enforcement tactics:"Fighting and dealing with ICE since last year has f-----...

Alex Murdaugh ranks among South Carolina’s biggest tax deadbeats while awaiting new murder trial

As Alex Murdaugh awaits a new trial in the murders of his wife and son, the disgraced former attorney is facing a separate seven-figure problem.Murdaugh owes more than $1.6 million in unpaid South Carolina taxes, penalties and interest, ranking him among the state’s biggest individual tax delinquents, according to newly published records.The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) listed "Murdaugh, Richard" as owing $1,630,201.02 in its latest quarterly report of top delinquent taxpayers, p...

A YouTuber rebuilt a mercury light bulb discovered in 1675

In 1675, the French astronomer Jean Picard noticed something strange while carrying his mercury barometer through a dark room: the mercury glowed as it sloshed around the bulb. Two centuries before Edison, he had stumbled onto a working light source. The effect became a favorite puzzle for the leading scientists of the day, who called it barometric light. Read the rest The post A YouTuber rebuilt a mercury light bulb discovered in 1675 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Dem supported 'Green New Deal' after receiving nearly $60k from energy groups, now wants Congressional seat

FIRST ON FOX: Sean McCann, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, has taken at least $57,600 in contributions from energy groups while supporting Green New Deal policies that were projected to increase utility costs, records show.McCann’s record on energy is resurfacing as he wages an uphill campaign to unseat Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., and raises questions about his approach to federal energy policy. McCann first served as the Kalamazoo city commissioner...

Trump "Close" To Ordering "Massive Attack Greater Than Anything Before" On Iran

Trump "Close" To Ordering "Massive Attack Greater Than Anything Before" On Iran Summary Trump escalates warnings of "massive attack": Trump threatened to hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks and said he is "close" to ordering a massive new strike (Axios interview). Houthis escalate: The Houthis threatened Saudi Aramco after attacking two Saudi oil tankers and expanding their blockade of Saudi shipping. Oil jumps: Brent crude climbed back above $100 as Red Sea and Hormu...

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman's family sues his widow 6 years after his death

Late actor Chadwick Boseman’s family has petitioned a Los Angeles court to remove his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, as administrator of his estate, alleging she has not properly distributed assets and has maintained sole control over certain estate-related business interests.

NHL's top American-born scorer Patrick Kane signs deal to return to Chicago Blackhawks

Considering it will no doubt be hanging in the United Center rafters at some point, I think most people assumed that the last time a Chicago Blackhawks No. 88 sweater would hit the ice was in Patrick Kane's final game before getting traded to the New York Rangers in 2023.Wrong.On Thursday, the Blackhawks announced that Kane, who won three Stanley Cups in Chicago and is the top American-born scorer in NHL history, is returning to the team on a two-year, $16 million deal.CONNOR BEDARD RE-SIGNS WIT...

William Shatner says he and his daughter, 61, fought Stage 4 cancers at the same time

It’s a path no father and daughter would ever choose to walk. And yet, William Shatner says he and his youngest daughter, Melanie Shatner Gretsch both found themselves on it together after both were diagnosed with advanced-stages of cancer just months apart.

Samsung will support the Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 with five years of updates

Samsung's new wearables will receive Wear OS updates until 2031.

Runway launches AI model router as generative media gets crowded

Runway no longer wants to be just another AI model company. It wants to become the infrastructure layer for generative media. On Thursday, the startup launched Runway Media Router through Runway Dev,

Leavitt rips blue state’s explosive noncitizen voter-roll admission: ‘Not a coincidence’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill over noncitizens registered to vote in the Garden State, questioning the timing of the revelation as President Donald Trump tightens election security."I will say on New Jersey and this governor, the fact that she just all of a sudden decided to put out a press release saying President Trump and Republicans have been right about noncitizens on our voting rolls is not a coincidence," said Leavitt."I think this gov...

Evaluating AI Agents: A production blueprint with Strands and AgentCore

Together, Motorway and AWS built an end-to-end evaluation pipeline that reduced incorrect results from 1 in 8 queries to 1 in 50 and cut issue detection time from few hours to few minutes. The pipelin

The New ‘Street Fighter’ Movie Toys May Have Revealed a Huge Spoiler

At Comic-Con, Hasbro unveiled toys for Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Akuma, and maybe more.

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all US users

Users can also integrate their personal data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.

OpenAI makes ChatGPT Health available to all U.S. users

Users can also integrate their personal data from services like Apple Health, Function, and MyFitnessPal.

Four Young Mathematicians Awarded the 2026 Fields Medals

Scientific American reports that the 2026 Fields Medals went to four mathematicians for work ranging from the theory of knots to the motion of fluid: The Fields Medals went to Hong Wang of New York University and France's Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies (IHES), Yu Deng of the University of Chicago, John Pardon of Stony Brook University and Jacob Tsimerman of the University of Toronto. In the awards' 90-year history, Wang is only the third woman to win one, after mathematicians Maryam Mi...

