Obama blasts Trump administration’s ‘unlawful’ Harvard demands

Former President Barack Obama in a statement late Monday praised Harvard University for rejecting President Donald Trump’s demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to … Read more

Apple details how it plans to improve its AI models by privately analyzing user data

In the wake of criticism over the underwhelming performance of its AI products, especially in areas like notification summaries, Apple on Monday detailed how it is trying to improve its AI models by analyzing user data privately with the aid of synthetic data. Using an approach called “differential privacy,” the company said it would first … Read more

Global markets rise along with US futures amid tariff uncertainty

Markets in Asia and Europe ticked higher on Tuesday, as U.S. futures signalled a potentially narrow rise, amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. Trump’s administration said on Friday that many consumer electronics would be exempt from his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs, an announcement that sent global markets higher on Monday. Trump on Monday also … Read more

Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage

WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security. The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January. That’s even as Trump frequently blames Biden for many of the nation’s … Read more