Us Vice President Jd Vance Will Attend Ai Summit in Paris French Official Says

GitHub Copilot previews agent mode as market for agentic AI coding tools accelerates

GitHub Copilot is getting more autonomous with new agent mode and the promise of Project Padawan as competition in AI coding space grows.

VentureBeat - 1d

Hugging Face brings ‘Pi-Zero’ to LeRobot, making AI-powered robots easier to build and deploy

Pi0 is a groundbreaking AI model that helps robots understand natural language commands, potentially revolutionizing industrial automation.

VentureBeat - 1d

The US Treasury Claimed DOGE Technologist Didn’t Have ‘Write Access’ When He Actually Did

Sources tell WIRED that the ability of DOGE’s Marko Elez to alter code controlling trillions in federal spending was rescinded days after US Treasury and White House officials said it didn’t exist.

Wired - 1d

OpenAI Is Looking Across the U.S. for Sites to Build Its Trump-Backed Stargate AI Data Centers

OpenAI has begun visiting locations in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin this week.

Inc. - 1d

French AI startup Mistral launches Le Chat mobile app for iPhone, Android — can it take enterprise eyes off DeepSeek?

With the new Le Chat app, Mistral is still positioning itself as a viable alternative to OpenAI's signature chatbot ChatGPT and to DeepSeek.

VentureBeat - 1d

House lawmakers push to ban AI app DeepSeek from US government devices

Lawmakers in the House are proposing to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from U.S. government devices

ABC News - 1d

DeepSeek’s R1 and OpenAI’s Deep Research just redefined AI — RAG, distillation, and custom models will never be the same

Pricing, performance, hallucination risks, clean data: Here’s what DeepSeek and OpenAI's breakthroughs mean for anyone building AI today.

VentureBeat - 1d

Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra Review: AI Snoozefest

Technically sound, Samsung’s latest Android phones are a bit of a snooze.

Wired - 2d

Racial gap widened in deaths among US moms around the time of childbirth

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023

ABC News - 2d

AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

U.K. scientists say they have made a historic breakthrough by making the first image of the inside of a scroll carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago

ABC News - 2d

Blake Lively is sued by Texas crisis specialist in latest 'It Ends With Us' lawsuit

A Texas crisis communications specialist has sued Blake Lively for defamation

ABC News - 2d

Second type of bird flu detected in US dairy cows

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year

ABC News - 2d

Pro-Trump Media Sees Nothing but the President ‘Winning’

Among an array of pro-Trump personalities and media outlets, the president can do no wrong.

The New York Times - 2d

Progress made on House budget, key holdout says

Politico - 2d

Former DOD official who called Obama a ‘terrorist leader’ tapped as Pentagon personnel chief

Politico - 2d

Now more than ever, AI needs a governance framework

It is possible to develop a model with the best intentions, and for that model to be misused later on

Financial Times - 10h

Taubitz wins women's luge world title and Sweeney grabs a bronze for US

Germany’s Julia Taubitz is the women’s singles luge world champion for the second time

ABC News - 10h

All 10 people aboard Alaska plane that crashed died, says US Coast Guard

Authorities found the plane, which was carrying passengers across Norton Sound, about 34 miles south-east of Nome . A small commuter plane carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound that ...

The Guardian - 13h

How Vance is carving out his role as VP: From the Politics Desk

JD Vance is carving out his role as vice president, focusing on TikTok, Capitol Hill and foreign policy issues at the outset of Trump's second term.

NBC News - 17h

British couple named after deaths at French home

Police are investigating after the bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle were found by a neighbour.

BBC News - 19h

From TikTok to messy Cabinet nomination fights, Vance builds his VP portfolio

Vice President JD Vance’s White House portfolio is coming into sharper focus.

NBC News - 20h

Directors’ Deals: US deal sparks Fever-Tree buying

Share price rises 20 per cent as the tie-up is announced

Financial Times - 21h

Ecuador chooses president against backdrop of gang violence

Whoever wins the presidential election will be tasked with restoring security to the country.

BBC News - 21h

What do Trump’s tariffs mean for US-China trade?

The US president hopes tariffs will help close the huge trade gap by potentially pressuring Beijing into a new deal. Donald Trump postponed his threat to tax all imports from Mexico and Canada ...

The Guardian - 22h

‘In a real sense, US democracy has died’: how Trump is emulating Hungary’s Orbán

Trump has moved to gut the federal government, fire critics and reward allies – a path similar to ‘would-be dictators’ like Orbán, experts say. A pitiless crackdown on on illegal immigration. A ...

The Guardian - 1d

The US draws a 'red line' over including Hezbollah in Lebanon's government

A newly appointed U.S. envoy says she hopes Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form

ABC News - 1d

A Russian spy ship caught fire off Syria, officials say. Here's what it broadcasts

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last month

ABC News - 1d

Japan’s Prime Minister Will Seek to Preserve Status Quo at Summit With Trump

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is hoping for reassurances Friday that the alliance is still strong. But in this White House, even a meet-and-greet can be a gamble.

The New York Times - 1d

Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts are showing us a new way to play

Neither quarterback posted particularly eye-catching passing numbers. But is that really the best or only measure of good QB play?

Yahoo Sports - 1d

This officiating conspiracy theory could actually sway the Super Bowl outcome

No matter where anyone stands on the issue, what is undeniable is that the officiating crew for Super Bowl LIX is well aware of what is being said.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

South African president alludes to Trump's threat in speech to the nation: 'We will not be bullied'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”

ABC News - 1d

Google Rolls Back AI Promises and DEI Measures as Staff Ask, ‘Are We the Bad Guys Now?’

Google’s unofficial motto used to be ‘Don’t be evil,’ but that sentiment sits in sharp contrast to recent leadership decisions that have angered some employees.

Inc. - 1d

Adobe’s New AI Promises to Help Your Company Tackle Tricky Contract Language. Should You Let It?

AI has taken big steps into the realm of legalese. Now, Adobe’s new tool is meant to strip the mystery from complex contractual language.

Inc. - 1d

Guatemala gives Rubio a second deportation deal for migrants being sent home from the US

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the United States

ABC News - 2d

Miami Beach Uses Fake Reality Show to Discourage Spring Break

As part of its yearslong effort to curb raucous partying, the city created “Reality Check,” a video in which revelers break the rules and suffer the consequences.

The New York Times - 2d

US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China

Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.

Wired - 2d

Guatemala strikes deal with Rubio to accept migrants from other countries deported from the US

Guatemala’s president says his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the United States

ABC News - 2d

LinkedIn Is Testing an AI Tool That Could Transform How People Search for Jobs

The company says artificial intelligence could help surface jobs that remain hidden from typical search queries.

Wired - 2d

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization

A spokesman for President Javier Milei says he has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agency

ABC News - 2d

Google’s holiday ad boost can’t ease AI letdown fears

Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence ...

ABC News - 3d

Us Vice President Jd Vance Will Attend Ai Summit in Paris French Official Says

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