Trump to unveil massive coalition protecting Americans from rising costs as admin pursues a top priority

President Donald Trump is set to make a major Thursday announcement about safeguarding Americans from a common concern that stems from burgeoning data centers nationwide.The 47th president is expected to announce at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C. a coalition of legislators, tech leaders and utility CEOs who together have pledged not to pass along utility costs to customers as data centers continue to be erected nationwide, Fox News Digital has confirme...

Saudis On Trump's Israel Normalization Demand: 'Tweets Don't Overturn Signed Deals'

Saudis On Trump's Israel Normalization Demand: 'Tweets Don't Overturn Signed Deals' Update(1258ET): Saudi unnamed officials are pushing back, as expected... After President Trump earlier this morning in a Truth Social post asserted that the already signed US-Saudi nuclear deal would actually be conditioned on Riyadh joining the Abraham Accords, journalist Laura Rozen quotes an unnamed Saudi source who says Trump’s demand is too late. "It was signed. So nothing to renegotiate," the...

The EU Fines Google $1 Billion for Prioritizing Its Own Services in Search

The European Commission claims that Google boosted its own apps and products to the top of search rankings to the detriment of its competitors.

Energy Department Issues Emergency Order As Hot Weather Conditions Threaten Blackouts

Energy Department Issues Emergency Order As Hot Weather Conditions Threaten Blackouts The Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order authorizing Southwest Power Pool Inc. to use certain energy resources to reduce the risk of potential blackouts, according to a July 21 statement from the department. Electrical transmission poles and lines in Commerce, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2025. Mike Blake/Reuters The order, issued on July 20 and signed by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, st...

Kyle Gordon returns with pitch-perfect satire of "white guy goes to Africa" pop

I wish there was a better name for weirdly paternalistic "white guy goes to Africa" pop than, well, all that. You know what I mean, though, surely: it was the stuff Paul Simon trafficked in, painting an entire diverse continent as a mystical spiritual wonderland and its inhabitants as enlightened monks. Read the rest The post Kyle Gordon returns with pitch-perfect satire of "white guy goes to Africa" pop appeared first on Boing Boing.

Former ESPN star Trey Wingo claps back at Emmanuel Acho over his claim about Ryan Clark building 'NFL Live'

Former ESPN star Trey Wingo wants to set the record straight.Former NFL linebacker and ex-ESPN analyst Emmanuel Acho claimed that Ryan Clark built ESPN’s "NFL Live" into the "juggernaut" it is today, and Wingo was not having any of it."Ryan Clark built NFL Live into the juggernaut it is today (along with Rutledge, Mina, and Spears), he didn’t ideate NFL Live, there’s a difference," Acho posted.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMWingo, who hosted "NFL Live" for 15 years, from 2003 ...

New CIA thriller 'The Fix' blends heist, espionage genres with Liam Neeson, Zachary Levi

The trailer has arrived for Liam Neeson's upcoming CIA film, "The Fix."Basic info:HOLLYWOOD LEGEND MAKING MOVIE ABOUT EPIC IRAN RESCUE MISSION TO SAVE F-15 FIGHTER JET CREWThere's nothing that gets the blood pumping like a great CIA film. The world of black ops secrets and espionage is such a fun genre.Well, enter "The Fix."A team of CIA commandos find themselves hunting money deep inside Iran. Pretty timely, given the massive war that is currently raging against the regime.The trailer paints a ...

Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts Second Launch of Upgraded Starship

This is SpaceX's second go at Flight 13 after the mission was scrubbed at the last minute on July 16.

Building trade assistant: How Jefferies optimized front office trading operations with AI

In this post, we explore how Jefferies overcame these challenges with a solution built on Strands Agents, an agent harness SDK for building AI agents that can reason, plan, and act by orchestrating ca

Xbox is testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming

Microsoft is borrowing from the GeForce Now playbook with an ad-supported cloud streaming test.

The Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Pro is a near-perfect speaker

You will have to work very hard to find a wireless speaker that sounds as good, no matter what sort of music you dig, as the Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Pro. Ringing in at just under $800, you'll also have to work hard to afford one. Read the rest The post The Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin Pro is a near-perfect speaker appeared first on Boing Boing.

Michigan Democrat accuses Abdul El-Sayed of 'deeply sexist attacks' on female political rivals

Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., accused progressive Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of making "deeply sexist attacks" against female opponents during a Wednesday interview, citing his criticism of Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as voters prepare for the state's Aug. 4 primary."There is a uniquely sexist bent to the things that he has said about women," Scholten told anchor Jake Tapper on CNN's "The Lead." "He said that Congresswoman Stevens couldn’t st...

