POLITICSTrade court upholds Trump's closure of 'de minimis' loopholePresident Donald Trump in a Truth Social post celebrated the continued closure of the deminimis exemption as a "BIG WIN."CNBC·2w ago
POLITICSOpenAI is losing its second executive this weekAnother OpenAI executive is departing. Denise Dresser, who joined OpenAI as its chief revenue officer in December after serving as CEO of Slack, will be leaving in the "coming weeks" to "pursue other opportunities," she said in a team note posted to LinkedIn. Dali Rajic, president and COO of Wiz, wiThe Verge·2w ago
POLITICSThe Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacksThe Trump administration is launching a new program that will allow private firms to perform cyberattacks against foreign criminals, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. The private firms would operate "under the control and oversight" of the federal government, giving them permission to surveil and diThe Verge·2w ago
POLITICSI Was Dick Cheney’s Cardiologist. I Have Questions About Trump’s Health.The president has not been looking well. Americans should get answers to these seven questions.NY Times·2w ago
POLITICSTrump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t InvolvedU.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.NY Times·2w ago
POLITICSOpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continuesOpenAI has replaced chief revenue officer Denise Dresser after just nine months on the job, tapping Wiz president and chief operating officer Dali Rajic to take on frontier lab's top sales job.TechCrunch·2w ago
POLITICS‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands<p>Japanese PM says islands seized by Soviets late in second world war are part of her country under international law</p><p>The Japanese government has reacted angrily to Vladimir Putin’s first visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, which are claimed by both Tokyo and Moscow.</p><p>Japan’s foreign miThe Guardian·2w ago
POLITICSCBP Workers Allegedly Used Government Databases to Spy on Exes, Crushes, and ColleaguesRecords obtained by WIRED detail hundreds of allegations of Customs and Border Protection workers misusing internal tools to look up romantic interests and track colleagues’ cell phones.Wired·2w ago
POLITICSThe US is now using the ‘terrorist’ label to interfere in Brazil’s electionThe designation of PCC and CV serves to expand Washington’s reach into the country’s politics and security.Al Jazeera·2w ago
POLITICSPolls open in Clacton by-electionVoters will choose between 34 candidates - the most to stand in any British parliamentary election.BBC News·2w ago
POLITICSPolls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms testedThe vote will test if incumbent Hakainde Hichilema's reforms are enough to overcome widespread economic frustration.Al Jazeera·2w ago
POLITICSAustralia’s largest aluminium smelter to run on renewables by 2033 after Rio Tinto strikes $2.5bn taxpayer bailout deal<p>Rio Tinto makes power supply deal with federal and NSW government to cut emissions and decarbonise, preventing potential closure</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/13/australia-politics-live-news-bargaining-meta-tiktok-housing-migration-question-time-aThe Guardian·2w ago
