2 h. ago Ratcliffe shrugs off concerns about potential threat of fired agents armed with CIA's secrets: source

If firing CIA officers would prompt them to "risk treason" by spilling nation's secrets, they need to part with the agency, which is the thinking of Director John Ratcliffe.

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5 h. ago AI tool lets users relight portraits using descriptive text prompts

An innovative AI model has been developed to create dynamic lighting effects in portrait images and videos using only text input. This technology allows users to adjust colors easily with descriptive prompts, such as "warm, freshly cooked chicken" and "icy blue light," eliminating the need for complicated editing tools.

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5 h. ago Flight passenger says major airline offered thousands of dollars to travelers willing to give up seats

A Delta Air Lines passenger says that flyers were asked to give up their seats in exchange for cash in the form of gift cards after a plane switch. Social media users react.

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18 h. ago Framous is a new Mac app for adding device frames to screenshots 

A new Mac app called Framous launched on Tuesday, giving you the ability to add device frames around screenshots to make them look more professional.  The helpful new tool can aid app developers, graphic designers, and even journalists who need to add an iPhone or Mac frame—also known as a mockup or template—to photos. This […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago Los Angeles Court Staff Assist Court Users Affected by Wildfires

Los Angeles Court Staff Assist Court Users Affected by Wildfires  California Courts Newsroom

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21 h. ago Opera integrates Bluesky, Slack, and Discord into its browser

Bluesky is getting added to the Opera web browser. On Tuesday, the Norway-based software maker announced the addition of the new social network alongside Slack and Discord, which will all be integrated into the browser’s sidebar alongside other messaging and communication services. Opera users have been able to customize their browsers with shortcuts to messaging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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27 h. ago Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps

On Tuesday, Google introduced a new, free consumer version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, and which the company calls Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also rolled out Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, a code review “agent” designed to automatically look for bugs in code and offer suggestions […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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28 h. ago Reconciliation is the key to unlocking Trump's agenda. Here's how it works

Republicans in Congress are turning to a tool of the budget process to pass major elements of President Trump's agenda without the threat of a filibuster from Senate Democrats.

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29 h. ago A midair collision in Arizona prompts questions about air traffic control towers

Tens of thousands of planes take off, land and perform touch-and-goes at the Marana Regional Airport in southern Arizona every year. Without an air traffic control tower, it's a calculated dance that requires communication by pilots.

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44 h. ago Google Drive users can now access and search transcripts for videos

After launching automatically generated captions for videos last year, Google Drive is now launching searchable video transcripts. Google announced that starting Monday, Drive users can now view and search transcripts for their videos. The new feature gets rid of the need to upload a video’s audio to a transcription service like Otter. Transcripts will appear […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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44 h. ago Anthropic launches a new AI model that ‘thinks’ as long as you want

Anthropic is releasing a new frontier AI model called Claude 3.7 Sonnet, which the company designed to “think” about questions for as long as users want it to. Anthropic calls Claude 3.7 Sonnet the industry’s first “hybrid AI reasoning model,” because it’s a single model that can give both real-time answers and more considered, “thought-out” […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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45 h. ago YouTube was born from a failed dating site—20 years on, the world's biggest video platform faces new challenges

When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen told the SXSW conference: "We thought dating would be the obvious choice."

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52 h. ago An Important Judicial Tool Mysteriously Goes Missing at the Supreme Court

The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by lower courts.

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52 h. ago Reddit user calls out 'drunk' colleague who tries to blame others for her issues

A Reddit writer who told her "drunk" colleague that the woman had been actually drinking non-alcoholic punch all night was not wrong to do so, said social media users.

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64 h. ago Video shows Italian fighter jets escorting American Airlines flight to Rome amid 'security concern'

An American Airlines flight out of New York City traveling to New Delhi, India was diverted on Sunday afternoon after a "security concern" prompted the detour.

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2 d. ago Grok 3 appears to have briefly censored unflattering mentions of Trump and Musk

When billionaire Elon Musk introduced Grok 3, his AI company xAI’s latest flagship model, in a live stream last Monday, he described it as a “maximally truth-seeking AI.” Yet it appears that Grok 3 was briefly censoring unflattering facts about President Donald Trump — and Musk himself. Over the weekend, users on social media reported […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 d. ago Flight passenger asked to switch seats 3 times by 3 different people on 1 trip

During a recent flight to San Juan, an airline passenger was asked to switch seats by three separate passengers as social media users chimed on Reddit about the indignity.

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3 d. ago The River: The S.S. UNITED STATES, like so many iconic American vessels, lost to time and progress

The River: The S.S. UNITED STATES, like so many iconic American vessels, lost to time and progress  User-generated content

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4 d. ago New Zealand Says Chinese Naval Vessel Fired Live Rounds in Sea Drill Near Australia

A Chinese naval cruiser fired live rounds Saturday during a task force drill in the sea between Australia and New Zealand, government officials said, prompting an alert to commercial air traffic. The post New Zealand Says Chinese Naval Vessel Fired Live Rounds in Sea Drill Near Australia appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Sana Grain Mill Review: Makes Specialty Flours a Piece of Cake

This user-friendly countertop stone mill grinds dried wheat berries, quinoa, and more with the flip of a switch.

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