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President Trump has proposed building a drone port atop the new White House ballroom, envisioning missile-armed drones and armed troops to guard against aerial attacks. Reporting reveals the Secret Service already operates a separate, smaller drone port nearby on a Treasury Department building, using unarmed surveillance drones deployed from weatherproof boxes to monitor threats.
A New York Times investigation found multiple harassment and rape allegations connected to Silicon Valley hacker houses, including AGI House in Hillsborough, where police logged 37 incidents since 2022, at least 17 tied to parties. In one December case, a woman called police at 2 a.m. from a Lyft saying a male resident had tried to force her into sex before she escaped by climbing a gate. AGI House founder Jeremy Nixon, who also founded an earlier house called Genesis, previously described his vision of housing 20 AI hackers together for three months.
The White House began streaming a continuous YouTube channel replaying President Trump's speeches, bill signings, and other public appearances, dubbed 'Trump TV' by officials. Digital strategy chief Kaelan Dorr described it as airing Trump's 'greatest hits, unfiltered,' claiming media outlets misreported his administration's achievements. The launch came days after CNN, MS Now, and Politico were barred from White House press access.
Major American television networks suspended their rotating pool coverage of President Trump on Monday, following the removal of CNN as the designated pool network and the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House access last week. The move came in solidarity with the banned outlets, which have since filed a lawsuit alleging the denial of access violates their First Amendment rights.
MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing President Trump after he barred their journalists from White House grounds over the weekend, citing dissatisfaction with their coverage of his administration. The outlets argue the ban violates the First Amendment, and their lawsuit is being filed in the same court handling a similar case brought by The Associated Press.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico announced they are suing the Trump administration after their White House reporters had their press badges deactivated and were turned away over the weekend. The move followed Trump's public declaration that he was barring the outlets for reporting he called 'fake news.' The three outlets said they notified the government Monday of a lawsuit to challenge the credential revocations.
CNN reported that its journalists were denied entry to the White House grounds, marking the latest instance of restricted access for the network's reporters covering the administration. CNN publicly condemned the move, calling it an unconstitutional attempt to obstruct its reporting.
Reports indicate Anthropic's anticipated initial public offering will now arrive roughly a month later than earlier projections suggested. The AI company, one of the most closely watched startups in the sector, has not detailed the specific reasons behind the shift in timing.
A retrospective look at Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1977 film 'House' highlights its surreal blend of horror and comedy, following schoolgirls terrorized by a haunted, living home. The piece praises the film's boundary-pushing, low-budget special effects and its enduring cult status among genre fans.
Lofi Girl has debuted a new continuous YouTube stream called Lofi House, dedicated entirely to human-made house music. Its label, Lofi Records, released a companion compilation featuring 19 contributing artists like Akraam, lofi cassette, KBS and Nabuko across major streaming platforms, with a vinyl edition now open for pre-order. The channel is fronted not by Jade, the original Lofi Girl, but by a new fictional character named Julien Maison, or Lofi Teacher.
King Charles hosted a gathering of AI executives and officials at Dumfries House in Scotland, including representatives from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic, the UK's AI Minister and a Vatican advisor, to discuss how artificial intelligence could benefit society. He told attendees that the technology's creators are increasingly warning of its potential to develop darker capabilities, and stressed the urgency of addressing the existential risks of AI falling into the wrong hands.
Despite stepping down as Apple CEO, Tim Cook has kept the responsibility of engaging with governments as part of his new executive chairman title. Bloomberg reports Cook, along with OpenAI's Sam Altman, will attend a White House state dinner honoring Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tense US-China relations over AI, trade and geopolitics.