Commentators Michelle Girard and Chris Low from ‘Making Money’ scrutinize the February Jobs report, assess the influence of Middle East turmoil on energy costs, and offer their prognosis for the Federal Reserve’s actions.
The U.S. economy’s expansion rate in the fourth quarter was less robust than initially believed, following the Commerce Department’s issuance of its initial adjustment to the…
On late-night shows, hosts poked fun at the Trump administration’s inconsistent messaging on the Iran war, Pete Hegseth splurging on high-end food at the Pentagon and New York’s John F Kennedy Jr lookalike contest.
Jimmy Kimmel
On what Jimmy Kimmel called “day 11 of Jabba the Hutt’s war on Iran”, the host focused on Trump’s mixed messages over the Middle East conflict.
“Trump said yesterday that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East because of disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war.
The department had approved the use of money from a fund normally reserved for emergencies involving diplomatic and consular staff, according to two U.S.…
State Department approves up to $40M to evacuate Americans from Mideast on charter flights
Anthropic filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Defense and other federal agencies on Monday, challenging its designation of the AI company as a “supply-chain risk.”
The Pentagon formally sanctioned Anthropic last week, capping a weeks-long, publicly aired disagreement over limits on use of its generative AI technology for military applications such as autonomous weapons.
“We do…
Anthropic Sues Department of Defense Over Supply-Chain-Risk Designation
Anthropic initiated a federal legal action against the US Department of Defense and various other federal bodies on Monday, contesting its classification of the artificial intelligence firm as a “supply-chain hazard.”
Last week, the Pentagon officially penalized Anthropic, concluding a disagreement that had been openly debated for several weeks regarding restrictions on deploying its generative…
Red Flag AI: Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over Supply Chain Risk Designation
Department is the one-man project of Australia’s Adam Kyriakou, an exercise in plunderphonics that merges Spector-esque 1960s pop, girl groups, rap, electronics and R&B into dizzying stop-motion rock-and-roll artifacts. In her review in February, Jennifer Kelly called his latest, The Audacity Files “A rich document, this album is never exactly what it sounds like, rather an arch commentary, explication and appreciation of the source material. But where you might expect this meta lens to obscure the actual music, the sounds themselves are so good that you can drift off towards enjoying them per se, without thinking too much about process.” Here’s a multidisciplinary list of the art that has shaped him.
[[MORE]]Pet Sounds is the best album ever made and The Smile Sessions might be the single most influential piece of music on my entire life. Brian Wilson taught me a new way to assemble songs — patchworks that are woven together into a whole which is greater than the sum of its parts. He is and forever will be the greatest musical mind to ever exist.
Phil Spector is the greatest record producer ever; I love all of his productions so much. His wall of sound taught me everything in terms of scope, how colossal records should sound, how you shouldn’t be able to hear every single thing a mix. It’s all there in my music. It’s music that feels like the most important thing in the world when it’s playing. It’s uplifting but simultaneously deeply sad. This box set comprises most of my favourite music ever made.
Sometimes the consensus all time picks are rated that highly for a reason. Like Pet Sounds, Ocarina Of Time deserves every bit of acclaim it’s ever gotten. It taught me what a piece of art is capable of at a very young age. I think for a lot of people around my age some of the first true works of art you’re exposed to are video games. Every feeling I want to capture in my music already exists inside this world, meditations on youth and the passage of time and capturing a world that feels magical and awe inspiring. The soundtrack is also a masterpiece in its own right and was formative for my musical palette. I can tie a lot of my tastes back to this game. My love for baroque instrumentation like harpsichords, choir pads and mellotron esque strings starts here.
Film has also been a big influence on how my music dreams and the manner in which I assemble my songs. Persona is one of those films that completely rewired my brain in terms of the possibilities when you untether from linear structure. When your mind isn’t working under such constraints you can achieve so much more. The films of artists like Ingmar Bergman, Luis Buñuel, David Lynch and Federico Fellini opened up so many avenues for me creatively.
Just achingly beautiful. Time stands still when you play this. Big influence on me and the sort of emotion I want my music to evoke. Fumito Ueda has only made three games and every single one of them is special for different reasons. He’s an auteur with a very specific vision that I value deeply.
No hyperbole it’s far and away the best work of art ever televised. The culmination of a lifetime of ideas and creativity. Lynch’s magnum opus. Blew my mind week by week watching it when it aired. I’ve seen it many times in full since and it still gets better every time. To this day I still can’t believe Episode 8 even happened, I’ll remember how these episodes made me think, feel and dream forever. “What year is this?” still haunts me…
If not the best song ever written, it’s definitely in the top 3. There’s not one wasted second here, that taught me so much about pop songwriting. There’s so many Motown songs I could have picked, but this is one of those songs that completely stops you in your tracks and then you have to play it fifteen times in a row.
Burial is everything, I’ve spoken about how much Burial changed my life before and I will continue to. His music is so emotionally cathartic, you can’t manufacture that. For me this record contains the most important and vital music made this century. To put it bluntly I could not exist without Burial.
J Dilla taught me everything I know about sampling. He was just operating on another level to everyone else. The way I sample and how I sample is definitely informed by his work. Even when it’s subconscious it’s still there in me and will be forever.
The most awe-inspiring music you’ll hear. Alongside Brian Wilson, Bach was the closest anyone has come to creating the music of God. “Mass In B Minor” gives me chills every time I hear it.
