As of July 28, 2025, nearly half of the United States—impacting upwards of 198 million Americans—is under heat advisories and extreme heat warnings, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) and CBS News CBS News. A massive heat dome is fueling sweltering conditions from the Midwest and South into the Northeast, producing dangerously high heat […]
In a report published on July 28, 2025, The Guardian revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) was compelled to drop at least eight felony charges against protesters arrested during June immigration-related demonstrations in Los Angeles. The dismissals followed an internal review, which found that in several cases, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents […]
Tech giants unite unveiling a massive $500B AI Infrastructure plan. During the Cold War, fear, secrecy, and the pursuit of unconventional warfare drove the U.S. government to fund a secretive and controversial intelligence program known as the Stargate Project. This initiative, active from the 1970s until its termination in 1995, was an attempt to weaponize […]
As of July 24, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval for an $8–8.4 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global—owner of CBS and Paramount Pictures. This marks the final U.S. regulatory hurdle cleared for the deal after 250 days of review and earlier approvals from the SEC and European Commission Financial Times. […]
Uber has launched a new feature called “Women Preferences” in select U.S. cities, enabling female drivers and riders to opt into a women-only ride experience. Initially piloted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit, the feature offers users greater control and aims to improve safety, following global success and long-standing concerns about harassment in the […]
Columbia University has reached an agreement with the Trump administration to settle federal investigations and restore collegiate research funding. The university will pay $200 million over three years to the U.S. government and an additional $21 million to resolve Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) claims related to antisemitic harassment of Jewish faculty and staff El […]
Amazon has acquired Bee, a San Francisco-based startup known for developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered wearable device—a wristband that continuously listens to conversations and uses that input to help users organize their lives. The acquisition marks Amazon’s latest move in the personal AI and wearable technology sector. What Bee’s Technology Does Bee’s wristband, priced at […]
On July 22, 2025, the Associated Press reported that the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has effectively barred transgender women athletes from competing in women’s Olympic events. This policy change aligns with President Trump’s Executive Order 14201, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” and the federal Olympic statutes under the Ted Stevens Act […]
On July 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of State announced President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from UNESCO by December 31, 2026, marking the third time (after 1984 and 2017) that the U.S. has exited the organization it helped create in 1945 AP News. The withdrawal follows a 2023 reentry under President Biden, […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Warns of AI Being Used for Voice Fraud in Banking
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a stark warning about the growing risk of artificial intelligence being used for fraudulent purposes in the financial sector—particularly through synthetic voice fraud targeting banks. As voice authentication becomes more common in customer service and digital banking, malicious actors are exploiting generative AI tools to replicate voices and bypass […]