79 minutes ago After Trump visit, Republicans still divided on tax and border security plan

After Trump visit, Republicans still divided on tax and border security plan  The Washington Post

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12 hours ago Indonesia upholds iPhone 16 sales ban after Apple offers $1 bn investment

Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's $1 billion pledge to invest in the country after a negotiation deadlock, citing the company's failure to meet domestic market requirements.

Economics

4 hours ago Man pleads guilty to murdering his former girlfriend in her Boston apartment

Christopher Howard was sentenced to serve at least 20 years in prison for stabbing Terkeisha Boykins to death in 2022. The post Man pleads guilty to murdering his former girlfriend in her Boston apartment appeared first on Boston.com.

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11 hours ago Censorship Hall of Shame: 12 Epic Failures of Facebook's Biased 'Fact Checker' System

Mark Zuckerberg's recent announcement that Meta will be making major changes to its content moderation policies and practices on Facebook and Instagram, included his blockbuster plan the eliminate the company's biased third-party "fact checkers." Breitbart News has compiled some of the worst moments of Facebook's "fact checker" era to show how the biased system was used to censor conservatives. The post Censorship Hall of Shame: 12 Epic Failures of Facebook’s Biased ‘Fact Checker’ System appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 hour ago 49ers' general manager drops the hammer on Brock Purdy's future after disappointing season

Despite posting the worst numbers of his career and missing the playoffs, the 49ers plan on keeping Brock Purdy around for a long time.

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29 hours ago Sam Altman’s family responds to lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted his sister

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to sexual assault accusations from his estranged younger sister on Tuesday, calling the claims “entirely untrue.” According to the Saint Louis Post Dispatch, in a new lawsuit filed Monday, Annie Altman alleges her older brother sexually assaulted her over a nine-year period in the 1990s and 2000s. The suit echoes […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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15 hours ago Roche to complete $1.5 billion acquisition of U.S. biopharma company Poseida

Roche to complete $1.5 billion acquisition of U.S. biopharma company Poseida  Reuters

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6 hours ago San Francisco Gets a New Mayor and an Emergency Plan for the Fentanyl Scourge

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, became the city’s 46th mayor on Wednesday and laid out a path to restoring the battered city’s luster.

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5 hours ago We talked to the guy who was stuck in a Waymo robotaxi on a dizzying loop

A month ago, a video circulated around social media of a Waymo robotaxi stuck in a roundabout loop – an isolated incident with no passengers in the vehicle, according to Waymo. Apparently, it wasn’t a one-time thing. Around the same time, in another Waymo robotaxi headed for the Phoenix airport, Mike Johns, founder and CEO […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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16 hours ago The View Drama! Sunny Hostin's Surgeon Husband Accused Of Insurance Fraud In $450 Million Lawsuit! 

Uh-oh!!! Sunny Hostin‘s husband has been named in a MASSIVE federal insurance fraud lawsuit! According to DailyMail.com on Tuesday, The View co-host’s husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Hostin, is one of nearly 200 defendants listed in what is now one of the largest RICO cases EVER filed in New York. In it, he is [...] Read More... The post <i>The View</i> Drama! Sunny Hostin's Surgeon Husband Accused Of Insurance Fraud In $450 Million Lawsuit!  appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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7 hours ago Volvo CEO says plan for Mexico truck factory ongoing despite US tariff threat

Volvo CEO says plan for Mexico truck factory ongoing despite US tariff threat  Reuters

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6 hours ago Charlamagne points to Trump's 'Gulf of America' plan as a show of 'political will' Dems could never pull off

Radio host Charlamagne Tha God gave President-elect Trump credit for entirely changing how people talk about politics, arguing Democrats need to learn from him.

Politics

8 hours ago Guatemalan Fugitive Living Illegally In The U.S. Under Fake Identity Pleads Guilty To International Firearms Trafficking

Guatemalan Fugitive Living Illegally In The U.S. Under Fake Identity Pleads Guilty To International Firearms Trafficking  Department of Justice

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12 hours ago Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 683: Sen. Rand Paul on Confirming Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) discusses how he and his Senate colleagues plan to properly vet and confirm President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks in a timely fashion over the next few weeks. The post Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 683: Sen. Rand Paul on Confirming Trump’s Cabinet Picks appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 hours ago Donald Trump Files Emergency Petition to Supreme Court to Block Sentencing in Business Records Case

President-elect Donald Trump filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block his sentencing in the business records case in which a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records. The post Donald Trump Files Emergency Petition to Supreme Court to Block Sentencing in Business Records Case appeared first on Breitbart.

