Over 600 Google employees signed a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai demanding that Google block the Pentagon from using its AI models for classified purposes, reports the The Washington Post. Its organizers claim many of the signers work in Google’s DeepMind AI lab, and include more than 20 principals, directors, and vice presidents. According to…
The White House will convene a meeting early this week to discuss safety measures for major events involving President Donald Trump, following Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner that spurred fresh scrutiny of security practices. The gathering, which will be held by Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, will include the White House operations team,…
Beau Greaves became the first woman to win a PDC ranking title by defeating Michael Smith 8-7 in the Players Championship 11 final in Milton Keynes. The 22-year-old checked out with 142 in the deciding leg to seal victory against the former world champion, closing with a double 11. Greaves enjoyed a strong run to…
Bitcoin (BTC) fell more than 2% on Monday as US-Iran war nerves again guided macro markets. Key points: Bitcoin gave back early-week gains as its downside extended toward 3% on Monday. Two key moving averages hang in the balance amid macro uncertainty over the war in Iran. Bulls need to clear the low $80,000 area…
In a parody aired days before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an “expectant widow”. Source link
The Supreme Court could limit Americans’ ability to sue pesticide-makers over alleged health harms from their products in a case that saw oral arguments on Monday. At issue is whether people can sue pesticide-makers such as Monsanto for failing to warn consumers of alleged health harms stemming from their products. The company asked the court……
BigBoi dropped some major tour news that’s got the hip-hop world buzzing. The OutKast legend announced his upcoming tour is kicking off Tuesday, and Phoenix gets the honor of being stop number one. The rapper shared the announcement on X, writing: ‘Tour starts Tuesday…. Phoenix you’re up 1st ! Go to https://t.co/uWxT7hhQoG for meet and…
Telomere-to-telomere (T2T) phased assemblies are emerging as a benchmark for reference-quality genomes1,17, though they remain technically and financially demanding, particularly at scale. Generating such assemblies for diploid and polyploid genomes typically involves combining high-accuracy long reads, such as PacBio HiFi16 or the now-deprecated ONT Duplex2 reads, with ultra-long ONT Simplex reads. Using multiple platforms or…
The fund – which Canadians can invest in directly – will help pay for major infrastructure projects in the country, the prime minister says. Source link
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed rhetoric from prominent Democrats for the shooting on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. “This political violence stems from a systemic demonization of him and his supporters by commentators, by elected members of the Democrat Party and even some in the media,” Leavitt told reporters at……