AI, data center alarms dominate Congressional Black Caucus week in Washington
AI interests pro and con turned out for the Congressional Black Caucus’s annual gathering in Washington as the topics — plus redistricting concerns — dominated.
Budget airline king Bill Franke warms to first-class seats and premium upgrades
Serial airline investor Bill Franke is embracing more upmarket changes like first-class seats.
Google’s Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems
The disclosure comes as scrutiny over misbehaving artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and Silicon Valley.
Trump says U.S. to build a ‘large Military presence’ in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark
Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island.
Elon Musk talks up AI safety while fighting regulation in wild week of strange alliances
In the past week, Musk has agreed with the CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI, while getting contradicted by President Trump and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.
SpaceX scores another $950 million from NASA for 3 more crewed flights to ISS
SpaceX is getting an extension to an existing contract that will allow three additional crewed Dragon flights to the International Space Station.
Three words from Kevin Warsh have Wall Street wondering how far the Fed will go with rate hikes
The chairman both explained this week’s decision to raise interest rates, and raised vexing questions about what comes next
Wendy’s franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as burger chain struggles
One of Wendy’s biggest U.S. franchisees, Meritage Hospitality Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
California Gov. Newsom issues executive order to rein in AI ‘before it’s too late’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls have called for a more aggressive approach to addressing AI fears.
Rep. Chip Roy doesn’t want to regulate AI, but says Congress should have an oversight role
In an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said he supports congressional hearings on AI, but wasn’t keen on additional regulations.
