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OpenAI reaches Pentagon agreement as Trump orders Anthropic off federal systems
- Sam Altman says his company agreed to prohibitions on domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Friday that his company reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence models on its classified network, just hours after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic. Altman said in a post on X that he had been in ...

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The brutal metric companies are using to show their AI bets are justified
- In response, some are offering a simple proof point: They need fewer workers to get the job done. The most recent example of a CEO cutting workers en masse while talking up AI's transformative power is Block cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey. On Thursday, he announced plans to The cheapest way for a CEO to boost a company's stock price — and to signal readiness to capitalize on the AI boom — is to conduct a ...

Source: insider.com
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Bill Clinton to give private testimony to Congress about Epstein
- [1/3] Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell and late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pose in this handout image released from Epstein's estate by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 12,... Feb 27 (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton is due to testify on Friday behind closed doors to a ...

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Paramount to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion - TechBriefly
- Netflix declined to match a superior proposal from Paramount Skydance for Warner Bros. Discovery, ending its $82.7 billion acquisition bid. Paramount, backed by Larry Ellison, will acquire the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery for approximately $111 billion. Warner Bros. Discovery will pay a $2.8 billion termination fee to Netflix, which Paramount has agreed to cover. The deal creates a media conglomerate ...

Source: techbriefly.com
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Defense secretary says Scouts America must end 'woke' merit badges
- The Pentagon is pulling back on plans to cut ties with Scouting America, as long as the nonprofit organization adopts policies that echo new military directives, including eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and banning transgender youth from the Scouts. In a video posted to X Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he had been "very seriously considering" cutting all military support to ...

Source: businessinsider.com
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What are today's mortgage interest rates: February 27, 2026?
- With the start of a new month just days away and, with it, multiple factors that could impact the mortgage rate environment , borrowers may again want to consider their options. And, right now, whether you're a buyer or homeowner looking to refinance, you may be surprised at how low your current mortgage rate offers actually are. Qualified borrowers have multiple options under 6% and, with the right strategic ...

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Democrats hit back over alleged MAGA plan to seize control of elections
- Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rubbishes claims of Chinese interference and accuses President Donald Trump of 'intending to steal' the midterms have reacted angrily to reports that a group of MAGA activists has been circulating a 17-page draft executive order laying out ...

Source: independent.co.uk
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We Just Got More Information About the Biggest Question in American Politics
- What's Up With Those Missing Pages in the Epstein Files? And is Trump's DOJ suppressing material that paints the president in a truly terrible light? to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. We know that the Department of Justice royally botched the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. First, it slow-walked releasing the documents to ...

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Federal judge allows Trump's $400M White House ballroom to move forward
- Federal judge denies injunction against $400M White House expansion project funded entirely by private donors A federal judge on Thursday denied a legal challenge to President Donald Trump 's White House ballroom project, clearing the way for construction on the estimated $400 million expansion to proceed. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the injunction sought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, ...

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US federal judge rules IRS violated federal law by disclosing thousands of taxpayers' confidential information to ICE
- News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons US federal judge rules IRS violated federal law by disclosing thousands of taxpayers' confidential information to ICE A US federal district judge on Thursday ruled that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) violated the Internal Revenue Code by inappropriately handing thousands of taxpayers' confidential information over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): [T]he ...

Source: jurist.org
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Gottumukkala Moves to New DHS Role, Andersen Named Acting CISA Director
- Madhu Gottumukkala is departing as the interim leader of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), with current agency executive director for cybersecurity Nick Andersen stepping in as the agency's acting director. A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – the parent agency of CISA – confirmed the leadership changes to MeriTalk. "Madhu Gottumukkala has done a ...

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