President Donald Trump has reportedly nominated Project 2025 author and former official Dennis Kirk as the Interior Department's inspector general, drawing criticism from lawmakers and former watchdogs.
AI pioneer Cao Liangliang, formerly of Google DeepMind, has returned to Hong Kong after 20 years. He aims to energize the city's academic AI ecosystem, drawing on his experience with major tech firms and his early work at CUHK's MMLab.
Marco Rubio stated he'd never heard the name Bill Pulte in the context of the intelligence community, despite Pulte being chosen by Trump as acting director of national intelligence. Rep. Bill Keating pressed Rubio during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy expressed doubts about the "competence" of Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency chief appointed as acting director of national intelligence. Cassidy cited Pulte's lack of military or intelligence background and questioned his security clearance.
