Day: January 2, 2026

Harvard alum blasts DEI policies after ‘woke’ values drive longtime professor’s exit

6:30 pm January 2, 2026

Harvard alumnus Shabbos Kestenbaum sharply criticized Harvard University’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies Thursday, echoing a former professor’s sharp critique of the Ivy League school that ended with his departure after four decades. “It’s shocking, but it’s certainly not surprising,” Kestenbaum said, arguing Harvard’s embrace of DEI has sidelined merit in favor of ideology. […]

Fake AI chat results are spreading dangerous Mac malware

6:17 pm January 2, 2026

Cybercriminals have always chased whatever people trust the most. First, it was email. Then search results. Now it’s AI chat answers. Researchers are warning about a new campaign where fake AI conversations are showing up in Google search results and quietly pushing Mac users to install dangerous malware. What makes this especially risky is that […]

AI disclosure in healthcare: What patients must know

5:32 pm January 2, 2026

Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping healthcare. It now supports diagnostic imaging, clinical decision tools, patient messages and back office workflows. According to the World Economic Forum, 4.5 billion people still lack access to essential care, and the global health worker shortage could reach 11 million by 2030. AI could help close that gap. However, as […]

Minnesota fraud scandal intensifies debate over stripping citizenship

5:30 pm January 2, 2026

A massive fraud scandal tied to taxpayer-funded daycare, Medicaid and social services programs in Minnesota — involving potentially billions of dollars in suspicious billing — is prompting renewed scrutiny of whether some naturalized Americans obtained U.S. citizenship under false pretenses, and whether denaturalization could now be used more aggressively. The fallout already has led the […]

STEPHEN MOORE: Economists keep missing the Trump boom — and they won’t admit it

5:30 pm January 2, 2026

Well, Donald Trump has done it again! He stumped the chumps. The “chumps” in this case were the “blue-chip” academic and financial economists whose consensus forecast this time last year predicted high inflation and low economic growth. They were wrong on both counts. As you’ve probably heard, GDP growth for the third quarter came in […]