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Jared Perlo / NBC News : A look at AVA, an AI chatbot developed by Alaska's court system to provide aid in the probate process, which has been plagued by delays and hallucinations   —  A yearlong effort to build an AI probate assistant reveals the limits of government chatbot development.

Cuban leaders should be concerned following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela and the arrest of Nicolás Maduro , Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday, as President Donald Trump signaled that his administration could shift its focus to the Caribbean island. Cuba has long maintained a presence in Venezuela, with intelligence agents and security personnel embedded amid close relations between Havana and Caracas. Rubio , the son of Cuban immigrants, said Venezuela’s spy agency was "basically full of Cubans," as was Maduro’s security detail. MADURO GAVE STATE TV ADDRESS AS US STRIKES IN VENEZUELA BEGAN: REPORT "One of the biggest problems Venezuelans have is they have to declare independence from Cuba," he said during a news conference in which officials revealed details of the military operation. "They tried to basically colonize it from a security standpoint." He added that the communist island was "a disaster. It’s run by incompetent...

Mishal Husain / Bloomberg : Q&A with Kara Swisher on the economics of the AI boom, the upcoming IPOs of SpaceX and OpenAI, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, robotics, and more   —  After a year of dominating mega-deals and driving stock-market gains, the tech industry is poised for a pivotal 2026 …

Months after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, tensions are rising again as Iran kills protesters, Israel weighs new military action and President Donald Trump signals the U.S. could intervene. Trump sharpened pressure on Tehran this week, threatening U.S. action if Iranian security forces violently suppress the ongoing protests that erupted after the country's national currency collapsed. "If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters … the United States of America will come to their rescue," Trump said on social media, adding that the U.S. was "locked and loaded." But while Trump’s language suggested a readiness to use force, analysts say Washington still has options short of direct military action. THE ISRAELI-IRANIAN WAR IS NOT OVER — IT HAS JUST ENTERED A DANGEROUS PAUSE Daniel Shapiro, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, said Washington should move quickly to expand internet access for demonstrators and prepare for potential political ...

President Donald Trump's Justice Department is demanding records from Minnesota related to its voter registration practices, raising concerns about the state’s same-day "vouching" policy. The policy allows a registered voter to "vouch" for up to eight people seeking same-day registration, and it has come under fresh scrutiny amid broader concerns about election integrity in the wake of Minnesota’s massive welfare fraud scandal. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon wrote to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on Friday, requesting unredacted records covering the March 2024 primary and the November 2024 general election. Dhillon called on the state to hand over digital records related to same-day registrations, votes cast by same-day registrants, and audit and compliance records under the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). TRUMP OFFICIAL FREEZES MILLIONS IN SBA AID TO MINNESOTA, SLAMS WALZ’S POLICIES AS BREEDING ‘ENDEMIC’ FRAUD "The basis and pur...

Bill Allison / Bloomberg : Filing: OpenAI President and co-founder Greg Brockman donated $25M to Trump's super PAC, MAGA Inc., in H2 2025; Crypto.com operator Foris DAX donated $20M   —  President Donald Trump's super political action committee raised $102 million in the second half of 2025, fueled by eight-figure donations …

Miles Kruppa / The Information : Brookfield is launching a cloud company called Radiant and a new $10B AI fund, and plans to acquire up to $100B in land, data centers, and power assets for AI   —  Private-equity firm Brookfield is starting its own cloud business, going up against tech giants like Amazon by arguing it can bring down the costs of developing AI.