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Just over 40 years ago, in July 1986, Mikhail Gorbachev traveled to Vladivostok and announced something that would reshape Russian foreign policy for decades to come. For the first time, the Soviet leadership publicly declared its intention to rebuild relations with China and deepen cooperation with Asia, while it also signaled a desire to repair the bitter split with Beijing that had defined much of the previous two decades.That marked the beginning of a gradual but lasting shift, and under Vladimir Putin, particularly from the late 2000s onward, it evolved into what became known as Russia’s pivot to the East.…

César Gastélum shot mid-livestream – Screengrab/X Upscaled Grok AI After politicians, social media influencers seem to be the new targets of these cartel-like hit-and-runs. A horrifying video going viral online shows a Mexican influencer being shot dead while streaming live on social media. The assassination took place outside a restaurant in Sinaloa state, a state controlled by cartel and gang violence. CBS News reported: “Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 followers on TikTok, was broadcasting with two friends — all dressed as food delivery workers as part of a challenge. Video circulating online showed a motorcycle carrying two people…

Google is losing key AI researchers as its booming cloud business raises questions about the company’s commitment to frontier AI development. CNBC reports the technology giant posted 82 percent second-quarter cloud revenue growth alongside a major AI shakeup: Chief Scientist Jeff Dean announced his departure after 27 years, and Demis Hassabis stepped down as Google DeepMind CEO to become the unit’s chairman. Google published the influential 2017 transformer paper that enabled the generative AI boom and now faces a resource dilemma: advanced models demand massive upfront investment in computing power and research without guaranteed returns, while cloud growth outpaces Amazon…

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) avoided saying whether she believes the United States should even give defensive support to Israel like the Iron Dome. Host Elex Michaelson asked, “Do you agree with him on Israel, that, basically, we shouldn’t fund any military operations for them, shouldn’t fund the Iron Dome, shouldn’t fund anything that they’re doing?” McClellan responded, “I think that we need to make sure that we are supporting our national security interests here and abroad, and, obviously, making sure that we have the Middle East on a path to peace, which…

SpaceX insiders have gained their first chance to sell stock publicly on Thursday as a lockup agreement expired, freeing up to 911.5 million shares valued at roughly $101 billion. This is likely to put pressure on the stock price of Elon Musk’s rocket company as insiders cash out. Quartz reports that the lockup expiration increases the total shares available for trading to as many as 1.55 billion from approximately 639 million shares in its IPO. However, a separate tranche of up to 455.8 million shares will remain locked because SpaceX stock is trading below its $135 IPO price, according to…

Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said in newly circulating video that every third clip auto-playing on his Instagram feed is an “OnlyFans model.” The 40-year-old progressive made the remarks in footage posted Tuesday by RNC Research, the opposition-research arm of the Republican National Committee, as El-Sayed faces Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in Michigan’s Democrat Senate primary. El-Sayed said his own browsing habits had little to do with what the platform pushed to him. “Like you think about if you’re on Instagram, my team has access to my Instagram account and like the things that I actually look at on…

Rep. Jay Obernolte, a California Republican leading the charge on wide-ranging artificial intelligence legislation in the House, said Thursday he’s ramping up pressure for a committee vote after a series of cyber breaches involving rogue AI models. “We have been aware of the need for this type of bill for the last couple of years,” the California Republican told reporters in Washington. “However, the recent events have certainly elevated the discussion amongst my colleagues and elevated awareness of just how necessary this bill is. So, in that sense, it’s been timely.” Obernolte’s comments follow a series of recent disclosures by…

“We are doing the same” in Iran, the US president has said, appearing to link military operations to control of oil resources US President Donald Trump has hailed Venezuelan oil as the “spoils” of war, in stark contrast to his earlier portrayal of the January operation in Caracas as being intended to bring “peace, liberty, and justice” to the Venezuelan people.Speaking in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Trump claimed that “billions and billions of barrels of oil” are coming out of Venezuela, describing it as “one of the most fertile places for oil in the world.” Venezuela holds the world’s largest…

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka backed the WTA’s new eligibility policy and declared that biological men are “way stronger than women.” Aryna Sabalenka, the No. 1-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, closed out a pre-tournament press conference in Toronto by backing the Women’s Tennis Association’s new eligibility rule and stating the biological reality at the center of the women’s-sports debate. During a press conference ahead of the Canadian Open in Montreal, Sabalenka was asked about the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) new common-sense policy requiring a one-time genetic sex test for all female players. Instead of cowering to transgender activists…

US President Donald Trump holds an executive order after signing it alongside US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon (R) in Washington, DC, March 20, 2025. Advocacy groups are calling on Trump and McMahon to suspend payments on student loans as borrowers report increasing problems with federal loan programs. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)AFP via Getty ImagesAdvocacy groups are sounding the alarm about increasing problems with federal student loan programs as the Education Department rushes to implement a raft of regulatory and legislative reforms. As borrowers struggle to access key programs, and processing…