1 hour ago S.F. luxury real estate developer claims he’s broke. So why do records show a ‘life of luxury?’

S.F. luxury real estate developer claims he’s broke. So why do records show a ‘life of luxury?’  San Francisco Chronicle

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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 Europe’s Relay pulls in $35M Series A after applying Asia’s model to delivery

Being somewhat later than Europe in adopting the idea of parcel delivery, much of Asia built its delivery infrastructure around e-commerce, effectively ‘Uberising’ how deliveries worked down to the last mile. Think DoorDash but for parcels, not food. This is what the founders of Europe’s Relay realized and decided to bring to the region — […] © 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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4 h. ago Alaska Food Bank is prepared for possible surge in demand amid federal firings

Alaska Food Bank is prepared for possible surge in demand amid federal firings  youralaskalink

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4 h. ago Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’

Biden Justice Department downplayed U.K. demand for Apple ‘back door’  The Washington Post

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4 h. ago Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees

President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia.

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4 h. ago Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine

Starmer brings UK defense spending pledge to Washington to help sway Trump on Ukraine  PBS NewsHour

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4 h. ago Examining the Bay Area's ongoing air traffic controller shortage

Examining the Bay Area's ongoing air traffic controller shortage  Axios

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4 h. ago NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research

Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.

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5 h. ago With Alexa+, Amazon makes an intriguing play in the consumer agent space

Amazon shared an impressive vision of an “agentic” future on Wednesday — one in which the company’s improved Alexa, Alexa+, handles countless mundane tasks, from booking restaurants to finding appliance repairmen. If Amazon can deliver, it could be the first out to the gate with a comprehensive, consumer-focused agent tool. The company hopes to marry […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago UK's Starmer says only U.S. 'backstop' can secure lasting Ukraine peace

UK's Starmer says only U.S. 'backstop' can secure lasting Ukraine peace  Reuters

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6 h. ago President Trump talks Ukraine and federal workforce cuts in cabinet meeting

President Trump held his first cabinet meeting, holding forth with reporters about Ukraine, federal workforce cuts and other issues for an hour.

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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 Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal

Trump confirms Zelenskiy visit to sign Ukraine minerals deal  Reuters UK

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6 h. ago DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.

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7 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 Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard will fight ‘egregious’ Apple back

Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard will fight ‘egregious’ Apple back-door order  The Washington Post

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7 h. ago FAA Says It Is Testing Starlink in Alaska in Bid to Improve Weather Data

FAA Says It Is Testing Starlink in Alaska in Bid to Improve Weather Data  FLYING

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8 h. ago These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance

Not every app or service wants to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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