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Azealia Banks
Rapper Azealia Banks took to X on July 14—Conor McGregor’s 37th birthday—to accuse the MMA star of sending her unsolicited nude photos. According to Banks, the screenshots she shared display a private DM conversation that began in 2016, featuring images and messages from McGregor warning her not
Cyber Warfare
Under the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Trump administration has directed the U.S. Department of Defense to allocate $1 billion over four years for offensive cyber operations. This marks a major shift toward proactive cyber tactics—ranging from deploying zero-day exploits to building infrastructure for targeted hacks. Why
Meta AI
Meta has launched a new initiative aimed at curbing “unoriginal” content on Facebook—posts that repeatedly reuse someone else’s text, photos, or videos. This comes after the platform already purged 10 million impersonation profiles and shuttered half a million spammy or fake-engagement accounts this year. The goal is
Nvidia
Nvidia has announced it will resume exporting its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China, following assurances from the U.S. government that licenses will be approved soon. The company is now filing license applications, with hopes of restarting deliveries shortly. What Changed? Back in April, the U.S. under the
Brian Singerman
Brian Singerman, known for his role at Founders Fund, together with Lee Linden from Quiet Capital, has unveiled GPx, a new venture fund targeting over $500 million in capital. Notably, a significant share—potentially up to 50%—is expected to come from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. What makes GPx
Meta
Meta is accelerating its push into superintelligence by deploying temporary “tent” data centers to bridge gaps in capacity while permanent facilities are under construction. According to SemiAnalysis—and confirmed by Mark Zuckerberg—the company is prioritizing speed over formality to narrow the gap with AI leaders like Google, OpenAI, and
Grok
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is expanding beyond its edgy, often controversial persona into more personalized AI companions. SuperGrok users—those who pay $30 per month—can now engage with distinct personalities like Ani, a gothic anime girl, or Bad Rudy, a mischievous 3D fox. Musk unveiled the update
Cognition
In a dramatic turn, Cognition—creator of the autonomous AI coding assistant Devin—today announced its acquisition of Windsurf, a rapid-rising AI-powered IDE. This deal comes only days after Google’s $2.4 b reverse-acquihire of Windsurf’s founders and key research staff, and just after a
Hyperion
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken another bold step in the race for AI supremacy: the company is building “Hyperion,” a massive data center in Louisiana designed to deliver a staggering five gigawatts of computational power. Construction started in Richland Parish, building on an earlier commitment to a $10 billion
COVID Vaccine Scheme
On July 12, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi dropped a federal fraud case against Utah physician Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., who was accused of destroying over $28,000 in COVID-19 vaccines and administering saline shots instead of vaccines to minors—allegedly providing fake vaccination certificates. The
texas floods
On July 13, 2025, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended FEMA’s emergency response to the July 4 flash floods in Texas Hill Country, which claimed over 120 lives and left around 160 missing. Noem emphasized that DHS resources were mobilized “within an hour or two” of the disaster, denying
A memo dated July 9 from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons states that officials can now deport migrants to third countries—not necessarily their home nations—with just six hours’ notice in “exigent circumstances.” Previously, migrants received at least 24 hours’ notice before deportation to another country. Conditions and Legal