Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser finds herself in an impossible position as President Trump’s federal takeover of her city intensifies, forcing her to perform a delicate political balancing act between protecting local autonomy and maintaining basic governance. The dramatic shift in federal-local relations has transformed Bowser from Trump critic to cautious negotiator, a evolution that...
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Why D.C.’s mayor suddenly plays nice with Trump’s demands
Old-Fashioned Blueberry Buckle
A little bit like coffee cake, this Blueberry Buckle is loaded with jammy berries, then topped with an irresistible brown sugar cinnamon streusel. Plan on having it for breakfast and for dessert because you’ll want to eat it all day long! From pies to Vegan Blueberry Muffins, there are so many classic recipes that you...
2025 NBA Cup Schedule Revealed
The NBA released its in-season tournament pool play slate alongside a new television partner in Prime Video. The NBA’s latest path to in-season glory has been paved. As it continues to release its schedule in increments, the Association unveiled each team’s four-game slate for group play for the 2025 NBA Cup. Things get underway on...
An oral history of Jeezy’s infamous ‘Snowman’ T-shirt
Let’s make one thing clear: Jay Jenkins, better known as Jeezy, never had to rap. “Jeezy had Lambos and every car you could imagine before the record deal,” multi-platinum producer Drumma Boy told Andscape. Holding court in Atlanta as the 4x Trapper of the Year, the Georgia go-getter in 3x T-shirts had made more money...
Trump Has Made Himself Commander in Chief of the Chip Industry
President Trump has become the semiconductor sector’s leading decision maker, from new fees on exports to China to a brief demand for a C.E.O.’s firing.
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI
The billionaire said in posts on X that the consumer tech giant was violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI on the App Store.
Companies Are Pouring Billions Into A.I. It Has Yet to Pay Off.
Corporate spending on artificial intelligence is surging as executives bank on major efficiency gains. So far, they report little effect to the bottom line.
Is AI really trying to escape human control and blackmail people?
In June, headlines read like science fiction: AI models “blackmailing” engineers and “sabotaging” shutdown commands. Simulations of these events did occur in highly contrived testing scenarios designed to elicit these responses—OpenAI’s o3 model edited shutdown scripts to stay online, and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 “threatened” to expose an engineer’s affair. But the sensational framing obscures...
OpenAI brings back GPT-4o after user revolt
On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that GPT-4o has returned to ChatGPT following intense user backlash over its removal during last week’s GPT-5 launch. The AI model now appears in the model picker for all paid ChatGPT users by default (including ChatGPT Plus accounts), marking a swift reversal after thousands of users complained about...



