During a live press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday President-elect Donald Trump renewed his criticisms of the Biden administration for selling off border wall materials at “five cents on the dollar," saying: “These people either hate our country or they’re stupid."

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UC San Francisco breaks ground on $643 million research and academic facility  Building Design + Construction

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Watch: Palisades Fire in Los Angeles explodes as people flee from burning homes  Fox Weather

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Google is forming a new team to work on AI models that can simulate the physical world. Tim Brooks — one of the co-leads on OpenAI’s video generator, Sora, who left for Google’s AI research lab, Google DeepMind, in October — will lead the new team, he announced in a post on X. It’ll be a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Food drying is a common process for preserving many types of food, including fruits and meat; however, drying can alter the food's quality and nutritional value. In recent years, researchers have developed precision techniques that use optical sensors and AI to facilitate more efficient drying. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discusses three emerging smart drying techniques, providing practical information for the food industry.

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3D design app Rooms just landed more funding. Launched into beta in 2023, the app from ex-Google employees allows users to build and code interactive 3D rooms and mini-games using a library of more than 10,000 items, which can be further edited using the programming language Lua. Now, Google itself has invested $1 million into […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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President-elect Donald Trump, fed up with America’s lagging ship-building capabilities, offered an out-of-character solution to the problem: Outsource production if the U.S. can’t keep up.

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This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build 2 more?  Alaska Public Media News

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that the company is currently losing money on its $200-per-month ChatGPT Pro plan because people are using it more than expected “I personally chose the price,” Altman wrote in a series of posts on X, “and thought we would make some money.” OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pro toward the end of […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Hollywood Hills brush fire threatens buildings on day of red flag warnings  NBC Los Angeles

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed a recent debate on people reserving sand space with portable cabanas on the country's beaches. Social media users weigh in.

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Neary 100 firefighters battle commercial building fire in downtown Los Angeles  CBS News

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In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. He watched as a dark-haired woman walked through ornate gilded double doors and took in the rays of light that poured in through stained glass windows.

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Neary 100 firefighters battle commercial building blaze in downtown Los Angeles  CBS Los Angeles

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Trump announces $20 billion foreign investment to build new U.S. data centers  CNBC

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A devastating earthquake rocked a remote region of Tibet near Mt Everest on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people and collapsing “many buildings.” The post Tibet Earthquake Kills 95 with Tremors Rocking Mt. Everest, Nepal, India appeared first on Breitbart.

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As a part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content across its platforms had been “pretty blunt” and would now be addressed. The company said it would once again phase in political content into Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, allowing people who […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority head Janno Lieber said people feel unsafe on the subway because of high-profile cases of violence, while overall crime is down.

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As part of a significant overhaul of its content moderation policies announced on Tuesday, Meta admitted that its approach to limiting political content across its platforms had been “pretty blunt” and would now be addressed. The company said it would once again phase in political content into Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, allowing people who want […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, visited Bourbon Street days after 14 people were murdered when a terrorist drove a pickup truck through a crowd of people. The post Joe and Jill Biden Visit Bourbon Street After New Orleans Terror Attack appeared first on Breitbart.

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Smart ring maker Ultrahuman took the wraps off a trio of extra shiny high-tech trinkets at CES 2025 on Tuesday, adding a premium jewelry collection to its range of wellness wearables. It’s given the Ring line the brand name Rare, a neat verbal echo of the company’s mainstream smart ring, the Ring Air. The Indian […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Matthew Scouras, 34, is facing 12 firearms charges and threat charges for his alleged posts on 4Chan. The post Beverly man charged with making online threats against Jewish people, firearms violations appeared first on Boston.com.

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New Building Permits Filed for 1123 Sutter Street in Lower Nob Hill, San Francisco  San Francisco YIMBY

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Over 170 inmates have been flown from the Democratic Republic of the Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to a high-security prison where they will be executed, according to authorities.

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Dehydration is a major cause of illness in cats and affects millions of them each year. To address this issue, Petcube, a pet tech company known for its smart cameras and treat dispensers, introduced its first pet water fountain at CES 2025 on Tuesday. This fountain gives pets access to clean, safe water when their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Japanese automaker Toyota is “exploring rockets,” chairman Akio Toyoda announced on stage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people through space. The rocketry mention on the CES 2025 stage came while Toyoda was in the middle of explaining how he views his company’s myriad technologies as “invention by kakezan,” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Variant Bio, a small biotech company based in Seattle, is using genetic information from Indigenous people to develop drugs for obesity and diabetes.

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S.F. prosecutors charge woman accused of shooting multiple people in Bryant Street building  San Francisco Chronicle

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A viral hack on social media shows people saving hundreds of dollars by booking a connecting flight with a layover location as the destination instead of a one-way ticket.

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Hundreds of thousands of people across the midwestern and eastern states were without power, and even more were stuck at home instead of going to work and school, on Monday morning as a historic winter storm dumped — and continues to dump — several inches of snow on them. The post Historic Winter Storm Takes Out Power, Cancels Schools Across Midwest, Mid-Atlantic appeared first on Breitbart.

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On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) stated that people take for granted that they were “allowed” “to move on to concerns about the economy, to concerns about border security” due to the 2020 election being The post Dem Rep.: People Having Confidence Dems Will Protect Democracy ‘Allowed’ People to Care About Border, Economy appeared first on Breitbart.

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Winter US storm live: Heavy snow and travel disruption hits swathe of US as at least three people reported to have died  BBC.com

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On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Political Commentator and former Obama Adviser Van Jones said that people around President Joe Biden covered up the fact that he “was in bad shape” and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) The post Van Jones: People Around Biden Covered Up Him Being ‘in Bad Shape’, Schumer’s Lying About That appeared first on Breitbart.

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A Louisiana man has been charged with murdering three people found dead in a homeless encampment, prompting calls for government help to protect the public.

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Fox News host Jesse Watters highlights how Vice President Kamala Harris had to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s presidential election win on ‘Jesse Waters Primetime.’

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The Justice Department estimates up to 200 people are yet to be charged for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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“We are taking this situation very seriously.” The post New Hampshire elementary school closed after ‘hundreds’ of hibernating bats found in building appeared first on Boston.com.

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In Haiti, gangs have killed hundreds of people and shot journalists at a news conference, exposing the country’s fragility and the government’s failures.

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Since Saturday, President Jimmy Carter has been lying in repose around the clock at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Some visitors prefer to come during the night hours to pay their respects.

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Dozens of people have also been injured in a major winter storm spanning from Ohio to Washington, D.C. Up to a foot of snow is expected in some areas.

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CNN anchor Abby Phillip said on her network's special coverage of the election certification that it was a big problem that millions of people in this country are willing to believe anything President-elect Donald Trump says, "even if it's a blatant provable lie." The post CNN’s Phillip: Big Problem Millions Willing to Believe Trump’s ‘Blatant, Provable’ Lies appeared first on Breitbart.

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Festival season starts in New Orleans today with the first Mardi Gras parade as people there are still processing last week's terror attack in the French Quarter.

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San Francisco Giants Middle Infielder Emerged As Stellar Building Block  Sports Illustrated

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New Orleans entertainment ambassador Percy 'Master P' Miller highlights the 'resilience' of his city and shares how its people will 'bounce back' after the New Year's terror attack.

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