Washington Post Reporter Was an FBI Target, and Is Now a Pulitzer Prize Winner
Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
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Iran’s judiciary vows action against ‘enemy’s mercenaries’ amid executions | US-Israel war on Iran News
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s judiciary has promised to continue taking “decisive” action against people it accuses of working for foreign interests as it reports more executions and asset seizures. Judiciary and security authorities said they will “act decisively against the enemies’ mercenaries without leniency until the very last one”, according to a state television report…
Coinbase Lays Off Nearly 700 Workers In ‘AI-Native’ Restructuring
Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Coinbase is the latest tech company to gut its workforce as part of an AI-centric restructuring. The company will lay off approximately 14 percent of its total headcount, CEO Brian Armstrong wrote in a blog post. According to Reuters, that equates to around 700…
Trump admin. will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival from Miami on May 3, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Florida. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images The Center for AI Standards and Innovation on Tuesday announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI that will allow the U.S. government to evaluate artificial…
Political row as report calls for sweeping cuts to French public broadcasting | France
French politicians on the left and centre have criticised a parliament inquiry report that recommends sweeping cuts to public broadcasting, with a row over culture wars building before next year’s presidential election. State broadcasting is a key topic in the run-up to April’s vote, with the far right, which is leading in the polls, highly…
SEC moves to scrap quarterly reporting requirement
Wall Street watchdog suggests allowing public companies to file semi-annual reports
Sudan accuses Ethiopia, UAE of being behind recent drone attacks | Sudan war News
Sudan claims it has evidence that four drone attacks have been launched from Ethiopia with UAE-supplied drones. Sudan has accused Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of playing a role in the recent drone attacks on the country, warning that the aggression will not be “met with silence”. On Tuesday, the Sudanese government recalled…
PayPal says it’s ‘becoming a technology company again.’ That means AI.
PayPal is looking towards the future, despite its falling stock and looming layoffs. In its first-quarter earnings call, CEO Enrique Lores told investors that PayPal needs to “recommit to the fundamentals,” which included “becoming a technology company again.” There was no need to read between the lines — PayPal was pitching an AI-powered turnaround. Lores…
PayPal Plans to Cut 20% of Workforce as CEO Seeks to Revamp
PayPal Holdings Inc. plans to cut around 20% of its workforce in the next two to three years, according to a person familiar with the matter, as new Chief Executive Officer Enrique Lores seeks to reduce costs and turn around the payments company. PayPal employed around 23,800 people at the end of the year, meaning a workforce reduction of…
Carney appoints former supreme court judge as Canada’s new governor general | Canada
Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has appointed a former supreme court justice and war crimes prosecutor as the country’s new governor general, saying her appointment would reflect the importance of global institutions. Louise Arbour, a celebrated jurist, served as United Nations commissioner and prosecuted war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, will serve as…