4 h. ago A semiconductor agency is seeing cuts, even though Trump wants to bolster U.S. tech

A big focus of the Trump administration is to shore up U.S. dominance in cutting edge technology like semiconductor chips and AI. But it's slashing employees at the agency that works on these issues.

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6 h. ago Kamala Harris paid LeBron James' entertainment company $50,000 for 'campaign event production,' records show

LeBron James endorsed Kamala Harris for president before the election, and the campaign paid his entertainment company $50,000 in January.

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7 h. ago State Farm Eases Personal Property Payout Burden for L.A. Fire Victims After Talks with Trump's Grenell

State Farm, the insurance company most exposed to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, announced Friday that it had agreed to pay out 65% of the value of personal property claims before requiring itemization. The post State Farm Eases Personal Property Payout Burden for L.A. Fire Victims After Talks with Trump’s Grenell appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 h. ago Lynnwood senior care company operating without a license, Washington Dept. of Health alleges

Lynnwood senior care company operating without a license, Washington Dept. of Health alleges  KIRO 7 News Seattle

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9 h. ago ChatGPT will now use its ‘memory’ to personalize web searches

OpenAI is upgrading ChatGPT’s “memory” again. In a changelog and support pages on OpenAI’s website Thursday, the company quietly announced “Memory with Search,” a feature that lets ChatGPT draw on memories — details from past conversations, such as your favorite foods — to inform queries when the bot searches the web. ChatGPT release notes were […]

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15 h. ago Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in vast protected ocean reserve

Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in vast protected ocean reserve  The Washington Post

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15 h. ago Trump opens swath of pristine Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing

Trump opens swath of pristine Pacific Ocean to commercial fishing  The Washington Post

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15 h. ago How Social Housing Won in Seattle, Despite a Flood of Big Tech Money

How Social Housing Won in Seattle, Despite a Flood of Big Tech Money  Next City

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16 h. ago How QVC’s CEO Is Dealing With the Threat of Tariffs and TikTok

The chief executive of QVC, David Rawlinson II, on tariffs, TikTok, and other threats to the company’s future.

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17 h. ago Netflix's first quarter builds on recent momentum as trade war drags down other tech companies

Netflix fared better than analysts anticipated during the first three months of the year, signaling the world's largest video streaming service is still thriving as President Donald Trump's policies cast a pall on the economy.

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18 h. ago Goodbye Lowe's: The Company Follows in Walmart's Footsteps in the United States, Official

Goodbye Lowe's: The Company Follows in Walmart's Footsteps in the United States, Official  EDATV News

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22 h. ago OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?” After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the […]

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27 h. ago Defense tech Theseus landed Y Combinator, the US Special Forces, and $4.3M from a tweet

On February 18, 2024, Ian Laffey posted on X that he and two others he’d just met built a cheap drone at a hackathon that calculated its coordinates simply by using its camera and Google Maps. He and his colleagues, Sacha Lévy and Carl Schoeller, were all engineers under the age of 25. The tech […]

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28 h. ago A Judge Ruled That Google Acted Illegally to Dominate Ad Tech

Also, a daily pill may work as well as Ozempic. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

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28 h. ago Ramp is trying to get the US government as a customer after seeing a tweet from DOGE

Expense management startup Ramp is being considered for a charge card pilot program by the U.S. government’s General Services Administration, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. The government’s internal expense card program, dubbed SmartPay, is a $700 billion program. It is estimated that the charge card pilot program contract for which Ramp is being […]

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28 h. ago South Korea Becomes Defense Tech Heavyweight with $21 Billion in Exports

South Korea has become a major player in the defense industry, with exports of artillery, tanks, surface-to-air missiles, jet fighters, and other military hardware potentially surging to over $21 billion this year. The post South Korea Becomes Defense Tech Heavyweight with $21 Billion in Exports appeared first on Breitbart.

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29 h. ago One S.F. office building sells to tech firm with another downtown tower due to hit market

One S.F. office building sells to tech firm with another downtown tower due to hit market  San Francisco Chronicle

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29 h. ago Chinese shopping app Taobao joins DHgate in Top 5 on US App Store

The Chinese e-commerce marketplace app DHgate, which is now the No. 2 free iPhone app in the U.S., isn’t the only one that’s oddly benefiting from President Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports from China. Another Chinese shopping app, Taobao, has now also entered the Top 5 as of Thursday. U.S. consumers began flocking to these […]

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30 h. ago LVMH’s Chief Counted Trump as a Friend. He Still Faces Tariffs.

The trade war has hurt the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy luxury empire. Bernard Arnault, head of the company, said a failure to strike a deal with President Trump would be “the fault of Brussels.”

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30 h. ago Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio Law Restricting Teen Access to Social Media

A federal judge has struck down an Ohio law that places limitations for social media usage on teens, marking another win for Big Tech companies fighting similar legislation across the country. The post Federal Judge Strikes Down Ohio Law Restricting Teen Access to Social Media appeared first on Breitbart.

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