Gavin Newsom says he won’t run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris does
The California governor said there was too much “crossover” between his base and Harris’, and that it would be an electoral “gift” for everybody else if they both ran.
Trump calls Nvidia CEO to talk AI — and gets put on speakerphone in all-hands meeting
President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a company all-hands meeting and gave another full-throated defense of artificial intelligence after Huang put the call on speakerphone.
Trump loyalist subpoenaed John Brennan before resignation last week
A Trump loyalist heading a “grand conspiracy” investigation into some of Trump’s grievances signed a subpoena seeking testimony from former CIA director just before his resignation from the Justice Department last week.
Mail-In Voting Survives
Imminent chaos aside, the Administration’s claim that the Postal Service has authority to regulate mail-in ballots is questionable at best. The Constitution entrusts the conduct of elections to the states and Congress, if it...
Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame?
The religious terminology I am using here is intentional. If religion has traditionally been one of the chief mechanisms for enforcing shame, LessWrong and its posters have flipped many of the conventions once regulated...
How Ukraine’s futuristic war could get ‘much worse,’ according to ex-Google CEO
Ukraine’s battlefield “kill zones,” where leaving your bunker can mean death by Russian drone within minutes, look set to grow swiftly as the war drives breathtaking technological advancements, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has...
Man pleads not guilty, denied bond for charges in Tasia Fortune’s murder
JACKSON, Miss. — The man arrested in the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman who was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned Mississippi home last month, was denied bond after...
Macklemore says he was dropped from Ed Sheeran tour after Robert Kraft organized boycott
Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he says New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft organized a boycott among stadium owners over the rapper’s remarks in support of Palestinians.
Fashion council president grabs PETA protester at New York Fashion Week
The CEO and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America was captured on video grabbing an animal rights protester and covering her mouth during a New York Fashion Week runway show Sunday.
23-year-old Georgia mayor removed from office after city alleges improper contact with teen, misuse of funds
Lawmakers in an Atlanta suburb removed the city’s young mayor, accusing him of misusing a municipal credit card and engaging in inappropriate, sexually explicit communications with a teenager, officials said Sunday.