1 hour ago HUD Secretary Scott Turner Extends Fire Victims' Foreclosure Moratorium for 90 Days

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner announced Thursday that the Trump administration is extending a foreclosure moratorium for an additional 90 days to victims of the Los Angeles fires. The post HUD Secretary Scott Turner Extends Fire Victims’ Foreclosure Moratorium for 90 Days appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 hour ago Trump orders Cabinet secretaries to work with DOGE on staffing, use a 'scalpel' on personnel decisions

All Cabinet secretaries have been ordered by President Donald Trump to work with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

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2 h. ago Rooftop lab: Improving the understanding of optimal orientation and tilt of solar panels in northern climate conditions

The performance of photovoltaic systems (PV) in northern conditions has been measured at the University of Oulu, Finland, with two research infrastructures comprising 40 solar panels, including a unique panel carousel system on the roof of the Linnanmaa campus for research purposes.

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3 h. ago 'Height of hypocrisy': Backlash erupts over Trump's vow to protect police

President Donald Trump said in his speech to a joint session of Congress that he'll work to protect and support police.

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4 h. ago Perovskite solar cells reach new efficiency heights with novel additive

A small team of optical and solar cell specialists and electrical engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, and one in France, has found that adding pyrrodiazole to formamidinium iodide perovskite films can increase the efficiency of the solar cells made with them.

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4 h. ago Opinion: DOGE threat—how government data could give an AI company extraordinary power

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration. This access has sparked fears about cybersecurity vulnerabilities and privacy violations. Another concern has received far less attention: the potential use of the data to train a private company's artificial intelligence systems.

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4 h. ago Engineers take apart batteries from Tesla and China's leading EV manufacturer to see what's inside

Two main manufacturers dominate the EV (electric vehicle) market: Tesla, which is most popular in Europe and North America, and BYD, which leads the Chinese EV market. However, both manufacturers have released limited data about their batteries, so the mechanical structure and characteristics of these battery cells have remained mysterious. To compare the batteries used by each manufacturer and better understand how EV batteries function overall, a team of researchers took one of each apart.

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11 h. ago 5 Washington Commanders free agent targets to reach another level in 2025

5 Washington Commanders free agent targets to reach another level in 2025  Riggo's Rag

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19 h. ago Washington considers 'Alyssa’s Law' for heightened school security

Washington considers 'Alyssa’s Law' for heightened school security  KGW.com

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24 h. ago DOGE says seven grants for trans animal testing canceled, audits expanded: 'Shady expenditures happening'

Multiple grants used to conduct transgender animal studies have been canceled, the Department of Government Efficiency said on Wednesday.

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25 h. ago SEE IT: Republicans reveal expectations for Elon Musk's closed

House Republicans are hoping to affirm that they are on the same page as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday night.

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26 h. ago Detectives plead for help to solve 2006 cold case murder of Boyle Heights teen

Detectives plead for help to solve 2006 cold case murder of Boyle Heights teen  CBS News

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26 h. ago Revenue prediction startup Gong surpasses $300M in annualized revenue, indicating potential IPO path

Gong, a startup that helps companies predict their revenue from potential sales, has surpassed $300 million in annualized recurring revenue, the company announced on Wednesday. Since its founding in 2016, Gong has used AI to analyze customer interactions. The addition of generative AI capabilities in recent years has helped to fuel the company’s growth. “We’re […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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27 h. ago DOGE Announces Cancellation of NIH Grants for Transgender Experiments on Animals

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) this week announced the cancellation of several National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants that were geared toward transgender experiments on animals. The post DOGE Announces Cancellation of NIH Grants for Transgender Experiments on Animals appeared first on Breitbart.

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28 h. ago Report: Potential Bill Belichick ‘Hard Knocks’ deal falls apart over creative control issues

Belichick's UNC program and NFL Films were close to a deal, but ultimately unable to reach an agreement The post Report: Potential Bill Belichick ‘Hard Knocks’ deal falls apart over creative control issues appeared first on Boston.com.

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28 h. ago Hanford, a Contaminated Nuclear Site, It Set to Be Largest US Solar Farm

Plans to transform Hanford, which was integral to the nation’s nuclear arsenal after World War II, had just begun inching forward when President Trump started his second term.

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29 h. ago Rescuers race to reach multiple skiers trapped in massive Alaska avalanche

Rescuers race to reach multiple skiers trapped in massive Alaska avalanche  The Mirror US

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29 h. ago Anna Patterson’s Ceramic.ai looks to help enterprises build AI models faster and more efficiently

Anna Patterson has had a storied career in Silicon Valley. She founded three startups, including search engine upstarts Xift and Cuil, as well as recall.archive.org, which became the Internet Archive. She was the vice president of engineering at Google, and later on started Gradient Ventures, an AI-focused seed fund. And she isn’t done building. Patterson […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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30 h. ago Researchers teach neural networks to add clouds and snow to images

Nikita Belyakov and Svetlana Illarionova, researchers from the Skoltech AI Center, presented a new method for semantic segmentation of multispectral data, which can be used to recognize clouds, shadows, and snow patches in satellite images. This approach will increase the accuracy of recognizing complex climatic structures in images without additional human involvement in data annotation.

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30 h. ago United States Fertilizer Market Forecast & Opportunities Report 2025: U.S. Fertilizer Additives Market to Reach $1.08 Billion by 2030, Driven by Precision Agriculture

United States Fertilizer Market Forecast & Opportunities Report 2025: U.S. Fertilizer Additives Market to Reach $1.08 Billion by 2030, Driven by Precision Agriculture  GlobeNewswire

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