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Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers working at the Social Security Administration (SSA) broke protocols, had more access to sensitive data on Americans than previously disclosed, and were in touch with a political advocacy group hunting for election fraud, the Trump administration admitted in a recent court filing. Justice Department officials told a federal court […]
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Of all the controversies the new 'Star Trek' show could reach, just one week in we've already hit one of the stupidest, thanks to Stephen Miller. Read more ›
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Loan Huynh, an immigration attorney in Minneapolis, shared her advice for employers and employees as ICE continues heavy enforcement in the area. Read more ›
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Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced that they are expecting their fourth child, a boy due in July. 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: One year after returning to the White House, Donald Trump is more unconstrained — and unpopular — than ever. What’s happening? Trump dedicated nearly two […] Read more ›
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Internal ICE planning documents propose spending up to $50 million on a privately run network capable of shipping immigrants in custody hundreds of miles across the Upper Midwest. Read more ›
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The multibillionaire took a break from being the most hated man in America. He's back. Read more ›
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Sony is ceding control of its Bravia TV brand to China's TCL as part of a new "strategic partnership," the companies announced in a joint press release. The Japanese electronics giant plans to sell a majority 51 percent stake in its home entertainment arm to TCL, while retaining a 49 percent share. The joint venture is set to start operations in April 2027, pending regulatory and other approvals. The new... Read more ›
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The film grossed about $260 million from the one Las Vegas location, which generally charges over $100 a ticket. Read more ›
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While early reports about the purported iPhone 18 Pro hinted at a punch-hole camera, new claims suggest Apple is refining, not removing, the Dynamic Island. Read more ›
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The new image offers a rare look at the fate of our own star and planetary system. Read more ›
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Meta's Oversight Board is tackling a case focused on Meta's ability to permanently disable user accounts. Permanent bans are a drastic action, locking people out of their profiles, memories, friend connections, and, in the case of creators and businesses, their ability to market and communicate with fans and customers. This is the first time in the organization's five-year history as an oversight... Read more ›
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It was announced today that Nova Launcher has been acquired by Instabridge, a Swedish company that “builds products that help people get online.” The announcement starts off rather positive. It confirms that Nova is not shutting down and that Instabridge wants to, “keep Nova stable, compatible with modern Android, and actively maintained.” While all of … Continued Read the original post: Nova Launcher Changes Ownership Again, Won’t Be Shut Down Read more ›
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Sony has announced plans to spin off its TV hardware business, shifting it to a new joint venture with TCL. The two companies have signed a non-binding agreement for Sony's home entertainment business, with TCL set to hold a 51 percent stake in the new venture, and Sony holding 49 percent. With this partnership, TCL […] Read more ›
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After years of lagging behind rivals, Samsung's Bixby voice assistant is getting a much-needed brain transplant with AI from Perplexity. Read more ›
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This is the first recorded instance of a bovine using tools from her environment to relieve an itch—leaving scientists astonished. Read more ›
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As internet conspiracy theories go, this one was exceptionally dumb. Read more ›
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Last year, Musk swore off political spending. Now, he's reportedly made his biggest political contribution since the 2024 election. Read more ›
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Streaming giant says it makes up a relatively low share of US ‘TV time’ in quarterly letter to shareholders Read more ›
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The Verge
There's a new name in charge of stewarding Star Wars at Lucasfilm. The studio just announced that Dave Filoni - best-known for his work on The Mandalorian and The Clone Wars - will be taking over as president. Former president Kathleen Kennedy, whose departure had been rumored for some time, will be stepping down and […] Read more ›
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Bandcamp has built its entire brand around serving artists. And, with the artist furor over AI growing every day, it's no surprise that the company has decided to take a stand against it. In a Reddit post, Bandcamp announced that AI-generated content would not be permitted on the platform and would be subject to removal. […] Read more ›
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"Share a Disney quote that sums up how you're feeling right now!" That's what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even Mary Poppins. The throughline between all the quotes: they were pretty pointedly anti-fascist and clearly aimed at the […] Read more ›
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The chief constable of one of Britain's largest police forces has admitted that Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant made a mistake in a football (soccer) intelligence report. The report, which led to Israeli football fans being banned from a match last year, included a non-existent match between West Ham and Maccabi Tel Aviv. Copilot hallucinated the […] Read more ›
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OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a standalone web translation tool that supports over 50 languages and is positioned as a direct competitor to Google Translate. The two services look visually similar: both feature two text boxes - one for typing or pasting the source text, and another that displays the translated results - alongside dropdown […] Read more ›
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Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some pretty serious bugs, the first one introduced. The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users […] Read more ›
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We know how the next-generation Siri is supposed to work. Apple showed it off in 2024, made commercials about it, and generally promised that AI would change the way we used our gadgets forever. And then, well, none of that came to pass. So Apple made a deal: It tapped Google's Gemini technology to help […] Read more ›
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Is the North American blockade on Chinese EVs softening? Today, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal with China to slash tariffs on electric vehicles in exchange for lowering duties on canola products. Canada will initially allow up to 49,000 Chinese EVs at a 6.1 percent tariff, Carney said, though the exact timeline was […] Read more ›
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Microsoft's library of books is so heavy that it once caused a campus building to sink, according to an unproven legend among employees. Now those physical books, journals, and reports, and many of Microsoft's digital subscriptions to leading US newspapers, are disappearing in a shift described inside Microsoft as an "AI-powered learning experience." Microsoft started […] Read more ›
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Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of X owner Elon Musk's children, is suing his company for enabling its AI to virtually strip her down into a bikini without her consent. St. Clair is one of the many people over the past couple weeks who have found themselves undressed without permission by X's AI […] Read more ›
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