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Trump's AI safety cuts
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI safety institute faces cuts under Trump Potential cuts to the U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI) are ...The Hill - 4d -
Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing ...ABC News - Feb. 19 -
Here are the federal departments where terminations have been rescinded
Following the flurry of federal firings as a part of Trump's mission to decrease the government, hundreds of workers were informed that their terminations were rescinded.ABC News - Feb. 20 -
Justice department drops discrimination case against Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Case brought during Biden presidency accused space company of refusing, unlawfully, to hire certain immigrants. The US Department of Justice on Thursday said it would drop a case accusing Elon ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Top Justice Department prosecutor resigns over climate spending probe
A top prosecutor with the Department of Justice resigned after refusing to take part in a probe of Biden-era climate spending. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Justice Department shuts down federal law enforcement misconduct tracker
The database allowed federal law enforcement agencies to privately search for information on a new hire or officer within their ranks.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Trump says he is considering merging USPS with Commerce Department
President Trump told reporters he would be considering merging the United States Postal Service with the Commerce Department, knocking the current state of the USPS as a "tremendous loser."NBC News - Feb. 21 -
Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's Commerce Department
President Donald Trump said Friday that his new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service.NBC News - 6d -
Trade-promoting UK departments face ‘up to 40%’ staff cuts
Restructuring plans come as Britain seeks to boost inward investmentFinancial Times - 6d -
Trump Has the Same Idea in Mind for Ukraine and the Department of Justice
What do Ukraine and the Justice Department have in common?The New York Times - 5d -
2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver
First, a report on the upheaval at the Justice Department. Then, a look at why the CFPB is under fire by President Trump, DOGE.And John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview.CBS News - 4d -
Senior Justice Department staff tell employees to disregard email promoted by Musk
Elon Musk posted Saturday on his social media site that failure to reply to the email would be taken as a resignation.CBS News - 4d -
'Radical change': Inside Trump's State Department takeover of USAID
A State Department official told leaders of foreign aid groups that U.S. foreign aid funding was undergoing "radical change," according to audio obtained by ABC News.ABC News - 4d -
McMahon says she 'wholeheartedly' agrees with Trump plan to abolish Education Department
Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Education, said she “wholeheartedly” agrees with his plan to abolish the federal agency. The statement came in response to ...The Hill - 3d -
Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight
An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). ...The Hill - 2d -
Musk: Education Department has made most 'progress with efficiency'
Elon Musk, the head of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), released a table Tuesday showing the Department of Education has made the most “progress with ...The Hill - 2d -
The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges
The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.The New York Times - 2d -
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.NBC News - 1d -
Cortez Masto, Grassley push for grants for small police departments
Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pushing to launch a grant program to boost resources for small law enforcement departments across the country. Dubbed the ...The Hill - 1d -
Chief Justice Roberts halts order for payments to State Department, USAID contractors
Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request from the Trump administration to halt a lower court order requiring the payment of foreign assistance funds for State Department and U.S. Agency for ...CBS News - 1d -
Education Department creates 'End DEI' portal to field public complaints
The Department of Education has created a portal where the public can make complaints about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in K-12 public schools as the Trump administration works ...The Hill - 1d -
Britain set to host men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027
The UK is set to host the men's Tour de France Grand Depart in 2027, BBC Sport has learned.BBC News - 14h -
Education Department removes access to certain student loan plan applications
The Education Department says it has temporarily taken down access to applications for income-driven repayment (IDR) student loan plans in response to a court order. “A federal Circuit Court of ...The Hill - 12h -
US education department offers buyout that employees call ‘beyond misleading’
Email offers up to $25,000 but employees note severance and unused leave compensation would add up to more. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get ...The Guardian - 9h -
Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company
Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.The New York Times - Feb. 19 -
OpenAI CFO talks possibility of going public, says Musk bid isn't a distraction
The interview with finance chief Sarah Friar comes during a pivotal time, with the startup reportedly in talks to close a $40 billion investment from SoftBank.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Mira Murati’s Startup Launches, Poaching at Least 20 OpenAI Employees From Her Former Workplace
Two-thirds of the staff at Thinking Machines Lab came from OpenAI, where the founder was once chief technology officer.Inc. - Feb. 20 -
How DeepSeek used distillation to train its artificial intelligence model, and what it means for companies such as OpenAI
DeepSeek's sudden emergence has put the AI industry's focus on a technique called distillation.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
Qodo’s open code embedding model sets new enterprise standard, beating OpenAI, Salesforce
The 1.5B-parameter Qodo-Embed-1-1.5B is available on Hugging Face under the OpenRAIL++-M license, allowing developers to integrate it freelyVentureBeat - 1d -
OpenAI launching GPT-4.5, its next general-purpose large language model
Last month CNBC reported that OpenAI was in discussions on a $40 billion funding round at a $340 billion valuation.CNBC - 1d -
OpenAI releases ‘largest, most knowledgable’ model GPT-4.5 with reduced hallucinations and high API price
GPT-4.5 API pricing appears shockingly high, costing developers $75 and $180 for 1 million tokens in and out, respectively.VentureBeat - 1d -
Where did the home buyers go? 7% mortgage rates sap any remaining energy from the housing market
Home buyers are still struggling with affordability, the National Association of Realtors said.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Energy drink stock Celsius pops more than 25% on big quarterly results, Alani Nu acquisition
Investors appear reassured by the company's potential growth prospects, given its record full-year revenue and its acquisition of a rival energy drink brand.CNBC - Feb. 21 -
Celsius wants to sell more energy drinks to women. Wall Street likes the move.
Celsius shares are up more than 30% after its quarterly results topped estimates and it announced plans to buy drink maker Alani Nu.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Bong Joon Ho: ‘I wish I had Ken Loach’s energy, but I’m just thinking about nap time’
How do you follow up an Oscar winner like Parasite? If you’re the South Korean auteur, you make a sci-fi satire where Robert Pattinson dies over and over again. The director discusses the ...The Guardian - 6d -
We're raising our Coterra Energy price target after a solid quarter, slight outlook tweak
Capital efficiency was a highlight with output levels above management's outlook range and spending near the low end.CNBC - 3d -
Suffering Outrage Fatigue? Research Says This Is the No. 1 Way to Keep the News From Stealing Your Energy and Focus
Your team needs your energy and optimism. Here’s a prescription to beat outrage fatigue and reclaim your focus.Inc. - 1d -
AI Assistants Join the Factory Floor
Manufacturers already have the data. LLM-powered tools could help them make use of it.Wired - 4d -
Help is coming in the AI copyright wars
Artificial intelligence companies must decide how to pay for the human-generated content they needFinancial Times - 1d