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Jon Stewart cuts hand during fiery monologue on DOGE, prescription drugs
Jon Stewart railed against sweeping cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — and suffered one of his own in the process — during an impassioned monologue on "The Daily Show." ...The Hill - 23h -
N.S.F. Cuts Raise Fears of a Reduced U.S. Presence in Polar Regions
The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions.The New York Times - 23h -
71 percent of Trump voters oppose Medicaid cuts: Poll
Most President Trump voters say they oppose any cuts to Medicaid as Republican lawmakers wrestle with how to reach up to $2 trillion in budget cuts through their reconciliation bill, a poll ...The Hill - 20h -
The Callisto Protocol Dev Cuts More Jobs In Gaming's Latest Layoffs
Striking Distance Studios, the Krafton-owned game studio that made 2022's The Callisto Protocol and 2024's Redacted , has undergone a new round of layoffs. This follows on from a previous round ...GameSpot - 21h -
Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned. Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a ...The Guardian - 20h -
What 15 Americans Think About Elon Musk and DOGE’s Government Cuts
Americans across the country are deeply split over Mr. Musk, with some welcoming his cuts to government and others outraged at what they see as an abuse of power.The New York Times - 20h -
DOGE Cuts Pause Development of Meal Bars for First Responders
Ryan Dowdy’s small-business grant is frozen until further notice.Inc. - 21h -
Jeffries says Johnson's budget plan could lead to big Medicaid cuts
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning that House Speaker Mike Johnson's budget proposal would lead to Medicaid cuts. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.CBS News - 17h -
Palantir’s Alex Karp Says He’s Fine With Pentagon Budget Cuts
Nevermind that Palantir’s stock price dropped and DOGE is slashing government contracts. Karp thinks his defense tech firm will thrive in a meritocracy.Inc. - 16h -
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.The New York Times - 14h -
Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts
The newly-formed Fork Off Coalition, composed of recently laid off government employees, represents an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure.CBS News - 14h -
The Next Phase of Trump’s Large-Scale Work Force Cuts Is Underway
Workers at a handful of agencies have begun receiving notifications that they are part of the “reduction in force” directed by the president, after a wave of firings that targeted probationary ...The New York Times - 13h -
National parks cutting hours, services amid federal layoffs
National parks across the U.S. face service reductions and staffing shortages due to federal budget cutsThe Hill - 13h -
DOGE cuts could hamper U.S. response to next pandemic
Around 700 people have been laid off from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent weeks due to cuts from the Trump administration. Some public health experts are expressing ...CBS News - 13h -
U.S. aid cuts will "deepen the suffering" in Sudan, front-line doctor says
A doctor battling to save lives amid Sudan's "forgotten war" tells CBS News he can't understand Mr. Trump's aid freeze, but Sudanese people will suffer for it.CBS News - 13h -
Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?
Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.The New York Times - 14h -
US House passes budget resolution to cut taxes and spending by trillions
Bill would lead to large increase in America’s deficit, independent analysts sayFinancial Times - 12h -
What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
The math of the G.O.P.’s goals makes the move almost unavoidable.The New York Times - 12h -
Some small businesses are on the brink after Trump's spending cuts affect contracts
"My company has been left behind," one small business founder said.ABC News - 11h -
Wonder Woman game axed as Warner Bros cuts three studios
Warner Bros Games joins a growing list of companies making cuts in the gaming industry.BBC News - 4h -
Police rescue a Chinese student whose finger was cut off by kidnappers
Philippine police say they safely recovered a Chinese student who was kidnapped by a gang that killed his driver and cut off the student’s finger in a bid to force his parents to pay a huge ransomABC News - 2h -
US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’
Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global fallout. The Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...The Guardian - 2h -
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?. Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam ...The Guardian - 3h -
Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’
One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.”Wired - 6d -
The cyber insurance reckoning: Why AI-powered attacks are breaking coverage (and what comes next)
Cybersecurity insurance is increasingly critical, particularly as AI transforms (and simplifies) hackers' methodologies.VentureBeat - 5d -
How Cisco’s AI defense stacks up against the cyber threats you never see
Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built to address the security paradox AI creates with its exponential growth in enterprisesVentureBeat - 5d -
AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay ahead
Why enterprises must embrace an AI-first strategy that unifies endpoint, identity and network security within a zero-trust framework.VentureBeat - 5d -
Together AI’s $305M bet: Reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1 are increasing, not decreasing, GPU demand
The demands of DeepSeek's advanced reasoning capabilities are pushing enterprises toward Together AI's optimized infrastructure platform.VentureBeat - 5d -
This Chinese AI Bet Has Outperformed Magnificent Seven Names Like Meta and Google This Year
Alibaba stock soared after a strong earnings beat, bringing its year-to-date gains to 60 percent.Inc. - 5d -
We're buying the dip in an AI data center play still under pressure post-DeepSeek
We see this as an opportunity.CNBC - 4d -
How Google’s New AI Co-Scientist Tool Gives Us a Taste of Tomorrow’s Workplace
Scientists often use sophisticated technology, so an AI tool designed to help them begin new investigations may see broad take-up among the community. It’s also a hint of how many other workplaces ...Inc. - 4d -
Gabby Petito's AI-faked voice in new Netflix documentary sparks viewer backlash
Netflix's “American Murder: Gabby Petito” is facing backlash from some viewers who are questioning whether the filmmakers' decision to use AI to recreate Petito’s voice is ethical.NBC News - 4d -
UK develops AI CV-writing tool to ease pressure on job support staff
Plan will free up work coaches for more ‘valuable’ employment as ministers seek to cut welfare billFinancial Times - 2d -
AI still has a hallucination problem: How MongoDB aims to solve it with advanced rerankers and embedding models
How MongoDB's Voyage AI is helping enterprises move more mission critical operations into production with gen AI.VentureBeat - 2d -
Apple to open AI server factory in Texas as part of $500 billion U.S. investment
Apple said it will work with partners to open a 250,000-square-foot AI server manufacturing facility in Houston.CNBC - 1d -
TVs at HUD Played an AI-Generated Video of Donald Trump Kissing Elon Musk’s Feet
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”Wired - 1d -
A New AI Worry: Many Young Coders No Longer Know How Their Code Really Works
Research recently showed that using AI may impact workers’ long term critical thinking powers. Another alarm bell raises worries that overreliance on AI to help write code will also have a ...Inc. - 1d -
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet takes aim at OpenAI and DeepSeek in AI’s next big battle
Anthropic launches Claude 3.7 Sonnet AI with groundbreaking 'thinking time' controls, challenging OpenAI and DeepSeek while reshaping enterprise AI with unified reasoning capabilities and new ...VentureBeat - 1d -
Anthropic says it's released its 'most intelligent' AI model yet as competition ramps up
Anthropic unveiled its latest frontier model, Claude Sonnet 3.7, on Monday and claims it's the company's "most intelligent" version yet.CNBC - 1d -
Microsoft reiterates plan to invest $80 billion in AI, but may 'adjust our infrastructure in some areas'
Microsoft hasn't backed off its plan for the current fiscal year but acknowledged that it may makes some infrastructure adjustments.CNBC - 1d