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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow freeze on billions in foreign aid  The Washington Post Judge rules White House ‘pocket rescission’ gambit is illegal  Politico Some Republicans object to Trump’s move to cancel spending, warning of a shutdown  NBC News Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it withhold foreign aid  Reuters Trump asks Supreme Court to let him cut foreign aid approved …

Before his first presidential bid, TV personality and real estate tycoon Donald Trump was doing just fine, financially speaking. The benefactor of a $5.5 million trust fund, adjusted for inflation — not to mention a $20 million inheritance from his father, split with his siblings — Trump’s actual net worth has always been a hazy target for estimates. As he …

Larry Ellison Is Spending Billions to Reshape Oxford and His Own Legacy  The Wall Street Journal Oracle billionaire’s institute gives Oxford major grant for AI vaccine research  Financial Times Larry Ellison bankrolling £118M AI vaccine research at Oxford University  theregister.com Larry Ellison Wants For-Profits to Solve Big Problems. Here’s What That Mindset Overlooks  Inside Philanthropy Oxford, EIT Address Urgent Problem with AI Vaccine Research  PharmTech …

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he would not spend, a federal judge has ordered. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled Wednesday that the Republican administration’s decision to withhold the funding was likely illegal. He issued a preliminary injunction ordering the …

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that Donald Trump said last week he will not be spending, a federal judge has ordered. US District Judge Amir Ali in Washington ruled on Wednesday that the move by the Republican administration was probably illegal and issued a preliminary injunction ordering the release …

Companies could be owed billions of dollars if tariff ruling sticks  Axios The Supreme Court faces a critical test related to Trump’s tariffs  MSNBC News Treasury yields jump on prospect of U.S. having to refund tariff money; 30-year yield tops 4.97%  CNBC Tariff Chaos Reigns and America’s Economy Suffers  Bloomberg.com Trump Signals Imminent Supreme Court Appeal to Protect Tariffs  The New York Times Source link

Elon Musk recently said that Grok 5, the next version of his chatbot, will be the closest thing yet to artificial general intelligence (AGI). His words highlight the way many in the U.S. still see the future of AI. They believe the next step is not just better tools, but machines that can think at a human level. The race …

The Daily: Trump-backed WLFI token launches on exchanges, OG Bitcoin whale shifts billions into Ethereum, and more  The Block Trump’s World Liberty Financial tokens begin trading  Reuters Trump family’s World Liberty Financial token falls in trading debut  Financial Times ‘Easier to Pump’: Crypto Coin Backed by Trumps Opens for Trading  Bloomberg.com Trump-Backed WLFI Crypto Starts Trading Today. What to Know.  Barron’s Source link

A sophisticated scam, supercharged by artificial intelligence, is targeting senior citizens across the United States, leaving many financially ruined. Known as the Phantom Hacker Scam, this fraudulent scheme has siphoned over $1 billion from victims since 2024, with seniors bearing the brunt of its devastating impact. The FBI’s Los Angeles field office issued a stark warning via X, emphasizing that …

Earth’s history is divided up into different geological wedges of time, wedges we like to call things like epochs, periods, and eons. They’re defined by events that shaped the planet (think big extinctions and biodiversity booms), and it’s generally been accepted that the boundaries between them are randomly distributed.  The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign …