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A Surveillance Mandate Disguised As Child Safety: Why The GUA...

Molly Buckley

from the bad-laws dept A newbillsponsored by Sen. Hawley (R-MO), Sen. Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Britt (R-AL), Sen. Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Murphy (D-CT) would require AI chatbots to verify all users

Techdirt

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Created a risk: IG report says Hegseths use of Signal could h...

Blaise Malley

An inspector general report has concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon policy and risked the safety of U.S. servicemembers by sharing sensitive operational details over the e

Salon

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Triple polar vortex sends temperatures plunging in central an...

Kate Murphy

The first of three rounds of cold Arctic air from a shifting polar vortex has sent temperatures plunging across the central and eastern U.S., threatening centuries-old record lows in cities and towns

Yahoo Entertainment

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Four countries to boycott Eurovision Song Contest over Israel...

Al Jazeera

Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain have said they will boycott next years Eurovision Song Contest, following the decision to allow Israel to compete. The response on Thursday came immediat

Al Jazeera English

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DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety...

Jaclyn Diaz

The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and gender-nonconforming people from sexual violence

NPR

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Chatbots Are Surprisingly Effective at Swaying Voters

Matteo Wong

In the months leading up to last years presidential election, more than 2,000 Americans, roughly split across partisan lines, were recruited for an experiment: Could an AI model influence their poli

The Atlantic

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Maybe a design blow-up is just what Apple needed

Marcus Mendes

With Alan Dye departing for Meta and leaving a hollowed-out design division behind him, his replacement, Stephen Lemay, will have a rare opportunity to rebuild the companys design culture from the in

9to5Mac

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This new collection of historic hotels from St. Regis will tr...

Alison Fox

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts is recognizing properties with historical significance with a new collection, St. Regis Estates, launching in 2027. The new brand expression will be reserved for "lega

The Points Guy

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I have been writing a niche history blog for 15 years

Benjamin Breen

I was 25 years old when I started writing the blog version of Res Obscura, which ran from 2010 to 2023 (and still exists here). This was the early summer of 2010. I was a second-year PhD student in h

Substack.com

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Home Depot, Lowe's rival files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Daniel Kline

While they have been a moving target, President Donald Trump's tariffs have raised the cost of building a house. "The new tariffs could increase builder costs anywhere from $7,500 to $10,000 per hom

TheStreet

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EUs Top Court Just Made It Literally Impossible To Run A User...

Mike Masnick

from the seems-like-a-problem dept The Court of Justice of the EUlikely without realizing itjust completely shit the bed and made it effectively impossible to run any website in the entirety of the

Techdirt

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IndiGo tells DGCA flight ops to restore fully by Feb 10, seek...

Sukalp Sharma

Grappling with widespread flight disruptions over the past few days, IndiGo on Thursday informed aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it will start reducing flight ope

The Indian Express

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EU's New Digital Package Proposal Promises Red Tape Cuts but ...

Christoph Schmon, Karen Gullo

The European Commission (EC) is considering a Digital Omnibus package that would substantially rewrite EU privacy law, particularly the landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Its not a d

EFF

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Portfoliobox: A Website Builder Designed for Photographers an...

Illya Ovchar

At a certain point in your career, you inevitably decide that its time to show your portfolio online. An Instagram grid simply does not cut it. What you need is a professional website builder that ca

Fstoppers

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Pixel Watch leak teases gestures in the works that keep your ...

nickodiaz@sbcglobal.net (Nickolas Diaz) , Nickolas Diaz

What you need to know <ul><li>Google was reportedly spotted working on new gestures for its Pixel Watch, such as one called "wrist turns" for managing notifications and calls.</li><li>The second fea

Android Central

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Mercury is hard to spot, but you can catch it in the morning ...

Joe Rao

If there ever was a planet that has gotten a bad rap for its inability to be readily observed it would have to be Mercury, known in some circles as the "elusive planet." Mercury is called an "inferi

Space.com

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Vance Sent 2:30 a.m. Text as Officials Tried to Cover Up Sign...

Rachel Kahn

Ahead of the meeting, military attorneys claimed that there could be a legitimate explanation for the second strike if Bradley was able to prove the survivors posed a credible threat to U.S. military

The New Republic

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How to fix Image Capture not showing all iPhone or iPad photos

Ankur Thakur

Find out what to do if youre trying to import pictures and videos from your iOS device to your Mac via a USB cable, but the Apple Image Capture app isnt showing all the items. First off, check how m

Idownloadblog.com

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When will IndiGo flight operations stabilise? Airline gives u...

Express Web Desk

After IndiGo cancelled more than 550 domestic and international flights on Thursday, the airline major briefed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation about its plan to fully restore flight operati

The Indian Express

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Reality Shocker: Craig Piligian To Leave Lionsgate

Peterdeadline

EXCLUSIVE: Craig Piligian, one of the pioneers of the reality television business, is leaving Lionsgate Alternative Television and Pilgrim Media Group. The move is somewhat of a surprise given that

Deadline

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The Internet Cant Decide If Metroid Prime 4 Is Ugly Or Not

Kenneth Shepard

Metroid Prime 4: Beyondis out today. The Nintendo Switch/Switch 2 game was already getting dinged in some peoples minds over a trailer that showcased overly chatty companion characters. Now weve move

Kotaku

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Hamnets Chlo Zhao, Jessie Buckley And Paul Mescal Reveal The ...

Dmorgan1201

Chlo Zhao had no plans to read Hamnet, Maggie OFarrells bestselling novel about Shakespeare, his wife Agnes and the tragic death of their son. Back then in fact, the director felt no particular af

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Netanyahu will win again, because in Israel, there is none li...

Ori Goldberg

Israel hasnt talked about the war in Gaza for many weeks. After all, theres a ceasefire in place, is there not? The fact that more than 350 Palestinians, including more than 130 children, have been k

Al Jazeera English

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