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Epstein survivors praise House panel over Leon Black contempt vote
The House oversight committee unanimously voted to recommend holding billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to its Epstein investigation. Survivors praised the 41-0 vote as a signal that wealth cannot shield individuals from congressional accountability.
US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
The US government paid federal workers $9.5 billion in paid administrative leave during 2025 as part of workforce reduction efforts, according to a Government Accountability Office report released this week.
Schools reopen across Cuba as fuel, water and power shortages persist
Cuba reopened more than 10,000 schools with 1.4 million students despite severe fuel, water, and power shortages, with families resorting to horse-drawn transportation and makeshift solutions.
‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence
More than a week after devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border killed over 1,200 people, families of missing workers and foreign tourists struggle to obtain information from Chinese authorities amid reports of communication restrictions.
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Microsoft launches MXC, an OS-level sandbox for AI agents, with OpenAI and Nvidia already on board
For the past two years, the technology industry has raced to make AI agents more capable — teaching them to write code, navigate software interfaces, manage files, and orchestrate multi-step workflows with increasing autonomy. What the industry has not done, at least...
Microsoft debuts Surface RTX Spark Dev Box to run large AI models without cloud costs
Microsoft on Monday unveiled the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact desktop computer designed to let software developers run large AI models on their desks instead of paying for cloud computing — a move that directly challenges the per-token pricing model that has...
Trump signs narrower executive order on AI oversight after industry objections
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday designed to give the government a chance to review powerful AI models before they are released. The order asks certain AI companies to voluntarily submit their new models to the government for testing or...
‘Not normal business’: Judge orders Trump officials to explain tariff refund holdup – Yahoo Finance
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon but partial truce with Hezbollah appears to hold
Israel continues its campaign in the south, though has not struck Beirut after a deal announced by the US. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
New Federal Guidelines Threaten Almost Half of Graduate Arts Programs – The New York Times
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British couple lose Iran jail sentence appeal, family says
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 during a global motorbike journey. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
DOE issues guidance ending gas-to-electric appliance rebates – Utility Dive
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DOE issues guidance ending gas-to-electric appliance rebates – Utility Dive
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OpenAI launches new Codex tools for white-collar work
OpenAI is getting serious about courting enterprise users. On Tuesday, the AI lab released a new set of capabilities for Codex, meant to expand the agentic tool’s uses in the workplace. Together with the new tools, the company released an internal report on how Codex...
OpenAI’s Codex update lets agents build interactive enterprise workspaces via Sites and role-specific plugins
Agentic AI is moving rapidly from the developer terminal to the corporate world.On Tuesday, OpenAI announced a major update of its agentic AI platform Codex, introducing domain-specific workflows, a rapid, semi-private web hosting feature within it for enterprises...
Who will lead California schools? Voters choose next state superintendent – CalMatters
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