Johnson delivers big for Trump, but frustration grows across razor-thin GOP majority

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., enjoyed a series of wins this week – but there’s little time to celebrate, as Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with how he is managing the razor-thin House majority."He’s capitulating to the wants of the Freedom Caucus," one House Republican, granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital. "The Freedom Caucus are in control. The rest of us are just following."The Louisiana Republican is fresh off a slew of legislative victories this week, notching s...

Tesla Stock Falls After Elon Musk Frets Over the Difficulty of Building Robots

The CEO seems to think his competitors are cheating.

Trapping a scammer in an endless maze of torment

I've long maintained that scambaiting is one of the few sources of ethical "content" out there. Online and phone scammers are, after all, criminals who make their living from exploiting the absolute most vulnerable among us, so luring them in to mess with them is a win-win: time they could spend shaking down your grandma is instead wasted, and their reactions to finding this out are uniformly really funny. Read the rest The post Trapping a scammer in an endless maze of torment appeared first on...

Closed-loop AI framework could shorten clean energy materials development by years

Developing the materials needed for cleaner energy technologies has traditionally been a slow and expensive process, often relying on years of trial and error. Now, researchers have outlined a new art

Detecting silent agent failures with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore optimization

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore optimization surfaces silent behavioral failures in production AI agents: the ones that pass every health check but still deliver wrong outcomes. Learn how insights discovers,

Republicans fall in line with Trump on Iran war despite rising costs and US death toll

Senate Republicans, despite a mounting death toll, surging energy prices and growing uncertainty, batted down another attempt by Democrats to handcuff President Donald Trump in his war with Iran.Democrats pulled the trigger on yet another war powers resolution, the first since Trump resumed strikes in the Middle East, and were again unsuccessful in convincing enough Republicans to force the administration to get authorization from Congress.Thursday’s war powers resolution was forced by Sen. Chri...

Ethiopian migrant allegedly killed 3 over $65 parking dispute, claimed he was victim of anti-immigrant bias

An Ethiopian migrant allegedly murdered three employees at his St. Paul apartment building after becoming enraged over a $65 parking deck contract, days after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was rebuked for defending the pardon of an illegal immigrant sex offender.Police recovered nearly three dozen 9mm shell casings from the management office after Tsegaab Ademassu Binessu, 30, allegedly went on a rampage over apartment parking contract policies. Authorities said he later complained about the U.S. immi...

Meta Toes the Line on Smart Glasses Harassment With New Instagram Ban

It's now a bannable offense to use Meta's smart glasses to film and post videos of harassing prank videos.

Boasberg's Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions

Boasberg's Law: Chief District Court Judge Under Renewed Scrutiny Over Pattern Of Unilateral Actions Authored by Jonathan Turley, Chief Judge James Boasberg is frustrated … and he is not alone. Recently, the D.C. federal judge reportedly “groused” that the D.C. appellate court had ordered him to reconsider a case about whether the D.C. government engaged in biased enforcement against political graffiti. Conversely, the litigants are equally irked over what they see as Boasberg’s ...

Yankees player's pitch clock antics prompt wild hot-mic moment, backlash: 'You're picking on me'

New York Yankees infielder Jose Caballero's pitch-clock maneuvers irked multiple parties earlier this week.On Monday night, the benches cleared against the Pittsburgh Pirates after pitcher Dennis Santana had some choice words for Caballero, and two days later, hot mics caught Caballero in a heated discussion with an umpire.In short, Caballero has become notorious for waiting until the last possible second to make eye-contact with the pitcher, which, in the pitch-clock era, is required before a p...

Florida woman on the run and wanted for murder relied on network of alleged accomplices to evade capture: Cops

A woman wanted in a murder case has spent weeks slipping through law enforcement's grasp, with investigators alleging a string of suspected accomplices helped keep her hidden while she remains on the run.Isabelle Rose Johnson, 38, is wanted on charges in the killing of Jason Christopher Coulthart. A warrant for her arrest was issued on June 26, and she has been dodging detectives ever since.The Walton County Sheriff's Office said Johnson, who is a "cunning master manipulator," has been relying o...

Men switched at birth uncover hospital mix-up after DNA test decades later

Two North Dakota men are suing a local hospital after discovering they were switched at birth nearly four decades ago, a revelation brought to light by a surprise result from a direct-to-consumer genetic test.The men joined Fox and Friends on Thursday to discuss their journey.The mix-up was uncovered two years ago when Kyle Bylin received an at-home DNA test as a gift. Bylin says he was shocked when the results showed no genetic match to anyone in the family that raised him.TWO FAMILIES SUE NORT...

