Trump sharply criticizes Supreme Court justices he appointed after tariff ruling
NBC News· 2026-02-20 20:03
Ryan, among President Trump's first words, deeply disappointing. Talk to us about his reaction in the room and what you asked him about. >> Yeah, I think there's a couple of ways to look at this in Clay.First, how emphatic he was hammering the Supreme Court in a very direct and sometimes personal way, going after a group of Supreme Court justices that he appointed, saying at one point that their families should be ashamed over this decision. He stopped short of saying that he regretted appointing them to th ...
Google just dropped Gemini 3.1... (WOAH)
Matthew Berman· 2026-02-20 20:02
All right, it's Gemini day. Gemini 3.1% Pro is here. Let me just show you the most important benchmark.This is Pelican Bench. How well a model can draw a pelican riding a bicycle using SVG. Let's look at the progress from Gemini 30231.Generate an animated SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. And as you can see, it is much better, much more fluid motion. But that's not all.We also have a frog on a vintage penny farthing bicycle. Look at this. This one doesn't even make sense at all.But this one, very good. Nex ...
Inside the US effort to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry #shorts #venezuela #oil #chriswright
Bloomberg Television· 2026-02-20 20:00
Crew diplomacy was on full display in a surreal visit with energy secretary Chris Wright to Caracus. We just spoke to Secretary Wright on the plane briefly talking to reporters about what he plans to do here. He is now the highest ranking US government official set foot in Venezuela since the capturing of Nicholas Maduro earlier this year.The secretary spent two days with acting president Deli Rodriguez, the former number two to Nicholas Maduro, who is now running the country. First at the Mera Flores Palac ...
The K-Shaped Economy Is Testing Stocks Like Walmart and General Mills
The Wall Street Journal· 2026-02-20 20:00
The K-shaped economy is creating problems for supposedly safe stocks. Here's how. Observers of the economy increasingly describe it as K-shaped, meaning it shows a growing divide between the wealthy, and everyone else.Now, that's showing up in consumer staples. These are companies that make everyday goods like tissues, soap, and groceries. Stocks in these companies are traditionally seen as more safe and stable.And indeed, so far in 2026, investors are rotating out of high-flying AI names and into companies ...
Bessent Says Tariff Revenue Will Be Little Changed in 2026
Bloomberg Television· 2026-02-20 19:57
This morning, we all woke up and came in and. And you just address it on the tariffs. It was a63 vote.What when you initially saw that, were you surprised. Were you. Is that something you were anticipating that the vote would go the way it did or.I know you mentioned a lot of the things that they didn't vote on, but is it did it kind of go the way you thought. I was a little surprised because I was in the Supreme Court hearing, mercifully. I am not a lawyer.When people say, how do you like D. C. I said, the ...
Trump says he has 'the right to do tariffs' and 'there's no reason' to work with Congress on them
NBC News· 2026-02-20 19:52
There's been bipartisan criticism by parts. >> Excuse me. >> There's several Republicans have said that.>> Yeah. You just work with Congress to come up with a plan. >> I don't have to to push tariffs. >> I have the right to do tariffs and I've always had the right to do tariffs.It has all been approved by Congress. So there's no reason to do it. All we're doing is we're going through a little bit more complicated process.Not complicated very much, but a little more complicated than what we had. We'll be abl ...
Gemini 3.1 Pro Simulations 👀
Matthew Berman· 2026-02-20 19:47
Watch this. A complete simulation of that written by Gemini 3.1% Pro. Here's an example of an app created with Gemini 3.1% Pro that can simulate urban planning to design completely new cities.Look at that. It's actually designing a city around a geographic landscape. Everything from pathing, water features, land features.Look at how cool that looks. It's not only functional, but it really looks cool. Maybe this is the future of Sim City right. ...
South Africa's Refugees | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes· 2026-02-20 19:38
There is one group of refugees being welcomed to the United States. President Trump says white farmers from South Africa are victims of a genocide. >> These are burial sites right here.Burial sites over a thousand of white farmers. >> We went to South Africa to see for ourselves. >> It definitely wasn't a burial site.I mean those crosses were there for less than 48 hours. ...
Three babies born as Nazi prisoners meet for the first time #shorts
60 Minutes· 2026-02-20 19:30
Mark's son Charlie was struggling to find a 65th birthday present for his dad. >> He's very hard to shop for. Uh, so I thought maybe I'll do some research, see if I can find somebody who has a story. It must have been really miraculous to have a baby in a concentration camp. >> A Google search brought him to the website of the 11th Armored Division where he saw Eva's family photo and story. And I looked at the story and it was everything I'd ever heard from my grandmother. Everything matched up. It was the ...
Full Episode: TODAY Show - February 20
NBC News· 2026-02-20 19:30
Good Friday morning. We are tracking dangerous weather across the country. >> Severe storms and heavy snow that could have a major impact on your weekend. It's February 20th. This is today. On alert, damaging tornadoes ripping across the Midwest overnight. Millions from Michigan to Maine now on guard for a powerful winter storm today. And right on its heels for the weekend, a possible nor easter with a potential for a foot of snow in some places. Al has your full forecast. Fall from grace. The first images ...