Category: World

Host government India announced on Thursday that the annual BRICS summit, bringing together leaders of the anti-American coalition’s countries, would take place in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, setting the stage for potentially the most tumultuous summit yet. This year’s high-level summit is…

More than 100 companies, spanning AI developers, cybersecurity firms, financial institutions and internet infrastructure providers, have joined Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic in signing an open letter urging governments and industry to join forces against a coming wave of AI-driven cyberattacks. The first self-directed AI hacking…

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh took a hawkish stance on inflation on Friday, indicating that he views the economy as strong, labor markets as healthy, and inflation still too high and showing little signs of progressing toward the Fed’s two percent goal. “We must be…

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday that the Pentagon acted illegally when it labeled AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk, finding the designation violated the First Amendment. CNBC reports that U.S. District Judge Rita Lin found that the Department of Defense punished…

President Donald Trump announced that he was authorizing farmers and ranchers to be allowed to “PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD” and accused big meat processors of being a “nasty Monopoly” on the industry. In a post on Truth Social, Trump expressed that ranchers and farmers “have…

Seasonal gas storage levels are at their lowest on record, leaving a “huge concern” over Britain’s energy security in the coming months, a top industry figure has said. Chris O’Shea, the CEO of Centrica — which owns British Gas — has sounded the alarm on…

President Donald Trump encouraged Canadian companies “that are doing business with America” to move their companies to the United States, adding that when they move back, there will be “no TARIFFS.” In a Truth Social post Sunday, Trump noted that many of the Canadian companies…

Basement, a New York City nightclub famous for its strict door policy, announced this week that it is banning smart glasses from its dance floor. Smart glasses, often derided as “pervert glasses,” allow users to record video and post it to social media seamlessly. Futurism…

A woman identified as “Jane Doe” sued Elon Musk’s xAI this week, alleging the company trained its Grok AI chatbot on child pornography depicting her, in what appears to be the first case accusing xAI of training its AI on child sexual abuse material (CSAM).…

Florida became the first state to block taxpayer-funded cash welfare from being used to purchase nonessential items like tattoos, video games, and tobacco and vaping products. In a press release on Monday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that the state was amending its Temporary…