Here are the key takeaways from the analysis of the grievance disposal process. One central finding is that Bureaucratic Latency Paralyses Agriculture, significantly impacting timely resolutions.
Explicit Misrouting: The complainant addressed the grievance to the Minor Irrigation Department in the initial filing. This was done on January 29, 2026. Despite this, the system misdirected the…
Here are the key takeaways from the blog post regarding the identity theft case of Yogi M.P. Singh and his Battle for Transparency:
Massive Identity Theft: Unknown perpetrators misused the PAN of a person older than 70. They conducted fraudulent business transactions exceeding ₹161.2 million, including over ₹16 crore in bogus GST turnover.
Systemic Banking Failures: Fraudsters successfully…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud said Wednesday he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor” as questions grow about how the new unit will operate free of political influence from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”
The proposed National Fraud Enforcement Division has raised eyebrows not…
Trump’s pick to lead new Justice Department unit scrutinized as president declares 'war on fraud’
Here are the key takeaways regarding the Accountability Crisis and the Mosquito Problem in Mirzapur:
1. Failure of Preventive Measures
The core of the issue is a reactive rather than proactive approach. The department does not maintain consistent, scheduled prevention. It sprays the anti-larvae solution only as a “formality”. This happens after grievances are filed or when an epidemic has…
Tesla has initiated legal proceedings challenging the California Department of Motor Vehicles, aiming to annul a decision made by the agency. The state’s DMV had concluded that Tesla engaged in misleading promotional tactics to exaggerate the autonomous driving features of its vehicles, thereby contravening state law.
This litigation resurrects a controversy that seemed settled last week, after…
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles in an attempt to overturn an agency ruling. The state DMV ruled that Tesla used deceptive marketing to overstate the automated driving capabilities of its vehicles, thereby violating state law.
The lawsuit reignites an issue that appeared to be resolved last week when the DMV said it would not suspend Tesla’s sales and…
Tesla’s battle with the California Department of Motor Vehicles isn’t over after all
State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
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State Department orders nonessential US diplomats to leave Lebanon as tensions with Iran soar
WASHINGTON (AP) — A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him.
While Trump banners have been hung outside other agencies across Washington, the decision to place one on the storied Justice…
Here are the key takeaways from the blog post regarding the intersection of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and public recruitment, specifically in the context of the Municipal Corporation Prayagraj:
1. The Power of the RTI Act
The RTI Act is essential to pierce bureaucratic secrecy. It ensures that public bodies remain accountable to citizens.
It specifically helps uncover whether public…
Here are the key takeaways from the blog post regarding the intersection of the Right to Information (RTI) Act and public recruitment, specifically in the context of the Municipal Corporation Prayagraj:
1. The Power of the RTI Act
The RTI Act is essential to pierce bureaucratic secrecy. It ensures that public bodies remain accountable to citizens.
It specifically helps uncover whether public…
US Department of Homeland Security Enters Partial Shutdown Amid Budget Impasse Over ICE Funding
Published: February 14, 2026 | Topic: US Government, Homeland Security, Budget Politics
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officially began a partial shutdown on Saturday, February 14, 2026, after Congress failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund the agency. This latest government…
US Department of Homeland Security enters partial shutdown due to budget impasse
The Audacity Files put pop music in a blender, whirring together 1960s Motown choruses, gospel epiphanies, Spiritualized-style psychedelia, hip hop beats, Burial’s surreal sonic landscapes and Endtroducing-esque cut and paste. A rich document, this album is never exactly what it sounds like, rather an arch commentary, explication and appreciation of the source material. But where you might expect this meta lens to obscure the actual music, the sounds themselves are so good that can drift off towards enjoying them per se, without thinking too much about process. For example, “The Light of the East” is both a riff on Spector’s massive girl group pop and an engaging example of it; the Supremes are pinned to the microscope slide but they’re still grooving pretty hard.
[[MORE]]Somewhat surprisingly, the auteur behind Department is not steeped in Black pop/soul and rap styles. He’s not Black and not even American. In fact, this is the one-person project of an Australian producer named Adam Kyriakou. He has one hotly tipped EP to his credit, Dumb Angel from 2023, which Spin called “a maximalist collage that sometimes sounds like an unlikely all-star jam in an alternate universe,” but The Audacity Files is his first full-length.
The album revisits the title cut from that first EP, the thump-beated “Dumb Angel,” with its low-fi vocals and sweeping string samples; it’s grand and full of swelling emotions, but also a bit raw. “Angel Come Home” is sleeker, with thundering gate reverbed drums and an orchestra sweep, and a 21st century pop R&B chorus. You hear the bumps getting smoothed out. The slow-dance verse is all 1960s crooner pop, but the song is glitzed over with sparkling electronic elements. It belongs to the future as much as the past or some indefinite, Bardo-like enclave where all times exist at once. That seems to be the theme of “2024-1964” as well, where a rattling, swaggering, cowbell lit beat meets ricky-tick old time radio harmonies and scratchy howls.
Kyriakou mixes these sounds with subtle skill, so that you’re not always saying to yourself, “How on earth did he make X work with Y?” It all jives together in a way that provokes thought but doesn’t prevent enjoyment. Which is to say, it just sounds good, which was the point all along.
Jennifer Kelly
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