Candidate who wants to abolish the Senate, arrest Netanyahu offers DSA shot at swing-seat breakthrough

EXCLUSIVE - Far-left Democratic congressional candidate Oliver Larkin of Florida says he supports abolishing the U.S. Senate, agrees with socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should be arrested during his upcoming trip to the U.S., and refers to Israel's ruling coalition as a "religious supremacist regime."Larkin, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz in next month's Florida primary, is one of just four congressional candidates ...

Lane Kiffin goes off script: Hulk Hogan, Ole Miss and social media dominate SEC Media Days

TAMPA, FL - Lane Kiffin stepped off the escalator inside the Marriott hotel on Thursday morning with cameras waiting to capture his every move at SEC Media Days, certainly knowing that all eyes would be on him over at least the upcoming four hours.Just after noon, the LSU coach was back on his private plane and headed home to Baton Rouge with the Tigers media relations department and three of his star players.Pete Golding drops unfiltered truth on 'Ex' Lane Kiffin, and NCAA tampering: 'What have...

The First Confirmed Exo-satellite Challenges Our Definitions of Planets and Moons

What do you call a Jupiter-like object that orbits the brown dwarf companion of a star? Is it a planet, a moon, or something new?

New details from Nancy Guthrie ransom demand revealed, 'Her life is in your hands': report

New portions of the first purported ransom note received in the Nancy Guthrie investigation have been made public after a former Arizona reporter read them on a major true crime podcast Wednesday.Briana Whitney, who was working for the Phoenix-based AZ Family news outlet when the case broke, joined Crime Junkie host Ashley Flowers to discuss the note and a "wrench attack" theory that emerged in May.A Crime Junkie spokesperson said the podcasters would not share copies of the text, which has not ...

Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access

Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access

GOP firebrand moves to dissolve Congressional Black Caucus: ‘Federally sanctioned segregation’

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican firebrand is pushing legislation to abolish some of the most influential Democratic groups in Congress.Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution Thursday barring the formation of House caucuses organized around race, ethnicity or national origin.If adopted, the measure would effectively force the dissolution of Democrat-aligned groups, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus....

Abstract Security, which offers an in-stream threat detection platform, raised a $25M extension to its $15M Series A, bringing its total funding to $48.5M

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Abstract Security, which offers an in-stream threat detection platform, raised a $25M extension to its $15M Series A, bringing its total funding to $48.5M Composable sec

SpaceX Meltdown Vaporizes $1 Trillion In Market Cap As Stock, Bonds Crater

SpaceX Meltdown Vaporizes $1 Trillion In Market Cap As Stock, Bonds Crater SpaceX's Tuesday rebound was short-lived, with shares sliding to a new low of $110.85 late Thursday morning and extending their brutal post-IPO selloff. At a current market capitalization of roughly $1.479 trillion, SpaceX has erased about $1.16 trillion, or 44%, since its valuation peaked at $2.639 trillion on June 23. Shares are also trading well below the company's $135 IPO price, underscoring how quic...

Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords

Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords

FCC chair suggests ABC skipping Trump's speech will factor in license renewal decision

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr suggested this week that ABC's recent decision to skip President Donald Trump's primetime address could factor into the network's broadcast license renewals.ABC, along with NBC, opted not to air the speech that addressed election security and apparent vulnerabilities during the 2020 election on linear television. CNN also skipped the address, but ABC and NBC are broadcast networks regulated by the FCC, while cable channels have more f...

OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Has Congress Reaching for the Kill Switch

A new bill would require major AI companies to include kill switches on their most powerful models.

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Startup Founders Urge Trump Not to Shut Off Chinese Open Weight AI

Nearly 200 Silicon Valley companies, including Proton and Y Combinator, are urging the Trump administration not to block U.S. access to Chinese open-weight AI models or risk crippling the next generation of U.S. startups. Politico reports: On Wednesday, the newly-formed Little Tech Association sent letters to President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and others in the administration with its appeal, marking the first coordinated effort by Silicon Valley's wider influential startu...

One of NFL's fastest players has 'no power' in one injured leg, casting doubts on 2026 season

The thing Tyreek Hill is known for, aside from his off-field troubles with domestic partners, is his elite sprinter's speed. But the two surgeries he's had since dislocating his left knee in September 2025 have changed that – at least for now."My left leg is the one that I injured," Hill said in a YouTube video released Wednesday titled "The Cheetah Runs Again." "I have no power in my left leg at all. I'm trying to regain all the power back in my left leg," he continued.It is obviously not optim...

Capitol Hill sex scandals trigger new push to redraw the line for lawmakers

Efforts to bar lawmakers from dating congressional staff are gaining momentum following multiple high-profile cases of alleged sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill.Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colo., introduced legislation on Tuesday that would bar members of the House of Representatives from having sexual relationships with any congressional staffers unless the House Ethics Committee determines the contact does not constitute a conflict of interest. The proposal follows a number of sexual controversies faci...