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President Donald Trump announced on Saturday he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Lance has over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma — A State where I WON all 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024!" the president wrote on Truth Social. "Lance is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine. He is a PATRIOT with real operational experience, and proven leader with DECADES of experience locking up the worst of the worst, including spearheading 287g Law Enforcement partnerships with ICE! Lance has firsthand experience getting Illegal Aliens OFF our streets and, just like ME and our Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin , he LOVES the men and women of ICE." TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED MORE THAN 10,000 SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS He added that Schroyer, "has what it takes to DETAIN AND DEPORT Illegal Alien Criminals, including murders, r...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries publicly embraced a new crop of congressional nominees Saturday, including three Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates whose primary victories have fueled fresh debate over the Democratic Party's leftward shift ahead of the 2026 midterms. The powerful New York lawmaker's post highlights the challenge facing the top House Democrat as he works to unite his party ahead of the general election. If Democrats take back the House in November, Jeffries is expected to become the next speaker. That means he'll likely be leading a Democratic caucus with more self-described Democratic Socialists than ever before. So far, more than a dozen Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have won or advanced in primaries across the country this election cycle. In a post on X , Jeffries wrote, "Congratulations to our Democratic nominees," before listing the party's congressional candidates from across New York. Among t...

Lillian Rizzo / CNBC : Sports clips' rise on platforms like YouTube has left broadcasters debating whether to use them to attract younger viewers or protect their subscription revenue   —  As the New York Knicks clinched their first championship in 53 years and the NBA notched its highest Finals series ratings since 1998 …

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg : Uber expands the list of criminal convictions that disqualify US drivers and expands the background-check timeline, possibly removing ~0.5% of active US drivers   —  Uber Technologies Inc. is tightening driver background checks in the US and applying the new standards retroactively to existing workers …

OpenAI : GPT-5.6 Sol matches Mythos Preview on ExploitBench, adds Ultra mode with subagents for complex workflows, and max reasoning for deep problem-solving   —  We're beginning a limited preview of the GPT-5.6 series: Sol, our flagship model; Terra, a balanced model for everyday work; and Luna, a fast and affordable model.

Reading. Writing. And AI algorithms . The Senate is now wrestling with how students — and teachers — might use Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. It’s inevitable. "The question is not whether AI is going to impact education. The real question is whether we will shape its use thoughtfully. Responsibly," said Delaware Secretary of Education Cindy Marten during a recent Senate hearing. Lawmakers are focusing not just on what AI teaches students. But how. "What do we know when it comes to long term cognitive impact of the use of this technology?" asked Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., at the hearing. SCHOOLS TURN TO HANDWRITTEN EXAMS AS AI CHEATING SURGES "We have no causal studies on long term impact on social or cognitive development," replied Erin Mote, who, as CEO of InnovateEDU and the EDSAFE AI Alliance, works on technological innovation in the classroom. Pushing students onto screens, iPads and Chromebooks in the classroom was all the rage about ...

Ram Iyer / TechCrunch : Netris, which helps neoclouds automate network configuration to bring their data centers online faster, raised a $15M Series A from a16z   —  The AI boom has encouraged everyone and their uncle to launch a data center business.  But spinning up a data center isn't easy.

NEW YORK CITY - New York City’s primary night produced clear political winners and losers as Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s slate of socialist candidates swept establishment-backed Democrats. Mamdani, sworn into office in January of this year, flexed his political might in the city after three congressional candidates that he endorsed in the primary, Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, were all victorious on Tuesday night, and are expected to cruise to victory against their Republican opponents in November. All three candidates ran on platforms broadly aligned with Mamdani’s socialist economic agenda, anti-Israel posture and opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while facing candidates backed by the establishment wing of the party. FAR-LEFT SURGE: MAMDANI-BACKED CANDIDATES OUST DEM ESTABLISHMENT INCUMBENTS "I think it was an incredible night," Mamdani said about the results before pointing to his own primary victory that shook the political landsca...

Mateo Quiros / The Keyword : Google says computer use is now a built-in tool supported in Gemini 3.5 Flash, available via the Gemini API and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform   —  Computer use is now a built-in tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash to build agents that can interact across platforms.  —  Computer use is now a built …

President Donald Trump announced a pair of executive orders investing in quantum computing Monday, moving forward an unprecedented partnership between government and industry while simultaneously moving to secure the U.S. from cryptographic threats. The first executive order, titled "Ushering In The Next Frontier Of Quantum Innovation," outlined a strategy to update the National Quantum Strategy by "promoting commercialization and deployment of" quantum technologies and partnering with industry leaders. To drive that point, Trump signed the order in the Oval Office alongside executives from technology companies with vested quantum interests including IBM and Google parent company Alphabet. Furthermore, the directive mandates administration officials from the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of War, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...

Sarah Nassauer / Wall Street Journal : Walmart acquires Vibe.co, which lets businesses create and buy ads on CTVs, sources say for $1.4B cash; top executives get $180M to stay for four years   —  Retail giant is paying $1.4 billion for Vibe.co, a company that enables advertising through connected TVs

Chicago's mayor has become the subject of ridicule after promoting his transgender violence state of emergency amid a deadly Juneteenth weekend where dozens of people in his city were shot and six were killed. "Since declaring a Transfemicide State of Emergency, our administration has strengthened the City’s capacity to support LGBTQ+ Chicagoans," a Sunday X post from Mayor Brandon Johnson said. "This framework builds on that work by centering the voices and lived experiences of trans Chicagoans to chart a path toward a safer, more connected city." "Transfemicide" is defined as the "targeted killing of a transgender woman motivated by transphobic and misogynistic hatred." Critics were quick to point out that Johnson appears focused on promoting on Juneteenth weekend the fight against an obscure transgender violence category rather than the killing of black Chicagoans. CHICAGO'S DEADLY JUNETEENTH WEEKEND LEAVES 7 DEAD AS TRUMP SHAMES DEM...

Echo Wang / Reuters : Sources: Vimeo owner Bending Spoons seeks to raise ~$1.62B in a US IPO, selling 58M shares at $26 to $28 apiece, at a valuation of $19B at the top of the range   —  Bending Spoons, an Italian technology company that acquires and revamps software businesses, is seeking to raise as much as $1.62 billion …

Nikkei Asia : Toto, Japan's largest toilet maker, plans to invest $495M by 2030 to expand its semiconductor materials unit, targeting R&D for next-gen 1nm chip production   —  TOKYO/KITAKYUSHU, Japan — Bathroom fixtures maker Toto plans to invest 80 billion yen ($495 million) in the next five years …

Marilen Martin / Bloomberg : As Europe falls behind the US and China in consumer AI, its engineering companies and AI startups are turning to industrial AI applications to boost efficiency   —  Pressure to become more efficient has Europe racing to bring artificial intelligence to the shop floor.

Caroline Petrow-Cohen / Los Angeles Times : SF-based Humble Robotics, which is developing an electric, self-driving cabless freight truck with 200 miles range and 55 mph max speed, raised $24M   —  - 7 min Click here to listen to this article  — San Francisco startup Humble Robotics has raised $24 million to build an electric …