Earlier this week, the California attorney general’s office announced that it was investigating xAI over reports that the startup’s chatbot, Grok, was being used to create nonconsensual sexual imagery of women and minors. On Friday, the government followed up by sending a cease-and-desist letter to the company, demanding that it take immediate action to stop…
The ‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panel discuss big-box retailers beating competition on value, their innovation and revenue models. Costco has added a new sweet treat to its bakery lineup with the debut of its Peanut Butter Monster Cookies. “Peanut butter lovers, this one’s for you,” Costco wrote in an Instagram post this week. “The new Peanut Butter…
A Minnesota judge issued a ruling Friday barring federal officers from detaining or deploying tear gas against peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities while participating in Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. The order from U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez restricting the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal agents comes amid ongoing…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has spoken out on the reported addition of Thomas Gronnemark as their new specialist throw-in coach. The Gunners are said to have already started working with Gronnemark, who has also previously had a role at Liverpool. According to BBC Sport, the Dane is taking on a part-time role at the Emirates Stadium,…
Runpod, an AI app hosting platform that launched four years ago, has hit a $120 million annual revenue run rate, founders Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh tell TechCrunch. Their startup journey is a wild example of how if you build it well and the timing is lucky, they will definitely come. The story includes bootstrapping…
House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would press to restore funding cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — and even add to the original amount. Schumer’s comments came after he was asked on Thursday if he would work to replenish funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent comments on the final round of interviews for Federal Reserve chairman and the probe into current Chair Jerome Powell on ‘Kudlow.’ U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told “Kudlow” Friday that the probe into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is likely due to “construction incompetence.” “I don’t know anything about construction,…
NFL star Tyreek Hill was ordered to pay his estranged wife, Keeta Hill, temporary support and continue covering the costs of the Miami condo she lives in amid their bitter divorce, Us Weekly can exclusively report. On January 7, a Florida court judge ordered the Miami Dolphins star, 31, to pay Keeta a total of…
A hacker posted the personal data of several of his hacking victims on his Instagram account named @ihackthegovernment, according to a court document. Last week, Nicholas Moore, 24, a resident of Springfield, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic document filing system. At the time, there were no details about…
A Pittsburgh government agency recently promoted what it called a “tactical” civil disobedience training, sparking backlash from critics who said the event encouraged organized resistance against federal law enforcement. A flyer posted on X by the Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations advertised the event — titled “Rebirthing Civil Disobedience, Part II” — scheduled for Tuesday,…
