NYTIMES (Maya King) - In Mamdani’s Rise, Muslim Organizers See Political Opportunity
The Muslim Democratic Club was founded to increase political power among the city’s Muslims. Now some of its founders are the mayor’s top aides.
NYTIMES (Erik Wemple) - Washington Post Reporter Was an FBI Target, and Is Now a Pulitzer Prize Winner
Hannah Natanson’s reporting anchored a package of articles from The Washington Post that won a Pulitzer on Monday, four months after agents seized her devices.
NYTIMES (Benjamin Mullin and Jessica Testa) - James Murdoch’s Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Most of Vox Media
A deal for Vox Media would elevate Mr. Murdoch’s company, Lupa Systems, as a major player in U.S. media.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Giorgia Meloni Blasts Sexy DeepFakes Circulated by ‘Zealous Opponent.’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed the threat of deepfakes after AI-generated images of her circulated online.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni addressed the threat of deepfakes after AI-generated images of her circulated online. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has spoken out against the circulation of AI-generated deepfake images of her appearing in lingerie, which have been falsely presented as real by political opponents. DETAIL: Meloni addressed the subject on X (formerly Twitter), addressing social media posts containing AI-generated “sexy” photos of her appearing in a bedroom in lingerie, which some have passed off as genuine. According to Meloni, the images are fake, noting that the creator of the images had actually “improved me quite a bit.” She called on people to be more vigilant when…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Pentagon Announces AI Deal with Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Others
State of the Union: The contract builds on a long-running relationship between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley. The post Pentagon Announces AI Deal with Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Others appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Department of Defense announced Friday that it has signed agreements with seven major technology companies—Google parent Alphabet, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, SpaceX, and Reflection—to deploy artificial intelligence tools on classified military networks. The Pentagon said the deals will help establish the U.S. military as an “AI-first fighting force.” The announcements come amid a continuing feud with Anthropic after the company said it objected to requests that would allow its technology to be used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons systems. In late February, President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to terminate their relationships with the AI firm and Secretary of Defense Pete…Open
DAILYCALLER (Will Upton) - ‘Trivial, Baseless, And Insulting’: Justice Alito Tears Into Ketanji Brown Jackson
'The dissent in this suit levels charges that cannot go unanswered'
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - TRUMP: Nobody's going to challenge our Iran blockade
President Donald Trump answered questions about the ongoing campaign to cripple the Iranian regime.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Judge SPARKS OUTRAGE with APOLOGY to Correspondents’ Dinner SUSPECT for prison conditions | RISING
A U.S. Magistrate Judge says he's "very troubled" by the conditions that WHCD shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen has been faced with in prison. #ColeTomasAllen #WHCD #ShootingSuspect
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Justices collide: Alito and Jackson spar over Louisiana’s congressional map
The Supreme Court on Monday immediately put into effect its ruling invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, leaving conservative Justice Samuel Alito and liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on opposite sides and accusing each other of lacking restraint. The order speeds up the normal 32-day timeline before the justices formally return a case to the lower court. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5863197-supreme-court-alito-jackson-louisiana-map/ #Louisiana #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #KetanjiBrownJackson #SamuelAlito #Redistricting
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Meta to use AI to enforce age limits, remove users under 13
Meta announced Tuesday it will be utilizing artificial intelligence to help remove users younger than 13 years old from its platforms as the technology giant continues efforts to improve safety measures for kids amid scrutiny in state courts and Congress. In a blog post, Meta said it is developing advanced AI to “analyze entire profiles for contextual clues” like birthday celebrations or discussions about school grades in posts, bios, comments or captions to determine if a user is likely underage. #Meta #Instagram #Congress #AI