The Supreme Court May Soon Eviscerate The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Payday lenders’ challenge to the constitutionality of the agency’s funding has no basis in history and would have chaotic real-world ramifications.

AI This Week: The Hollywood Writer's Strike May Have Ended But the Battle Over AI is Far From Over

  • OpenAI rolled out a number of big updates to ChatGPT this week. Those updates include “eyes, ears, and a voice” (i.e., the chatbot now boasts image recognition, speech-to-text and text-to-speech synthesization capabilities, and Siri-like vocals—so you’re basically talking to the HAL 9000), as well as a new integration…

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Federal Prosecutors Cite Trump’s Milley Attack In Continued Push For Gag Order

Prosecutors pointed to Trump’s remarks on former Attorney General William Barr as they reiterated calls for a limited gag order in the Jan. 6 case.

Meta Quest 3 Shows Us the Metaverse Dream isn’t Dead Yet

Watching the Meta Quest 3 being announced by Meta made me realize something – the hardware available for virtual, augmented and mixed reality is finally catching up with the big idea pitches everyone had about this concept called the “metaverse” a couple of years ago.

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Government Shutdown Could Spell Trouble For This Big Alaska Tradition

The state’s most-watched popularity contest involves residents choosing one of these animals who’s been stocking up for winter.

Mike Pence Steers Away From Calling Trump A ‘Wannabe Dictator’ After Milley Speech

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins questioned Pence about the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff seemingly criticizing Trump on Friday.

IRS Contractor Charged With Leaking Trump Tax Returns To News Outlets

Charles Edward Littlejohn is accused of stealing the tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020.

How The GOP Could Play Dirty With Feinstein’s Successor To Block Biden’s Judges

They’ve already shown they’ll go to extremes to deny the president his court picks. Their new option would test how far they’re willing to go.

Trump’s Appalling Paul Pelosi Dig Gets Laughs From California GOP Crowd

Social media users ripped the former president’s “disgusting” remarks about a hammer attack that resulted in serious injuries for Pelosi.

Trump Calls For People To Be ‘Shot’ If They Rob Stores In Terrifying Remarks

Trump’s comments on Friday underscored a central question surrounding the former president’s effort to return to the White House.