America’s allies in Europe have called for “restraint” following a series of military strikes against the Islamist Iranian regime, while the United Kingdom has warned against potential “escalation” into a broader regional conflict.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that the United States Military launched “major combat operations in Iran” intended on crippling Tehran’s missile production industry in a bid to prevent the Islamist regime from being able to strike the U.S. or Europe with nuclear -tipped missiles.

The United States has launched a major military operation alongside Israeli forces against the Islamist regime in Iran on Saturday, in what is being described as one of the largest regional concentrations of “American military firepower in a generation”. U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “is dead” and has called on the people of Iran to rise up and topple the government in Tehran.

During an interview on Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity” that took place prior to the strikes on Iran, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) said that Iran hadn’t learned anything from the strikes on its nuclear program last year.

Host Sean Hannity asked, “They didn’t learn a thing from 14 bunker-busters, did they?”

President Donald Trump announced that he was directing federal agencies to “IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of” technology from AI giant Anthropic, adding there would be a “Six Month phase out period” for agencies using the company’s products.

Pope Leo XIV warned priests in a recent engagement in Rome to beware of artificial intelligence (AI) and not rely on it to prepare homilies, as AI “will never be able to share faith.

The head of the Catholic Church remarked on the matter alongside other issues critical to Catholics in an event which allowed several local priests to ask questions about how best to spread the word of Jesus and the messages of the Church. Pope Leo has prioritized granting the Church a coherent and influential voice in the expanding of technology since he took over for the late Pope Francis last year, stating shortly after that that even in choosing his papal name he had considered that he would be the steward of the Church at a time of great technological upheaval.

A 20-year-old California woman told a Los Angeles court Thursday that years of social media addiction beginning in early childhood left her struggling with anxiety, depression, and body image issues in a case testing whether tech giants can be held liable for alleged harm to young users.

The federal investigation into Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho might be linked to a contract with a failed Artificial Intelligence (AI) company.

The case involves a possible conflict of interest, Fox News reported Friday, noting that Carvalho awarded the contract to AllHere, a tech company, “despite alleged close ties with former salesperson Debra Kerr.”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated Thursday that his company “cannot in good conscience” permit the Department of War to use its AI models for all lawful purposes without restrictions, despite threats from Pentagon officials.

CNBC reports that AI startup Anthropic finds itself locked in contentious negotiations with the Pentagon over the terms of its defense contract, with discussions remaining ongoing as of Thursday. The dispute centers on Anthropic’s insistence on specific safeguards regarding how its AI models can be deployed by the military.

Loads of human remains were found buried in Mexico City near where the World Cup games will take place later this year.

The discovery of the makeshift graves comes amid an upsurge in cartel violence, with over 20 grave sites being discovered around Guadalajara since last year, per the New York Post.

On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “Carl Higbie Frontline,” Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon discussed a settlement by the DOJ with a company over allegations that it used AI-generated ads excluding American workers and said that “the current federal maximum penalty for these types of offenses is under $5,000 per ad. Congress could certainly help me do my job by increasing those penalties.”

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Thursday on MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” actor Morgan Freeman said President Donald Trump was leading the country “down a shithole.”

Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “How would you describe where we are now?”

Freeman said, “Can I use profanity?”

WNBA star Caitlin Clark was seen partying with Olympian Eileen Gu, an American who competed for China in both past winter Olympics, during Milan Fashion Week.

Both Clark and Gu posted photos of themselves enjoying the Prada show on their Instagram Stories on Thursday.