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Texans cast ballots Tuesday in primary runoff elections that could steer the direction of politics in Texas – and Washington – for a generation. The marquee race is incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) versus Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) –sporting a fresh endorsement from President Donald Trump – for the chance to take on radical Democrat nominee James Talarico in November. Cornyn outspent Paxton in the March 3 primary with such unprecedented cash that the battle holds the ignominious record for the most expensive primary in the history of the nation. Cornyn and his allies spent over $100 million…
Moscow has warned diplomatic missions in the Ukrainian capital of “systematic” strikes on military-linked sites and urged evacuation The US has declined to condemn Russia over its warning about upcoming strikes on military-linked sites in Kiev in retaliation for Ukraine’s deadly attack on a college dormitory.On Friday, Ukrainian drones struck an education facility in the Russian town of Starobelsk, killing 21 people, mostly young women, and injuring more than 60 others. Moscow has denounced the attack as a war crime and a deliberate terrorist act. Kiev has dismissed the accusation as “pure propaganda,” with its Western backers refusing to hold Ukraine…
A senior executive at Uber has publicly questioned whether the ridesharing company’s substantial investment in AI technology is delivering adequate returns, highlighting growing concerns about AI spending across the tech industry. Business Insider reports that Uber COO Andrew Macdonald expressed doubts about the value proposition of the company’s AI expenditures during a Rapid Response interview released on Saturday. His comments reflect a broader conversation within the technology sector about whether massive investments in AI tools are translating into tangible business benefits. The discussion was sparked by comments from Uber’s Chief Technology Officer, Praveen Neppalli Naga, who revealed in an April interview…
Tuesday on CNN’s “News Central,” network chief data analyst Harry Enten said, according to prediction markets, the odds were “up like a rocket” that former reality TV star Spencer Pratt (R) could beat incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (D) to lead Los Angeles. Co-host John Berman said, “In Los Angeles, a lot of focus on reality TV performer Spencer Pratt, who was running for mayor there. He has big, flashy ads that are getting some attention. So what is the state of the race, and what might be driving it? With us now, chief data analyst Harry Enten, and so, you know, what are…
Pro-secession parties at Holyrood have backed a formal request for another vote on leaving the UK The newly elected Scottish Parliament has supported a formal request to London for permission to hold a new referendum on independence.Scottish voters rejected the previous attempt to leave the United Kingdom during a 2014 referendum, which unionist politicians described as a “once in a generation” opportunity.The latest push has been strengthened by recent elections in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, boosting regional pro-independence movements and delivering a major setback to the Labour Party.How strong is Scotland’s push to quit the UK?The independence movement…
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAI’s economics are starting to break down. Across Big Tech, startups and model providers, companies are discovering that the cost of running generative AI systems is rising faster than the revenue they bring in — a reversal that is forcing budget cuts, internal tool restrictions and warnings from executives who once championed the technology. If the trend continues, the sector’s soaring capital spending could drag on margins and valuations.For more than a decade, the idea that AI could replace massive numbers of…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei — who has not been seen or heard from publicly since succeeding his slain father following the opening U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran — declared Tuesday that “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” would become the rallying cries of the Muslim world while vowing that the Jewish state was nearing the “final stages” of its existence. In a written message marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Khamenei described Israel as a “cancerous tumor,” echoed his father’s prediction that the Jewish state would not survive another 25 years from a decade ago — effectively placing…
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were a continuing “threat of violence and escalation.” Kim said, “So I tried my best to get between the ICE agents and the crowd as the ICE convoy decided to just go ahead and plow through the crowd, which was just absolutely so dangerous of an action that they were doing. So I remember the pepper balls starting to get shot towards my feet and past me. I did not get hit directly by a pepper ball, but certainly between the pepper balls and then the…
Social media firms would be forced to boost “reliable” news outlets and punish “disinformation” German regulators plan to force social media platforms such as X to boost government-approved “reliable” media outlets in their algorithms, according to leaked documents. The US government has vowed to respond over what it sees as pressure on American tech firms.In a draft ‘Digital Media State Treaty’ seen by Apollo News, the heads of Germany’s 14 state media regulators have outlined plans to boost the visibility of “public value media” on social media platforms such as X and TikTok.In order to combat “disinformative, polarizing, or merely…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) discussed the war in Iran and said that “however we can end this, I don’t know how we come out in a better situation than we were before this war started.” And “The idea that the American military, as good as it is, is going to be able to bomb Iran into subjugation, I think, we found, is not true. … So, if bombing isn’t going to get us there, if the only way we are going to accomplish the president’s goals is to put thousands of…