NYTIMES (Nicholas Kristof) - Musk and Trump Slashed Aid. Now We Lack Tools to Tackle Ebola.
The fecklessness of Washington leaders contrasts with the courage of doctors, nurses and aid workers in places like Congo.
NYTIMES (Alan Rappeport) - Bessent Calls Clash With Bill Pulte a ‘Locker Room’ Fight
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had an argument with the housing finance director last year but now supports his appointment as acting director of national intelligence.
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NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes) - New Intelligence Chief’s Expertise: Pursuing Trump’s Enemies
Tulsi Gabbard’s replacement as the director of national intelligence has no known national security experience.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Brady Dennis) - Mystery people keep emerging from NYC manholes. Here’s what we know.
The string of sewer episodes has baffled New Yorkers and spurred speculation online about what the subterranean explorers are doing underground.
AXIOS (Dan Primack) - SpaceX plans to raise $75B in its IPO
SpaceX disclosed Wednesday that it plans to raise $75 billion in its initial public offering, which is expected to occur within a few weeks. Why it matters: This would be the largest IPO ever , and it's not even close. - The current global record is $29.4 billion by Saudi oil giant Aramco in late 2019, while the U.S. exchange mark was set in 2014 by China's Alibaba with $25 billion. Zoom in: SpaceX says that it plans to offer 555.6 million shares at $135 per share. - It would be valued about $1.75 trillion at that price. The big picture: SpaceX began as a space launch company and currently makes most of its money from the Starlink connectivity service. - Its big bet, however, is on artificial intelligence and orbital data centers . -…
AXIOS (Kerry Flynn) - Exclusive: Yahoo launches AI tools for NBA fans and investors
Yahoo is launching two products powered by its AI answer engine Yahoo Scout for its sports and finance verticals, CEO Jim Lanzone announced Wednesday at Axios' AI+ NY Summit. Why it matters: As more people turn to ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants for information, Yahoo is betting on its trust and expertise, and building new experiences to make it more accessible. What they're saying: "Today, we're announcing two new products that are the first in what we'll call Scout as a service, which is where we're taking the Scout answer engine technology and then bringing it to every Yahoo property," Lanzone told Axios' Madison Mills onstage. - "We're not just building a technology to give great answers," he said. "Ours is very different.…
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AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Exclusive: GLAAD's CEO says AI bias puts LGBTQ+ people at risk
AI has been trained on biased data that can reinforce harmful stereotypes and spread misinformation about LGBTQ+ people, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said Wednesday at the Axios AI+ NY summit. Why it matters: AI is increasingly embedded across platforms, and companies must ensure it is trained responsibly because the harm can extend far beyond digital communications. What they're saying: "I think you'd have to be asleep at the wheel to not see the attacks that are happening against the LGBTQ community, mostly the trans and non-binary community, but it's all happening together," Ellis told Axios' Ina Fried on Wednesday. - "What that means, though, is that as these AI models are learning, they're learning with this information…
NYTIMES (Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein) - The Narrow Path to a Democratic Senate Runs Through Very Red States
Democrats cheer there is a way, even as new worries emerge over whether Graham Platner can flip a Maine seat. Republicans remain confident they will prevail in Texas, Iowa and Alaska.
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NPR (Andrea Hsu) - Trump strips job protections from 8,000 federal workers
President Trump signed an executive order that puts some 8,000 high-ranking civil servants into a new category of employees who can be fired for any reason.
NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - An Uncertain Path for Americans Exposed to Ebola
Despite long-established procedures for bringing Americans home for monitoring and treatment, the Trump administration has not said that it will allow those at risk of Ebola back into the country.