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Is help really “on its way” for Iran’s protesters? That’s what President Donald Trump promised in a Truth Social post earlier this week, adding that “Iranians Patriots” should “KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump first threatened that the US was “locked and loaded” to launch strikes on Iran if it continued killing protesters […] Read more ›
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Canada has agreed to drastically reduce its tariffs on imported Chinese EVs from 100 percent to 6.1 percent as part of a new deal between the two countries. In return, China will be reducing tariffs on Canadian canola seeds from 84 percent to about 15 percent. The move is a break from the United States, which maintains a 100 percent tariff on EVs from China, effectively banning them in the... Read more ›
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Although X removed Grok’s ability to create nonconsensual digitally undressed images on the social platform, the standalone Grok app is another story. It reportedly continues to produce “nudified” deepfakes of real people. And now, Ashley St. Clair, a conservative political strategist and mother of one of Elon Musk’s 14 children, has sued xAI for nonconsensual sexualized images of her that Grok allegedly produced.In the court filing, St. Clair accused xAI’s... Read more ›
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OpenAI plans to start testing ads inside of ChatGPT "in the coming weeks." In a blog post published Friday, the company said adult users in the US of its free and Go tiers (more on the latter in a moment) would start seeing sponsored products and services appear below their conversations with its chatbot. "Ads will be clearly labeled and separated from the organic answer," OpenAI said, adding any sponsored... Read more ›
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OpenAI says ads will not influence ChatGPT’s responses, and that it won’t sell user data to advertisers. Read more ›
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Commentary: Supernatural is now a zombie workout app on the Quest, and the metaverse just lost its best reason to join. Read more ›
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A new report says that Lucasfilm scrapped both an animated show and a live-action spinoff too. Read more ›
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AI still can't produce code as well as most junior programmers he's worked with, David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37 Signals, said on a recent podcast [video link], which is why he continues to write most of his code by hand. Hansson compared AI's current coding capabilities to "a flickering light bulb" -- total darkness punctuated by moments of clarity before going pitch... Read more ›
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Speaking as she departs as Lucasfilm president, Kennedy didn't outright confirm Johnson's potential trilogy of films was truly dead—but suggested the 'Last Jedi' backlash pushed the director away for the forseeable future. Read more ›
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If you follow Anthropic, you're probably familiar with Claude Code. Since the fall of 2024, the company has been training its AI models to use and navigate computers like a human would, and the coding agent has been the most practical expression of that work, giving developers a way to automate rote programming tasks. Starting today, Anthropic is giving regular people a way to take advantage of those capabilities, with... Read more ›
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There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administration’s appeal to traditional masculinity. Read more ›
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Big news for a sleepy Sunday afternoon: Airline consolidation has been looming over 2026, but a merger between Allegiant and Sun Country underscores just how quickly that pressure is translating into action. Read more ›
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Premier Inn's owner said it's considering a strategy shift in response to criticisms by activist investor Corvex. But it may not reveal any changes until its next financial update in April. Read more ›
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As Delta executives remain cautiously optimistic about 2026, they're revealing more details on one it's most lucrative businesses: maintenance, repair, and overhaul. Delta expects revenues from the unit to eventually top $3 billion. Read more ›
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Wizz Air is testing how far it can push “premium” without touching the cost or complexity of business class. If blocked seats and basic perks lift yields with little operational pain, this won’t stay a niche product for long. Read more ›
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We've written a lot about the problems facing low-cost carriers. But both Allegiant and Sun Country stand out for finding a way to stay profitable. Read more ›
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Whether a Disney castle ever rises on Thailand’s eastern coast is still an open question. But the logic behind the pitch is clear, without a new demand engine, some of Thailand’s biggest infrastructure dreams may never leave the drawing board. Read more ›
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When online travel agencies can't get permission to access a major airline's flights, particularly its lowest fares, they often engage in cat-and-mouse game to get them. The outcome can have dire consequences for smaller OTAs, and adversely impact the larger ones, as well. Read more ›
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From 'boarding-not-boarding' to patchy priority rules, Europe’s premium airline experience is increasingly controlled by third parties – and it shows. Read more ›
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Delta is reporting a strong start to the year, despite a rocky 2025 that saw airlines pull guidance and cancel flights due to the government shutdown. Read more ›
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For China's dominant travel platforms, scale is no longer just a competitive advantage, it is a regulatory risk that could reshape how they work with hotels, hosts, and partners. Read more ›
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