Few people have more riding on the 2024 presidential election than tech magnate Elon Musk. Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, is waging at least 11 separate regulatory or legal battles with the Biden administration or independent federal agencies related to his sprawling business empire, according to a tally by NBC News. If those fights extend…
A group of Democrat-supporting technologists is aiming to power this year’s election outreach efforts with the latest advances in artificial intelligence. Tech for Campaigns, an organization that uses digital marketing and data to help Democratic candidates win elections, is now using AI to create digital ads and fundraising emails, all of which they say are managed…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has said his work to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia is among his signature accomplishments, but now the fate of funding America’s ally has become enmeshed with the most vexing policy challenge he’s faced in office: immigration. As the negotiations have played out on Capitol Hill, the White House…
WASHINGTON — Pushing to make border security a central issue in 2024, Speaker Mike Johnson and dozens of House Republicans headed to the southern border in Texas on Wednesday to draw attention to record migrant crossings and bash the Biden administration’s enforcement of immigration laws. “Last month alone, we saw the most illegal crossings in…
Apple will pause U.S. sales of two of the latest versions of its Apple Watches due to an intellectual property dispute over their Blood Oxygen feature, the company said. The decision stems from two orders issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission on Oct. 26, which would restrict Apple’s ability to sell products that use the…
Over the decade-spanning four seasons of “True Detective,” a rotating cast of stars and creators have investigated crimes that reflect truths about the real world. In the latest chapter of the HBO series, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, creator, director and series newcomer Issa López (“Tigers Are Not Afraid”) holds up a mirror to…
The European Union on Friday agreed to landmark rules for artificial intelligence, in what’s likely to become the first major regulation governing the emerging technology in the western world. Major E.U. institutions spent the week hashing out proposals in an effort to reach an agreement. Sticking points included how to regulate generative AI models, used…
Claudine Gay, the embattled president of Harvard, will remain in the role, the university’s highest governing body announced Tuesday, following almost a week of outcry over testimony she gave at a congressional hearing on antisemitism. “As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University. Our extensive deliberations…
Two elite university leaders have said they strongly oppose any rhetoric calling for genocide against Jews, after they drew criticism from the White House for appearing to sidestep the issue in a congressional hearing this week. Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, and M. Elizabeth Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania, both issued statements…
Another round of documents involving accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was released Tuesday, expected to be the last of the materials that were ordered unsealed by a federal judge as part of a settled lawsuit. In total, 4,553 pages of documents were made public, and they included the names of more than 150 people connected…
