How YouTube is navigating an AI tightrope

The company is trying a new way of using AI to give users better search results.
A YouTube logo.
Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Anthropic says its AI model hacked three companies

Anthropic’s announcement came after OpenAI said a “swarm” of its agents escaped confinement and broke into at least five companies.
An Anthropic logo.
Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash

From Francesca Hong to Abdul El-Sayed, the left is winning Democrats’ message battle on the issue.
Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed
Screenshot/YouTube/Francesca Hong; Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Oman’s plan to end Strait of Hormuz impasse faces stiff opposition

The plan centers on a key section of international maritime law, whose application is opposed by both Iran and the West.
A child plays at the beach, with vessels in the Strait of Hormuz visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters
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Fetterman still weighing his place in the Democratic tent

The Pennsylvanian is an outlier in a party where what he calls the “warped mutation” of democratic socialism is rising.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa.
Nathan Howard/Reuters

State Department pressed to increase aid for women impacted by Ebola outbreak

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski want the administration to approve support for a UN agency President Donald Trump withdrew from.
Congolese women stand near the house of a man who died of Ebola
Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

Progressives’ Midwest insurgency is powered by the growing data center backlash

From Francesca Hong to Abdul El-Sayed, the left is winning Democrats’ message battle on the issue.
Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed
Screenshot/YouTube/Francesca Hong; Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Debatable: Will Trump’s new tariffs be overturned?

Experts say the 301 tariffs announced last week will be harder to fight in court.

Democrats circulate anti-crypto poll ahead of vote

The poll found that voters in Democratic primaries view crypto less favorably than oil companies; Wall Street; or data centers.

US State Dept. mislabels every country on Africa map

The department acknowledged the “confusion” its map caused during a presentation at a global AIDS conference in Brazil.

ICE deploying more body cameras nationwide, Sen. Collins says

The acting ICE director made the commitment during a closed-door meeting with senators.

Never-El-Sayed moment in Michigan?

Democrats may fail to unite around their candidate in the general.

US lawmakers advance bill that targets Russian oil buyers

The proposal will face tough questions about whether it really helps Ukraine or merely empowers President Donald Trump’s global tariff war.

Trump eyes more AI restrictions following OpenAI’s model going rogue

More than 1,200 AI company employees signed a petition calling for “governance tools” to “buy time to address emerging risks.”

Midterm election fears run high, poll finds

Nearly seven in 10 US adults worry about politicians pressuring election officials to change results, according to Gallup.
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