Can Pittsburgh's Old Steel Mills Be Turned Into an AI Hub?
He's returning Tuesday to tout a very different Pittsburgh industry, but one also connected to a $2 billion mill overhaul. This one, in the nearby city of Aliquippa, would turn a long-closed mill site into a power plant and data centers to support artificial intelligence.
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CNBC
16 minutes ago
- CNBC
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' not dismantled
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency "remade" rather than dismantled entirely. "I think the president recognizes that FEMA should not exist the way that it always has been. It needs to be redeployed in a new way, and that's what we did during this response," Noem said in an interview on NBC News' "Meet the Press," referring to the federal government's response to the Texas floods. Trump has previously slammed FEMA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and mused about possibly "getting rid" of the agency, which administers emergency relief. Noem, too, has previously said that the administration would eliminate FEMA. Asked on "Meet the Press" a second time whether Trump no longer wanted to end the agency, Noem reiterated that she believed the president "wants it to be remade so that it's an agency that is new in how it deploys and supports states." In the aftermath of the Texas floods, which have killed at least 129 people with 166 still missing, the administration has shifted away from its harsh rhetoric targeting the agency. Noem told reporters on Saturday that the federal response in Texas would be how Trump envisions "what FEMA would look like into the future." It's a far cry from how the president has previously targeted the agency. Just days into his second term, he said, "FEMA has really let us down, let the country down." That same day, Trump signed an order directing a "full-scale review" of FEMA. Noem also acknowledged reports from NBC News and other outlets that the secretary requires that she personally sign off on all agency spending over $100,000. "The $100,000 sign-off is for every contract that goes through the Department of Homeland Security," Noem said. "It's an accountability on contracts that go forward," Noem added. "But there was no break in contracts. Those contracts were approved as soon as they were in front of me, and FEMA knew they were fully to deploy them the instant that the local officials asked for the request." In the aftermath of the deadly floods, some Democrats have criticized the administration's response, with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., going so far as to say that Noem should resign. Noem responded to Warren on Sunday, brushing off the comment with a laugh. "I don't care what she thinks," Noem said, adding there was "no" chance she would resign. Noem on Sunday responded to criticism of what the administration is calling "Alligator Alcatraz," an immigrant detention center in Florida. Some Democrats have criticized the center's conditions, with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., calling them "really appalling." Noem argued that standards at federal detention centers "are extremely high." The "Alligator Alcatraz" facility is state-managed, which Noem acknowledged. Wasserman Schultz, who visited the facility with other Florida Democrats, said that detainees were "essentially packed into cages" that held more than 30 people each. "Wall-to-wall humans," Wasserman Schultz said Saturday. Noem said she "wouldn't call them jail cells," adding, "I would call them a facility where they are held and that are secure facilities, but are held to the highest levels of what the federal government requires for detention facilities." The secretary said the administration is looking into establishing additional detention centers, and she encouraged people to "self-deport."
CNN
17 minutes ago
- CNN
Nvidia's CEO says the US should ‘reduce' dependency on other countries and onshore technology manufacturing
America's plan to 're-industrialize' technology manufacturing is 'exactly the right thing,' said Jensen Huang, CEO of the world's leading AI chipmaker. In an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Huang, who heads the Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia, said the United States should invest in manufacturing and is currently 'missing that entire band in our industries.' 'That passion, the skill, the craft of making things; the ability to make things is valuable for economic growth — it's value for a stable society with people who can create a wonderful life and a wonderful career without having to get a PhD in physics,' Huang said. The Trump administration has instituted a slew of policies, including sweeping tariffs, in an effort to revive America's declining manufacturing industries. It has been in part to boost the automotive and energy sectors, as well as investments in technologies. 'President Trump has made it clear America cannot rely on China to manufacture critical technologies such as semiconductors, chips, smartphones, and laptops,' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement in April after a temporary tariff pause was instituted on smartphones and other electronics. Huang said that onshoring manufacturing would take the pressure off of Taiwan, where the world's largest semiconductor maker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is based. Trump announced in March that the chipmaking giant would invest at least $100 billion in US manufacturing. 'Having a rich ecosystem of industries and manufacturing so that we could, on the one hand, make the United States better but also reduce our dependency — sole dependency — on other countries, is a smart move,' Huang said. The increase in AI investments, which fueled a massive technology boom in recent years, has raised concerns about whether the technology will threaten jobs in the future. A survey released in January from the World Economic Forum showed 41% of employers plan to downsize their workforce by 2030 because of AI automation. Nvidia, which briefly reached $4 trillion in market value, has created technology to power data centers that companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google use to operate their AI models and cloud services. 