American tech giants Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI have signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge with the U.S. Government, agreeing to build, bring, or buy new generation resources and cover the cost of all power delivery infrastructure upgrades required for their data centers, ensuring such expenses are not passed to American households. Under the Ratepayer Protection Pl
The Department of Justice has announced that the LeakBase database, one of the world's largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools, has been dismantled. According to an affidavit unsealed this week, the LeakBase forum had more than 142,000 members and more than 215,000 messages between members. Available on the open web and in English, the forum had a
A war power resolution aimed at requiring President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval to order more military action in Iran has failed in the Senate. With one cross vote each from both sides, the resolution was rejected by a 47-53 vote Wednesday. Kentucky's GOP Senator Rand Paul voted for the resolution on limiting Trump's military powers in Iran, while Pennsylvania's Democratic Senato
The World Health Organization has announced that Chile has become the first country in the Americas - and the second globally - to be officially verified as having eliminated leprosy disease. Leprosy, also known as Hansen disease, is a chronic infectious disease which primarily affects the skin, peripheral...
As the Middle East war entering a sixth day with Israel and Iran launching new strikes, the top leadership at the Pentagon has claimed that with crushing dominance and devastating force, U.S. warfighters are systematically dismantling the Iranian regime's ability to ever again threaten the United States, its allies, and global security. Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of
Wednesday, the Department of State's charter flight carrying American citizens departed the Middle East en route to the United States as part of its efforts to assist Americans to return home. The State Department said additional flights will be surged across the region. American citizens in UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Israel interested in the Department's charter flight or ground transportati
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims regarding compounded GLP-1 products offered on their websites. This is the second group of warning letters sent to telehealth firms since the agency...
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced that the Federal Transit Administration is investing $100.3 million to enhance the public transit systems within host cities preparing to welcome millions of fans during the FIFA World Cup football championship later this year. The funding will ensure communities can expand transit options to meet increased demand in services around stadiums. "
UN Secretary-General AntOnio Guterres told the inaugural meeting of a new independent group of experts on Artificial Intelligence convened by the UN that they have a huge responsibility to help shape how it is used "for the benefit of humanity." "Individually, you come from diverse regions and disciplines,...
The UN Security Council convened a meeting on "Children, technology, and education in conflict", chaired by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. The United States, which holds the rotating presidency for March, decided to have President Donald Trump's wife to chair the meeting. Usually, the UN ambassador or senior official takes the gavel. While there have been instances of First Ladies taking part in