The suspect was arrested after he also appeared at the company’s San Francisco headquarters and threatened to burn it down The home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was struck with a Molotov cocktail on Friday, San Francisco police said in a statement later confirmed by Altman. The individual was later arrested after appearing at the company’s headquarters and allegedly threatening to burn it down. The incidents unfolded within around an hour. According to police, a 20-year-old male first approached Altman’s home and threw an “incendiary destructive device,” setting fire to an exterior gate, before fleeing on foot. About an hour later, officers responded to a report of someone matching the suspect’s description threatening arson at another building, later identified as OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters. The suspect was arrested, with charges pending. Police did not immediately comment on a potential motive. OpenAI confirmed both incidents, with a spokesperson saying no one was hurt. Vi...
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The war between the US and Iran marks the end of an anomalous era Regardless of how the conflict between the United States and Iran formally concludes, its symbolism is already unmistakable. An ancient civilization, one of the oldest continuous states in human history, has emerged as the final obstacle to the project of American global dominance. That alone tells us something about the direction in which the world is moving. For historians, the deeper meaning of the current Middle Eastern crisis lies in the confrontation between two powers at opposite ends of the historical spectrum. Iran is arguably the world’s oldest centralized state, with roots stretching back to around 530 BC. Since then, it has never ceased to exist as a unified political entity. That continuity is remarkable. Even Russia, the major Western European powers, India and China have all experienced fragmentation at various points in their histories. The United States, by contrast, is among the youngest major nation...
Dhaka is juggling rationing, early shop closures, and hybrid schooling to manage the nation’s energy use amid the Middle East crisis “My daughter is sleeping in the ICU of a hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka and I have been in the queue at the Trust filling station since 1:30 AM. It is now a quarter to three... If I cannot get fuel, I will leave the bike on the road and just walk away. I do not have the strength left in my body to push this bike all the way to the hospital.” A Bangladeshi journalist posted this on social media – one more voice in the flood of similar posts over the past few weeks as the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war has swept across the nation of 177 million people. The post was later updated to say that the man finally received 5 liters of fuel at 6:50 AM. Social media is now full of images of long lines at gas pumps across Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and the situation is reportedly even more acute in other parts of the South Asian nation hit by severe e...
The suspect was arrested after he also appeared at the company’s San Francisco headquarters and threatened to burn it down The home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was struck with a Molotov cocktail on Friday, San Francisco police said in a statement later confirmed by Altman. The individual was later arrested after appearing at the company’s headquarters and allegedly threatening to burn it down. The incidents unfolded within around an hour. According to police, a 20-year-old male first approached Altman’s home and threw an “incendiary destructive device,” setting fire to an exterior gate, before fleeing on foot. About an hour later, officers responded to a report of someone matching the suspect’s description threatening arson at another building, later identified as OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters. The suspect was arrested, with charges pending. Police did not immediately comment on a potential motive. OpenAI confirmed both incidents, with a spokesperson saying no one was hurt. Vi...
The US president called the Hungarian leader a “true friend, fighter, and winner” ahead of a tight parliamentary election US President Donald Trump has thrown his weight behind Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, urging voters to “get out and vote” for his reelection ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election. In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump described Orban – his “true friend, fighter, and winner” – as a “strong and powerful leader” with a “proven track record of delivering phenomenal results.” “[Orban] fights tirelessly for, and loves, his great country and people, just like I do for the United States of America,” Trump wrote. “Viktor works hard to protect Hungary, grow the economy, create jobs, promote trade, stop illegal immigration, and ensure law and order!” Trump also credited Orban with driving “new heights of cooperation” between the US and Hungary and said he looks “forward to continuing working” with him. Trump on Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán: I was p...
Many Europeans consider America more dangerous than China, Politico reports The US is perceived as a threat by a significant portion of people in six leading European nations, a new opinion poll suggests. In Spain, a majority holds this view, it says. Politico, which commissioned the survey, said on Wednesday that these perceptions are linked to the policies of US President Donald Trump. Since taking office just over a year ago, Trump has imposed tariffs on European allies, pushed for the annexation of Greenland from Denmark, and started a war with Iran, jeopardizing global energy stability. The European Pulse poll was conducted from March 13 to 21 in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain, with at least 1,000 adults surveyed in each country. In Spain, 51% of respondents described the US as a threat, while only 17% considered it a close ally. Six major EU countries now view the U.S. under Trump as a bigger threat than China, per a new POLITICO Pulse survey—a significa...