Ex-Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum arrested on drug possession charges
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle.
North Carolina Republican operative shaping the state’s early voting plans is reassigned
North Carolina state Auditor Dave Boliek has reassigned a staffer working on state election preparations following reporting illustrating how the longtime Republican operative was using his position to shape county’s early voting plans.
Apple to spend $30 billion in Broadcom chips deal
Apple plans to spend more than $30 billion as part of a chip-supply agreement reached earlier this week with Broadcom that will also see the chipmaker expand a factory in Colorado, the companies said on Wednesday.
Meta’s answer to secret-recording AI glasses
Meta says it’s cracking down on people who use a drill to disable a key privacy feature on AI Ray-Ban glasses. Joanna Stern breaks it down.
‘CatsOnACouch’ Instagram creator sues after being barred from JD Vance event
Amanda McGonigle, who runs the Instagram account @catsonacouch, was waiting to attend a vice presidential event in Bangor, Maine, when five armed Secret Service agents approached her in line.
The number of job titles that involve AI, even outside the tech world, is surging
New data from job board Indeed finds the number of jobs that have listings with “AI” in the title have tripled from 2022 to 2026, from less than 3% to more than 8%.
Democratic rising stars who spoke at the party’s 2024 convention keep losing
Mallory McMorrow, Jack Schlossberg and Jasmine Crockett are among the Democrats who spoke at the 2024 convention only to fall short in primaries this cycle.
Chinese men in Germany used Telegram groups to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say
They called themselves the “German driving school for experts,” but prosecutors say the true purpose of their Telegram chats was to brag about the women they raped and share tips about how to drug them.
Southern Chinese region reels from floods and destruction from remnants of tropical storm
A southern Chinese region on Wednesday was reeling from the destruction and widespread flooding caused by record-breaking rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Maysak.
ACA premiums likely set for another double-digit rise next year
Insurers are proposing a rate hike of about 14%, driven by rising healthcare costs, inflation and the loss of enhanced tax subsidies.