Fox News AI Newsletter: Researcher delivers extinction warning

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:

- Researcher who departed AI role over fears of racing into extinction says people are 'begging' for regulation

- 9/11 hero’s legacy lives on 25 years later as son unveils new tech lifeline for those facing grief

- Nobody wants AI-generated sports commentators, but a pro golf tournament is introducing one anyway

'GAMBLE': The Anthropic researcher who is leaving the company over fears the technology is gambling with human life told Fox News there is hope that we can avoid the chance it could destroy humankind within the next decade.

BEYOND THE PAIN: A father's legacy is living on through a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that helps others navigate grief and trauma — two-and-a-half decades after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

SMART FLEX: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a highly anticipated foldable version of the iPhone along with other consumer tech devices embedded with artificial intelligence in the first major product event under the leadership of new CEO John Ternus.

NEXT-GEN SIDEKICK: Meta on Tuesday rolled out a long-planned personal artificial intelligence agent aimed at helping users complete daily tasks.

THREAT ALERT: Anthropic said Thursday it disrupted several attempts this year by researchers to use its AI models for biological research that could potentially aid the development of biological weapons, prompting the company to ban accounts and strengthen its safeguards.

RACE TO NOWHERE: Golf fans who tune into this week's New Mexico Open broadcast will be introduced to a new commentator by the name of Duff Foreman. He'll join former PGA Tour winner Notah Begay III and well-known broadcaster Ryan Burr on the call, although Foreman won't technically be on site, seeing as how he's not an actual person.

SILICON HANDSHAKE: The federal government under President Donald Trump reached an agreement with OpenAI on a landmark deal to equip government employees with the most cutting-edge artificial intelligence models at a major discount, Fox News Digital has learned.

'SEAT AT THE TABLE': A GOP insider making the conservative case for regulating artificial intelligence development predicts President Donald Trump's full-throated support for data center expansion will soon change after he hears from the American people on the midterm campaign trail.

THE NEW GOLD RUSH: As Americans weigh the costs and benefits of massive data centers emerging in their towns to fuel the artificial intelligence boom, the country's reddest state could be poised to capitalize on billions of dollars in investment that other states are increasingly reluctant to welcome.

CUT OF THE DEAL: As opposition to artificial intelligence data centers spreads across rural America, one group is proposing "data center dividends" to counter the backlash by allowing residents to share directly in the wealth generated by the technology hubs.

BOLD FRONTIER: Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang declared that the era of artificial general intelligence (AGI) has arrived after OpenAI released its latest model.

AISLE BE WATCHING: Artificial intelligence is making its way into the grocery aisle, and it could have an unexpected effect on how much you spend. You grab a grocery cart, start working through your list and notice a screen on the handle offering directions, coupons and product suggestions. It can keep a running total and may even let you skip the checkout line. That sounds convenient. It also gives the store a new way to reach you while you are deciding what goes into your cart.

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Erika Kirk pens essay on grief as readers gain insights into wrenching past year

EXCLUSIVE — A year after Erika Kirk endured the unimaginable tragedy of her husband Charlie's assassination, she shared what she's learned about the universality of grief in a New York Times guest essay.

Kirk, who took over leadership of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) following the fatal shooting of her 31-year-old husband Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, penned the piece Monday that's headlined, "What I’ve learned about grief."

She feels Americans increasingly experience each other through political labels and wanted to write something that reminds everyone that grief is something everyone can share.

ERIKA KIRK REFLECTS ON FIRST YEAR OF GRIEF AFTER CHARLIE KIRK'S ASSASSINATION IN NYT ESSAY

"You do not have to share someone’s politics, faith or worldview to understand what it means to lose someone you love. She wanted to meet people on common human ground and speak honestly about what the past year has been like," a TPUSA source told Fox News Digital.

Much of what she has been through over the past year is deeply familiar to anyone who has grieved, and she detailed how hard it was to make it through the first holidays and family milestones without her husband.

Erika Kirk explained why simply getting "through the next 15 minutes," which was advice from second lady Usha Vance, has been critical in getting through the past year.

