1 hour ago Alaska Lawmakers receive Invasive Species presentation as state grapples with current invasions

Alaska Lawmakers receive Invasive Species presentation as state grapples with current invasions  Alaska's News Source

Society

2 h. ago Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages

The chats had been set up to discuss sensitive security matters. But a group of employees used it for discussions that contained sexual themes, intelligence officials said this week.

Events

3 h. ago San Francisco's iconic Fog Harbor Fish House serves 100,000 bowls of clam chowder a year

San Francisco's iconic Fog Harbor Fish House serves 100,000 bowls of clam chowder a year  ABC7 Bay Area

Politics

4 h. ago WATCH: Thousands of dolphins swim together in California's Monterey Bay

A rare "super pod" of around 3,000 dolphins -- including the elusive northern right whale dolphin -- went out for a swim, with many leaping through into the air.

Politics

4 h. ago Alaska emergency warning system upgrades paused amid FEMA funding questions

Alaska emergency warning system upgrades paused amid FEMA funding questions  Alaska's News Source

Events

5 h. ago Trump Promises $5 Million 'Gold Cards' for Foreigners to Buy Citizenship

President Donald Trump says he wants to replace the EB-5 visa program that sells roughly 10,000 green cards per year to wealthy investors with a higher-cost "gold card" program. The post Trump Promises $5 Million ‘Gold Cards’ for Foreigners to Buy Citizenship appeared first on Breitbart.

Economics

6 h. ago USAID staff given 15 minutes to gather belongings from Washington, D.C., office

The latest USAID directive comes as 1,600 workers received termination notices over the weekend and thousands more abroad were put on administrative leave.

Politics

7 h. ago Anthropic’s latest flagship AI might not have been incredibly costly to train

Anthropic’s newest flagship AI model, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, cost “a few tens of millions of dollars” to train using less than 10^26 FLOPs of computing power. That’s according to Wharton professor Ethan Mollick, who in an X post on Monday relayed a clarification he’d received from Anthropic’s PR. “I was contacted by Anthropic who told me […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Politics

8 h. ago More than 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the West Bank in the last month

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the past month in the West Bank due to the Israel's prolonged military operation there. It's the largest displacement in the West Bank in decades.

Politics

8 h. ago Eagles to receive White House invite after Super Bowl LIX win, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he will invite the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House to commemorate their Super Bowl LIX win.

Politics

8 h. ago Top Trump official moves to block illegal immigrants from receiving food stamps: 'Follow the law, full stop'

Trump's Dept of Agriculture announced a move Tuesday that would crack down on the possibility of illegal immigrants receiving food stamps in the United States.

Events

9 h. ago NFL legend Rob Gronkowski 'considering' return to league: report

NFL legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski is reportedly considering a return to the league, with the report mentioning ties to Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton.

Sport

9 h. ago Trump’s aluminum tariffs could cost 100,000 American jobs, US industry leader warns

Trump’s aluminum tariffs could cost 100,000 American jobs, US industry leader warns  CNN

Events

9 h. ago White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump

In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.

Politics

10 h. ago Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web

Automattic-owned blogging site and social platform Tumblr has financially backed Tapestry, the newly launched app designed to organize feeds from across the open web, including RSS, Mastodon, Bluesky, and others. Launched as a Kickstarter project in January 2024, Tapestry went on to raise over $177,000 via crowdfunding for its app, which opened up to the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Politics

10 h. ago San Francisco Giants Emerging Pitcher Receives Spot on MLB All

San Francisco Giants Emerging Pitcher Receives Spot on MLB All-Under-25 Team  Sports Illustrated

Politics

11 h. ago Poll: Bulk of Trump's Policies Receive 'Strong Majority Support'

The bulk of President Donald Trump's policies receive "strong majority support," a recent Harvard-Harris survey found. The post Poll: Bulk of Trump’s Policies Receive ‘Strong Majority Support’ appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

12 h. ago British musicians release silent album to protest plans to let AI use their work

Over 1,000 musicians teamed up to release a silent album called “Is This What We Want?" to protest potential changes to U.K. AI laws that could reduce artists' creative control.

Politics

13 h. ago More than 230,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship

More than 230,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship  The Washington Post

Politics

14 h. ago 50 years after a seminal conference, big questions about biotechnology remain

In 1975, researchers met to discuss the emerging field of biotechnology. The issues surrounding the field today are familiar.

Technology