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Trump slams Democrats, blames Governor ‘Newscum,’ for deadly fires in Los Angeles
California Governor Gavin Newsom tours the downtown business neighborhood of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn in Los Angeles, California, on January 8, 2025. ERIC THAYER / AFP President-elect Donald Trump has used the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles to launch political attacks on outgoing president Joe Biden… Read Details ⇢
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TSA reveals top unusual finds at airport security checkpoints in 2024
Many Americans flew across the U.S. in 2024. While travelers tend to factor in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) restrictions while packing their bags, some might forget or even try to sneak items slip through the airport screening process. TSA shared a video and press release showcasing some of the “best… Read Details ⇢
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South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning | Politics News
Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president. The head of South Korea’s presidential security service has resigned after warning authorities to avoid “bloodshed” in any attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law. Park… Read Details ⇢
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Data centers are transforming waste heat into community energy assets
Once seen as energy-hungry liabilities, data centers are now emerging as critical assets in addressing urban energy challenges. As the energy crisis deepens and cities grow, these facilities have the potential to transform from passive consumers to active contributors within their communities. The challenge of reusing waste heat from data… Read Details ⇢
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Musk doubles down on support for German far-right leader
Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and the party’s candidate for chancellor Alice Weidel poses for photos prior to a live discussion with US tech billionaire and businessman Elon Musk on social network X, in her office in Berlin on January 9, 2025. KAY NIETFELD / AFP… Read Details ⇢
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Riley Leonard returns from injury to lead Notre Dame to national championship game in CFP win vs Penn State
Notre Dame is going to the first College Football Playoff National Championship game of the expanded format era after a comeback 27-24 win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Thursday. Fighting Irish kicker Mitch Jeter kicked the game-winning 41-yard field goal to cap off a back-and-forth battle between… Read Details ⇢
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Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media? | Social Media News
Meta, the owner of Facebook and other social media platforms, will implement major changes to its content moderation policies, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced this week in a video titled, “More speech and fewer mistakes”. Among the changes, Meta’s use of fact-checking organisations will end abolished and the group will switch… Read Details ⇢
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One conversation is all it takes for this AI to deepfake your entire personality
A new AI model can mimic human personalities after a 2-hour chat It was 85% accurate at simulating human behavior The AI may transform how behavior and opinions are modeled Stanford University and Google’s DeepMind have released a new research paper showing how they taught an AI model to imitate… Read Details ⇢
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Divided Supreme Court denies Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in hush-money case
A man walks past the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2025. TING SHEN / AFP The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 9, rejected president-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush-money case in New York. The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for… Read Details ⇢