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Call It ‘Declaration Day’ | National Review
What really happened on July 4, 1776? Source link
Alibaba to ban Claude Code over alleged backdoor risk, source says
The workplace ban, starting July 10, lands weeks after Anthropic accused operators linked to Alibaba’s Qwen lab of running the largest known distillation campaign against Claude. Alibaba will bar...
The Real Issue with Texas’s Curriculum Changes | National Review
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Injustice Toward Barrett | National Review
A good justice on an outstanding Court should not be publicly abused. Source link
Alibaba and its US payment processor will pay 600 million dollars to settle a DOJ probe into illegal drug sales
TL;DRAlibaba and its US payment arm will pay 600 million dollars to resolve a DOJ probe into illegal pharmaceutical sales on its e-commerce platform. Alibaba and its US digital...
Britain: Rearranging the Deck Chairs | National Review
The Week of June 21, 2026: Air conditioning, SpaceX, gas prices, and much more. Source link
Birthright Citizenship After Barbara | National Review
Congress is not powerless to stop the worst aspects of birthright citizenship. Source link
TikTok settles second addiction case, leaving Meta and Snap to face a jury alone
TL;DRTikTok settled with a Florida teen ahead of the second bellwether social media addiction trial, leaving Meta and Snap as the remaining defendants. TikTok has reached a confidential settlement...
U.S. Power, Not International Law, Determines Whether the Strait of Hormuz Is Open | National Review
It has been historically open because the regime in Tehran understood that America would not tolerate Iranian restrictions. Source link
Google makes Gemini’s personalized image generation free for all US users
TL;DRGemini’s Nano Banana image generation, which creates AI images from your Google data, is now free for all eligible US users instead of paid subscribers only. Google is making...
Ukraine Has Been Liberated (from Us) | National Review
Washington’s lack of interest has, paradoxically, helped Kyiv in some ways. Source link
Baidu’s chip unit Kunlunxin is targeting a $50 billion Hong Kong IPO and asked investors to buy its semiconductors
TL;DRBaidu’s Kunlunxin targets a $50B Hong Kong IPO and asked investors to commit to buying its chips, blurring the line between shareholder and customer. Baidu’s AI chip unit Kunlunxin...