Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump rejects comparisons between Iraq, Venezuela President Trump on Monday dismissed comparisons between past U.S. involvement in Iraq and the recent military
At a march and a hearing, on a plaque and a website, the story of the Capitol riot was contested Tuesday.
Be Afraid Media, an indie horror banner, launched on Tuesday with its acquisition of genre news outlet Dread Central. Dread Central is a digital media outlet that has covered horror film, televison and fandom since 2006. The acquisition by Be Afraid comes as Dread Central
"Amid a wave of hype for OpenAI's chatbot, the newly reported death shows stark risks."
Shares of China’s chip-making equipment providers have surged in recent days after media reports said Beijing has instructed semiconductor manufacturers to raise the use of locally made equipment to 50%. Since a Reuters report on December 31 outlined Beijing’s push to lift the
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Greenland on alert after Trump’s move to control Venezuela President Trump’s threats against Greenland are taking on a newfound resonance in the
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Bad flu season reaches a record high With a more severe flu strain circulating on top of other respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, RSV and whooping cough, the percentage of people going to their
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Tuesday that President Trump attempted to be “a Maduro of the United States” on the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, referring to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “I do want to just say this. Everyone wants to talk about how
Some investors are beginning to worry that the same industry pressures leading to Versant’s trading woes will plague the value of the Netflix bid.
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), the co-chairs of the bipartisan Senate NATO Observer Group, issued a statement Tuesday urging the Trump administration to “respect the sovereignty and the territorial integrity” of Denmark, which
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upended the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of recommended shots for kids. Effective immediately, the agency will recommend only vaccines for 11 diseases, down from 17. The shots for the other six diseases
Judge Alvin Hellerstein, one of the longest-serving sitting judges in the U.S., is set to oversee the high-profile case for Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Hellerstein has had a career spanning decades inside the courtroom and will preside over Maduro’s case for the Southern
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Grok faces backlash over sexualized images Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing growing backlash from regulators around the world after it produced sexualized images of women and children on the social platform X. © Noah Berger,
{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story Venezuelan oil could be risky for U.S. firms President Trump wants Venezuela’s oil, but whether and to what extent U.S. energy companies will actually go after it remains an open question. © Photo Credit Over the weekend,
Members who gathered for a pre-midterm policy retreat were stunned by the death of longtime colleague Doug LaMalfa.
Age verification mandates are spreading fast, and they’re ushering in a new age of online surveillance, censorship, and exclusion for everyone—not just young people. Age-gating laws generally require websites and apps to collect sensitive data from every user, often through
“Hamnet” and “The Testament of Ann Lee” screened during this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival, and following each of the films, directors Chloé Zhao and Mona Fastvold, as well as “Ann Lee” star Amanda Seyfried, discussed the feminine energy that fueled their work
It’s the most distant supernova recorded to date The post Astronomers Witness Star Exploding at the Edge of the Universe appeared first on Nautilus .
Venezuela's interim president sounded compliant after President Trump threatened her with a fate worse than that of overthrown and arrested Nicolás Maduro.
Robin Sloan asserts (provocatively) that AGI is already here (and has been for a few years). “We’ve got this ubiquitous term, Artificial General Intelligence, & it appears that the Artificial Intelligence has become Really Very General, so … ?”
Elle Fanning recently spoke to W Magazine for the publication’s Great Performances issue and remembered her infamous fainting incident at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where the actor was in attendance as a member of the competition jury. Fanning collapsed while seated at the
Sony registered a new patent for offering in-game help The post An AI ‘Ghost’ That Plays Games For You Is The Inevitable Endpoint Of Where This Is All Headed appeared first on Kotaku .
House Democrats reconvened the House select committee on Jan. 6, 2021, for the fifth anniversary of the attack on the Capitol, reflecting on the significance of the riot and actions from President Trump they say risk the future of American democracy. Staged as a forum, it’s the
On December 15, inside a government-linked think tank in Beijing, a conversation took place with implications far beyond diplomacy. When Eddy Soeparno, deputy speaker of the Indonesia’s Consultative Assembly, met with leaders of the China Institute for Innovation and Strategic
President Trump endorsed Rep. Henry Cuellar’s (D-Texas) Republican challenger Tano Tijerina on Tuesday, roughly a month after he pardoned Cuellar, who was facing charges related to allegedly accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes and laundering the funds. “I don’t know why, but
You can grab movies like A Minecraft Movie, Wicked, and Superman for just $11 each The post Amazon’s Very Good 4K UHD Blu-Ray Deal Is Back And Better appeared first on Kotaku .
