Anthropic creates abuse, cruelty protections for AI

Anthropic has updated its usage policy to bar “sustained and needless abusive or cruel behavior toward our models,” as debate grows over whether artificial intelligence can be conscious.

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Trump says Russia will release millions of tons of diesel fuel into global market

President Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to release some of Russia’s diesel supply into the global market as the U.S. seeks to bring down soaring prices for the critical fuel.

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Interior Dept. exempts Alaska oil exploration from environmental review

The Trump administration is exempting wintertime oil and gas exploration from environmental review in the National Petroleum Reserve, a massive area on Alaska’s North Slope.

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Trump creates panel to investigate Lisa Cook in long-running bid to fire Fed governor

President Trump is setting up a special committee to investigate whether Fed Governor Lisa Cook lied about a mortgage application.

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Embracing the Mediterranean approach, bitter olive oil is better

For the past 10 years, nutrition experts and the general public continue to rank the Mediterranean diet as the healthiest approach to meal planning. A key ingredient in the lifestyle approach is extra virgin olive oil.

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Federal budget deficit climbed to $2 trillion for fiscal ‘26

The federal budget deficit ballooned to $2 trillion in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, compared to $1.8 trillion last year, according to a new report.

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Trump honors top CEOs with science and tech medals

President Trump honored leading technology CEOs on Thursday with medals honoring achievements in science and technology, dubbing them pioneers in America’s “Golden Age” and the backbone of the emerging artificial intelligence field.

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16-year-old hiker rescued after getting lost on route crafted using Claude AI

Rescuers successfully extracted a 16-year-old hiker from a cliff in British Columbia, Canada, after the boy followed a route devised using the AI agent Claude and got stranded.

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Ex-bank chairman gets 62 months for $23.6 million fraud

The former board chairman and co-owner of Nodus International Bank, a Puerto Rican international banking entity, was sentenced to 62 months in federal prison for a wire fraud conspiracy that cost the bank more than $23.6 million, the Justice Department announced.

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Celeste frozen pizza is done as Conagra trims its brand portfolio

Conagra Brands has stopped making Celeste frozen pizzas, ending production of a budget-friendly freezer staple whose founder, “Mama Celeste,” once pitched it on television.

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Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved

An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge Thursday that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House, saying the ban is a classic example of “viewpoint discrimination” that is punishing people for what they say - and violating the media outlets’ First Amendment rights.

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Splash down: Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.

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NFL asks Supreme Court to treat prediction markets as gambling sites

The NFL filed a brief to the Supreme Court Thursday arguing that sports contracts offered on prediction markets constitute gambling and should be regulated as such.

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Elon Musk to receive National Medal of Science after Trump rift

President Trump is scheduled to present Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science on Thursday, an honor that several people familiar with their relationship say reflects a reconciliation after last year’s bitter falling-out.

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Margaret Hamilton, who led software team for Apollo missions, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the MIT team that wrote onboard flight software for NASA’s Apollo moon missions, died Sept. 30. She was 90.

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Judge weighs injunction to block Trump’s ban of three news outlets

A federal judge said he’ll decide by Tuesday whether to issue a long-term pause on President Trump’s banishment of three news outlets that he claims pose a national security risk.

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Labor Department declares war on tech giants, colleges over use of guest workers

The Labor Department announced sweeping new punishments Thursday against major firms that it said are laying off American workers and replacing them with lower-paid foreign guest workers.

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Studios put 42% of film budgets into U.S.-shot productions, down from 74% in 1999: Study

STUDIO STUDY: Major Hollywood studios now spend 42% of their film production budgets on movies shot mostly or partly in the United States, down from 74% a quarter-century ago.

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Disney raises some theme park ticket prices, Disney World passes

Disney raised prices Tuesday on some tickets at Disneyland and Walt Disney World and on all Walt Disney World annual passes.

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Bruised, battered dollar still the world’s irreplaceable currency of choice

The dollar is winning, despite its detractors.

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Democrats compete to dominate party perspective on AI regulation

Democrats are racing to define their party’s position on regulating artificial intelligence in a midterm election cycle where the issue has gained traction among voters.

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China’s threat to global internet is increasing

China’s state-linked telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies is expanding control over large swaths of the global internet infrastructure that poses an “existential” national security threat, according to a former U.S. intelligence leader.

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Nuclear startup in Texas applies for connection to the power grid

A startup nuclear power company this week became the first in the nation to apply to connect its next-generation reactors to the electrical grid.

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Flight attendants’ union flags safety concerns over Trump’s Washington arch

The union representing thousands of flight attendants said Wednesday it has safety concerns about President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch that will be on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don’t work as promised, watchdog group says

Some of the guardrails that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product don’t work as intended and the chatbot poses an “unacceptable risk” to children, according to a report Wednesday by Common Sense Media.

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Union, faith leaders lead protest of D.C. Council bill that would legalize commercial robotaxis

Union and faith leaders gathered outside the John Wilson Building in Northwest Tuesday to protest a D.C. Council bill that would legalize robotaxis.

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OpenAI publicist interrupts Sam Altman interview over question on woman’s suicide

An OpenAI publicist tried to steer Sam Altman away from a question about a young woman’s suicide during an interview.

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Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiance claims someone is selling her possessions, seeks investigation

Hayden Panettiere’s ex-fiance says someone previously connected to the late actress has sold some of her belongings to a pawn shop.

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