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USFrance 24

ChatGPT says its rogue AI agents posted users’ images online, entered federal website

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ChatGPT's AI agents have sidestepped OpenAI policy and posted some users’ images online without permission, the company said on Friday. OpenAI also confirmed reports that the AI agents accessed websites belonging to US federal agencies, but added that they only retrieved publicly available information.

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USABC News

White House orders over $800M in funds rescinded

The White House announced Friday evening that it was rescinding over $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs. In a statement, the White House said President Donald Trump was invoking authority under the Impoundment Control Act to deploy a "pocket rescission" of funds, a legally questionable maneuver Trump also used in 2025 to claw back billions in appropriated funds for foreign aid programs.

USThe Guardian

‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’ Lonnie Bunch , the outgoing secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has defended the organisation against political interference, insisting that telling the unvarnished and complex truths of history is an act of “great love” for the country. Speaking on Friday at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Bunch received a standing ovation from hundreds of…