Justice Department threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen voters

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is threatening legal action against California unless state and local officials review a list of potential noncitizens on their voter rolls. Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter sent letters to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan on Tuesday demanding that they review…

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Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch flaws

Bank of America has hired an army of external contractors to help it patch software vulnerabilities exposed by advanced artificial intelligence models including Anthropic’s Mythos, the bank’s CEO, Brian Moynihan, told CNBC on Wednesday. In an interview after the bank’s third-quarter earnings release, Moynihan said that earlier this year the company rushed to bolster a…

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Jim Carrey once thought he would work at a steel mill if Hollywood failed: What his early struggles reveal about his journey to fame |

(Image Credit: Movie still from the film The Truman Show 1998) Jim Carrey became one of Hollywood’s most recognisable comedy stars, but his life could have taken a very different turn. In a 2007 interview with The Hamilton Spectator, Carrey reflected on the future he once imagined for himself. If show business had not worked…

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Cancer vaccine manufacturing time could shrink

Merck CEO Rob Davis told CNBC on Wednesday that he expects the company’s breakthrough cancer vaccine with Moderna to get faster to manufacture over time. Shortening the current six-week timeline could potentially help the companies reach more patients. “We are going to drive for improvement, but right now the focus really is, let’s make sure we…

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Psychology says children who remember an embarrassing moment for years may be more affected by how others reacted than by the mistake itself

AI representation/ChatGPT A child gives the wrong answer in class and hears a few classmates laugh. Another trips during a school assembly, while someone else mispronounces a word in front of relatives. The moment may last only a few seconds, but years later, the child may still remember exactly who laughed, what someone said and…

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