Kristi Noem caught faking State Dept letterhead to swat down firing rumors: reportAmid rumors she was being ousted from the State Department, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem put out what looked like an official press release on social media stating she was still a “senior adviser,” according to a report by Politico's National Security Daily. Two people familiar with her work at the department said State’s leadership…Raw Story6h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Treasury proposes rule to curb high-tech investments in China and other adversariesThe U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other "countries of concern."PBS NewsHour7h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Wall Street Week | Europe’s AI Player, Argentina’s Two EconomiesThis week, campaign costs are soaring, but democratic fundraiser Blair Effron of Centerview Partners says many races may already have reached the point where more money stops making much difference. And, even though most Americans dislike the proliferation of data centers, one community has welcomed them with open arms. Plus, the key difference Mistral…Bloomberg7h agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernment
Michigan Retiree Without Internet Connection Credited with $4,500 in ActBlue DonationsPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff said in a Wednesday report that federal records had tied an 88-year-old retiree in Milan, Michigan, to nearly $4,500 in new ActBlue donations over six weeks, among them four logged on a day she had no internet access. The post Michigan Retiree Without Internet Connection Credited with $4,500 in ActBlue…Breitbart News Network7h agoWhole story →Technology
WATCH: Trump defends Musk on Starlink disturbances, says he'll 'never do anything wrong'Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that service remained slow from Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade version of the Starlink satellite internet service.PBS NewsHour8h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
The battlefield has no boundaries: How the Iran war is redrawing the cyber threat mapEvery defense contractor should reassess whether its cybersecurity reflects today’s threat environment or the one that existed five years ago.Federal News Network8h agoWhole story →PlanetTechnology
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: Blackstone Chips Bet (Podcast)The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Blackstone tactical opportunities group led a $2.3B private credit loan to CoreWeave in 2023, marking the first major deal of its kind and becoming a blueprint for chip-backed debt. This marked the first major deal of its kind…Bloomberg8h agoWhole story →TechnologyBuild
Rebel Republicans make secret threat to block Trump’s nominees over UkraineRepublican senators are escalating their clash with President Donald Trump and reaching for one of their most powerful pieces of leverage. Senators from both parties have warned top White House officials that they will hold up Trump’s pending nominees until his administration restores the satellite communications Ukraine’s military relies on, The New…Raw Story9h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Texas attorney general sues OpenAI for lying about ChatGPT safety and safeguardsTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s latest lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, claims the company misled consumers about ChatGPT’s reliability, trustworthiness and safety, particularly for teenage users.Courthouse News Service9h agoWhole story →JusticeCommerce
'We May Do Another Little Epic Fury,' Trump Says After Claiming Not to Know About Possible Strike on IranWhen President Donald Trump landed in Florida for a Friday campaign rally, he dismissed comments from one of his own ambassadors that the US could strike Iran this weekend as part of his illegal nearly eight-month war—but once the commander-in-chief took the stage, he changed his tune, threatening more bloodshed. In an interview with online commentator…Common Dreams9h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
dreamstime_110834210A new report reveals more shortcomings of the U.K.’s Online Safety Act.Reason9h agoWhole story →Technology
Cybersecurity liability doesn’t necessarily start with a breach"Not just having IT sitting at the table, or your CISO sitting at the table, I want to have compliance, business, everybody at the table," said Michael Volkov.Federal News Network9h agoWhole story →Technology
Paxton sues OpenAI, Altman for failing to warn Texans about ChatGPT's 'dangers'Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman on Friday, accusing the company of failing to warn consumers about the potential dangers from its AI models. The lawsuit alleges the ChatGPT maker is running afoul of a Texas consumer protection law and kids' online safety law, underscoring warnings about the...The Hill9h agoWhole story →JusticeCommerce
Sen. Ron Wyden pushes bills to tax data centers, aid displaced workers - Fri, 23 Oct 2026 PSTWASHINGTON — Senate Finance ranking Democrat Ron Wyden of Oregon released the text of a pair of bills Friday aimed at blunting the impact of artificial intelligence on the American workforce — an early signal of potential Democratic priorities if the party regains control of the Senate. One bill, dubbed the Stability and Opportunity for Workers Act,…Spokane Spokesman-Review9h agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
‘You can’t make it up’: Social media pounces on Trump’s last-minute move for Susan CollinsPresident Donald Trump’s last-minute tariff relief for Maine drew swift backlash Friday, with opponents accusing him of throwing Republican Sen. Susan Collins a political lifeline just days before the midterm elections. Collins celebrated securing exemptions for agricultural machinery, refrigeration equipment, packaging and other goods used by Maine’s…Raw Story10h agoWhole story →FoodCulture
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAICEO Sam Altman and ChatGPT are top competitors to Elon Musk, the tech billionaire fueling Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign.The Texas Tribune10h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
This grotesque filth shows the moral sewer the GOP now inhabitsHere is an interesting test you can do right now to see if you may be a horrible person: Go online and watch the television commercial for the Vivek Ramaswamy gubernatorial campaign in Ohio that features Donna Arthur, the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, trashing her daughter as a liar for charging that her stepfather had repeatedly raped…Raw Story10h agoWhole story →TechnologyBuild
The Pentagon's guidelines for "responsible AI" aren't always followed, report showsThe Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.NPR10h agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
Big Names Stir Michigan Senate RaceOn the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the latest from the White House. On today's show, Redwave Communications Owner David Kochel, Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Friday Reporter Public Affairs Founder Lisa Camooso Miller and The States Project…Bloomberg11h agoWhole story →TechnologyEducation
Judge sides with Google in AI wiretapping customer service calls caseThree plaintiffs have the chance to amend their complaint, while another three were forced into arbitration.Courthouse News Service11h agoWhole story →TechnologyJustice
