2 h. ago Apple iPhone 16e review: An A18 chip and Apple Intelligence for $599

Apple delivered its latest budget handset, the $599 iPhone 16e, without pomp. There was no big event in person, nor was there one online. No journalists scrambled through hoards of colleagues to snap photos of the phone. Instead, CEO Tim Cook tweeted out that new hardware was on the way, days before Apple announced the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago Lonestar and Phison’s data center infrastructure is headed to the moon

Data storage and resilience company Lonestar and semiconductor and storage company Phison launched a data center infrastructure on a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday that’s headed to the moon. The companies are sending Phison’s Pascari storage — solid state drives (SSDs) built for data centers — packed with Lonestar’s clients’ data on a SpaceX Falcon 9 […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago Commercetools, a pioneer in ‘headless commerce’, lays off dozens of staff

Commercetools — a “headless commerce” platform that provides APIs to companies building online storefronts — saw a major boost in its business just a few years ago, raising money at whopping $1.9 billion valuation as the world went shopping online in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and businesses rushed to improve their e-commerce operations. […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 h. ago Washington man arrested for stealing $8M fishing boat with crew still on board, officials say

Washington man arrested for stealing $8M fishing boat with crew still on board, officials say  KOIN.com

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4 h. ago Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing the company’s new hate speech policies

Meta’s Oversight Board, the company’s independent group created to help with sensitive policy decisions, is preparing to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads handle hate speech, Engadget reported. Zuckerberg announced an overhaul of its content moderation policies in January, shortly before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Menendez brothers 'risk assessment' ordered by Newsom ahead of resentencing hearing

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the state parole board to conduct a "risk assessment investigation" on Erik and Lyle Menendez, weeks before their resentencing hearing.

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4 h. ago Trump signs executive order to expand DOGE’s spending review powers

In a newly issued executive order (EO), the Trump administration has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the Elon Musk-advised initiative to reduce federal spending, to create a “centralized technological system” in every agency to record contract and grant awards. As part of the ramp-up of these systems, agency employees who approved individual contract […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago Dance Review: The Washington Ballet presents “transcenDANCE” at The Kennedy Center

Dance Review: The Washington Ballet presents “transcenDANCE” at The Kennedy Center  MD Theatre Guide

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6 h. ago Kyle Rittenhouse returns to speak at university where angry mob led to canceled speech

Kyle Rittenhouse will return to the University of Memphis a year after a mob of protesters disrupted his speech, sponsored by TPUSA, on campus.

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6 h. ago 5 minerals in Ukraine that may be part of a deal with the U.S.

President Trump says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the U.S. to share its mineral wealth. We look at five minerals and metals that could be covered by the deal.

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6 h. ago Reformist SF Police Commissioner Is Ousted, Giving Lurie Greater Control of Oversight

Reformist SF Police Commissioner Is Ousted, Giving Lurie Greater Control of Oversight  KQED

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6 h. ago Seattle man arrested for violent hate crime after punching, attacking woman

Seattle man arrested for violent hate crime after punching, attacking woman  KING5.com

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6 h. ago Seeking Applicants for Washington County Plumbing and Mechanical Board

Seeking Applicants for Washington County Plumbing and Mechanical Board  Washington County Government

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7 h. ago Man arrested for violent racial hate crime against woman in Seattle

Man arrested for violent racial hate crime against woman in Seattle  KOMO News

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8 h. ago Here are all the tech companies rolling back DEI or still committed to it — so far

Companies around America have started cutting DEI programs and eliminating DEI commitments from public documents in response to legal and political threats from the Trump administration. Just a few weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the Department of Justice to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize,” DEI programs deemed illegal in private sector companies that receive […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 h. ago Trump’s FCC chairman calls on tech leaders to push back against European censorship

FCC chairman Brendan Carr wrote a letter to top tech CEOs, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, calling on them to stand up to European censorship.

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9 h. ago Hearing Wrap Up: Unleash American Energy by Implementing Needed Reforms

Hearing Wrap Up: Unleash American Energy by Implementing Needed Reforms  House Committee on Oversight and Reform |

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10 h. ago Mass. select board chairman censured over social media posts

The former chairman of the town of Harvard's Select Board came under fire for social media posts that denigrated women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.   The post Mass. select board chairman censured over social media posts appeared first on Boston.com.

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10 h. ago Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’

Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’  The Verge

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10 h. ago Goldman Sachs sees boost in US commodities production from Trump's policies

Goldman Sachs sees boost in US commodities production from Trump's policies  Reuters

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