'Everybody's jobs will be affected. Some jobs will be lost. Many jobs will be created and what I hope is that the productivity gains that we see in all the industries will lift society,' Huang said. He explained that every software engineer and chip designer at Nvidia uses AI, and he encourages it 'to the point of mandating it.' Artificial intelligence tools, especially generative response platforms like Elon Musk's Grok and OpenAI's ChatGPT, have faced their fair share of controversies recently. Just last week, Grok began responding with posts after Musk's xAI tweaked the chatbot to allow it to offer users more 'politically incorrect' answers. It began creating antisemitic hate posts, among other graphic descriptions. xAI posted a statement Saturday that an update of 'deprecated code' made Grok susceptible to existing user posts on X, including extremist views. That code has since been removed, according to the X statement. Huang commented on Grok, saying it's probably because the chatbot is 'younger' but that Musk 'has made so much progress with Grok in 18 months.' 'Of course there's the fine tuning, there's the guardrailing, and that just takes time of polish,' he said. There have also been concerns about AI models being prone to 'hallucinations,' meaning AI models go off-script and spew inaccurate information. Similarly, because they can be susceptible to manipulation, some experts have expressed concerns about losing control of powerful AI models. But Huang believes that 'borderline scares people' who do not know how AI systems are interconnected to keep the technology safe. He explained that most AI models use other AI tools to provide resources and fact-check. He added that global standards and safety practices should be in place. 'It will be overwhelmingly positive. Some harm will be done. The world has to jump on top of it when it happens, but it will be overwhelmingly, incredibly powerful,' he said. Huang said AI models could be used to cure diseases by teaching the tools about proteins and chemicals, including the meanings of chemicals and how they interact. It would be similar to the process of drug discovery, but it's more complicated than teaching AI about language because of the data required, Huang noted. 'Not only will we accelerate the discovery of drugs, we'll improve our understanding of disease. But over time, we're going to have virtual assistant researchers and scientists to help us essentially cure all disease,' he said. 'I think that day is coming.' There will also be real-world, physical use cases of AI. Generative models today, like Google's Veo 3, can generate videos of physical actions. The next step is creating a robot that can complete similar tasks, like picking up a glass. That process would be a vision-language-action (VLA) model, which differs from large-language models (LLMs). 'The technology exists today. It works today,' Huang said, adding there will be lots of the technology in 'three to five years.' Fareed Zakaria's interview with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang can be seen on 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' on Sunday 10 a.m. ET/PT.
Fox News
18 minutes ago
- Fox News
One year later: Trump reflects on 'unforgettable' Butler day that changed American political history forever
Sunday, July 13, marks one year since 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — nearly assassinating President Donald Trump. Now, on the anniversary of that fateful day, the president is reflecting on its events and what might have happened had fate not stepped in. "It was unforgettable," Trump recalled during an exclusive "My View with Lara Trump" interview on Saturday. "I didn't know exactly what was going on. I got whacked. There's no question about that, and fortunately, I got down quickly… because I think they shot eight bullets. Our sniper, within less than five seconds, was able to get him [Crooks] from a long distance with one shot. His [the sniper's] name is David, and he did a fantastic job." Crooks, whose behavior had roused suspicion from local law enforcement, climbed atop a nearby roof and took aim at the then-presidential nominee before firing off bullets that fatally struck 50-year-old volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore and critically wounded rally attendees David Dutch and James Copenhaver. Trump has credited a chart showing the number of illegal immigrants who entered the country under the Biden administration with saving his own life. Without one split-second turn to read from the chart, experts have said it could have been "lights out" for the president. The breakdown on July 13 led to bipartisan calls for then-USSS Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign. After her resignation, Ronald Rowe Jr., who was serving as the deputy director, was appointed as the acting director. He held the position until Jan. 22, when Sean Curran, a veteran agent who had been part of Trump's protective detail during the assassination attempt, was appointed as the 28th director of the USSS. The impact of that day still resonates. Just last week, the Secret Service suspended six agents who were tasked with protecting Trump that day, but no agents were fired, as the Secret Service told Fox News that the entire agency failed, rather than individuals. Questions remain unanswered; notably, why did Crooks carry out the attack, and how did he get so close to succeeding? While investigators have not identified a definitive ideological or political motivation, the FBI has suggested a complex interplay of personal grievances, mental health issues and a desire for notoriety that could have led to the attack. Trump said he has been briefed "numerous" times and is "satisfied" with the information he's received. "They should have had somebody in the building. That was a mistake. They should have communicated with the local police. They weren't tied in, and they should've been tied in, so there were mistakes made, and that shouldn't have happened, and that building was a prime building in terms of what they were trying to do. So, but, I was satisfied in terms of the bigger plot, the larger plot… I have great confidence in these people. I know the people, and they're very talented, very capable, but they had a bad day, and I think they'll admit that."