JD VANCE'S WIFE USHA DETAILS HOW CHARLIE KIRK'S DEATH INFLUENCED DECISION TO HAVE FOURTH CHILD

"The first Saturday without a love note from him passed. His 32nd birthday. My birthday. Thanksgiving. When I put the Christmas tree together wrong, it made me realize that being a widow means old traditions will need to make room for new ones. The wave crashes on me again and again. Every time, just get through the next 15 minutes," Kirk wrote in the Times.

"Grief is strange. Time continues even when every part of you wants it to pause or, better yet, rewind. But the people we love who have passed on would not want us to spend the rest of our lives trying to rewind," she continued. "At first, I needed to survive the next 15 minutes. Over time, I’ve realized that Charlie would want me to live them."

Over the past 12 months, Kirk has tried to carry her late husband’s mission forward. She does not believe the answer to his death is to retreat further into separate camps where people only speak to those who already agree with them.

ERIKA KIRK URGES CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS NOT TO BACK DOWN IN FIRST SCHOOL YEAR SINCE CHARLIE'S ASSASSINATION

"He deliberately went into places where there was disagreement and invited people who saw the world differently to talk to him. He said, ‘When people stop talking, really bad stuff starts,’" the TPUSA source said.

Charlie Kirk founded TPUSA to promote conservatism on college campuses nationwide. He was speaking before more than 2,000 people at a TPUSA event in Orem, Utah, when he was assassinated, leaving behind Erika and their two children.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.

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Jelly Roll uninvited from law enforcement event after Trump jokes, but source says he had no knowledge of it

Country artist Jelly Roll was formally uninvited to a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago in November hosted by Law Enforcement Today to support the Federal Law Enforcement Offices Association (FLEOA) Foundation on Friday, following his stint on Jimmy Kimmel's show.

Law Enforcement Today's Kyle Reyes told Fox News Digital that Jelly Roll didn't respond to the invitation sent on April 26, 2026, on behalf of FLEOA, but that they wanted to withdraw it in the wake of the Kimmel segment. The invitation, obtained by Fox News Digital, asked Jelly Roll if he would consider performing a few worship songs to close out the Big Blue Bash.

A source told Fox News Digital that Jelly Roll's team was never reached or spoken to about the November event and said they found out about it on social media.

The event is scheduled to take place in November at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Law Enforcement Toady is running the gala to raise money for FLEOA and the FLEOA Foundation. The president of FLEOA said in a statement included on the Big Blue Bash invitation, "FLEOA is a non-partisan, professional association committed to supporting law enforcement across all agencies and administrations."

JOHN RICH CLAIMS JELLY ROLL KNEW HE’D LOSE HALF HIS FANS OVER POLITICAL COMMENTS

"It's a God-centered Gala and there's no better way to close out our event than with your voice," the letter to Jelly Roll read.

Reyes withdrew the invitation after the country music artist's stint on Kimmel's late-night show in August.

Reyes, who runs the Blue Lives Matter account on X, posted on Friday, "On April 26, 2026, we made the mistake of sending a formal invitation to country artist Jelly Roll to perform at this year's Second Annual Big Blue Bash at Mar-A-Lago, the home of President Trump."

"The event is a fundraiser for the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Foundation, a 501(c)(3) that takes care of the families of wounded and fallen officers," he continued. "Our organization, which owns the largest police news outlet in the world, is running the event. We'll be joined by the heads of all of the federal law enforcement agencies, sheriffs, police chiefs and supporters." 

"This year's theme is American Superheroes, and we'll be joined by superheroes such as Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk), Dean Cain (Superman) and Kevin Sorbo (Hercules). We're formally withdrawing the invitation for Jelly Roll," Reyes added.

The country star guest-hosted "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and took aim at Trump's weight, physical fitness and approval ratings.

"Well, Mr. President, from one fat pig to another, take it from me that physical fitness is very important. And trust me, you’ll be happy to see your penis again," Jelly Roll said. "It’s crazy. Think about this, y’all. In the last few years, I’ve lost 300 pounds. That means I’ve lost an entire Donald Trump."

JELLY ROLL PICKED A FIGHT WITH TRUMP FANS AND MAY HAVE BUD LIGHTED HIMSELF

"And let’s be honest, based on his approval ratings, it seems like most of the country wants to do the same thing," he added, before talking about the reaction to jokes he made about the president in a previous show, and said Trump should be able to "handle a few jokes."

