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AI giants back employee-led push to pace development
The article’s full text was unavailable because access to the webpage was denied, so its claims cannot be independently summarised. Based on the headline alone, it appears to concern major AI companies supporting an employee-led effort to slow or more carefully manage the pace of AI development. This would matter because staff involvement in AI…
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Fetterman brands new socialist favorite ‘Pontiac Platner’ after ‘ogre’ dig
Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., mocked Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed by nicknaming him “Pontiac Platner,” after El-Sayed was heard referring to Fetterman as an “ogre” who should be put “on a pike” during a campaign call. The exchange highlights ongoing friction between establishment Democrats and the party’s more left-wing, socialist-aligned candidates, with El-Sayed’s remarks…
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Fed holds interest rates steady despite Trump’s renewed calls to lower them
The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, marking the fifth consecutive unchanged decision since December, even as Donald Trump continues to press for cuts. The federal open market committee’s 9-3 vote exposed unusually sharp internal division, with three regional bank presidents dissenting in favour of a quarter-point rise, the first time in…
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NOAA ditches weather-predicting supercomputers for Google Cloud
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected Google Cloud to run the infrastructure behind its weather forecasting operations, moving away from government-owned supercomputers. NOAA says it will become the first national weather prediction centre to operate on a commercial cloud platform, a shift it hopes will remove the bottlenecks of on-premise systems…
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The Trump administration’s move to end subsidies for Medicare drug plans could cost consumers
The Trump administration is ending temporary federal subsidies that have helped keep Medicare Part D drug plan premiums low, cutting them off at the close of 2026 rather than letting them run through 2027 as originally planned. The subsidies were introduced by the Biden administration under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to cushion insurers as…
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Trump shrugs off Cornyn’s hold on Blanche: ‘I heard he’s going through quite nicely’
The article’s full text is unavailable because access to the page was denied, so its claims cannot be independently summarised. From the headline, it appears to concern Donald Trump dismissing Senator John Cornyn’s effort to delay or block the nomination of Blanche, saying he had heard the nominee was progressing well. The headline suggests Trump…
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Trump announces sweeping renovation of Dulles airport
President Donald Trump has announced a proposed $22.5 billion overhaul of Washington Dulles International Airport, aimed at replacing its long-used mobile lounges and modernising passenger facilities. The plan matters because Dulles is the Washington region’s principal international gateway, but major elements would require approval and funding arrangements beyond the White House’s announcement. The proposal includes…
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Noah Kahan hits Trump over use of song in social post: ‘Would never approve’
Noah Kahan criticised the White House after it used his song “American Cars” in a social-media video featuring President Trump at a General Motors facility in Michigan. Kahan said he would never approve his music being used to support Trump or his administration, highlighting continuing disputes between artists and the White House over political use…
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Halperin compares Fauci diary media coverage to Biden’s mental decline, calls it another cover-up
Fox News media analyst Mark Halperin criticised broader media coverage of newly surfaced diary entries from former US health official Anthony Fauci, arguing that outlets have downplayed or ignored the story in a manner similar to how, he says, they previously underreported concerns about President Biden’s mental sharpness. Halperin’s comments, made on his “Morning Meeting”…
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Trump makes new demands for Russia, Iran sanctions bill named for Graham
President Trump called for a proposed Russia sanctions bill to be expanded to include Iran, renamed in honour of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, and strengthened with tariff powers for the White House. The intervention could shape a bipartisan measure intended to increase pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine while broadening its scope…