FAA, Pentagon Sign Agreement on Deploying Anti-Drone Laser System Near Mexico

WASHINGTON, April ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠The Federal ⁠Aviation Administration and ​Pentagon said ‌Friday they had ‌signed ⁠an ⁠agreement to allow for the government’s ​use of a high-energy ​laser counter-drone system along ⁠the southern ⁠border. The ⁠agreement came ​after the FAA conducted ​testing ⁠in New Mexico on the ⁠laser-system used by the Pentagon and Homeland ⁠Securit …

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IMF chief says she’s concerned about cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says the organization is concerned about cybersecurity risks posed by Claude Mythos, Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model. “We are very keen to see more attention to the guardrails that are necessary to protect financial stability in a world of AI,” she tells “Face the Nation” moderator …

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White House Opted Against Televised Address About Iran Ceasefire, US Officials Say

By Phil Stewart and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – The White House considered but decided against a national ⁠televised ⁠address by President Donald Trump on Tuesday about his ceasefire ⁠deal with Iran, with some aides and advisers privately voicing concern about potentially overselling the still-nascent agreement, three U.S. officials told Reuters. The decision …

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Trump Shares Video of a Brutal Florida Killing Allegedly by Haitian Immigrant

MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump shared video of a deadly attack allegedly by a Haitian immigrant accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer at a Florida gas station, portraying the killing as justification for his administration’s mass deportation agenda. Rolbert Joachin, 40, was arrested and charged with killing a woman on April 2 …

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‘We Will Have Hearings’ With Epstein Victims, US House Oversight Committee Chairman Says

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠Representative ⁠James Comer, the chairman of ⁠the House Oversight Committee, said on Friday that ​he agreed with first lady Melania Trump’s call for congressional hearings with victims ‌of Jeffrey Epstein, saying “we will ‌have hearings.” Melania Trump, the wife of U.S. President Donald Trump, said ⁠on ⁠Thursday that the …

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What the new inflation spike could mean for mortgage interest rates

With inflation surging again, the costs of homebuying and refinancing are likely to rise once more. taylanibrahim/Getty Images While monitoring the Federal Reserve and its interest rate policy is an integral part of the homebuying and refinancing process, it’s not the only thing borrowers should consider. Mortgage interest ratesafter all, are driven by a complex …

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Sam Altman’s San Francisco home targeted with Molotov cocktail, OpenAI says

The San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was targeted with a Molotov cocktail on Friday morning, a company spokesperson said. In a statement, OpenAI said the person suspected of throwing the device also allegedly made threats against the company’s San Francisco headquarters. San Francisco police confirmed officers responded to a North Beach home …

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