During his final show filling in for Kimmel, Jelly Roll walked back his previous assertions that he is apolitical and said, "A lot of people seem to think these Jimmy Kimmel writers have secretly been pulling the strings and forcing this good old country boy to poke fun at our commander in chief."

"But let’s be real about this y’all: Do you think I would take orders from some sweaty little dork named Josh? No, I was just telling it like it is. And for some reason, that seemed to freak a lot of people out. I guess now that I’ve lost all this weight, folks can finally see I have balls," he said.

The country music star continued, "It is funny that before this week everybody thought I was MAGA. And now they think I’m some sort of liberal snowflake."

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"Sure, I lean left on some things," he continued. "But like most folks, I’m pretty down the middle. I am a Christian. I am a country music singer. I’m a farmer. I’m a bow hunter. And most of the things I eat, I prefer to get with a stick and a string. That’s the truth."

He concluded the segment of his monologue by joking about his newfound friendships with Kimmel’s crew and said, "And I truly am going to miss all of my communist, Antifa friends here on the staff of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’"

Reyes addressed the Trump jokes in his social media post, writing, "What I saw last week with this self-absorbed 'artist' bashing President Trump and Conservatives was not a man who walks in the footsteps of Jesus Christ — it was a man desperately seeking attention and relevancy from the very Godless crowd that has categorically rejected his preaching."

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"We don’t hold Jelly Roll’s hate against him — but we sure aren’t going to welcome him into the home of the very man he decided to attack," Reyes told Fox News Digital. "And at the end of the day, his attack was a betrayal of his fans, his faith and all believers. We also aren’t going to allow a God-honoring event where we pay tribute to the families of fallen officers and pray over their families to be tarnished by a man who has lost his way."

Reyes said Rachel Holt and Coffey Anderson will be performing at the event, and there would be a surprise presentation from an American Idol star to honor the families of fallen officers.

FLEOA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

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Allow overseas stars to play for England - Lawes

England selection should no longer be restricted to players based at domestic clubs, according to cap centurion Courtney Lawes.

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Erika Kirk reflects on first year of grief after Charlie Kirk's assassination in NYT essay

Erika Kirk explained why simply getting "through the next 15 minutes" has been a critical step in getting through the first year since the tragic assassination of her husband Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, who took over leadership of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) following the fatal shooting of her 31-year-old husband at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, penned a New York Times guest essay headlined, "What I’ve learned about grief," that was published on Monday.

Kirk said the first 24 hours after her husband was assassinated felt "like a fever dream," and she told second lady Usha Vance that she didn’t know how she would move forward. The wife of Vice President JD Vance then offered words that are now "seared into" Kirk’s heart.

JD VANCE'S WIFE USHA DETAILS HOW CHARLIE KIRK'S DEATH INFLUENCED DECISION TO HAVE FOURTH CHILD

"You know when you’re on an airplane with your kids, and you’re going to land in 15 minutes, but the kids are going crazy, screaming, throwing things, and then the plane lands, and the kids relax, and everything is fine again? That’s how it will be. Just get through the next 15 minutes," Vance told Kirk, according to Kirk’s guest essay.

Kirk explained that things like seeing his toothbrush and towel in their shared bathroom were tough, but she constantly thought of Vance’s advice.

"I stood in the doorway of our bedroom. I turned on the light and walked toward his side of the bed. I stared at his pillow and wondered how long a person’s scent can last in sheets. I stood there in silence, replaying all of the completely ordinary mornings we woke up there together. I wasn’t ready to be there, so I turned off the light and crawled into bed with my 3-year-old daughter. Just get through the next 15 minutes," Kirk wrote.

"For months, I avoided my bedroom. I told myself it was OK to confront the pain gradually and to sit with each memory as it came to me," she continued. "The first Saturday without a love note from him passed. His 32nd birthday. My birthday. Thanksgiving. When I put the Christmas tree together wrong, it made me realize that being a widow means old traditions will need to make room for new ones. The wave crashes on me again and again. Every time, just get through the next 15 minutes."

