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Apple executives have held internal talks about buying AI startup Perplexity
Apple executives have held internal discussions about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity AI, seeking…
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Walmart to pay US$10 million to settle US FTC lawsuit over money transfer fraud
Walmart has agreed to pay US$10 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) civil lawsuit accusing the world’s largest retailer…
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Intense heat to push biggest US grid’s power use to 12-year high
PJM’s demand growth is rebounding after languishing for the better part of a decade, as new data centres cropped up in Northern Virginia…
Politics
Trump Totally Trashes Tulsi Gabbard Over Iran Nuclear Intelligence
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his claim that Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about Iran’s supposed nuclear capabilities. After disembarking…
Politics
Ketanji Brown Jackson Wants to Save the Supreme Court From Itself
“As previously explained, EPA is undertaking its own review of the 2022 reinstatement, and the agency may ultimately conclude in that…
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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Company
Starting Hawke Media over a decade ago was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. If I could go back in time and give…
Politics
Trump Suffers Highest-Profile Loss Yet as Judge Frees Mahmoud Khalil
The world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House…
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Trump Seeks Revenge on Biden With Call for Special Prosecutor
The world is on edge waiting for Donald Trump to decide if he will order the U.S. military to attack Iran. And according to White House…
Politics
Elon Musk Doxes Himself in Rush to Prove He’s Not a Ketamine Fiend
In a desperate attempt to exonerate himself of drug use allegations, Elon Musk actually just doxxed himself. Last month, there were…
Politics
Elena Kagan Drags Supreme Court for Ruling That Undercuts Government
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his…
Politics
The Fate of the World Is Now in Donald Trump’s Hands. Gulp.
They both shoulder some blame, but neither of those is really the answer. Every time I ask myself how he gets away with this, I remember:…
Politics
Trump Threatens to Deploy More Troops After Terrifying Legal Win
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his…
Business
US: Wall St indexes open higher with Trump's Middle East decision in focus
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 20), tracking strength in global stocks after President Donald Trump held off from…
Business
China’s Baidu eyes robotaxi expansion to Singapore and Malaysia
The development comes as Tesla prepares to launch its Cybercab robotaxi network within days Baidu is planning to launch its Apollo Go…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Awful Poll as Press Sec Soothes His Fury
Litman: That’s right. Sargent: Just like that. No more invasion. They’re not invaders. They’re hardworking people. Litman: They’re not…
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Single Moms Will Bear the Brunt of the Republicans’ Budget Cuts
“It has been difficult to try to navigate, because I do work and I have a child, and I’m not exactly clear on when I’m supposed to do…
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Why We Can’t Quit Our Y2K Obsessions
The final essay of the collection, “The Rabbit Hole,” is a near-50-page examination of the Playboy empire born out of Bolin’s…
Politics
The War on Terror Never Ended. Now It’s Spreading to Iran.
Another way in which we know the war on terror never ended is that its cheerleaders and practitioners remain in positions of power. Its…
Politics
Exactly Why Is It that All American Presidents Dance to Bibi’s Tune?
Now by far Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, despite a record of naked corruption, incompetence, and a willingness to cave in to…
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Senate GOP’s Remedy for Anti-Trump Lawsuits? Make Them Impossible.
Tough luck, as the old saying goes. Bolick adds: “This means that many parties would have no choice but accept violations of their rights…
Politics
Trump Rages at Brutal New Polling as Press Sec Rushes to Calm Him Down
President Trump is furious over a new poll from Fox News, and understandably so. It finds his approval upside down, with 54 percent…
Business
Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
GOLD prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline, as an overall stronger dollar and the prospect of fewer US interest…
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Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue…
Politics
L.A. Dodgers Stand Up to ICE in Stunning Move as Trump War Escalates
The Los Angeles Dodgers blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as Donald Trump…