Anthropic Debuts Claude Haiku 4.5, a More Affordable Compact AI Model
Anthropic announced on Wednesday the release of Claude Haiku 4.5, a small artificial intelligence model that will serve as a lower-cost offering for all the company’s users. Anthropic stated that…
Fox News Rebuke Signals Trump’s First Amendment Attacks Facing Resistance
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi are leading the charge to restrict the First Amendment under the current administration, but they faced a major rebuke this…
Trump Administration Searches for Funds to Pay Federal Officers During Shutdown
As the U.S. government shutdown enters its third week, the Trump administration is searching for alternative financial mechanisms to ensure federal law enforcement officers continue to be paid. With Republicans…
YouTube Tests AI Lip-Sync Tech to Improve Auto-Dubbing
Your next favorite YouTuber may not even speak the same language as you. Following the recent launch of its auto-dubbing feature, which uses AI to translate audio, YouTube is now…
Personal Data May Have Been Stolen in Asahi Cyberattack
Asahi, Japan’s largest brewer, has confirmed that personal data may have been stolen in the ransomware attack that forced the company to temporarily halt beer production. A cyber-attack late last…
OpenAI’s New Deals Signal Push to Control Its Entire Ecosystem
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has abandoned the company’s founding philosophy that better ideas would lead to artificial general intelligence (AGI), embracing a new conviction that massive compute and infrastructure…
Google Lets You Hide Search Ads — After You View Them
To address user frustration with search results cluttered by ads, Google is rolling out a significant design change that groups all its advertisements into a single section labeled “Sponsored results,”…
‘Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game’ Launches Summer 2026
Fans of the “Avatar” franchise have reason for excitement, as a new fighting game based on the beloved series is officially set for release next year. The game, currently operating…
Dutch Government Seizes Control of China-Owned Chip Company
The Dutch government has assumed control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker in the Netherlands, by invoking the Goods Availability Act. This “highly exceptional” decision aims to safeguard the European supply…
Vance Claims ACA Tax Credits Are Rife With Fraud Amid Shutdown
Vice President JD Vance accused Democrats of “hostage-taking” in the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, as the political stalemate continues over Democratic demands to extend expiring healthcare subsidies. The Healthcare Policy…
Trump Declares Inflation ‘Defeated’ as Fed Cuts Rates, but Americans Still Struggle With High Prices
Inflation has risen for three of the last four months and is now slightly higher than it was a year ago. Despite this, neither President Donald Trump nor top Federal…
Obama’s Democracy Warnings Now Seem Aimed at the U.S.
Former President Barack Obama recently warned of a “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe,” even in nations once considered immune to democratic erosion. Speaking with democracy activists from Hungary…
Trump Says Administration Has Found Funds to Pay Troops During Shutdown
The Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers across a range of government agencies on Friday, the tenth day of the prolonged U.S. government shutdown. President Donald Trump…
Trump Responds to China’s Rare Earth Limits With Threat of 100% Tariffs
President Donald Trump declared on Friday that he will impose a 100% tariff on all imports from China, dramatically escalating the ongoing trade conflict between the two nations. In the…
Chinese Company Plans £1.5B Turbine Factory in Scotland
A Chinese energy company, Ming Yang, the largest private wind turbine manufacturer in China, has announced significant plans to build the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing facility in Scotland. The…
Carney Teases Budget Plans With School Meal Program and Automatic Tax Filing
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will begin preparing pre-filled tax returns for more low-income people with simple tax situations. The goal is…
Trump Calls Nobel Winner Machado After His Administration Condemned Her Award
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado on Friday, shortly after his own administration publicly denounced the committee that granted her the honor. President…
Trump Threatens to Double Tariffs With New 100% China Duty
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on social media that he would impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month. In the same post, President Trump declared…