The CEO of the conservative nonprofit listed other family milestones that her beloved late husband had missed, and she eventually realized their young daughter was also "surviving her own little crashing waves."

"Grief is strange. Time continues even when every part of you wants it to pause or, better yet, rewind. But the people we love who have passed on would not want us to spend the rest of our lives trying to rewind. At first, I needed to survive the next 15 minutes. Over time, I’ve realized that Charlie would want me to live them," Kirk wrote.

"Occasionally, I’m asked whether I’m angry at God. I say no. My husband was one of one. I was blessed to be his wife, and I understood his assignment here on Earth, which he more than fulfilled. He wanted people who felt lost to know the everlasting hope he found through faith and the sense of meaning and purpose that can fill the deeper longings we so often try to satisfy elsewhere," she added. "To the world, he was Charlie Kirk. But to me, he was the love of my life. To our children, he was the center of their world."

Kirk believes that it’s easy to struggle to understand God’s plan after losing a loved one and faith is truly tested when "bad things happen."

HOW CHARLIE KIRK INSPIRED HIS MENTOR'S FIGHT TO DEFEND REALITY

"True faith means accepting that we won’t get every answer and finding peace in that," Kirk wrote. "I have seen extraordinary good born out of something unimaginably evil. I have watched people return to faith in droves, reconcile with their families and forgive old wounds because of Charlie. I know my husband is in heaven, but I ache for him to be here. Still, I can stand and say without a shadow of a doubt that God is good."

She wrote that the wave still comes, but it is different a year later, and she even welcomes it, as "a moment the grief makes Charlie feel impossibly close." Kirk believes grief is universal," doesn’t care whom you voted for" and never truly goes away.

"I am learning that grieving Charlie and living life at the same time are part of the rhythm of grief. I can miss him with every part of me and still laugh with our children. I can have a broken heart and still experience joy," Kirk wrote.

"If you are living through grief, I won’t tell you what to feel or that tomorrow will be better than today. I will tell you what a dear friend told me: Just get through the next 15 minutes," she continued. "One day, maybe when you least expect it, you’ll start to see that those 15 minutes hold more than just grief. The grief is there, always, but so is the beautiful gift of life."

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Psychotherapist and author Jonathan Alpert told Fox News Digital that the second lady provided strong advice.

"One of the hardest parts of grief is that your mind races ahead, filling you with anxiety. How am I going to do this for the next year? How am I going to raise my kids without this person? What are holidays going to look like? How do I build a life I never expected to be living? Suddenly you’re trying to solve the rest of your life at the worst possible moment.
Sometimes you really do need to shrink the window and just get through the next 15 minutes," Alpert said.

"Resilience isn’t pretending you’re fine. It’s being able to hurt and still live your life," he added. "Erika’s piece shows that those two things can exist at the same time."

TPUSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Charlie Kirk founded TPUSA to promote conservatism on college campuses nationwide. He was speaking before more than 2,000 people at a TPUSA event in Orem, Utah, where he was assassinated, leaving behind Erika and their two children.

Fox News Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.

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Virginia mom placed on child abuse registry for 7 years after letting 5-year-old walk alone

A Virginia mom is appealing a criminal charge and her placement on the state’s child abuse and neglect registry after her 5-year-old son was stopped by security while walking alone through their gated community.

Karyann Parkinson said her son, Sam, had been walking along a familiar neighborhood path past a pond to collect goose feathers when a security guard encountered him and brought him home.

Police and Child Protective Services became involved, and Parkinson, who was eight months pregnant at the time, had her six-month jail sentence suspended, but the charge remains.

She was convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a first-degree misdemeanor, and was also placed on Virginia's Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry for seven years.

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Parkinson said she understands the shock people feel hearing about a child alone near a body of water, but sought to clarify what happened that day.

"I didn't send him to play at the pond," she told "Fox & Friends Weekend." "I sent him down the path that happens to go past the pond to collect goose feathers... I know that a lot of people have seen the headlines and seen '5-year-old alone at a pond.' And I think if I saw that in isolation, I'd probably be alarmed, too."

