AI cameras are giving DC’s air defense a major upgrade
After 9/11, Washington, D.C.’s airspace got a significant security boost. Now, over two decades later, this system is getting a cutting-edge makeover. The National Capital Region (NCR) is rolling out an advanced artificial intelligence-based visual recognition system that’s taking air defense to
CFPB sues America’s largest banks for ‘allowing fraud to fester’ on Zelle
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing America’s three largest banks, accusing the institutions of failing to protect customers from fraud on Zelle, the payment platform they co-own. According to the suit, which also targets Early Warning Services LLC, Zelle’s official
Party City to close all of its stores, report says
Party City on Friday announced it will close all of its stores and has initiated corporate layoffs effective immediately, according to a CNN report. CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting viewed by CNN that Party City has to “commence
House passes funding bill with just hours until government shutdown
The House has passed a bill to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours before the midnight federal funding deadline. The bill, which needed approval from two-thirds of the chamber, passed overwhelmingly in a 366 to 34 vote. All Democrats voted
Senate Dems rail against ‘shadow speaker’ billionaire Elon Musk: ‘Not elected to anything’
Senate Democrats labeled billionaire Elon Musk ‘co-president’ and ‘shadow speaker’ among other titles as they reacted to the original stopgap spending deal’s implosion on Wednesday after he and ultimately President-elect Trump came out against it. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Musk
Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown war against US-allied Kurds in Syria
JERUSALEM — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan could be on the brink of engulfing Syria in a new war with his slated invasion of the country’s north in an effort to decimate the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurds who helped President-elect Trump defeat
White House pressed on Biden refusing to speak publicly ahead of shutdown
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre volleyed away reporters’ questions on Friday about President Biden’s lack of public appearances amid the ongoing government funding fight as a partial shutdown looms. Jean-Pierre refused to answer why the president has not spoken to
House vote imminent on plan to avert government shutdown
House lawmakers will soon vote on a bill to avert a partial government shutdown after a similar measure backed by President-elect Trump failed Thursday. Congress is scrambling for a path forward as the clock ticks closer to the federal funding deadline,
Starbucks union announces strike to last through Christmas Eve in 3 major cities
Love Starbucks holiday drinks? This week, you may not get them. Starbucks Workers United announced baristas will strike starting Friday in three key markets — Seattle, Los Angeles and Chicago. The union said the move is in response to the coffee
OpenAI is done with Shipmas and staring down daunting challenges for 2025
OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas,” which wrapped up on Friday, brought a sense of levity to end the year. The marketing blitz served as a way for the high-profile and controversial AI startup to show it can release an extensive