The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns

penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to.
YouTube Shorts are getting even shorter with an update that lets you double the playback speed

YouTube Shorts is getting a makeover.
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation gives $165,000 to 18 sites

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced grant funding for 18 historic sites across the state, including $125,000 from the 1772 Foundation Grants for Georgia. Since 2023, the 1772 Foundation has partnered with the Georgia Trust to match historic grants. This year it gave funds to 14 Georgia organizations to help maintain their historic sites. […]
Henrique Braun tells Rotary Atlanta is part of Coca-Cola’s DNA

The new CEO of the Coca-Cola Co., Henrique Braun, used the platform of the Rotary Club of Atlanta on June 22 to reinforce the powerful connection between the city and the beverage company. Braun let Rotarians know the first Coca-Cola was poured 140 years ago just a few blocks away from the Loudermilk Center Downtown […]
The Gravity of Staying: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’

By the time Darkness on the Edge of Town begins, the ride is already over. The headlights have disappeared over the horizon, the promises have thinned out, and the people left behind are figuring out what comes next. Lean, bruised, suspicious of easy salvation, it remains the moment Bruce Springsteen stopped running long enough to […]
More Women Are Choosing Entrepreneurship Over Traditional Employment

An increasing number of women are choosing entrepreneurship over traditional employment, seeking greater flexibility, financial autonomy, and long-term wealth-building opportunities, according to Forbes. The shift comes as women continue launching businesses at historically high rates. Wells Fargo’s 2026 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses Report found that women own 15.7 million businesses nationwide, representing 40.6% of all […]
Why lived experience matters in philanthropy and housing advocacy

At a recent Day at the Capitol event, a reporter asked whether I knew a renter who had experienced habitability problems. I answered, “What do you want to know?” The reporter asked again: “Do you know someone who has experienced or is currently experiencing habitability problems?” I replied, “You are talking to the person. That […]
Children’s Healthcare opens new pediatric clinic in Southwest Atlanta

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is expanding pediatric care into Southwest Atlanta with the opening of a new primary care clinic on Monday. Children’s Adamsville Pediatrics, located at 3571 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., will provide care for patients from birth through age 21. The practice will offer routine checkups, treatment for chronic illnesses and […]
How AI Turned Infrastructure Into a Must-Own Asset

Infrastructure took center stage at VettaFi’s Midyear Market Outlook Symposium on Thursday, drawing portfolio managers from Impax Asset Management and BNY Investments – Newton. Both argued that the asset class belongs in most portfolios as a dedicated allocation, not a tactical theme. Key Takeaways: Experts at VettaFi’s symposium argued infrastructure deserves a dedicated allocation, not […]
Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds

The prediction market giant Polymarket said it’s refunding users who had funds stolen due to a third-party breach.
Xbox follows Apple with price increases

The company says the increases are being driven by rising memory and console storage prices, with costs more than 2.5x higher than previous levels.
Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents

Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.























