News from the United States

US government charges 11 people in scheme to obtain green cards through sham marriages

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has charged nearly a dozen people with participating in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help hundreds of Chinese nationals fraudulently obtain green cards…

• DOJ charges 11 in $100M scheme for sham marriages
• Scheme targeted Chinese nationals, orchestrated from NY
• Over 1,000 fake weddings arranged, Attorney General says

17m ago ·apnews.com

Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out

"If this was opt-in, nobody would opt in," Twitch CPO Mike Minton said on a livestream responding to user feedback. "That's honestly the answer."

• Amazon will train AI models using Twitch creators' content by default.
• Twitch users express discontent over content being used for AI training without consent.
• Twitch addresses concerns, allows users to opt-out of AI training.

30m ago ·techcrunch.com

Karoline Leavitt exiting as White House press secretary

President Trump said Karoline Leavitt will be leaving her role to focus on her young family.

• Karoline Leavitt resigns as White House press secretary at end of August
• Leaves to become top outside advisor for President Trump
• Cites family reasons, newborn daughter as motivation

36m ago ·cbsnews.com

Inside Paramount, employees say they have bigger concerns than a reported plan to ditch California

Paramount staffers say they're focused on what the WBD merger might mean for their jobs rather than reports of a potential relocation.

40m ago ·businessinsider.com

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month’s end

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt,…

47m ago ·apnews.com·5 outlets

U.S. indicts former SPLC executive in alleged fraud scheme

Prosecutors have accused the SPLC of telling donors and banks the group was dismantling white supremacist and extremist groups, but instead funneling payments to confidential informants in the groups…

48m ago ·cbsnews.com

This 2020 Nvidia chip is still going strong. That matters for the AI boom.

CoreWeave recently rented Nvidia A100 GPUs into 2029, suggesting AI chips stay useful and hold their value far longer than critics feared.

53m ago ·businessinsider.com

Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in 'The Social Reckoning,' a follow-up to 2010's 'The Social Network.' Here's everything we know.

Aaron Sorkin will tell the story of how Facebook infiltrated our daily lives in "The Social Reckoning," with Jeremy Strong playing Mark Zuckerberg.

59m ago ·businessinsider.com

Nick Reiner indicted on murder charges in parents' killings at their LA home

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with the special circumstance allegations in the killings of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.

1h ago ·cbsnews.com

Grubhub’s $24M FTC settlement is finally reaching diners and drivers

Checks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.

• FTC settles $23.8M with Grubhub drivers and customers
• Grubhub accused of misleading earnings claims and deceptive practices
• Company must improve advertising and obtain restaurant consent

2h ago ·techcrunch.com

AI coding startup Cognition reportedly already in talks to raise at $40B valuation

Cognition may be looking to raise another mega round just a few months after raising $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation.

• Cognition startup developing AI coding agent Devin
• Reported talks to raise funds at $40 billion valuation
• Achieved $1 billion annualized revenue run rate

2h ago ·techcrunch.com