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Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick attends a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Judiciary, Science, and Related Agencies to consider reviewing funding for broadband deployment at the Department of Commerce on February 10, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington.Elizabeth Franz | ReutersCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to appear before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on May 6 for questioning regarding notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC on Monday.As the cast has not yet been announced, a source said on condition of anonymity, “This is an interview that was…
Foreign police and soldiers may soon come face-to-face with hundreds of children as a new multinational force gathers in Haiti. Experts estimate that around 50% of armed groups in the country are children. At least 302 children were “recruited and exploited” by gangs across the capital Port-au-Prince in 2024 alone, according to the United Nations Secretary-General’s latest report on children and armed conflict. Most were said to have been used in battle. Traces of this phenomenon can be found on the gang’s social media. During a gang attack that killed dozens of people in Haiti’s agricultural capital Artibonite last week,…
As governments grapple with how to manage the economic impact of super-intelligent machines, OpenAI has published a set of policy proposals outlining how to reshape wealth and work in the “age of intelligence.” This idea combines traditional left-wing mechanisms such as public wealth funds and expanded social safety nets with a fundamentally capitalist, market-driven economic framework. OpenAI’s proposal is essentially a wish list, a public declaration to help elected officials, investors, and the public understand how the $852 billion company sees the world changing in an era when artificial intelligence is transforming work and the economy. The proposal comes amid…
OpenAI (L) CEO Sam Altman and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.ReutersOpenAI sent a letter to the attorneys general of California and Delaware on Monday asking them to investigate “inappropriate and anticompetitive conduct” by Elon Musk and his associates as a high-profile trial between the two approaches. OpenAI Strategy Director Jason Kwon claimed in the letter that Musk is plotting to undermine OpenAI through a variety of “attacks” against the company, including “coordinating efforts” against OpenAI. meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman co-founded the Artificial Intelligence Institute as a nonprofit organization in 2015, along with several other researchers and…
Bannon, an ally of US President Donald Trump, was convicted in 2022 of contempt of Congress and sentenced to four months in prison, which he served.Published April 6, 2026April 6, 2026The U.S. Supreme Court clears the way for the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal case against Steve Bannon, a key ally of President Donald Trump, who was convicted of refusing to testify or provide documents to Congress despite being subpoenaed.The department’s request to drop Mr. Bannon’s case was one of several actions the department has taken since Trump returned to office last year that have benefited the Republican president’s…
Who is playing in The Masters and why is it such an important date in the sporting calendar? Here’s our beginner’s guide, covering all you need to know about the first golf major of the year at Augusta National, exclusively live on Sky Sports Golf… What is The Masters and how do I watch? The Masters is one of the four major championships in men’s professional golf and is truly unique in the sense that it is the only one to be held at the same location every year, the world-famous Augusta National golf course. First played in 1934, this…
Iran has warned of further attacks on data centers across the Middle East in response to continued threats and airstrikes from the United States. Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari said in a video released over the weekend and widely shared on Sunday that Iran would retaliate with attacks of its own against American energy and technology infrastructure in the region if the United States follows through on its threat to attack civilian infrastructure. A video released by Iran shows an image of a globe, zooms in on Stargate’s data center in the United Arab Emirates, and displays the message, “Nothing…
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.Gallo Images | Getty ImagesAs global oil traders analyze satellite images and official statements for clues about the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, one research firm appears to have taken a different approach, claiming it has sent analysts directly to the conflict zone.Citorini Research, which issued a market-shaking bearish note on artificial intelligence earlier this year, said it had sent an analyst to Oman’s Musandam peninsula, who traveled by boat to observe shipping activity firsthand amid rising…
Two games, two losses, and two trophies slipped from Arsenal’s hands. They must bounce back this week if they are to claim Champions League or Premier League glory. Mikel Arteta called on his squad to show what they are capable of after losing to Southampton in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup final to Man City, but his options have been severely limited amid the injury crisis. Eleven Arsenal players were removed from international duty during the March break. This has led to criticism that the Gunners are saving their energy for club football. But Arteta’s selection at Southampton and…
Google on Monday quietly released an offline-first dictation app called Google AI Edge Eloquent on iOS to compete with Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, Willow and others. The app is free to download, and once you download the Gemma-based Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) model, you can start dictating on your phone. In the app, you can check the live transcription, and when you press pause, the app will automatically filter out filler words like “um” and “ah” and refine the text. Below the transcript, you’ll find options like “Key Points,” “Formal,” “Short,” and “Long” to convert the text. Image credit: Screenshot by…