A judge spiked the lawsuit Tuesday, saying she "in no way condones" people filing lawsuits with "inflammatory accusations" that they quickly abandon
The announcement was made by UK PM Sir Keir Starmer after a meeting of Ukraine's allies in Paris.
Clashes between government troops and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria's Aleppo killed at least nine people on Tuesday, mostly civilians, in one of the worst flare-ups between the sides in months. The implementation of a March deal to merge the Kurds' semi-autonomous
U.S. NATO Ambassador Matt Whitaker on Tuesday said the Iranian people "want to be free" and that citizens deserve to be “listened to.” “I don't want to speculate in what the future is for Iran or its leaders, but I can tell you, the Iranian people want to be free, and they have
Democrats are still likely to win this year’s Minnesota gubernatorial race after the current governor, Tim Walz (D), ending his campaign, according to Sabato’s Crystal Ball. On Monday, Walz announced he was ending his reelection bid amid increasing scrutiny about his management
Nabil Ali celebrates the long legacy of botanical pigments and the craft traditions that used them. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘Gold from
Newly discovered files found on an old dev kit show the agreeable robot taking a dramatic heel turn The post Cut Fallout: New Vegas Ending Shows Yes Man Was Even More Sinister Than He Appeared appeared first on Kotaku .
Fair enough, but "fun" doesn't pay to keep the servers online.
The Venezuelan army is mourning the two dozen soldiers it says were killed in the U.S. operation to capture the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, this weekend. The army posted a tribute to the soldiers on Instagram on Monday. The U.S. captured and arrested Maduro and his
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) confirmed Tuesday she’s "seriously considering" a bid to succeed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who announced Monday that he was dropping his campaign for a third term. “I love my job, I love my state and I’m seriously considering it,” the North Star
Speaking to an audience of her fellow SAG-AFTRA actors, Hannah Einbinder admitted it was “spooky” to watch Stephen Colbert’s cancellation mirror a plot line from her hit series “Hacks.” Einbinder made her national television debut doing a stand-up set in March 2020 on “The Late
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.
The White House said on Tuesday that President Trump is weighing using the U.S. military to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland. “President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it’s vital to deter
The circumglobal teleconnection pattern (CGT) is a key mode of atmospheric variability during boreal summer, identified by an upper-tropospheric wave train propagating along the subtropical jet. CGT is one of the critical drivers of Northern Hemisphere mid-latitude heat waves.
The ex-couple have waived alimony and child support payments
President Trump says he's in charge. But the U.S. has no troops or diplomats Venezuela, and all of Nicolas Maduro's top aides remain in power.
[Oxfam] Oxfam categorically rejects the recent US military intervention in Venezuelan territory, which constitutes a violation of international law and an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. This action threatens regional stability,
Jan 6 - Nicolás Maduro’s first appearance in a U.S. courtroom offered a glimpse of the legal battle ahead over rarely tested questions — chief among them whether he can claim immunity from prosecution.
The challenge of politics in the age of AI is not just about distinguishing fact from fiction, says Taberez Ahmed Neyazi from the National University of Singapore.
Reports of Islamophobia in Australia have increased following the Dec 14 attack, and some Indonesian Muslims say they feel anxious about stepping out of their homes.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is facing growing backlash from regulators around the world after it produced sexualized images of women and children on the social platform X. Users began raising concerns about the images last week, as Grok was generating pictures of women and
FPS Quest is all about cheating and modding while making sure you don't tank the game's performance and die The post Fantasy FPS Where You Shoot Skeletons To Stop The Game From Crashing Looks Incredible appeared first on Kotaku .
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- For decades, Africa has been described as the continent of the future -- a phrase that captures both hope and frustration.
Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer of Palantir, highlighted the software company's recent work with the Navy and shipbuilding.
