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California Gov. Newsom signs order demanding federal government regulate AI 'before it's too late'
Newsom's statement cites an incident where an Anthropic AI model escaped a containment system to hack into another platform, and says the federal government hasn't responded to the concerns.
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Several female Pennsylvania college students assaulted by mob in an apparent illegal street takeover
She said a similar incident happened to another student two weeks ago, and she plans to talk with campus authorities to warn this could happen again if the college or police don't act.
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Legal hackers used Anthropic's AI Claude to gain access to an OpenAI employee's ChatGPT account
The team was participating in an OpenAI bug-hunting program that offers a safe harbor for researchers to attempt to break into corporate systems.
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WV governor says National Guardsman shot in DC is showing 'positive' signs, still serious condition
"We were told that Andrew was asked if he could hear the nurse, who asked the question, to give a thumbs up, and he did respond, and we were told that he also wiggled his toes," Morrisey said. "So we take that a positive sign."
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Former federal prosecutor seeking GOP nomination to challenge Letitia James for AG of NY
Saritha Komatireddy, who has worked in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York for more than a decade, announced on Monday that she is jumping into the widening GOP field seeking to oust the embattled Democratic incumbent.
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Another Democrat fizzle after Black Friday boycott results in record-breaking shopping
Unlike Trump's first term, when criticisms and tactics often swayed voters away from Trump and his policies, Americans are well-versed in the maneuvers of Trump's critics, and in many cases, it's backfiring.
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Oxford University Press names 'rage bait' word, phrase, of the year
"Rage bait" refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive,” with the goal of driving traffic to a particular social media account, Oxford said
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Consumer slowdown, fraying margins, and a big test for the Fed
Once you adjust for inflation, Americans actually bought less stuff than the month before
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Four killed, 10 wounded in mass shooting at family event in Northern California
Sheriff’s department said a suspect remains at large, and the motive was not immediately determined.
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Trump Bump: Black Friday spending soars as 2025 poised to be first quarter trillion dollar season
Adobe Analytics said that Artificial Intelligence played a role in boosting traffic to online retail sites.
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West Virginia congressman says guardsman shot in DC ‘hanging on’, asks for prayers
A gunman opened fire on Wolfe and his fellow guard Sarah Beckstrom, who has since died from her injuries.
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Black Friday expected to see more than 185 million shoppers, which would set the record
The National Retail Federation announced last week that a record 186.9 million people nationwide, an increase of more than 3 million from last year, were planning to shop on Black Friday, according to its annual consumer survey.
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Colombian drug money launderer sentenced as Trump ramps up effort to combat ‘narco-terrorism’
Though charged in 2023, Colombian national Michael Nunez Daza was only extradited to the U.S. earlier this year.