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"But what this was, was a 5-year-old on a pathway that he's very familiar with in his neighborhood that he loves, the only place that he can remember ever living. And it just got turned into this whole situation where a lot of people were suddenly intervening and feeling like this was a really drastic parenting choice," she said.

The most difficult part for Parkinson is being on the Child Protective Services registry for so long, she told Fox News. That means she won't be able to volunteer in Sam's classroom until he enters sixth grade.

FAMILY STOPPED ALLEGED CHILD KIDNAPPER AS POLICE SAY STAFFING SHORTAGE DELAYED RESPONSE UP TO 40 MINUTES

"We need to stop parenting from a place of fear and a place, you know, of obsessing over the unknown or some boogeyman who's going to jump out from behind a bush," Parkinson said.

She said her son was "pretty shaken up" after the incident but has since recovered.

"We had to do a lot of reassuring him and telling him, 'You didn't do anything wrong,'" Parkinson said. "He would ask me, 'Mom, am I allowed to ride my bike to swim practice? Am I allowed to ride my back to the tennis courts?'"

"Now it's just a blip on his radar. It's not really a part of his life anymore," she added.

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Democrat challenging Mike Lawler won't commit on campaigning with AOC, Mamdani or rejecting DSA

Democratic U.S. congressional candidate Cait Conley told CNN's "State of the Union" that she would not campaign alongside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani or Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., but did not directly answer whether Democrats should reject the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

The group's influence in New York has become an issue in her bid to unseat Republican Rep. Mike Lawler. Anchor Dana Bash asked Conley whether she would campaign alongside Mamdani or Ocasio-Cortez after noting Lawler has sought to link his opponent to the Democratic Party's socialist wing.

"No, Dana, I‘m good up here making the case to the voters in the New York 17th Congressional District," Conley said.

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Lawler's campaign manager, Ciro Riccardi, told Fox News Digital on Sunday that Conley's appearance demonstrated why the campaign has criticized her over debates and accused her of failing to distance herself from the DSA.

"Now everyone is seeing why Cait Conley has ducked and dodged debate challenges with Congressman Lawler. She’s incapable of answering direct questions without showing her true colors," he said. "Cait Conley’s refusal to disavow Zohran Mamdani and the DSA is disqualifying. She is just as extreme as the rest and that was exposed today for all to see, including embracing impeachment."

Lawler previously told Fox News Digital that he challenged Conley to six debates after her Democratic primary victory, while Conley's campaign said she agreed to two debates hosted by local networks.

Bash separately pointed to Rep. Tom Suozzi’s, D-N.Y., calls for his party to confront the DSA and asked Conley whether she agreed. Conley did not directly state whether she believed Democrats should reject the organization, instead discussing political division within both parties.

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"I look at what we’re trying to do, which is unite this country where we have seen partisanship to include partisanship within our own party — absolutely divide people to render government dysfunctional," Conley said. "What we have to focus on is how do we bring people together, and right now, what I see coming out of Washington is corruption on both sides, extremism on both sides that is fueling hate, fueling dysfunction."

Suozzi has taken a more explicit position toward the socialist organization, telling Fox News Digital in August that Democrats would have to address the DSA's influence and reject its policy positions.

"I don't ascribe to any of those ideas at all, and I think that there's very little support for those ideas," Suozzi said.

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The DSA's national program calls for abolishing ICE and ending detention and deportations. It also advocates redirecting police funding as steps toward "fully abolishing the police and prison system," universal rent control, publicly owned social housing and universal government-funded healthcare.

Lawler’s campaign has previously pressed Conley over her relationship with the Democratic Party’s progressive wing after Ocasio-Cortez congratulated Conley on winning the Democratic primary in June. Riccardi at the time challenged Conley to state whether she rejected Ocasio-Cortez and other candidates associated with the party’s left flank.

"Which is it, Cait: do you reject AOC and the candidates who want to abolish ICE, defund the police, and tear down our borders, or do you embrace them?" Riccardi said.

Conley, a 16-year Army veteran who served on former President Joe Biden's National Security Council, won a crowded Democratic primary in June and is challenging two-term incumbent Lawler in a closely watched Hudson Valley contest that could determine control of the House.

Fox News Digital reached out to Conley for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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