Smithsonian director derides a White House report branding the museum as ‘woke’
Anthea Hartig rejected a White House report accusing the Smithsonian of “ideological capture” and anti‑American bias.
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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg warns Trump’s AI ownership plan would make ‘George Orwell blush’
"Somewhere, Karl Marx is smiling," the media company founder wrote in an op-ed, calling current markets a "smoke-filled backroom."
OpenAI says its AI models secretly broke out of a secure test environment and hacked into AI company Hugging Face in order to cheat on an evaluation
The first-of-its-kind incident involved OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and another unreleased model
Agentic commerce is coming—and the battle to build its infrastructure is on
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Trump to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, invoking the ‘nuclear option’ that could unleash a new wave of economic chaos and inflation
Trump signed three proclamations to launch the tariffs under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act.
U.S. military launches 10th straight night of airstrikes on Iran as Houthi allies threaten Red Sea, but glimmers of hope appear on diplomatic front
Iran's interior minister traveled to Pakistan, a key mediator in the conflict, for talks.
Prediction markets Swell to 27% of sports bets during World Cup
Kalshi, the biggest player, has repeatedly broken its own trading records during the World Cup.
Box office debut for ‘The Odyssey’ tops ‘Oppenheimer’ and is Christopher Nolan’s best opening since ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in 2012
“The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas.
The U.K. is getting a new prime minister, but bond investors are really in charge and ‘hyper-reactive,’ Wall Street veteran says
"But investors know it’s the bond market that will call the shots in the $4.2 trillion economy no matter who sits in the prime minister’s office."
