The AI boom is accelerating across workplaces, but corporate oversight isn't keeping up, according to a new survey by the audit and advisory firm Grant Thornton. Why it matters: A mismatch between adoption and accountability raises risk of regulatory scrutiny, legal exposure and costly mistakes as AI plays a bigger role in high-stakes decisions at work. - What's making it even more urgent is the rise of agentic AI — agents that work independently on tasks without constant prompting from a human. - That requires company-specific and standards-based rules to try to ensure AI systems operate safely and align with business values. Driving the news: Nearly 8 in 10 executives say their company couldn't pass an AI governance audit, even as…
The Trump administration agreed to fly the rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument in NYC as part a resolution to a lawsuit challenging NPS's removal of the flag.
Pastor Allen Jackson on Trump's criticisms of Pope Leo XIV: "I don't always agree with his choice of vocabulary words, but I almost always agree with his principles and the values that he's standing up for. And that's true in this case too."
Her most "high profile" drop-off: 'DoorDash Grandma' Sharon Simmons reacts to her viral moment delivering McDonald's to President Trump: via NEWSMAX White House Correspondent Mike Carter
VIDEO SYNTHESIS / Viktor Orbán had served 16 years continuously as prime minister. An additional term was always going to be tempting the laws of electoral gravity. If the Hungarian people had really wanted to “reject” Orbanism, they would have elected someone from the left, not someone of the centre-right who was in Orbán’s own Fidesz party until as recently as February 2024. I know it’s a disappointment — but it simply isn’t the rejection the MSM narrative wants it to be. SOURCES: https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-just-lost-his-populist-touch/ https://www.ft.com/content/7c8b5371-313f-4db6-aec8-0d19c5535f8c…
The U.S. military has provided few details on how it might carry out President Trump’s orders as he seeks to pressure Tehran on a peace deal. But history and established practices offer some clues.
House lawmakers had been scheduled to hear testimony next week from the head of military operations in the Middle East, but the Republican majority postponed the hearing until late May.
Data centers are growing by the thousands in the United States as part of President Trump’s push for more artificial intelligence. Two-thirds of planned centers are expected to be built in rural areas. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller joins “The Hill” to discuss.
Congress' seemingly endless cascade of scandals reached a partial climax on Monday with two embattled House members announcing plans to leave Congress voluntarily rather than face possible expulsion. Why it matters: That may not be the end of it, with another pair of lawmakers still facing serious scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee and the threat of removal. - Some lawmakers, frustrated by the glacial pace of the Ethics panel, have threatened to take matters into their own hands and force what leaders in both parties see as premature expulsion votes. - "The ethics process is completely flawed," one House Democrat vented to Axios last month. "I've been deeply disappointed by the pace and the disjointed approach." Driving the news:…
