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Data cybersecurity company Rubrik announced Wednesday its intent to acquire Predibase. Predibase is a venture-backed startup that helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models to customize them to their needs. Rubrik is the latest company to make an acquisition with the goal of boosting enterprise AI agent adoption.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though CNBC reported that the deal was between $100 million and $500 million, a sizable range. Rubrik declined to comment on the deal size. Predibase was founded in 2021 by Devvret Rishi, current CEO; Piero Molino, current chief science officer; and Travis Addair, current…

The Trump administration plans to hold a classified briefing for senators today on recent U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear sites amid a partisan political debate over the true impact of the bombing raids on Tehran’s nuclear program.The White House is expected to send four senior officials to brief senators: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is not scheduled to take part in the briefing, according to the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is in the final days of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.But the justices also have six cases to resolve that were argued between January and mid-May. One of the argued cases was an emergency appeal, the administration’s bid to be allowed to enforce Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to U.S.-born children of parents who are in the country illegally.The remaining opinions will be delivered Friday, Chief Justice John Roberts…

NEW YORK (AP) — Two days of closing arguments in Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ sex trafficking trial began on Thursday with a prosecutor telling the jury the hip-hop mogul used “power, violence and fear” to rule a criminal enterprise that facilitated kidnapping, arson and brutal sex crimes that she said were at the heart of the case.Assistant U.S. Attorney Christy Slavik provided the jury with a road map for a closing argument expected to last several hours.She described Combs as someone “who doesn’t take no for an answer,” while he committed crimes of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy for two…

A still from Disney and Pixar’s animated film “Elio.”DisneyDisney’s Pixar animation studio had its worst opening ever over the weekend — and its problems aren’t unique.”Elio,” the story of a young boy who is mistakenly identified as Earth’s ambassador to the universe, tallied just $21 million in ticket sales during its first three days in theaters, a record low for the studio.The underwhelming performance fits a recent pattern among Pixar’s releases. While franchise films have lured in moviegoers, the studio’s original fare has had far less success in recent years.Just look at 2023’s “Elemental,” which brought in the previous lowest-opening…

Vaccines Federal agencies Respiratory viruses Children’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency scientists who normally generate and interpret data to inform this group’s votes were in an unusual position: answering questions and countering statements that cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of approved vaccines. In Wednesday’s meeting, the agency experts answered polite but atypical queries about Covid-19 illnesses and vaccines, many focused on whether data could have been biased or misinterpreted, and whether patients counted as…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:35 PM ET, Wed June 25, 2025 In February 2013, a sunny cruise vacation took a dramatic turn. After a fire broke out in the engine room, Carnival Triumph lost power in the Gulf of Mexico, stranding thousands of passengers on the vessel for roughly four days.Now, 12 years later, a new show on Netflix is revisiting the disastrous voyage, dubbed the “poop cruise” because the toilets stopped working and sewage flooded parts of the ship.  Called “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,” the 55-minute episode looks back on the chaotic situation—and the media frenzy that surrounded it. Everything…

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, the company notes. The feature builds on the AI technology that Meta released in April, which allowed the company to implement AI features that don’t impact encryption or user privacy. “Message Summaries uses Private Processing technology, which allows Meta AI to generate a response without Meta or WhatsApp ever seeing your messages or the private summaries. No one else in…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for South Carolina in its effort to defund Planned Parenthood, concluding that individual Medicaid patients cannot sue to enforce their right to pick a medical provider.The court held in a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, with the conservative justices in the majority, that the federal law in question does not allow people who are enrolled in the Medicaid program to file such claims against the state.The ruling written by Justice Neil Gorsuch is a boost to the state’s effort to prevent Planned Parenthood from receiving funding through Medicaid, a federal program for…

Berlin and Paris CNN  —  The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity – most famously in 1984, when François Mitterrand and Helmut Kohl stood hand-in-hand at Verdun in a symbol of reconciliation. So, when Chancellor Friedrich Merz grasped President Emmanuel Macron’s hand on the steps of the Élysée palace in early May – a handshake that was long, warm, and accompanied by backslapping – it wasn’t just a photo-op. It was the clearest sign yet that Europe’s most important alliance was back in motion. After years of sputtering and frustration under…