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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the 2026 agency’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2025. Oliver Contreras | AFP | Getty ImagesThe FBI on Thursday warned that “malicious actors” are impersonating senior U.S. officials in AI-generated voice memos that target current and former government officials, as well as their contacts.”If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic,” the FBI said in an announcement.Since last month, the scammers have “sent text messages and…

(The Center Square) – Ohio’s energy plan for the 21st century is now law.Gov. Mike DeWine signed the legislation Thursday, and energy producers are calling it a road map for other states that brings together nearly every special interest group.“What Ohio has accomplished is remarkable and should serve as a model for other states,” Rob Nichols, spokesman for the Alliance for Competitive Power, told The Center Square. “The General Assembly passed a comprehensive, meaningful energy policy with overwhelming bipartisan support and the backing of virtually every interest party, from environmentalists to businesses to consumer advocates.“By embracing free market principles and encouraging…

A Youtube podcast microphone is seen at the Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube at Austin Proper Hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2025.Mat Hayward | Variety | Getty ImagesYouTube is solidifying its place in podcasts.The company on Thursday announced the launch of a weekly top podcast shows chart, rivaling those from Spotify and Apple.Podcasts such as “The Joe Rogan Experience,” “Kill Tony” and “Rotten Mango” currently top the YouTube chart.Alphabet-owned YouTube said podcasts earn more than one billion monthly active views. The platform is the most preferred service for listening to podcasts, beating out Spotify and Apple, Edison…

Michael Intrator, founder and CEO of CoreWeave Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, attends his company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 28, 2025.Brendan McDermid | ReutersCoreWeave shares jumped more than 5% Thursday as the renter of artificial intelligence servers posted strong revenues and CEO Michael Intrator reinforced the company’s plans to spend on growth.In its first earnings report since its market debut in March, CoreWeave said it expects capex of $20 billion to $23 billion for the year, topping a $4.61 billion estimate for the year from analysts surveyed by LSEG. The range included the…

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s ability to remain a net electricity exporter may hinge on how it balances surging demand from data centers and other large energy users with investments in new generation and infrastructure upgrades.That was the focus as energy sector leaders met this week to discuss the state’s evolving power landscape and how best to meet its challenges. At a joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Committee, two panels of experts shared insights on grid reliability, resource adequacy, capacity market dynamics, the impact of data centers and plant…

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are advancing President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to pass the package over unified Democratic opposition by Memorial Day.House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to Trump himself. Still, GOP divisions run high. Fiscal conservatives worry the bill doesn’t cut Medicaid spending enough, while Republicans from competitive swing districts warn that they can’t support a bill that would jeopardize access to health coverage and food…

Apple may have only one way out of the rock and a hard place it finds itself in during President Donald Trump’s second administration, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. “Unless [Apple CEO Tim Cook] builds some plant here to make phones, I don’t think it is going to end,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” referring to pressure from Trump. Cramer’s comments Thursday came after Trump publicly criticized Apple’s plans to move more iPhone production to India , where tariffs are expected to be much lower than in China. Currently, about 90% of iPhones are assembled in China, according…

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges accusing her of obstructing federal agents seeking to detain an undocumented immigrant in her courtroom.Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan entered her plea during an arraignment Wednesday morning in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.Dugan has been accused of confronting members of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and falsely telling them they needed a judicial warrant to conduct an operation in her courtroom. She has also been accused of directing an undocumented immigrant and his lawyer to exit through a separate…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Hamad I Mohammed | ReutersThe Grok chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI startup said Wednesday that it “appears I was instructed to address the topic of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa,” according to responses viewed by CNBC.CNBC was able to duplicate the artificial intelligence chatbot’s responses via multiple user accounts on X, including by asking in one prompt, “Did someone program Grok to discuss ‘white genocide’ specifically?” Users noticed the chatbot was generating bizarre answers about the controversial topic on Wednesday afternoon in response to…

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass in Vatican City on Sunday, the White House announced Thursday. NBC News earlier reported that the two top officials were expected to attend the mass.Leo is the first American pope, marking a major moment for American Catholics. Vance, who is Catholic, met briefly with Pope Francis before his death last month.The vice president, Rubio and second lady Usha Vance will be among the U.S. delegation attending the Mass marking Leo’s formal installation as pope in St. Peter’s Square, according to the Vatican. Vance…