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Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis. Read more ›
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On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti at close range after Pretti had been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and forced onto his knees by other agents. Pretti, 37, was a US citizen and reportedly in the area to observe agents’ actions. He was also a registered nurse and a legal […] Read more ›
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Federal agents in Minneapolis repeatedly punched a man, forced him to the ground, and then shot him multiple times. The man was later pronounced dead. This is just the latest incident of deadly violence involving ICE, which has grown increasingly frequent, especially on the streets of Minneapolis. It's been less than three weeks since an […] Read more ›
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The video of the latest killing in Minneapolis is truly horrific. In it, about half a dozen men in military garb, who appear to be federal immigration officers sent to Minnesota by President Donald Trump, wrestle a man to the ground and repeatedly strike him. Then one of the officers appears to fire multiple shots […] Read more ›
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The warning comes days after Mark Carney delivered a speech in Davos, where he opined on the changing face of global politics since Trump's election. Read more ›
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A new federal filing from ICE demonstrates how commercial tools are increasingly being considered by the government for law enforcement and surveillance. Read more ›
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The FBI went to Microsoft last year with a warrant, asking them to hand over keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops as part of an investigation into potential fraud involving the COVID unemployment assistance program in Guam - and Microsoft complied. Typically, companies resist handing over encryption keys to authorities. Most famously, […] Read more ›
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"Airlines canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights scheduled for this weekend," reports CNBC, "as a massive winter storm sweeps across the country, with heavy snow and sleet forecast, followed by bitter cold... set to snarl travel for hundreds of thousands of people for days." More than 3,500 flights on Saturday were canceled, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Many of Saturday's cancellations were in and out of Dallas Fort Worth International... Read more ›
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Don't worry. No one is threatening to take away your access to Sweden-based Spotify. Read more ›
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Leidos is a prolific government contractor with a "strong relationship with DHS." Read more ›
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AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don't require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We've known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it. Read more ›
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From tariff rebate checks, to bonuses, to Trump accounts, to DOGE dividends, here's all the free money Trump has floated giving to Americans. Read more ›
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Plus: The FAA blocks drones over DHS operations, Microsoft admits it hands over Bitlocker encryption keys to the cops, and more. Read more ›
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Launched initially as a strong 1080p and 1440p gaming card, the Radeon RX 5700 XT was revived with basic maintenance after being picked up for just $4.99. Read more ›
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The Department of Veterans Affairs gutted its workforce. Lawmakers say veterans are now paying the price. Read more ›
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Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant. Read more ›
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Despite the death threats he faced when first deciding to bring Konami's horror franchise to the big screen, director of the third Silent Hill movie, Return to Silent Hill, would be open to adapting a further game for the big screen. Read more Read more ›
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Not so long ago, it looked like mini smartphones were all but dead – now they seem to be thriving with multiple makers launching models at several price points. Oppo launched one in the Reno15 series and it was the clear winner of last week’s poll. But how successful would it be outside of its Reno15 family? The Oppo Reno15 Pro, aka Reno15 Pro Mini in India, didn’t knock it... Read more ›
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Rice University chemists replicated Thomas Edison's seminal experiment and found a surprising byproduct. Read more ›
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AI models including GPT-4.1 and DeepSeek-3.1 can mirror ingroup versus outgroup bias in everyday language, a study finds. Researchers also report an ION training method that reduced the gap. Read more ›
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OpenAI is rolling out a new age-prediction model that lets ChatGPT identify underage users and apply safety measures to limit exposure to sensitive content. Read more ›
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Beam adds plenty of desktop-grade browsing flair on the iPad, while throwing its own unique set of features into the mix. It's the most fulfilling browser experience I've ever had on Apple's tablet. 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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AI resurrection tools can make the dead “talk,” but researchers argue that comfort isn’t the point. Their “spectral labor” framework warns that voice, likeness, and emotion can be extracted and monetized without consent. Read more ›
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Sony is spinning off its Bravia TV business to TCL through a 51% stake sale, marking a major industry shift as Sony pivots toward entertainment IP and TCL gains a premium global brand. Read more ›
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YouTube TV's latest promo extends the free trial period to 10 days and slashes the subscription price to $59.99 for the first two months. 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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Page Match could let Spotify users scan a page from a physical book and instantly jump to the matching point in the audiobook, making format switching far less frustrating. Read more ›
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AMD’s 2026 PC strategy focuses on incremental CPU updates, price-to-performance GPUs, and cautious AI upscaling. Read more ›
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