Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world US president-elect Donald Trump has nominated Pam Bondi for attorney-general just hours after Matt Gaetz, his initial pick, withdrew from consideration for the role. The unexpected move injected fresh drama into Trump’s selection … Read more
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Thursday he is opening an investigation into the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) to determine whether the trade group’s members conspired to boycott “certain social media platforms.” While the press release doesn’t name social media platforms by name, one of them is likely Elon Musk’s X, which filed … Read more
Beyoncé might not have been recognized at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards, but Willie Jones wanted to give her some love. “I know Beyoncé wasn’t nominated tonight, but I gotta say Beyoncé had the greatest country album of all time,” Jones, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly on the CMA Awards red carpet on Wednesday, … Read more
Starting with the United States of America, we have whom many call the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time in welterweight and middleweight champion ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. His overall record was 174-19-6 with 99 stoppages. Robinson retired after losing to light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim, with a record of 132-3-2, before returning. World featherweight, welterweight, … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated long-time ally and veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has a long track record in law enforcement and previously served as Florida’s attorney general. A loyal Trump ally, she was part of Trump’s legal team … Read more
Dario Amodei, the CEO of $19 billion AI startup Anthropic, doesn’t think humanity is in any immediate danger from evolving artificial intelligence models and tools. But he has a problem with the justification some his peers use to pooh-pooh the risks. Speaking at an AI conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, Amodei took issue with … Read more
There are already a bunch of Black Friday deals to check out, but if you’re on the lookout for a great set of wireless headphones for yourself or a loved one, here’s one that’s absolutely worth your attention. Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones have dropped to $298. That’s a $102 discount. This isn’t quite the lowest price … Read more
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has shared a sneak peek of Cristiano Ronaldo’s mindset. The two played together at Old Trafford from 2005 to 2009 before Ronaldo left for Real Madrid. Together, the duo won three straight Premier League titles and reached back-to-back UEFA Champions League finals, winning one (2008). Widely regarded … Read more
One of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advisers is accused of leaking a top-secret document to a German tabloid in an attempt to influence public sentiment on hostage negotiations.
Impressive news from a high-profile business partner was a major reason for the stock price pop experienced by SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) on Thursday. The artificial intelligence (AI) company was up by nearly 9% in late-session trading, a rate that was easily topping the 0.8% rise of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). That news was … Read more