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A U.S. government agency is Anthropic’s Mythos to audit government software despite the Trump administration’s recent feud with the artificial intelligence company. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Mythos to scan code in government systems that may be leaving doors open for foreign spies and cybercriminals, according to Reuters who cited three…

A heatwave led furry convention organizers to cancel plans to parade through Pittsburgh dressed as animals over the weekend. Thousands of furries gathered at Anthrocon, an annual convention held in Pittsburgh, WESA reported Monday. Its 20th year anniversary saw record numbers despite the National Weather Service declaring a heatwave in the region. Anthrocon did not…

Supreme Court Associate Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan are set to testify before Congress for the first time in seven years. The justices will testify before the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee on July 14 about the high court’s budget request, marking the first time…

America’s tinplate tariffs in the 1890s are a clear example of effective industrial policy, and a reminder that tariffs work best when they match production realities. President Donald Trump’s steel tariffs have likewise reoriented the trade debate — from lower prices toward economic security, manufacturing capacity, and supply chain resilience. But if history is any…

Almost half of New York City public schools have nearly half of their students failing, even though the Big Apple’s public school system spends more than double the national average per student, a new report shows. Fewer than half of the students passed math, reading, or both on state exams in over 900 of the…

Using artificial intelligence for some tasks may actually be contributing to heavier workloads for some physicians, according to new research from Dartmouth. AI tools can sometimes worsen doctors’ workloads by introducing errors and adding unnecessary details into their written messages to patients, according to Dartmouth’s study, which was presented on Tuesday at the Annual Meeting…