Author: admin

At Anthropic’s first court hearing challenging sanctions imposed by the Trump administration, the AI tech startup asked the government to commit that it wouldn’t levy additional penalties on the company. That didn’t happen.“I am not prepared to offer any commitments on that issue,” James Harlow, a Justice Department attorney, told US district judge Rita Lin over video conference on Tuesday.In fact, the government is gearing up to take another step designed to sideline the company from doing business with federal agencies. President Trump is currently finalizing an executive order that would formally ban usage of Anthropic tools across the government,…

U.S. President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the U.S. will get its first oil refinery in 50 years, funded by investments from Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries.”THIS IS A HISTORIC $300 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL — THE BIGGEST IN U.S. HISTORY,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.He thanked India’s largest privately held energy company, Reliance Industries, “for this tremendous Investment.” Reliance owns the world’s largest oil refinery in Jamnagar, India,…

Hitting the club on a Monday? It might sound like a tough sell—but not under Dior Beauty’s watch. To celebrate the unveiling of the new J’adore Intense fragrance, guests ventured high up into The Hills for a late-night house party in a famed Brutalist fortress overlooking 90210.Upon arrival to the $65 million monolithic mansion, guests—think: young Hollywood, TikTokers, and IMDb homepage up-and-comers—were greeted by a trio of artfully-arranged fallen chandeliers in the front courtyard; immediately bringing to mind the gilded Palace of Versailles backdrop in the campaign starring the fragrance’s muse, Rihanna.In a vignette just as breathtaking, French DJs (and…

Does “protecting a commercial spaceport environment,” along with “critical infrastructure and high-value technology assets,” in a community “shaped by aerospace activity, coastal ecology, and a pioneering spirit of exploration” sound like your dream job? Well why not apply to be the “future chief of police” of Elon Musk’s company town in Texas? As noted in a story last month on ValleyCentral.com, which is affiliated with Brownsville, Texas area TV news station KGBT, the city of Starbase (yes, it’s a real, incorporated city) approved an ordinance (yes, it has the authority to make laws) establishing a municipal police department. That will…

Michael VoepelMar 10, 2026, 07:00 AM ETCloseMichael Voepel is a senior writer who covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball and other college sports. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996.Multiple AuthorsWith a rainbow of confetti on the shoulders of his dark blue jacket, UConn Huskies women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma was in March mode. As his players danced and celebrated around him, he explained the perils of perpetual success.”There’s pressure everywhere you turn,” Auriemma said after the Huskies’ 90-51 victory over Villanova in the Big East tournament final Monday in Uncasville, Connecticut. “It’s…

Prediction market Kalshi is making it easier for its users to have conversations on Meta’s social network Threads. Kalshi now offers a share option that will automatically embed the relevant prediction market chart into a Threads post. Whether people want to discuss who’s going to win Best Picture or which reality TV contestant is going to go home (and possibly bet on the outcome on Kalshi), “with this integration, people can share their opinions alongside the forecasts they’re seeing on Kalshi,” the company said in a blog post. It’s a move that echoes a successful social media strategy for both…

Amazon has secured a temporary win in its fight with Perplexity over the use of AI shopping bots. Bloomberg reported that a San Francisco federal court has determined that Perplexity must stop using its Comet web browser’s AI agent to make purchases for users on Amazon’s marketplace. The AI company will have a week to appeal the decision, otherwise it has been ordered to stop accessing any password-protected areas of Amazon’s systems and destroy its copies of Amazon’s data while the two companies continue to argue their cases.”Amazon has provided strong evidence that Perplexity, through its Comet browser, accesses with…

Patience is not about waiting, it’s the ability to maintain a positive outlook while working hard for what you believe in. Have you ever told yourself that you’re going to make something happen and then nothing happened? All details aside, it’s because you didn’t have the right habits in place — the little things you do every day that build up to something bigger. Your habits truly make or break you. Because in all walks of life you become what you habitually do. You will never make progress or change your life until you change something you do daily. The…

Rising American tennis star Learner Tien accomplished a career first in dramatic fashion. He won a match after saving two match points against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.Tien, 20, is a Southern Californian and the home crowd celebrated with him as he advanced to his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal after an over two hour three set tug of war.AdvertisementThe left hander maintained a steely composure in tight situations. His game has soared since he joined forces with the 1989 French Open champion Michael Chang who is his coach.MORE: Aryna Sabalenka explains why she named her puppy AshTien showed maturity beyond his yearsLearner…

The inspector general’s office of the Social Security Administration is investigating allegations of a security breach by a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency operation spearheaded by Elon Musk. A whistleblower has claimed that a former software engineer from DOGE said he possessed two databases from the SSA, “Numident” and the “Master Death File.” The person reportedly asked for help transferring the databases from a thumb drive “to his personal computer so that he could ‘sanitize’ the data before using it at [the company],” an unnamed government contractor where he is currently employed. Those databases include personal information…