OpenAI Just Gave ChatGPT Codex the Ability to Control Your Computer

Learn how the new OpenAI Codex acts as an AI chief of staff to automate workflows, manage emails, and navigate your computer ...

OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to “never talk about goblins”

The system prompt for OpenAI’s Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the most recent GPT model to “never ...
Ars Technica

IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty

IBM agreed to pay $17 million to the US government to resolve the Trump administration’s claim that the firm’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies discriminated against employees and ...
Variety

Issa Rae Says You ‘Need to Be Smarter’ About Pitching Shows With a Diverse Cast Now That DEI ‘Has Become a Bad Word’: ‘Hollywood Is in an Identity Crisis’

Issa Rae recently told The Wrap that “Hollywood is in an identity crisis right now” and is experiencing a downturn in representation both behind and in front of the camera. “I started ‘Awkward Black ...
The Conversation

A New York Times critic used AI to write his review – but criticism is deeply human

An author and freelance journalist has admitted to using AI to help him write a book review for the New York Times. The Times promptly dropped Preston, calling his “reliance on A.I. and his use of ...
Orlando Sentinel

Republicans deliver bill to kill DEI in cities, counties to DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE — One of the most contentious pieces of legislation this session — one that would ban local governments from supporting parades, festivals and other activities promoting diversity, ...
The Baltimore Sun

As Scouting America agrees to Hegseth’s anti-DEI changes, Maryland scouting leaders react

For more than a century, the Boy Scouts organization, now called Scouting America, has offered kids outdoor adventure experiences, leadership training and character development. In recent years, the ...
USA Today

70% of taxpayers in the US can file taxes for free. Here's how

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...
Inside Higher Ed

ED’s DEI Guidance Is Dead, but Trump’s Crackdown Isn’t

Diversity advocates say the courts have been clear—Trump has no justification to ban DEI. But other legal experts say the administration has plenty of other tools it can use to accomplish the same ...
Wired

HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants

Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs. Neither Palantir nor HHS has ...
The Washington Post

How to file your taxes for free in 2026

The Trump administration may have shuttered Direct File — the IRS’s short-lived experiment in tax-preparation software — but it doesn’t mean you have to pay to file your taxes. There are plenty of ...
Lexington Herald Leader

KY Republican lawmaker files anti-DEI legislation for K-12 public schools

A bill filed by a Republican state senator on the first day of 2026 General Assembly attempts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in Kentucky’s K-12 public schools. Senate Bill 26 filed ...