NEW YORK (AP) — It was the 11-minute performance heard around the world. Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought abridged hits to the World Cup’s first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday just outside New York. And it has resulted in some noteworthy streaming bumps.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday announced sanctions against four Iranian digital asset exchanges, including Nobitex, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Iran.
Anthropic’s political orbit has directed more than $200 million in campaign money since the 2020 election cycle, with nearly all of it backing Democrats, while cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei has built a public record of opposition to President Donald Trump that has become part of the broader clash between the artificial intelligence company and the administration.
Steve Downes, the voice of “Halo” protagonist Master Chief, is demanding that President Donald Trump’s White House remove his character’s voice from what he called a “disgusting and juvenile war porn” video.
At a Breitbart News Policy event, Onebrief Chief Operating Officer Adam Lackey discussed the need for more responsive and effective software capabilities across the Department of War, aligning his remarks with broader efforts by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to prioritize innovation aimed at ensuring military effectiveness in future conflicts.
The government should favor automation over migration because robots can help Americans get higher wages, says Vice President JD Vance.
The outlook for the college graduating class of 2026 has dimmed sharply as data shows employer hiring plans have stalled, job market ratings have slipped, and workforce competition has intensified due to automation and visa-based labor programs.
A sweeping initiative to overhaul America’s aging air traffic control system is gaining traction, as key industry leaders signal strong support for the Trump administration’s modernization efforts.
Netflix shares dropped seven percent in extended trading Wednesday after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the bell Tuesday.
Netflix is pushing an “ungodly and dangerous agenda on our children and grandchildren,” Christian evangelist Franklin Graham said in response to the backlash against Netflix following various children’s shows repeatedly showing inappropriate LGBT+ scenes.
Prime Minister hailed £250 billion in mutual investment as President Trump spoke of the most “natural partnership in the world”.
Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan is seeking asylum in the United States after he was arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport over anti-transgender social media posts he made.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon has shut down Microsoft’s decade-old “digital escort” program, first implemented under a Democrat administration, which allowed Chinese engineers supervised by U.S. contractors to work on sensitive defense cloud systems. He said the Defense Department has launched audits and investigations to assess the program’s impact on national security.
First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday unveiled the Presidential Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge, a nationwide initiative inviting K-12 students and educators to develop innovative AI-based projects that address community challenges while fostering early interest and competency in emerging technologies.
Puerto Rican pop megastar Bad Bunny conflated illegal aliens and legal immigrants in the music video for the opening track from his new album by using an imitation of President Donald Trump’s voice to deliver a pro-immigrant speech.
Amazon’s big “Prime Day” sale runs from July 8 to 11 this year, arriving at the height of President Donald Trump’s tariff crusade.
A throng of Hollywood celebrities who’ve spent years lecturing about the peril we all face from climate change, hopped on private jets set for Venice where Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s three-day wedding extravaganza took place.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports,” Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) said that he hopes that, in the wake of the assassination of a Democratic lawmaker in Minnesota and the attempted assassination of another, President Donald Trump “grabs all
“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling slammed “scary-looking creep” transgender TikToker Lilly Contino for “violating women’s boundaries” in women’s restrooms at Disney World. The trans influencer’s restroom antics, meanwhile, have resulted in female Disney fans demanding Disney World ban Contino from the parks.
Brett Favre endorsed accusations that streaming giant Netflix is “going after” him merely because he is “an outspoken Trump supporter.”
President Donald Trump’s Truth Social and Roku are offering Truth+, a streaming app Trump Media describes this way: “Truth+ offers family-friendly TV programming for patriotic Americans who want an alternative to woke entertainment corporations and biased news channels.”
Youtube Children’s show star Ms. Rachel joined notorious anti-Israel journalist Mehdi Hasan — whom actor-comedian Michael Rapaport called a “race hustling Jew Hater who says race hustling Anti Jewish shit daily — on Monday to defend her constant echoing of Hamas talking points against Israel.
The House of Representatives passed the Take It Down Act, which criminalizes the posting of real and AI-generated sexually explicit photos without a person’s consent.
The Associated Press (AP) was slammed by people on X and received a community note after saying that a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany. In a post on X, the AP shared an article
New Jersey Republican state Sen. Jon Bramnick called for a “limited state of emergency banning all drones” in response to sightings of mysterious unidentified drones.
Sam Trabucco, the former Alameda Research co-CEO, will forfeit a 53-foot yacht and forgo $70 million worth of claims in a proposed settlement with the FTX bankruptcy estate.
Former President Donald Trump’s marathon interview with Joe Rogan is officially a hit, garnering a staggering 33.6 million views on YouTube in just two days.
Democrats have given 200 social media influencers special “creator credentials” for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) taking place in Chicago this week.
Elon Musk warned “civil war is inevitable” in England, which has seen violence break out between Muslims and anti-mass migration protesters.
The Chinese government had no official comment on President Joe Biden terminating his reelection campaign, but Chinese social media buzzed with reactions on Sunday.
Stuart Seldowitz, who previously served as national security adviser to former President Barack Obama, has been fired from his position at a lobbying firm after a viral video showed him cruelly berating a Muslim cart vendor.
Data produced by British-American financial analysis firm Refinitv on Wednesday found China’s leading tech companies lost about $1.1 trillion in market value during the Chinese Communist Party’s two-year regulatory crackdown on the industry.
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” MSNBC host and Washington Post Associate Editor Jonathan Capehart defended the Biden administration’s social media censorship efforts that were rebuked in court by arguing that “A responsible, functioning government” would have told tech platforms, “We understand
The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Thursday warned there is an “extremely high risk” of encountering products made by slaves when shopping with two popular Chinese fast-fashion brands: Shein and Temu.
The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is sending shockwaves around the world, reaching all the way to Africa, where fragile tech startups are worried that more banks will fail, destroying their supply of much-needed venture capital.
During a portion of an interview with NPR aired on Monday’s “All Things Considered,” Vice President Kamala Harris commented on the changes at Twitter by stating she expects and “would require” leaders in the tech sector to “work with us
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) argued that any government officials who have worked with social media and tech companies to suppress free speech need to lose their jobs and the
An announcement from the CEO of San Francisco tech company Twilio reveals that lay-offs were carried out through an “anti-racist” and “anti-oppression” perspective.
NBC News quoted a member of a foundation that assists refugees who compared the migrants who landed in Martha’s Vineyard this week to “trash” in a since-deleted tweet.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CBS This Morning,” DEA Administrator Anne Milgram criticized tech companies for their handling of drug dealing on their platform by stating that “107,622 Americans died last year. We will see more deaths this year,” and “there’s
