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ByteDance Ltd. is on track for profits of roughly $50 billion in 2025, capping a record year for a Chinese social media leader making major inroads into e-commerce and new markets.
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Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including âhundredsâ of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. Read more âș
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Renee Nicole Good sat idling in her car Wednesday, observing an ongoing ICE operation. The 37-year-old then attempted to drive away, reportedly at the instruction of one federal agent on scene. In response, another ICE officer shot her to death. It is possible that we still lack some significant context for Goodâs killing. But her [âŠ] Read more âș
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Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Hereâs how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. Read more âș
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Zohran Mamdani earns $258,750 as New York City's mayor, putting him among the country's top-earning mayors. Read more âș
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The sanctioned government narrative of the Minneapolis shooting diverts wildly from video footage of the incident shared online. Read more âș
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In a surprisingly user-friendly move, Bose has announced it will be open-sourcing the API documentation for its SoundTouch smart speakers, which were slated to lose official support on February 18th, as reported by Ars Technica. Bose has also moved that date back to May 6th, 2026. When cloud support ends, an update to the SoundTouch [âŠ] Read more âș
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The events that led to a federal officer in Minneapolis killing Renee Nicole Good have not been universally interpreted. On a visit to Texas on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an âact of domestic terrorism.â She said Good was attacking ICE officers and that she âattempted to run them over [âŠ] Read more âș
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Online detectives are inaccurately claiming to have identified the federal agent who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota based on AI-manipulated images. Read more âș
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Elon Muskâs chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other ânudifyâ appsâbut continue to host X and Grok. Read more âș
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Prediction markets see low odds of a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs, a setup that has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized. Read more âș
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Shares of the large language model developer jumped more than 50 per cent on Friday Read more âș
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The LLC moved as California's ultrarich weigh leaving ahead of a proposed tax on billionaires that would take effect retroactively starting January 1. Read more âș
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The future, as it turns out, is intimate and sometimes a little bit uncomfortable. Read more âș
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Trump said Thursday that he is instructing "representatives" to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, aiming to lower interest rates and monthly payments. Read more âș
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I spent years hosting communal dinner parties. After moving back to New York, I learned how eating alone helped me reset and reconnect with myself. Read more âș
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now has leverage over defense contractors' financial decisions, from executive comp to shareholder payouts. Read more âș
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Lambda, an upstart cloud provider that rents out Nvidia AI chipsâand whose biggest customer was recently Nvidia itselfâis trying to raise at least $350 million before a potential initial public offering this year, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Mubadala Capital, which manages money for the United Arab Emirates government and other investors, is in talks to lead the funding round, which is structured to sell stock to... Read more âș
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Google is putting even more generative AI tools into Gmail as part of its goal to further personalize user inboxes and streamline searches. On Thursday, the company announced a new "AI Inbox" tab, currently in a beta testing phase, that reads every message in a user's Gmail and suggests a list of to-dos and key topics, based on what it summarizes. In... Read more âș
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The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary from users on social media platforms like X, Bluesky, Reddit, and TikTok. Each video - depicting the moment an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent [âŠ] Read more âș
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Lenovo also showed off a new rollable laptop concept with a mini display on the back at CES. Read more âș
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A unit of United States Steel Corp. has bought the Pittsburg property where a steel mill had operated for decades. Read more âș
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Progenitors saw the technology's destructive potential from the start but felt desperate to beat competitors to the punch Read more âș
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Comedy shows, live music and its Culinary Cinema series couldn't save the dine-in movie theater from economic reality. Read more âș
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Agency must use artificial intelligence to defend communities with same zeal it applies to cutting protections that safeguard them. Read more âș
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Surfing generates nearly $200 million a year for Santa Cruz, but a new report warns that climate change and coastal planning decisions could threaten the cityâs iconic waves. Read more âș
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A tech campus in San Jose has been bought at a big price cut compared with its prior value. Read more âș
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A woman faces an $18,926 bill for spinal surgery and sheâs made 80 calls over 21 months â but with the insurerâs two-year claims deadline looming, can anyone fix this? Read more âș
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Most biotech firms will be forced to reevaluate foreign relationships and re-route supply chains, or hope for a federal waiver. Read more âș
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The shop and its offerings are a representation of the Zecchinsâ blended life, with Joe Zecchin pulling from his Italian background and Kate Zecchin from her Filipino heritage. Read more âș
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California had numerous lumps of coal within 2025 business patterns that are better not seen again. Read more âș
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