OpenAI repotedly in talks to raise $30B round at $1.4T valuation

The new round is anticipated to be the company's last before its delayed 2027 public debut.

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The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it

Just like the rest of the U.S, data centers and AI are dividing climate tech founders and investors.

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FBIA Light Switch Went On's Wannabe Frat Boy Kash Patel Caught Partying With Suspected Russian Double Agent: Even Trump’s Front Row Joes Are Done With His Act

Donald J. Trump is losing some of the people who formerly seemed practically inseparable from his political rallies.

The “Front Row Joes” became known for following Trump around the country and staking out spots at the front of his rallies. But now, two of the group’s prominent members have had enough. They are done, Politico reports.

Rick Frazier, who says he has attended more than 100 Trump rallies, is so disillusioned that he is considering not voting in November. He points to Trump’s handling of the Iran war and the Epstein files, saying the president’s actions have fallen far short of what he promised his supporters.

“Epstein crimes and feeding the industrial military complex … those are big nos for me,” Frazier told the outlet. “He promoted himself as a no-war president. That didn’t work out.”

Trish Hope, another longtime Trump loyalist who once published a book containing nothing but Trump’s social-media posts, has also turned against him. She says Trump’s dismissal of questions about Epstein was a turning point, describing it as the moment when “a veil lifted” and she began seeing him differently.

Hope has also criticized Trump for claiming that the Front Row Joes are “very rich,” arguing that members sacrifice substantial amounts of time and money to attend his events.

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Todd Blanche Falls Flat On His Face Defending Trump's Illegal Media Ban

Attorney General Todd Blanche's claims to ABC News that certain media outlets have become a national security threat in their reporting on the Trump administration fell flat and sounded moronic in his defense of Trump's media ban.

Even after the judge issued a temporary restraining order on Trump's ban of MS NOW, CNN, and Politico, Trump barred CNN from flying on Air Force One. When host Martha Raddatz called him out on it, Blanche got angry.

The ABC host described Trump's disregard to the First Amendment and said he has "denied access." This upset the AG, complaining it was not the right way to describe it.

Rewriting what Trump says is one of his prime functions as AG.

"What I'm talking about is the government's position and what the Department of Justice said in court, which is the same thing that President Trump has said repeatedly, which is at some point, at some point, the complete misinformation and the inaccuracy and the one-sided news out of certain organizations does become a national security issue and it's not right for the people of the United States to have to put up with it," Blanche said.

It's not the country that is upset with accurate reporting, it's Vonshitzhispants.

RADDATZ: So are you saying you're going to screen people before they get on a flight coming to the White House?

BLANCHE: I did not say that. No, no. I did not say that.

RADDATZ: But you said the President gets to decide.

BLANCHE: Don't get to put words in my mouth.

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Karl Rove Made A Perfect Campaign Ad For James Talarico

I have no idea if James Talarico’s campaign will really use any of Karl Rove’s comments about fellow Republican Ken Paxton. But Rove surely meant to draw proverbial blood when he stuck a very public knife into Paxton, then twisted it a few times for good measure.

Rove all but leaped at the opportunity to attack Senate candidate Paxton during an appearance at the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival. Rove also took a swipe at Donald Trump for pushing Paxton over the primary finish line.

It started after interviewer and CNN reporter Patrick Svitek asked Rove if the $100 million spending by the Senate Leadership Fund to help Paxton beat Talarico is a “good use of money?”

“No,” Rove said, “But they’re going to have to do it, and that’s just the start.”

That was just Rove’s start, too. He noted that the $100 million was only enough to get through September. He added pointedly, “If John Cornyn were the nominee, this race would be over.”

Rove next launched into a recitation of Paxton’s many, many scandals:

“You know, when you got a guy who's got multiple girlfriends and $200,000 worth of improvements in his house from a corrupt business guy for whom he does favors, I mean, my personal favorite is the Uber account in the name of David P. Since [Paxton] drives around in a car that has SO4 license plates, it made it a little difficult to have assignations with one of his mistresses.

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Can Muse overcome Meta’s trust issues?

On Equity, we discussed how Meta's AI announcement managed to steal the spotlight from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Google tests buying from Walmart-owned Flipkart through Gemini and AI Mode in India

The limited test covers select products and users, with a broader rollout planned for later in October.

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