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OpenAI restricts release of newest ChatGPT model to Trump-approved group during testing period
Associated Press: ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the…
June 26, 2026
Trump threatens to impose 100% tariff on European countries over tech taxes
New York Times: The president claimed the tariffs would override a trade deal with the European Union, which…
June 26, 2026
Rescuers race to find Venezuela quake victims as global relief effort gains pace
CNN Live Updates: The death toll from the twin quakes in Venezuela — a country mired in political…
June 26, 2026
Chinese hedge funds warn AI ‘super bubble’ ready to burst
Bloomberg: Two of China’s best-known hedge fund managers are warning that the artificial intelligence boom in global stock…
June 26, 2026
Zelensky steps up threats against Belarus for aiding drone attacks
New York Times: Ukrainian officials say their northern neighbor is allowing its radio relay stations to be used…
June 26, 2026
Apple supplier Tata tightens internal controls after data breach, sources say
Reuters: Tata Electronics, a key Indian supplier to Apple, has restricted internal access to sensitive systems as it…
June 26, 2026
$2.5 billion whodunit: Hack that dented U.K. economy
New York Times: A loose collective of cybercriminals initially took credit for crippling Jaguar Land Rover last year.…
June 26, 2026
John Bolton, former Trump adviser, expected to plead guilty in classified information case
New York Times: Mr. Bolton is expected to admit to mishandling classified information and could face time in…
June 26, 2026
DeepSeek plans hiring spree in escalation of China’s AI talent war
Financial Times: The advertised roles suggest the group is broadening beyond frontier model research into product development as…
June 26, 2026
Volkswagen to axe up to 100,000 jobs in sweeping cost-cutting drive
Financial Times: Volkswagen is planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs and end production at four plants in…
June 26, 2026
Iran insists on right to control shipping in Hormuz after ship hit near Oman. Expects $40 billion windfall from reopening Hormuz with Gulf states—AND MORE
Reuters: Tehran was responding to what it called an “interventionist, irresponsible and provocative” joint statement by the U.S.…
June 26, 2026
China sharpens tools for hitting back at foreign sanctions
Wall Street Journal: Senior lawmakers in Beijing reviewed a bill this week that would empower state prosecutors to…
June 25, 2026
U.S. bans Polestar, Chinese-owned EV maker, from selling cars in U.S.
Wall Street Journal: The decision represents the first major casualty of a U.S. rule to ban Chinese software…
June 25, 2026
Whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams sues Meta over attempts to ‘silence’ her
The Guardian: Thursday’s complaint, accompanied by a 285-page declaration by Wynn-Williams, argues that the severance agreement is unenforceable…
June 25, 2026
Russia breaks into human rights activist’s phone with Cellebrite
Citizen Lab: We analyzed Russian activist Andrey Pivovarov’s phone, finding that Russian authorities used forensic extraction tools made…
June 25, 2026
Mamdani’s rent freeze approved by New York City board
New York Times: The panel, known as the Rent Guidelines Board, approved the freeze on both one- and…
June 25, 2026
Supreme Court lets Trump end temporary protections for Haitian, Syrian migrants
Washington Post: The Trump administration can cancel temporary humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian immigrants living legally in…
June 25, 2026
Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data
CNN: The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Michigan was not obligated to produce the confidential voter…
June 25, 2026
‘Salami slicing’: How China trying to increase control in Pacific
CNN: In a span of just a few weeks, China’s ships have carried out “law enforcement” activities farther…
June 25, 2026
Iraq warns it might leave OPEC if oil quota not raised, sources say
Reuters: The prospect of Iraq leaving would be a serious blow to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
June 25, 2026