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Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesIn the two-plus years since generative artificial intelligence took the the world by storm following the public release of ChatGPT, trust has been a perpetual problem.Hallucinations, bad math and cultural biases have plagued results, reminding users that there’s a limit to how much we can rely on AI, at least for now.Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, created by his startup xAI, showed this week that there’s a deeper reason for concern: The AI can be easily manipulated by humans.Grok on Wednesday began responding to user queries with false claims of “white genocide” in South…
Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L’Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | ReutersA federal appeals court lifted an order on Friday that blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to unionize and collectively bargain over working conditions.A 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit put on hold an injunction a judge issued at the behest of the National Treasury…
Secret Service agents interviewed former FBI director James Comey on Friday regarding his “8647” social media post that administration officials called a death threat against President Trump and Comey called a political statement. “Today, federal agents from @SecretService interviewed disgraced former FBI Director Comey regarding a social media post calling for the assassination of President Trump,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem posted on X Friday. “I will continue to take all measures necessary to ensure the protection of @POTUS Trump. This is an ongoing investigation.” A lawyer for Comey declined to comment.Comey, a longtime Trump critic, deleted the photo — which showed seashells arranged in the shape…
GREENBELT, Md. — In a contentious court hearing on Friday, Trump administration attorneys argued before a federal judge in Maryland that they should be allowed to withhold information regarding efforts to facilitate the return of a Salvadoran man to the United States.Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in the Salvadoran prison system despite orders from a federal judge and the Supreme Court calling for the government to facilitate his return to the United States.U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said the government’s refusal to provide certain information in the case has been “an exercise in utter frustration.” In a back-and-forth that has continued for…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Republicans unveiled their sweeping tax cut plan, the chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee had one last person to consult. He went to the White House, where he and President Donald Trump went over the legislation “line by line.”“He was very happy with what we’re delivering,” said Rep. Jason Smith, a Republican from Missouri.Trump had every reason to be pleased. His imprint is all over on the bill making its way through the House, starting with its title — the “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” The legislation realizes many of Trump’s campaign…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at an opening ceremony for Tesla China-made Model Y program in Shanghai on Jan. 7.Aly Song | ReutersIn a regulatory filing out Friday, Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla announced a change to its corporate bylaws that will limit shareholders ability to sue the company if investors believe the company’s board or executives committed any breach of fiduciary duties.The filing says the new bylaw went into effect as of May 15, and that Tesla has adopted “an ownership threshold requiring any shareholder or group of shareholders to hold shares of common stock sufficient to meet an ownership…
(The Center Square) – The Washington Department of Ecology is proposing updates to regulations that reduce pollution from new semi-trucks and other commercial vehicles sold in the state. Ecology contends the updates will increase flexibility and help the industry transition to zero-emission trucks. DOE is offering over $130 million in taxpayer funding to buy clean trucks and build charging infrastructure expected later this year. As previously reported by The Center Square, advocates for the trucking industry in Washington say the cart has been placed in front of the horse when it comes to EV trucking. They argue that electrifying big rigs, while a reasonable goal for the future, is nowhere…
Two Long Island brothers were left shocked and confused after federal agents had them deported to El Salvador, as their lawyer called it unfair they had been removed from “the only home they have ever known” despite having done nothing wrong.“We are not a threat to the country. We are not criminals,” said Jose Lopez, 20.He and brother Josue, 19, spoke from El Salvador to reporters via an internet link set up at their lawyer’s East Islip office on Thursday.“We did nothing bad,” added Josue Lopez. “We always followed the law.” The brothers from Central Islip were detained by federal immigration agents…
(The Center Square) – A federal judge Friday put an indefinite freeze on the Trump administration’s plan to terminate $11 billion in public health funding.The U.S. District Court for Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed April 1 by the District of Columbia and 23 states, including California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington. The court on April 3 granted a temporary restraining order. Preliminary injunctions can last longer, until the court says otherwise.In her ruling Friday, Judge Mary McElroy determined the federal government “clearly usurped Congress’s authority to spend and allocate funds” when it suddenly terminated $11 billion…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow against the Trump administration’s attempt to send Venezuelans it says are gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador, saying the detainees must have a proper chance to raise legal objections.The 7-2 decision, which grants a request from a group of Venezuelans, clarified an unusual order issued by the justices in the early hours of April 19 that hit pause on any government plans to deport people held in northern Texas.The justices in the latest unsigned decision faulted the administration for giving the detainees only 24 hours to launch…