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Trump Admin Urges SCOTUS To Step In On Military Trans Ban The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to uphold its ban on transgender troops serving in the military, appealing a lower court ruling that has, for now, blocked enforcement against service members already in uniform. Vin Testa waves a LGBTQ pride flag in front of the Supreme Court building on June 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Getty Images The petition targets a June decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals finding the ban probably violates the constitutional rights of transgender...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he gave orders to the IDF to increase control of Gaza from 60% to 70% of the Palestinian enclave. He went on to suggest that Israel could seize the entire Palestinian territory. “We are currently squeezing Hamas,” the Israeli leader explained at a conference hosted in a West Bank […]

Trump Admin Approves Public Release Of OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Models Ahead Of Thursday Release The Trump administration has approved the wide public release of OpenAI's advanced GPT-5.6 model family, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to Axios on Tuesday. OpenAI announced late Tuesday night that its flagship model, named Sol, along with the more accessible Terra and Luna variants, will launch publicly this Thursday. Prompt via GPTcommands The decision marks the latest delayed rollout due to coordination between the U.S. government and leading AI companies over access to frontier systems. GPT-5.6 Sol, along with Terra...