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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the progress of Chinese technology companies as “remarkable” during an interview with CNBC, praising the communist dictatorship for its “amazingly fast” AI development. CNBC reports that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the rapid advancement of Chinese technology companies across multiple sectors during a recent CNBC interview, as competition intensifies between China and the United States in the race to develop artificial general intelligence. His remarks underscore the increasingly competitive nature of the global AI landscape. Altman characterized the pace of China’s technological advancement in many fields, including artificial intelligence, as “amazingly fast.” He noted that…

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor – formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York – was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He was apprehended and placed in police custody on his 66th birthday. The BBC notes this is the first time the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who has faced numerous allegations over his links to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested. Andrew has consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing. Police did not directly name Mountbatten-Windsor, as is normal under U.K. law. But when asked if he had been arrested, the force pointed to…

Insider Advantage, one of 2024’s most accurate pollsters, puts President Trump’s current approval rating at 50 percent. A “national survey of 800 likely voters conducted February 17-18… with a margin of error of plus/minus 3.46 percent, shows Donald Trump’s approval rating basically mirroring or slightly above the national popular vote results in the election of November 2024,” writes the A-rated pollster. Trump’s disapproval rating sits at 46 percent. Insider Advantage pollster Matt Towery explains the discrepancy between his poll and media polls showing Trump’s approval closer to 40 percent, this way… “There are clearly two camps of pollsters who utilize…

Jamie Kennedy called out anti-ICE celebrities for preaching from the red carpet. “If you care, you wouldn’t be in Sundance,” the actor and comedian declared, before urging fellow celebrities to “get on the frontlines” if they actually believe in what they are spewing. “People are protesting ICE, and I understand the situation — but when you have actors from the red carpet of an award show, on there saying all of this stuff about ‘we’re under a fascist regime, we’re an authoritarianism…’ bro,” Kennedy said during a recent appearance on the Trying Not to Die podcast. “Yo, bro, you’re literally guarded by…

Senator Lindsey Graham has taunted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with a movie quip as tensions soar over nuclear talks and a military buildup US Senator Lindsey Graham has publicly mocked Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dismissing his military threats as Washington and Tehran remain locked in high-stakes nuclear negotiations.In a post on X on Tuesday, Khamenei warned about US warships being sent toward Iran, writing that although they are “a dangerous piece of military hardware,” what is more dangerous is “the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea.”“Bold talk for a one-eyed fat man,” the…

The Central African nation of Gabon on Wednesday announced it was suspending some social media platforms for spreading “inappropriate, defamatory, hateful, and abusive” content that was allegedly threatening “social cohesion, the stability of the republic’s institutions, and national security.” Gabon’s High Authority for Communications (HAC) said the social media block would be imposed “immediately” and would last until “further notice” but did not list the offending platforms or make specific allegations against them. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks, which tracks efforts by governments around the world to suppress online communications, detected a significant loss of connectivity in Gabon to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook,…

The British government persistently warns about the risk of war in Europe and the need to re-arm while dismissing the calls of its own military leaders to make funds available to allow that to take place. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance minister) Rachel Reeves has ruled out the possibility of a boost to defence spending this year, stating the Ministry of Defence will have to wait for “future spending reviews”. While NATO’s best performing members — such as Poland — push their spending upwards in line with the leadership of President Trump calling for treaty signatories to dedicate five…

Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 to 206,000 in the week ending February 14, the Labor Department reported Thursday, highlighting a rarely achieved level of job security. The reading puts claims in the bottom eight percent of all weekly reports over the past decade, underscoring the strength of the labor market. Only 40 weeks out of 522 since early 2016 have recorded claims at or below this level. The decline was the largest weekly drop since November and came in below all but one economist estimate in a Bloomberg survey. New applications have fallen below the 210,000 mark…

President Donald Trump’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued a rule to prevent illegal aliens from gaining access to taxpayer-funded housing, like Section 8, meant for low-income Americans. On Thursday, HUD issued its rule to require proof of American citizenship or eligible immigration status for such housing aid: Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, as amended (“Section 214”), prohibits the Secretary of HUD from making financial assistance available to persons other than United States citizens or certain categories of eligible noncitizens in HUD’s public and specified assisted housing programs. This proposed rule would…

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) is withdrawing her endorsement of a Democratic congressional candidate in a neighboring Chicago-area district over concerns about campaign contributions from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. Schakowsky, who represents Illinois’ 9th District and endorsed Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller in the crowded Illinois 2nd District primary last month, said in a statement on Thursday she will not support a candidate funded by “outside interests.” “Illinois deserves leaders who put voters first, not AIPAC or out-of-state Trump donors,” Schakowsky said. The outgoing Illinois member of Congress stood by her endorsement of Evanston, Illinois, Mayor Daniel Biss to…