OpenAI Codex system prompt includes explicit directive to “never talk about goblins”

The system prompt for OpenAI’s Codex CLI contains a perplexing and repeated warning for the most recent GPT model to “never ...
Tallahassee Democrat

Florida to soon restrict local DEI programs across cities, counties

Florida lawmakers passed a bill to prohibit cities and counties from funding diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The measure now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis, who has encouraged the ...
The Baltimore Sun

As Scouting America agrees to Hegseth’s anti-DEI changes, Maryland scouting leaders react

For more than a century, the Boy Scouts organization, now called Scouting America, has offered kids outdoor adventure experiences, leadership training and character development. In recent years, the ...
USA Today

70% of taxpayers in the US can file taxes for free. Here's how

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...
Inside Higher Ed

ED’s DEI Guidance Is Dead, but Trump’s Crackdown Isn’t

Diversity advocates say the courts have been clear—Trump has no justification to ban DEI. But other legal experts say the administration has plenty of other tools it can use to accomplish the same ...
Reuters

Goldman Sachs plans to drop DEI from board-candidate criteria, WSJ reports

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N), opens new tab is preparing to eliminate race, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other diversity-related factors from the criteria its board uses to ...
Wired

HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants

Since March 2025, the Trump administration has used tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out “DEI” and “gender ideology" from child welfare programs. Neither Palantir nor HHS has ...
kcra.com

California lawmakers call for audit of Stockton's DEI program

AT THE MONTH OF JANUARY. COMING UP, CECIL AMELIA. THANK YOU. WE ARE FOLLOWING DEVELOPING NEWS OUT OF STOCKTON TONIGHT WHERE STATE LAWMAKERS ARE REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF THE CITY’S D-I PROGRAM. VICE ...
The Grio

AT&T becomes latest corporation to commit to ending DEI programs

After several corporations announced they were ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, U.S. wireless carrier AT&T is the latest corporation to enact such a move. FCC Chair Brendan Carr said ...
Lexington Herald Leader

KY Republican lawmaker files anti-DEI legislation for K-12 public schools

A bill filed by a Republican state senator on the first day of 2026 General Assembly attempts to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices in Kentucky’s K-12 public schools. Senate Bill 26 filed ...
USA Today

Trump administration using fraud law to target major companies on DEI

The Trump administration is investigating diversity initiatives at major companies under the False Claims Act, a federal law the Department of Justice uses to take action against contractors that ...