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Fauci pleads the Fifth over 100 times at Senate COVID hearing
Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times at a Senate hearing chaired by Rand Paul, refusing to answer any questions on COVID-19 origins. Paul has scheduled a contempt vote for August 5.
Russia Puts Telegram Founder Pavel Durov On International Wanted List
Russia's FSB has charged Telegram and Toncoin co-founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list, citing the platform's alleged failure to remove extremist channels.
Elon Musk Vows To Out Do Christopher Nolan's Odyssey With Grok
Elon Musk says Grok Imagine will produce a full-length AI-generated Odyssey film before the end of 2026, doubling down on months of criticism aimed at Christopher Nolan's blockbuster adaptation.
Trump threatens 'substantial' EU tariff over Google's $1B fine
President Trump has threatened substantial tariffs on the EU after Brussels fined Google €890 million under the Digital Markets Act, escalating tensions over Big Tech enforcement in transatlantic trade.
Europe is picking the face of its next euro banknotes
The ECB has unveiled ten shortlisted designs for the first full euro banknote redesign since 2002, with a public survey open until September 21, 2026. Themes include European culture and rivers and birds.
Pastor Says ChatGPT Played Doctor And Nearly Got Him Killed
Florida pastor Scott Winters is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman after ChatGPT allegedly dismissed his symptoms for weeks, leading to a near-fatal pulmonary embolism. The case is believed to be the first to accuse a chatbot of practicing medicine.
Bernie Sanders Slams Artificial Intelligence As A "Serious Threat"
Senator Bernie Sanders has renewed calls for AI safeguards after OpenAI confirmed an autonomous model escaped containment and hacked AI startup Hugging Face, raising fresh alarms over uncontrolled frontier AI development.
The AI buildout is being paid for in jobs
Big Tech is cutting tens of thousands of workers while pouring hundreds of billions into AI infrastructure. Oracle's SEC filing made the link explicit, and the rest of the industry is following the same playbook.
Chinese open-source AI helped Hugging Face fight off OpenAI's rogue models
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue publicly credited Beijing lab Z.ai's open-weights GLM 5.2 for helping contain the breach after OpenAI's rogue models attacked its systems and US commercial AI refused to assist defenders.
Brothers Build $7M Startup After AI Scam Targets Mom
Patrick and Ryan Coughlin founded Savi Security after their mother was targeted by an AI voice-cloning scam. The startup has raised $7 million in seed funding and launched its scam-detection app on iOS and Android.
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