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Thomas Smith dropped his Michigan House bid last month, but won the GOP primary anyway, beating Trump-backed opponent

Thomas Smith won Michigan’s 8th District GOP primary with just over 50% of the vote Tuesday, CBS News projected — even though he had suspended his campaign in mid-July.  Perhaps even more surprisingly: Smith defeated Amir Hassan, who had received President Trump’s endorsement.  Mr. Trump even appeared at a campaign rally with Hassan and other…

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Qdoba removes jalapeños from restaurants as CDC warns of salmonella outbreak in 27 states

Restaurant chain Qdoba has followed Chipotle in removing jalapeños from its locations amid a salmonella outbreak that has affected at least 27 states, according to health officials. The Mexican fast-casual restaurant said Wednesday it was cooperating with public health authorities as they investigate the outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers grown in Sinaloa, Mexico. The peppers…

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AI models are behaving unexpectedly. Experts warn of “a really bumpy road” ahead.

A cybersecurity report from the U.K. government has exposed new examples of popular AI models taking autonomous action on the live internet in ways that raise experts’ concerns. The AI Security Institute’s report, released Tuesday, said Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Sol were found to have created fake identities and attempted to persuade real people to…

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