Feb 26 Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing path for Paramount takeover By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press On Thursday, after Warner’s board announced that Skydance-owned Paramount’s offer was superior to the agreement it had previously struck with Netflix, the streaming giant said the new price it would have to pay to acquire Warner would make the deal… Continue reading
Feb 26 Anthropic 'cannot in good conscience accede' to Pentagon's demands, CEO says By Konstantin Toropin, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The maker of the AI chatbot Claude said in a statement that it’s not walking away from negotiations, but that new contract language received from the Defense Department “made virtually no progress on preventing Claude’s use for mass surveillance of… Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:35 Trump administration halts Minnesota Medicaid funds over fraud allegations By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Vice President JD Vance announced that the federal government would withhold $259 million in Medicaid funding for Minnesota due to concerns about fraud. The state and its welfare fraud scandals have become a target for the Trump administration, and Gov. Continue watching
Feb 26 Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink shooting, police say By Associated Press A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said. Continue reading
Feb 26 What to know about the LA school superintendent whose home was searched by the FBI By Hallie Golden, Associated Press Carvalho has regularly opposed the administration’s aggressive crackdown in and around Los Angeles, referencing his own history as an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally. Continue reading
Feb 26 If you have federal student loan debt, here's what experts want you to know By Hannah Grabenstein Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to understand what’s happening is a little like staring into a bowl of alphabet soup (except that soup is made of money). Continue reading
Feb 26 As risk of war looms, U.S.-Iran nuclear talks wrap with no deal announced By Fanny Brodersen, Associated Press Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests. Continue reading
Feb 26 Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Larry Summers leaves Harvard teaching job over Epstein ties In our news wrap Wednesday, Larry Summers is leaving his teaching post at Harvard after his name appeared hundreds of times in the recent batch Epstein files, rescue teams in Brazil are searching for dozens of people after intense rains… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 4:15 Surgeon general nominee faces scrutiny over qualifications and views on vaccines By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Dr. Casey Means, the wellness influencer and ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is the president’s nominee for surgeon general. As a prominent voice in the MAHA movement, some of her ideas, such as prioritizing natural foods, reducing… Continue watching