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United News of India
3 days ago
- Business
- United News of India
Trump to announce new nominee to lead NASA
Washington, June 1 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump will soon announce a new nominee for the head of NASA, following his decision to withdraw former candidate Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, an official said. "After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA," Trump wrote on his Truth Social site. "I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned, and put America First in Space." Late last year, Trump named Isaacman, a billionaire and private astronaut, as the nominee for NASA chief. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved his nomination in late April. Isaacman, a close associate of Musk and a major client of his company SpaceX, has purchased several private spaceflights from the company with hundreds of millions of dollars. UNI XC GNK
Saba Yemen
3 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Trump will soon announce replacement for NASA administrator
Washington - (Saba): The White House announced that US President Donald Trump will soon announce a replacement for tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, a close ally of Elon Musk, as NASA administrator. The White House said in a statement: "It is essential that the next NASA administrator be fully aligned with President Trump's 'America First' agenda, and President Trump will announce his replacement immediately and shortly." Previously, US media outlets reported, citing sources, that Trump intends to withdraw Isaacman's nomination due to his past donations to prominent Democratic figures. In late April, the US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee recommended Isaacman's confirmation for the position. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Trump drops nomination of Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa administrator
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Isaacman's nomination in late April, and a vote by the full Senate was expected soon AP Washington President Donald Trump announced late Saturday that he is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to lead Nasa, saying he reached the decision after a "thorough review" of Isaacman's "prior associations." It was unclear what Trump meant, and the White House did not immediately respond to an emailed request for an explanation. "After a thorough review of prior associations, I am hereby withdrawing the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head Nasa," Trump wrote on his social media site. "I will soon announce a new Nominee who will be Mission aligned and put America First in Space." Trump announced in December during the presidential transition that he had chosen Isaacman to be the space agency's next administrator. Isaacman, 42, has been a close collaborator with Musk ever since buying his first chartered flight on Musk's SpaceX company in 2021. He is the CEO and founder of Shift4, a credit card processing company. He also bought a series of spaceflights from SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk. SpaceX has extensive contracts with Nasa. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved Isaacman's nomination in late April, and a vote by the full Senate was expected soon. Musk appeared to lament Trump's decision after the news broke earlier Saturday, posting on the X site that "It is rare to find someone so competent and good-hearted." SpaceX is owned by Musk, a Trump campaign contributor and adviser who announced this week that he is leaving the government after several months at the helm of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Trump created the agency to slash the size of government and put Musk in charge. Semafor was the first to report that the White House had decided to pull Isaacman's nomination.
Newsweek
19-05-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Sens. Blackburn and Blumenthal: Big Tech Puts Profit Over Children's Safety. Our Bipartisan Legislation Would Hold Them Accountable
Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the interpretation of facts and data. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. For years, Big Tech companies have knowingly sold American children as the product on their platforms, exposing them to appalling harms, including bullying, lethal drugs, and sexual exploitation. The reason for this negligence is as simple as it is reprehensible: Investing in children's safety would cut into their profits. So they don't—bringing tragic consequences. Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission revealed that in 2019, Meta-owned Instagram encouraged users whom the company identified as potential child predators to connect with minors, who made up 27 percent of their follow recommendations. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) listen to testimony from head of Instagram Adam Mosseri during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled, "Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young... Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) listen to testimony from head of Instagram Adam Mosseri during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing titled, "Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users on Capitol Hill," on December 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C. MoreAfter receiving evidence that his platform was endangering children, however, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to bolster the platform's safety teams. Six years later and Meta's platforms are just as dangerous for minors. On Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, AI chatbots have engaged in romantic role play and fantasies with underage users, often devolving into explicit discussions of sexual acts, The Wall Street Journal reported last month. In one case, a chatbot emulating an adult man told a test user identifying as a 14-year-old girl that it would "cherish [her] innocence," adding: "I want you, but I need to know you're ready." Even as Meta employees warned that the feature could sexualize children, Zuckerberg reportedly pushed for fewer safeguards for the chatbots to attract as many users as possible. While Meta is among the worst offenders when it comes to children's safety, they are far from alone. Chinese-owned TikTok pushed content that glorifies suicide to teenagers and developed addictive algorithms that harm their mental health. On Discord, pedophiles have targeted minors with sextortion and lured them into abductions. Drug dealers have used platforms from YouTube to Telegram to sell lethal drugs like fentanyl to teenagers, fueling our nation's drug epidemic. And the list goes on. For years, we have heard from parents across the country who have lost children to online harms—and we have heard excuse after excuse from Big Tech CEOs about why these tragedies are continuing to happen every single day. No more. In the U.S. Senate, we recently introduced the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which would hold Big Tech accountable and provide parents with tools, safeguards, and transparency to protect their children. Among its provisions, the legislation would create a duty of care for online platforms to prevent specific threats to minors, including sexual abuse, illicit drugs, and the promotion of suicide and eating disorders. This duty of care would only apply to product features like algorithms— not content—meaning KOSA would safeguard free speech while protecting children. In many ways, KOSA addresses a glaring discrepancy in our nation's laws. There are many protections for children in the physical world. Yet if children are unable to buy alcohol or go to the strip club in the physical space, why should we let them be pushed into these harms in the virtual space? Parents know that there are just as many dangers lurking online as in the real world, which is why 86 percent of voters support KOSA. It should come as no surprise that the legislation enjoys overwhelming bipartisan support, passing through the Senate last year with a vote of 91-3. It has also received endorsements from stakeholders across the board, including child safety advocates, pediatricians, and tech companies like X, Microsoft, Snap, and Apple, which announced its support on May 14. KOSA's broad support reflects the reality that it is far past time that Congress took action to protect children online. In the weeks ahead, we will work with our colleagues in the House of Representatives to ensure that this vital legislation reaches President Donald Trump's desk. When it does, the president will have a generational opportunity to secure a brighter future for children across the country whose lives depend on our ability to act. Senator Marsha Blackburn is a United States senator from Tennessee. Senator Richard Blumenthal is a United States senator from Connecticut. The views expressed in this article are the writers' own.
E&E News
12-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
Senate panel to kick-start push on pipeline safety bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing this week to take the first step in renewing a long-delayed effort to get new, bipartisan pipeline safety legislation to the president's desk. The Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety will meet Thursday to collect fresh input from industry players and advocates eager to see Congress extend the authorization for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the federal government's chief pipeline safety regulator. 'PHMSA … plays a key role in unleashing America's energy independence and ensuring Americans have access to reliable, safe and affordable energy,' said subcommittee Chair Todd Young (R-Ind.). 'I look forward to hearing more about pipeline operations in the U.S. and ways these operations can be improved as we begin to draft a pipeline safety reauthorization bill.' Advertisement The safety agency, part of the Department of Transportation, crafts and enforces regulations for 3.3 million miles of pipeline and shipments of hazardous materials across the nation.
