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OpenAI Just Published an Absolutely Bizarre Blog Post
Yesterday, OpenAI published a balmy blog post on its “commitment to community safety.” Taking a reassuring tone, the post walks readers through a series of unobjectionable commitments. It declares that “mass shootings, threats against public officials, bombing attempts, and attacks on communities and individuals are an unacceptable and grave reality in today’s world,” which is
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Cole Allen case reveals Secret Service failures that could have led to tragedy at D.C. gala
According to Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche and other top Trump administration officials, U.S. Secret Service agents did a fine job protecting President Trump and much of his Cabinet from the gunman who barged into the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner Saturday intent on killing them. “That horrible act was stopped because of the courage
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‘Patently false’: Trump baffles with ‘completely stupid’ reason for latest legal battle
President Donald Trump stunned political analysts and observers during a press gaggle in the Oval Office on Wednesday after he was asked about a recent indictment secured by his Department of Justice. On Tuesday, the DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comeyon two felony counts of threatening Trump’s life and interstate communication violations. The charges
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Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Era Keeps Hemorrhaging Viewers to Record Lows | Chart
Tony Dokoupil has steered “CBS Evening News” for 16 weeks now. But as the show’s ratings continue to decline, it appears he’s captaining a ship fighting an impossible current. The Dokoupil-led “Evening News” hit its lowest-rated month in total viewers since the anchor took over, averaging less than 3.9 million viewers throughout April. In the
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Taylor Swift Wants to Trademark Her Likeness. These TikTok Deepfake Ads Show Why
Last week, Taylor Swift filed a trio of trademark applications to protect her image and voice. One is meant to cover a well-known photograph of the pop singer holding a pink guitar during a concert on her record-breaking Eras tour, while the two sound trademarks are for simple identifying phrases: “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift,” and
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Rogue MAGA influencer accuses married congresswoman of affair with her ex-boyfriend
A rogue conservative influencer is accusing a married, sitting member of Congress from Florida of sleeping with her ex-boyfriend, whom she only identified as a well-known conservative personality from Tampa Bay. “To this day, they both insist that nothing happened,” influencer Ashley St. Clair said in an X post on Wednesday. The unnamed Congresswoman “got
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Christopher Nolan Says ‘The Odyssey’ Is Shorter Than ‘Oppenheimer’ but Remains ‘Epic’
Christopher Nolan revealed that “The Odyssey” will be shorter than “Oppenheimer.” In a conversation with the Associated Press published Tuesday, Nolan revealed that his highly anticipated film would not be as long as his last film – which netted him a Best Picture and Best Director Academy Award. Despite a shorter length, he promised a
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square plunges 18% in NYSE debut
Bill Ackman‘s long-anticipated Wall Street debut flopped on Wednesday, as shares of his new closed-end fund tumbled 18% on the New York Stock Exchange despite the hedge-fund billionaire’s rampant following on social media. Pershing Square USA Ltd. (PSUS) — the flagship vehicle pitched as a way to hand hedge-fund-style returns to mom-and-pop investors — opened
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Emergency First Responders Say Waymos Are Getting Worse
Emergency first responder leaders told federal regulators in a private meeting last month that they were frustrated with the performance of autonomous vehicles on their streets—that city firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and paramedics are forced to spend time during emergencies resolving issues with frozen or stuck cars. One fire official called them “a safety issue
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Oil prices keep spurting higher, but U.S. stocks hold near their records
NEW YORK — NEW YORK — More jumps for oil prices and hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon sent tremors through the U.S. bond market on Wednesday. But the U.S. stock market remained resilient despite that and hung around its record heights thanks to Visa and other companies