House Leadership Cuts Session Short, Dodging Impeachment Vote Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
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House Leadership Cuts Session Short, Dodging Impeachment Vote Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

United States House leadership has opted to depart Washington a day ahead of schedule, effectively sidestepping a contentious impeachment vote targeting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The decision truncates an already limited legislative calendar, ensuring that lawmakers will not reconvene until after the upcoming November 3 elections as they transition to full-time campaign mode. The unexpected […]

DoubleLine’s Jeff Gundlach Criticizes Federal Reserve’s Conservative Rate Hike Strategy
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DoubleLine’s Jeff Gundlach Criticizes Federal Reserve’s Conservative Rate Hike Strategy

Prominent bond investor and DoubleLine founder Jeff Gundlach has voiced strong criticism regarding the Federal Reserve’s recent decision to implement a quarter-percentage-point interest rate hike. Gundlach argued that the central bank should have opted for a more aggressive half-point increase to effectively combat persistent inflationary pressures, describing his preferred approach as a “stun and done” […]

AI Firms Cannot Rely on an ‘Honor Code,’ Warns Anthropic Policy Chief Amid Industry Divide
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AI Firms Cannot Rely on an ‘Honor Code,’ Warns Anthropic Policy Chief Amid Industry Divide

Artificial intelligence developers cannot simply grade their own homework when it comes to system safety, according to Anthropic’s head of public policy, Sarah Heck. Speaking at an industry summit in Washington, Heck cautioned that relying on an informal “honor code” is inadequate to address the mounting safety, ethical, and national security challenges posed by rapid […]