DeleteMe acquires social media security tool Block Party

Tracey Chou founded Block Party in 2018 as a tool to help people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter, inspired by ...
Los Angeles Times

AI-washing: How companies like Block may use AI as a layoff excuse

When Block Inc. laid off nearly half its staff last week, co-founder Jack Dorsey offered a seemingly simple explanation: Artificial intelligence was allowing the company to do more with fewer ...
NOLA.com

Man sentenced in execution-style killing of Slidell waitress who was dumped at Bywater Navy base

Slidell server Brooke Buchler’s body was found dumped in one of the dilapidated buildings at the abandoned Bywater Navy base ...
Business Insider

Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's technology. Anthropic says it will fight back.

Trump ordered agencies to stop using Anthropic amid a dispute between the AI giant and the DoD. Shortly after Trump's announcement, the DoD moved to label Anthropic a supply-chain risk. Anthropic said ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Albert Einstein Played With These Building Blocks as a Child. Here’s How They Helped Shape His Magnificent Mind

The 19th-century German toy pieces, made with quartz sand, chalk and linseed oil, allowed kids to create realistic structures ...
CNBC

Trump admin blacklists Anthropic as AI firm refuses Pentagon demands

President Donald Trump ordered U.S. government agencies to "immediately cease" using technology from the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. The AI startup faces pressure by the Defense ...
NPR

Congress gears up for vote on Trump's war powers in Iran — after the battle began

Congress is set to vote on bipartisan war powers resolutions this week meant to limit President Trump's military operations in Iran. The dual efforts in the House and Senate face uphill battles to ...