3 h. ago OpenAI wins $200m contract with US military for ‘warfighting’

Program with the defense department is first under the startup’s initiative to put AI to work in governmentsThe US Department of Defense on Monday awarded OpenAI a $200m contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the US military.The San Francisco-based company will “develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains”, according to the defense department’s posting of awarded contracts. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Troubles at Air India continue: Flights to London, Paris cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco

Troubles at Air India continue: Flights to London, Paris cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco-Mumbai flight  The Hindu

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7 h. ago Troubles at Air India continue: 7 international flights cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco

Troubles at Air India continue: 7 international flights cancelled; glitch hits San Francisco-Mumbai flight  The Hindu

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10 h. ago Appeals court in San Francisco to hear arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is set to hear arguments on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California

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12 h. ago ‘Passengers are troubled’: Air India flight 159 from Ahmedabad to London cancelled due to technical issues

‘Passengers are troubled’: Air India flight 159 from Ahmedabad to London cancelled due to technical issues  Mint

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24 h. ago Officers who cover their faces could be charged with a misdemeanor under California proposal

Local, state, and federal law enforcement officers who cover their faces while conducting official business could face a misdemeanor in California under a new proposal announced Monday

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30 h. ago Nezza sings national anthem in Spanish at Dodgers as protest against immigration raids

Performer says Dodgers told her to sing in EnglishProtests have erupted across LA in response to raidsSinger Vanessa Hernández says she chose to sing the Spanish version of the US national anthem at Dodger Stadium on Saturday as a protest against recent immigration raids.Hernández, who performs under the name Nezza, says she was warned by a member of the Dodgers staff before the team’s game against the San Francisco Giants to perform the anthem in English. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago London Grammar tell LIDO Festival fans they hope ‘music can bring us together’

The indie pop group captivated crowds at the show in London’s Victoria Park on a balmy Sunday night.

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66 h. ago Protests across US as Trump’s military parade concludes; some rallies thwarted by violence and threats – live

Millions show up to thousands of anti-Trump demonstrations as Virginia and San Francisco report vehicles driving into crowdsMillions across US turn out for anti-Trump protestsTanks roll through Washington as Trump hosts paradeIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump’s military parade under way amid mass protests across US; some rallies thwarted by violence and threats

Millions show up to thousands of anti-Trump demonstrations despite killings in Minnesota; Virginia and San Francisco report vehicles driving into crowdsFull report: Millions across US turn out for anti-Trump protestsTanks to roll through Washington as Trump hosts US military paradeIt will be a parade fit for a king – which is precisely why critics worry what message it will send the rest of the world about the future of democracy in America.On Saturday, there will be tanks on the streets of the nation’s capital as Washington hosts a celebration of the US army’s 250th anniversary, which happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.North Korea: military parades. China: military parades. Russia: military parades.These aren’t parades to celebrate a victory and it’s certainly not to celebrate the United States army’s birthday. This is a parade to aggrandise Donald Trump’s ego. No one who knows either Trump or his pattern of behavior would think for a minute this is anything else...

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3 d. ago Luigi Mangione, Diddy, and SBF walk into a jail: Wild musical about UnitedHealthcare assassination debuts in San Francisco

A sell-out musical about the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO assassin has hit the stage before Mangione has even gone to trial. Josh Marcus was on hand at the premier of the wildest musical of 2025

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3 d. ago Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect

A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State Department

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5 d. ago Bride secretly sells alcohol behind her husband's back at their 'dry wedding'

The anonymous 27-year-old woman, thought to be from the U.S, commented on a San Francisco-based online chat forum Reddit under the thread: 'Am I the a**hole?'

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7 d. ago Trump intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard warns world on brink of 'nuclear annihilation' in terrifying video

Top U.S. intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard released a dire warning about imminent 'nuclear annihilation' in a video showing San Francisco getting blown up.

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7 d. ago Homeless people could be arrested after refusing three offers of shelter in Silicon Valley city

The City Council of San Jose, California, is voting on a controversial proposal that would make homeless people eligible for arrest if they reject three offers of housing

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7 d. ago Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ wellness company convicted in forced labor trial

The leaders of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” have been convicted of federal forced labor charges

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8 d. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following ICE protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

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8 d. ago Trump orders the arrest of everyone in face masks and says 'bring in the troops' as LA burns, looting breaks out and violence spirals out of control following migrant crackdown protests

Harrowing footage showed rioters laying deadly traps for officers in LA and setting cars alight with molotov cocktails, rockets and explosives as tensions soared to new heights on Sunday night.

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9 d. ago Rebecca Adlington's guide to San Francisco — cycling, sea lions and gluten

Cycling over the Golden Gate bridge, shopping at Pier 39 and the best Mexican food - the athlete shares her guide to the West Coast city

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1 week ago Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly 'scraping' user comments to train chatbot Claude

Social media platform Reddit has sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, alleging that it is illegally “scraping” the comments of Reddit users to train its chatbot Claude

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