55 m. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE comes for agency that regulates autonomous vehicles

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is firing nearly half of a small government team that regulates autonomous vehicles, the Washington Post reported. The firings are part of a broader 10% reduction at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as a result of firings of probationary workers and buyout offers, the Post reported, citing […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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77 m. ago Single empty nester Bill Gates refuses to downsize from ‘gigantic’ Seattle mansion — why that’s normal in 2025

Single empty nester Bill Gates refuses to downsize from ‘gigantic’ Seattle mansion — why that’s normal in 2025  Yahoo Finance

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82 m. ago Did a Rock Hit Your Windshield, or Did Your Windshield Hit a Rock?

Either way, it sucks. But at least there’s some fun physics to ponder while you’re sitting in the repair shop.

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2 h. ago Stephen King returns to X, hurls insults at Trump, Musk after vowing to leave 'toxic' platform

The iconic horror author returned to X and lobbed personal attacks towards President Trump and Elon Musk after he vowed to leave the platform for being "too toxic."

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6 h. ago Sarah Silverman's 'The Bedwetter' tells a very personal story with wide relevance now

Sarah Silverman's musical "The Bedwetter" is largely autobiographical but she says its themes of self-awareness and taking care of one another are especially important right now.

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6 h. ago Washington Post columnist Jason Willick discusses the latest facing NYC Mayor Adams

Steve Inskeep talks with Jason Willick, a Washington Post columnist who argues the Trump administration needlessly created a scandal in its handling of corruption charges facing NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

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6 h. ago President McKinley implemented steep tariffs to protect industry. Did they work?

William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president, is credited with using steep tariffs to protect the fledgling tinplate industry in the late 19th century. Did they work? Were they good for the U.S. economy?

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6 h. ago OpenAI rolls out its AI agent, Operator, in several countries

OpenAI said on Friday that it is rolling out Operator, its so-called AI agent that can perform tasks on behalf of users, for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.K., and more countries. OpenAI said Operator will be available in most places where ChatGPT is available, apart from […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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8 h. ago Former Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo finds person asleep in her car's backseat

Former Seattle City Councilmember Tanya Woo finds person asleep in her car's backseat  KOMO News

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9 h. ago Treasury agrees to block DOGE’s access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Treasury agrees to block DOGE’s access to personal taxpayer data at IRS  The Washington Post

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14 h. ago IDF: Hamas Sent Us Wrong Body; Mom, Shiri Bibas, Not Among Four Corpses

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that one of the four hostage corpses handed over by Hamas as part of the ceasefire deal was not, in fact, the right person. The post IDF: Hamas Sent Us Wrong Body; Mom, Shiri Bibas, Not Among Four Corpses appeared first on Breitbart.

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16 h. ago Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces Annual and Fourth Quarter 2024 Operating Results

Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Announces Annual and Fourth Quarter 2024 Operating Results  Yahoo Finance

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17 h. ago Solar crushed 2024, but emissions were up as industry used more natural gas

Solar and wind together now represent nearly a quarter of electricity demand and nearly 10% of all energy consumption in the U.S. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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17 h. ago Rivian inches closer to profitability but warns ‘changes to government policies’ could hurt

Rivian’s cost–cutting measures have gotten it a lot closer to profitability, but the company is warning that 2025 could still be a challenging year – especially because of the whorl of uncertainty caused by the new Trump Administration. The company announced Thursday its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results, and along with it, shared […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago CEO of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition startup, has resigned

The CEO of controversial facial recognition startup Clearview AI has resigned, he confirms to TechCrunch. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago Your Android phone could have stalkerware. Here’s how to remove it

This simple guide helps you identify and remove common consumer-grade spyware apps from your Android phone. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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18 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows

A study by the Pew Research Center found that Americans’ views of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg skew more negative than positive. While Zuckerberg has sparked chatter in Silicon Valley with his sudden interest in high fashion, the Meta CEO is less popular than President Trump’s right-hand man, Elon Musk, the report found. While about […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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19 h. ago Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

Using stalkerware is creepy, unethical, potentially illegal, and puts your data and that of your loved ones in danger. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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19 h. ago Stalkerware apps Cocospy and Spyic are exposing phone data of millions of people

A bug in the Android and iPhone monitoring operations allows anyone to access private data exfiltrated from a victim's device. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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19 h. ago Trump wants more power over agencies. Experts worry about campaign finance regulators

President Trump's effort to "rein in" independent agencies is raising particular concern among those who follow the work of the Federal Election Commission, which enforces campaign finance laws.

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