Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Shield Would Cost $1.2 Trillion: Congressional Budget Office

I’ll give you my answer up front… NO! Trump’s claims on Monday and Tuesday that the US and Iran are talking is false in my opinion. During previous talks with Iran — including the last round in Geneva on February 26 — the communications were indirect. An Oman government official was the intermediary… He would […]

Treasury Rushes To Access Anthropic 'Mythos' AI After Warning It Can Hack "Every Major Operating System" The US Treasury Department’s technology team is actively seeking access to Anthropic PBC’s highly restricted Mythos AI model so it can begin hunting for software vulnerabilities, according to a person familiar with the situation cited by Bloomberg.  Illustration via WIRED Treasury Chief Information Officer Sam Corcos briefed the department’s cybersecurity team on the technology last week and has directed efforts to gain access to the model "as soon as this week." The request comes days after Treasury Secretary...

Crestfallen Commie Mamdani Abandons Planned Property Tax Hike On New Yorkers Looks like NYC's communist mayor has had second thoughts about extracting more taxes by raising New Yorkers' property taxes - something he vowed to do to help close a two-year deficit. According to Bloomberg, the decision to drop the tax hike will be included in Mamdani's executive budget released today, which will mark the latest version of his spending plan for the fiscal year beginning July 1.  This is separate from a tax on second homes (the so-called pied-à-terre) that was initiated by...