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The AI that went rogue
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. A yet-unreleased, cutting-edge AI model escaped its test environment last week, connecting to the internet and murdering its creators in a bid for self-determination and autonomy. I’m kidding, of course: That’s…
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MAGA activist gets humbled by Dem lawmaker in epic clapback: ‘Don’t mumble’
MAGA activist Charles R. Downs took to X on Wednesday to accuse Rep. Sarah McBride(D-DE) of aggressively fleeing from his questioning — but McBride had a ready retort. Downs, who works for far-right White House confidante Laura Loomer, took the additional potshot of misgendering McBride and suggesting her gender identity was making her behave erratically.…
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Cultural exchange: In Irvine, a new minor league team with Asian fanfare (and fan fare)
Would he get his own song? Lars Nootbaar grew up in Southern California, playing for USC and attending games at Dodger Stadium. His mother is from Japan, so he played with Shohei Ohtani on Team Japan in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. In Japan, fans come up with a song for each player and sing…
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Massive Trump lawsuit verges on exposing his hidden losses to Jack Smith
President Donald Trump was repeatedly beaten by special counsel Jack Smith in hidden court proceedings, and now the president’s $10 billion BBC lawsuit threatens to backfire and expose how it was done. The BBC filed a reply brief Wednesday in federal court in Washington, pressing Chief Judge James Boasberg to unseal rulings from the Smith…
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The White House Is Trying to Figure Out What to Do About Chinese AI
The Trump administration is split over how to respond to the rapid rise of China’s leading AI models, according to multiple people familiar with deliberations. The debate is broadly divided between parts of the White House, which has pushed for stricter controls on Chinese AI that may soon rival the most powerful US models, and…
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A year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death, widow Tenisha Warner sues actor’s mother for $1.2 million
Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s widow and his mother are on opposing sides of a legal battle over $1.2 million, a year after “The Cosby Show” star died suddenly at age 54. Tenisha Warner, the actor’s wife and mother to his daughter, on Monday filed a civil complaint against her mother-in-law alleging breach of contract. The complaint, filed…
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James Carville torches ‘too stupid’ Trump over his new favorite anti-Dem smear
Veteran Democratic political strategist James Carville ripped President Donald Trump as “too stupid” to understand his new go-to smear against Democrats. During an episode of the Politics War Room podcast, Carville spoke about the upcoming midterms and Trump’s new favorite attack on them, which is to call them communists. Trump has turned to using “communists”…
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FCC Chair says spectrum auction will make wireless faster, cheaper while raising billions for Treasury
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday took a major step toward setting up the United States to be the global leader in wireless innovation, which Chairman Brendan Carr believes will make wireless both faster and cheaper for consumers. The FCC voted to adopt rules to auction 160 megahertz of spectrum in the Upper C-Band by July…
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Tamra Judge reveals real reason why Liz McGraw left ‘RHORI’
Tamra Judge shared the real reason why Liz McGraw exited “The Real Housewives of Rhode Island” after just one season. The “Real Housewives of Orange County” star told Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” she wasn’t happy about McGraw’s surprise departure from the series. “I don’t like it at all. I think she brought a lot [to…
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Immigration sweeps in L.A. cost businesses millions in revenue, UCLA study finds
A furniture store proprietor in Inglewood laid off his employees following the immigration enforcement surge last summer and says he now works twice as hard to earn half as much as he did before. A restaurant owner lost $20,000 in canceled catering contracts last summer, as sweeps across the county coincided with the summer celebration…