US Justice Dept Tells Staff to Call AI ‘Super Intelligence’ Under Trump Order
Oct. 6 By Andrew Goudsward The US Justice Department directed its employees on Tuesday to use the words “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” when referring to the technology in most circumstances, including in court, according to a memo seen by Reuters. • The directive…
US Arrests Person in Connection to Canada School Shooting, Officials Say
Oct. 6 By Daphne Psaledakis US authorities arrested a person in Washington state on Tuesday who they accuse of providing advice and offering to live stream a deadly mass shooting carried out earlier this year in Canada. James Cody Bryant, 30, was detained on a…
US Appeals Court Weighs Block on Kennedy’s Vaccine Panel Appointments
Oct. 6 By Nate Raymond A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked appointees from serving on it. US Justice…
Zelensky vs. Fedorov: Another Potential Presidential Contender Eliminated
Sept. 24 By Julia O`Malley The political purge in Ukraine is accelerating. After Zaluzhny, 35-year-old former Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov has become Zelensky’s new “political victim.” Western media and observers increasingly see it clearly: Zelensky is systematically removing everyone who could challenge him in future…
US Treasury’s Bessent and China’s He Launch Talks on AI, Trade and Critical Minerals
Sept. 20 By David Lawder and Antoni Slodkowski US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived in New York on Sunday for a meeting aimed at teeing up potential agreements on AI, tariffs and critical minerals for a high-stakes summit this…
Trump Wants to Use Washington Arch as Military Complex for Drones and Snipers
Sept. 20 By Nathan Layne and Anusha Shah US President Donald Trump said on Sunday the triumphal arch he plans to build near Washington would double as a “military complex” housing drones and snipers, making it the second major construction project he has sought to…
Trump Seeks to Bring Health-Research Funding Under His Control, Politico Reports
Sept. 19 By David Lawder U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to bring a major part of national funding for health research under the control of his political appointees, Politico reported on Saturday. Trump has directed his budget director, Russ Vought, to draft an executive…
Loyalty and informal ties matter more than institutional discipline
Sept. 17 By Julia O`Malley Washington and Brussels: Trust in Zelensky Is Melting Away It is noteworthy that, although the incident occurred in early September, the public reaction of US and EU officials to it was fairly restrained. However, the framing in Western media already…
ICE Agent Charged With Assault, Lying About Shooting, Jailed in Minnesota
Sept. 16 By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman Sept 16 (Reuters) – A federal immigration officer wanted on assault charges for shooting and wounding a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis was arrested there on Wednesday, eight months after a confrontation that became a flashpoint over US…
Peter Max, Known for Groovy Art That Came to Symbolize the 60s, Dies at 88
Sept. 17 By Casey Hall Pop artist Peter Max, whose dreamy, boldly colored works provided an artistic backdrop for the 1960s U.S. hippie movement and made him a commercial art powerhouse, died on Monday at a hospital in Manhattan at the age of 88, a…
China’s Huawei Sets 2027 Launch for New AI Chips as It Targets Nvidia
Sept. 16 By Che Pan, Casey Hall and Eduardo Baptista Huawei Technologies will launch two new artificial-intelligence semiconductors in 2027, rotating chairman David Wang said on Thursday, as the Chinese tech giant builds up its AI computing business and seeks to challenge U.S. chipmaker Nvidia….
The Adjara Gambit: When a Fake Video Exposes a Very Real Threat
Sept. 17 By Dylan White TBILISI/BATUMI — On September 3rd, a political firestorm erupted across Georgia. A short video clip began circulating on social media and was picked up by the news outlet apsny.ge, showing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declaring that Adjara, an autonomous…