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OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said Wednesday that government guarantees for financing artificial intelligence chips could help the U.S. stay competitive globally. “We’re looking for an ecosystem of banks, private equity, maybe even governmental, the ways governments can come to bear,” she said at a ... Read more ›
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Trump told Fox News that Mamdani gave "a very angry speech" on Tuesday night. The mayor-elect directly addressed Trump. Read more ›
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The smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple is developing will be powered by Google Gemini, reports Bloomberg. Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion per year for a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model that was developed by Google. For context, parameters are a measure of how a model understands and responds to queries. More parameters generally means more capable, though training and architecture are also factors. Bloomberg... Read more ›
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Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory. Read more ›
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Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 6, No. 409. Read more ›
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New NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani targeted Donald Trump in his victory speech, pledging to fight corruption and support unions. Read more ›
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Kim Kardashian accused ChatGPT of causing her to fail her law exams, calling it "insane" in a recent interview with Vanity Fair. Read more ›
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When did we all start ignoring Nintendo? Was it the Wii era? Because that's the moment Nintendo stepped away. That's when Nintendo decided to leave the raw-power console fight to PlayStation and Xbox, and let them slug it out while it did something else. Nintendo decided to focus on innovation and creativity and rethink the idea of the console, the Wii being the result. I remember how it was greeted... Read more ›
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CEO criticises western ‘cynicism’ while Beijing loosens regulations and cuts energy costs for data centres Read more ›
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Reports suggest that, internally, the Food and Drug Administration is facing a crisis of confidence. Read more ›
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Zohran Mamdani beat former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to win the race. Read his full acceptance speech. Read more ›
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John Mulaney is developing a TV show with the attorney who argued in front of the Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump's tariffs. Read more ›
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration has killed a short-lived IRS program designed to make filing tax returns fast and free. What happened? The fate of IRS Direct […] Read more ›
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Surveillance footage showed the left engine of the UPS cargo plane that crashed on Tuesday in Kentucky, detached from the wing, an official said. Read more ›
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The Republican Party has had better days. In Tuesday’s off-year elections, the GOP lost every major race by a mile. Democratic candidates won the Virginia governor’s race by around 15 points, the New Jersey gubernatorial election by 13, and Georgia’s statewide public commissioner elections by more than 25 points. In Pennsylvania, Democratic Supreme Court justices […] Read more ›
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A familiar face will be helping Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani set up his new administration before he takes office in 2026. Lina Khan, former Federal Trade Commission Chair under President Joe Biden, has been officially announced as one of Mamdani's transition co-chairs, alongside Grace Bonilla, Maria Torres-Springer and Melanie Hartzog.Mamdani's platform is focused on affordability, with fighting corporate corruption a key way he hopes to lower prices for New Yorkers. Mamdani's... Read more ›
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The Federal Aviation Administration said it was cutting flight capacity by 10% across the 40 busiest markets to ensure safety during the shutdown. Read more ›
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Sam Altman is fully ready to be replaced by AI. He said in a single-digit number of years, AI will be able to lead a major OpenAI division. Read more ›
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Former investment banker Eric Sim, 55, says people should use their money to buy freedom, not to impress others. Read more ›
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The Supreme Court’s Wednesday morning argument on President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariffs went better for him than the 2025 elections, but only slightly so. At least two of the Court’s Republicans — Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett — appeared very likely to join the three Democratic justices in striking down those tariffs, and […] Read more ›
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IBM is embracing the AI revolution and moving forward with its plans to modernize its workforce to the tune of 8,000 layoffs. But is this solution foolproof? Read more ›
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Roundabouts comes in many sizes. They're used in lieu of traditional intersections with traffic lights as a way to keep the flow of traffic going smoothly. Read more ›
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The Janus-1, produced by Chinese company, X-Control, can be flown in the U.S. without a license, but using its more advanced features may breach FAA rules. Read more ›
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Reflectors mounted on the highway are a common sight no matter where you are, but you may not realize that each color, such as blue, has a specific meaning. Read more ›
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Getting clean water to soldiers in far-flung places isn't easy for the US military, but a new technology partnership could make it easy for the Army. Read more ›
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If you're in the market for a generator to safeguard your home this winter, Costco offers a powerful Firman Tri-Fuel Generator, but what do users think of it? Read more ›
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There are an estimated 3 million undiscovered shipwrecks lining the sea floor. In June 2025, divers discovered a 2,000-year-old wreck in Turkey. Read more ›
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An Australian company has created a significant evolution of the construction industry in the form of Charlotte, a spider-like robot capable of building houses. Read more ›
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Unfortunately for those hoping to be abducted, a new theory posits that aliens probably aren't as smart or technologically advanced as we hope they are. Read more ›
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Learn what hidden Windows tools can make your PC faster, safer, and more productive without installing a single extra app. Read more ›
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