California Moves To Exempt Linux From Upcoming Age-Verification Law
California lawmakers are moving to exempt most open-source operating systems from the state's upcoming age-verification law after backlash from Linux and privacy advocates who…
Robinhood Now Lets Your AI Agents Trade Stocks
Robinhood is launching beta support for a new feature that will let AI agents make payments and trade stocks on users' behalf. The company is also rolling out a virtual credit…
Benny Johnson on negotiations with Iran: "I don't understand people like Mark Levin. I don't understand Roger Wicker in the Senate, Ted Cruz, and these people are all lashing out at the president"
Pope Leo Warns of Risks From AI In 42,300-Word Encyclical
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: Pope Leo XIV on Monday set out a sweeping vision for corporate executives, politicians and individuals who will shape…
Judge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia as “Vindictive”
Abrego Garcia was the “victim of a politicized, vindictive White House,” one of his lawyers said.
By Serving as Stenographers to Power, Corporate Media Abetted Israel’s Genocide
Failure to accurately cover the destruction of Gaza is inimical to the basic professional canons of journalism.
Trump Has Turned Venezuela Into a 21st Century US Protectorate
Trump has imposed a radical reorientation of Venezuela's international place within the global world order.
Ex-Nuclear Negotiator Criticizes Trump’s Push for Abraham Accords in Iran Deal
Trump threatened to blow up Oman and said Gulf states “owe” it to the US to normalize relations with Israel.
Zig Bans AI Code Contributions Because They're 'Invariably Garbage'
The Zig programming language wants to be a modern alternative to C (including better memory safety features). It's maintained by as an open-source project by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…
Israel Advances Plan to Displace Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank
The forced resettlement plan seeks to advance an Israeli settlement project splitting the Palestinian territory.
US Bombs Iranian Ships Despite Ceasefire and Ongoing Peace Negotiations
Israel is also continuing its attack on Lebanon in what journalist Negar Mortazavi says is an effort to undermine talks.
New Star Wars Movie Falls to #3 Behind Two Movies Directed By YouTube Stars
Disney's Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu "suffered a catastrophic 70% drop in its second weekend," reports Variety, suggesting the movie isn't finding audiences "beyond an…
Internet Starts Coming Back In Iran After Months-Long Blackout
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Internet access has started to be restored in Iran after being cut off almost three months ago, the country's first…
Israel Expands Strikes and Ground Invasion in Lebanon as Iran Negotiations Stall
Iran has repeatedly insisted that a deal must include Lebanon, while Israel has demanded otherwise.
Pope Leo Issues Encyclical Warning of AI’s Potential Dangers If Left Unregulated
“No algorithm can make war morally acceptable,” reads the first major theological document of Leo XIV's papacy.
US Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Startups For Nuclear Fuel
The Trump administration is planning to provide Cold War-era plutonium from dismantled nuclear warheads to nuclear startups that want to convert it into reactor fuel, arguing it…