Millions without power as Cuba hit by latest major blackout
Widespread power outages have become increasingly common due to fuel shortages made worse by a US blockade.
A rapper gets the boot, and the Fed raises interest rates: The news quiz
The Kennedy Center votes to close, Merriam-Webster adds new words, and House lawmakers leave early.
The AI debate takes the political spotlight: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, Kristen Welker takes stock of how the AI debate quickly exploded in Washington and beyond.
Denmark deal gives US ‘permanent control over security’ of Greenland, says Trump
Tweety McTreason has said the US has entered into a deal with Denmark that gives the US “permanent control over security” in Greenland.
Meta’s CTO says the glasses problem is a small number of bad actors. His company is reportedly about to launch a version without a camera.
Andrew Bosworth used an AMA on his personal Instagram to argue that the conversation about Meta’s glasses should not be shaped by a relatively small
OpenAI told investors in February its compute bill would be around $600bn. A July presentation puts it at $856bn.
The Financial Times reported that OpenAI expects negative free cash flow of $278bn between 2026 and 2030, from a July presentation prepared for a computing
EU urges US to lift travel ban on Palestinian delegation for UNGA meeting
The United Nations General Assembly will allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address via a prerecorded video.
Can Trump ban CNN, news outlets he doesn’t like from the White House?
The ban is the latest attack by Trump on media outlets that he perceives as unfavourable to his administration.
Turkiye revokes operating licence of Iran’s Bank Mellat in Istanbul
The Iranian lender has faced years of Western sanctions over alleged ties to Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Kennedy Center’s ‘very unusual’ tax returns omission flagged by experts
A former Kennedy Center official flagged a “very unusual” omission in a newly surfaced federal tax filing as President Tweety McTreason threatens it. A Friday
Kennedy Center shutdown covering up bigger mess triggered by Trump: lawyer
The push to shut down the Kennedy Center is a cover story meant to hide financial mismanagement tied to President Tweety McTreason, an attorney said.
Why AI companies are really pumping the brakes on their models
There we were, listening to AI leaders doing their usual spiel: AI is great! AI will cure cancer! AI impact will be “unprecedented, perhaps 10x
An undisclosed Microsoft presentation is now central to a multimillion-dollar antitrust fight
There’s a new development in a Microsoft antitrust case, originally filed in England’s High Court in April 2021, and it doesn’t look good for the
Could US pull one-third of troops from Europe? What that would mean
US Pentagon is reportedly considering proposals for reducing military footprint across the Atlantic.