Author: Justin M. Larson

In the most clear and consequential policy move on AI safety yet, the Trump administration has announced it will blacklist a leading AI lab over its refusal to allow unfettered access to its technology for military purposes.It is the president and his secretary of war, Pete Hegseth, going nuclear over Anthropic’s refusal to allow the Pentagon to use its AI for “any lawful purpose”. Describing Anthropic as a woke, radical left company, the US president said on his Truth Social platform that “The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War”,…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When you open a chatbot, stream a show or back up photos to the cloud, you are tapping into a vast network of data centers. These facilities power artificial intelligence, search engines and online services we use every day. Now there is a growing debate over who should pay for the electricity those data centers consume.During President Trump’s State of the Union address this week, he introduced a new initiative called the Rate Payer Protection Pledge to shift AI-driven electricity costs away from consumers. The core idea is simple. Tech companies that…

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In remarks to the Geneva-based international body, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for urgent action to preserve the 2018 peace agreement between the Government and opposition to prevent fragmentation and retaliatory cycles that could spark a return to all-out civil war. He described the human rights situation as among the world’s forgotten crises.  “We are at a dangerous point, when rising violence is combined with deepening uncertainty over South Sudan’s political trajectory, as the peace agreement comes under severe strain,” he warned. Civilians under attack Since December, both Government and opposition forces and their allied militias have launched attacks on residential areas in seven states, including Jonglei, where more than 280,000 people have fled their homes. The High…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Free apps are supposed to cost you nothing but storage space. But in this case, they may have cost millions of people control over their own internet connections.Google says it has disrupted what it believes was the world’s largest residential proxy network, one that secretly hijacked around 9 million Android devices, along with computers and smart home gadgets. Most people had no idea their devices were being used since the apps worked normally, and nothing looked broken.But behind the scenes, those devices were quietly routing traffic for strangers, including cybercriminals.Sign up for…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements.IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Trump brings Big Tech to White House to curb power costs amid AI boom- Melania Trump’s young State of the Union guest pushes AI to revolutionize American classrooms- China vs. SpaceX in race for space AI data centersPAY UP: Trump brings Big Tech to White House to curb power costs amid AI boom – EXCLUSIVE – President Trump is bringing major Big Tech leaders to the White House for a high-stakes summit aimed at curbing the skyrocketing…

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Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger maps Iran’s options for retaliation if the United States or Israel strikes.By David E. Sanger, Coleman Lowndes, Abdi Latif Dahir, Samuel Granados, Stephanie Swart and Lazaro GamioFebruary 27, 2026 Source link

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Francisco Pichón cited growing risks to healthcare, water services and food distribution as the country’s energy reserves continue to fall.The UN’s top official in Cuba told a press briefing in New York via video link from Havana, there was “concern that the crisis could deepen”, with shortages creating “acute humanitarian risks” for vulnerable communities. ‘Multiple shocks’The strain follows “multiple shocks”, including Hurricane Melissa in October, which affected more than 2.2 million people.Cuban authorities have rolled out a month-long contingency plan to help deal with the challenges created by the fuel shortage; however, next steps are unclear, with potential for the grave…

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While living in the Czech Republic with her grandfather in 2020, Cassandra Tresl, 33, and her husband, Alex Ninman, 34, learned they were expecting their first child. After welcoming their baby girl, the couple says they considered returning to the U.S. But when they started looking at how expensive it would be to buy a house and pay for child care, they decided to look to Italy instead, where Tresl had read about towns across the country selling one-euro homes.”I really thought that if I had a kid, I would go back to the States. … And then it ended…

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A view of Bryggen, the historic Hanseatic Wharf in Bergen, Norway, on Sept. 16, 2024.Manuel Romano | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNorway’s $2 trillion oil fund, the largest of its kind, generated an annual profit of about $248 billion last year, with strong gains in global equities driving a 15.1% return.Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) manages the fund, which was set up in the 1990s to invest revenues from Norway’s oil and gas industry, on behalf of the Norwegian population. It’s an investor in more than 7,200 companies across 60 countries and has stakes in around 1.5% of the world’s publicly…

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