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In 2020, Cassandra Trestle, 33, and her husband Alex Ninman, 34, who were living with their grandfather in the Czech Republic, learned that they were pregnant with their first child. After welcoming their baby girl, the couple considered returning to the United States. But when she started thinking about how much money it would cost to buy a house and pay child support, she decided to look to Italy instead. Trestle had read that towns across the country were selling houses for 1 euro.”I really thought I was going to move back to the United States after I had kids.…
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI Inc., attends the AI Impact Summit on Thursday, February 19, 2026 in New Delhi, India.Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced late Friday that the company had agreed terms with the Department of Defense regarding the use of artificial intelligence models, shortly after President Donald Trump said the government would not work with AI rival Anthropic. “Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of the Army to deploy our models on classified networks,” Altman said in a post on X. “In all of our interactions, the DoW has demonstrated a…
listen to this article | 5 minutesinformationUS President Donald Trump said he was directing all federal agencies to immediately cease work with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence laboratory, adding that there would be a six-month phase-out for the Department of Defense and other agencies using the company’s products.”I am directing all federal agencies of the United States Government to immediately stop using Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it. We don’t want it. We will never do business with them again!” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listPresident Trump’s directive comes amid…
Castleford Tigers and York Knights both bounced back from last week’s defeats with important wins in their Super League Week 3 matches on Friday night.Castleford were inspired by Tom Weaver’s two-try performance in a 34-8 win over Huddersfield, with the Giants still chasing their first point of the season. York followed up last week’s disastrous defeat at Leeds Rhinos with a narrow 17-16 win over Hull FC, giving the Super League newcomers their second win in the top division in just three weeks. Here is a summary of the action from the two Super League matches held on Friday night.Weaver…
Antropics enter Friday in a no-win situation. The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide whether the Department of Defense will allow its model to be used in all legitimate use cases without restriction. If it doesn’t, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label the company a “supply chain risk” or invoke the Defense Production Act to force compliance.Anthropic won a $200 million contract with the Department of Defense in July, becoming the first AI lab to integrate its models into mission workflows on classified networks. The company is negotiating the terms of its contract with…
Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program continue behind the scenes as Washington escalates its threat of military action against Iran. But while the Trump administration insists the conflict is about security, Iranian state media is pushing a very different narrative. In other words, the crisis is a deliberate distraction from the Epstein scandal that continues to implicate the US president.Contributor:Dina Esfandiary – Head of Middle East, Bloomberg EconomicsFereshteh Sadeghi – Iranian journalistJamal Abdi – President of the National Iranian American CouncilSina Toossi – Senior Fellow, International Policy CenterOn our radar:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel last week in a carefully…
All in all, it’s been a surreal week for Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR. And it won’t stop on game day.Both Super League teams begin a packed day of rugby league action on Saturday with three matches at the 60,000-capacity Allegiant Stadium. Home to the Las Vegas Raiders, the stadium is one of the most high-spec, modern stadiums in the world and has hosted the Super Bowl, Taylor Swift’s Elas Tour, and many other large-scale events. It was built as an arena, an event space, and Leeds and Hull KR’s remit is to entertain in the way that so many…
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump directed federal agencies to stop using all Anthropic products following a public dispute between the company and the Department of Defense. The president granted a six-month phase-out period for departments using the product, but stressed that Anthropic is no longer welcome as a federal contractor. “We don’t need it and we don’t want it. We will never do business with them again,” the president said in the post. Notably, the President’s post does not mention plans to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, as previously mentioned as a result. However, a…
Kevin Dietch | Getty ImagesTrump Media & Technology Group announced Friday that it is considering a spinoff of Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform of choice.According to a press release, Truth Social may become an independent publicly traded company as it nears completion of its merger with fusion power company TAE Technologies. Trump Media shares fell more than 2% in volatile trading Friday, despite rising in premarket trading. The stock trades under the ticker DJT, which is also President Trump’s initials.Such a move would further increase public market attention to Truth Social, a platform where President Trump is…
listen to this article | 5 minutesinformationThe administration of President Donald Trump has expanded the number of protesters who participated in church demonstrations to be prosecuted from nine to 39.The demonstrations were part of a response to President Trump’s deadly immigration surge in the midwestern state of Minnesota, but authorities are trying to frame the protests as an attack on religious freedom.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAttorney General Pam Bondi announced the expanded charges in a message posted to social media on Friday.”Today the[Department of Justice]released an indictment charging 30 more people who participated in the attack on…