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14 hours ago Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to Move Content Moderation Teams from California to Texas

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that the company will be relocating its content moderation and trust and safety teams from California to Texas as part of a broader effort to promote free expression and address the extreme leftist bias introduced into its content moderation process at the hands of its woke Silicon Valley workforce. The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to Move Content Moderation Teams from California to Texas appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 hours ago Mastodon CEO calls Meta’s moderation changes ‘deeply troubling,’ warns users cross

Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko has spoken out about the significant moderation changes announced by Meta on Tuesday, which will see the social networking giant removing fact-checking across its apps in favor of a crowdsourced community notes feature, similar to X’s. The Mastodon founder, whose app competes with X and Meta’s X rival, Instagram Threads, called […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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14 hours ago Sister of OpenAI Kingpin Sam Altman Accuses Him of Sexual Abuse in Lawsuit

Ann Altman, the sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging he regularly sexually abused her for several years starting in their childhood. The post Sister of OpenAI Kingpin Sam Altman Accuses Him of Sexual Abuse in Lawsuit appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 hours ago FBI verifies Tesla Cybertruck subject emailed podcaster, says he used ChatGPT to plan Trump hotel explosion

The FBI and Las Vegas police said Tesla Cybertruck explosion subject Matthew Livelsberger plotted with ChatGPT and emailed podcasted Shawn Ryan.

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15 hours ago Microsoft rolls back its Bing Image Creator model after users complain of degraded quality

Ahead of the holidays, Microsoft said it was upgrading the AI model behind Bing Image Creator, the AI-powered image editing tool built into the company’s Bing search engine. Microsoft promised that the new model — the latest version of OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 model, code-named “PR16” — would allow users to create images “twice as fast […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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13 hours ago Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the U.S. ban deadline

Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to capitalize on the potential for a TikTok ban in the U.S. by pitching to creators to move their content from the popular short-form video app to its own. The company has now launched a website, SaveMyTikToks.com, which promises to back up all your TikTok videos by […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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16 hours ago Major California health insurer names new CEO, first female chief in its history

Major California health insurer names new CEO, first female chief in its history  San Francisco Chronicle

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13 hours ago Triller launches a tool to back up users’ TikToks ahead of the US ban deadline

Triller, a would-be competitor to TikTok, is hoping to capitalize on the potential TikTok ban in the U.S. by pitching to creators to move their content from the popular short-form video app to its own. The company has now launched a website, SaveMyTikToks.com, which promises to back up all your TikTok videos by uploading them […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 hours ago Plan for one of San Francisco's tallest towers included as part of new vision for Caltrain railyard

Plan for one of San Francisco's tallest towers included as part of new vision for Caltrain railyard  The Business Journals

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15 hours ago Drug dealers could be charged with murder under new Virginia fentanyl plan

Virginia Republicans, facing a one-seat minority, hope to tackle the fentanyl crisis with stringent punishments including murder charges for some drug dealers, lawmakers say.

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19 hours ago Siren secures strategic funding for its socks that detect diabetic foot ulcers

After studying burn victims and war veterans, entrepreneur Ran Ma hand-made a sock that contained sensors to detect foot ulcers. Now, her company, Siren, has secured $9.5 million, with an $8 million check from lead investor Mölnlycke Health Care to further the development and adoption of its diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) prevention product. It’s now […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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17 hours ago The latest on the Southern California wildfires. And, Meta is ending fact

At least three wildfires have burned thousands of acres of land in Southern California. Here's what we know. And, why Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ending fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram.

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20 hours ago TikToker who clashed with Don Lemon in viral clip admits he 'didn't know who he was' at first

Goluremi CEO William John spoke to Fox News Digital about his viral encounter with former CNN host Don Lemon and his view on independent and mainstream media.

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28 hours ago West of Chicago Pizza Company: A slice of the Windy City in West Seattle

West of Chicago Pizza Company: A slice of the Windy City in West Seattle  seattlerefined.com

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29 hours ago 'The View' star Sunny Hostin's surgeon husband accused of insurance fraud in sweeping federal lawsuit

Dr. Emmanuel Hostin, husband of "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin, was accused of insurance fraud in a sweeping federal lawsuit filed in New York last month.

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