A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
If you ask Yann LeCun, Silicon Valley has a groupthink problem. Since leaving Meta in November, the researcher and AI luminary has taken aim at the orthodox view that large language models…
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DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos
In a section about “editing images, videos or other public affairs materials using AI,” it reveals for the first time that DHS is using Google's Veo 3 video generator and Adobe Firefly,…
Top Election Denier Involved in FBI’s Georgia Election Office Raid
The Department of Justice lawyer behind the FBI raid on a Georgia county’s election operations center used to work under a state attorney general who sought to overturn the 2020 election…
The Dangerous Allure of Assisted Suicide
The establishment of a duty not to be burdensome in a society with legal suicide and our upside-down demographics is a recipe for mass murder. Source link
MAGA Rep. Booed Out of Town Hall For Refusing to Denounce ICE Killings
America is tiring of its ICE-friendly politicians. Wyoming Representative Harriet Hageman faced hostile blowback from a crowd at Casper College Tuesday evening, who so furiously demanded…
Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar
The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday.…
Eight Republicans Join Every Democrat to Block DHS Funding Bill
Eight Republican senators joined every Democrat on Thursday to block a government spending bill, as a dispute continues over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The bill fell…
Why Melania Documentary’s Massive Marketing Budget Is Raising Eyebrows
The Melania documentary’s monumental flop has some industry professionals wondering why Amazon accepted the project in the first place. The e-commerce giant’s film studio shelled out a…
Trump Border Czar Suggests First Amendment Isn’t All That Important
Since June, the Trump administration has dispatched National Guard personnel or active-duty Marine Corps personnel to six cities across the country: Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis,…
This AI startup wants to be your virtual ‘computer for business’
A startup called Adapt is betting that it can be an AI hub connecting other software tools to help answer questions and get things done. When users pose questions or ask for help with a…
Sen. Collins says DHS shutting down immigration enforcement surge in Maine
Homeland Security's immigration enforcement surge into Maine has ended just a week after it began, Sen. Susan Collins announced Thursday. Source link
What Would It Take to Eliminate Storm-Related Power Outages?
And that points to another thing that could be done to eliminate these outages: a more interconnected grid. This was one of the main factors in 2021 in Texas, Kurland noted. “Texas’s power…
ADHD at work: A challenge, a superpower—or both?
In 2010, clinical psychiatrist Dale Archer published the New York Times best seller Better Than Normal, a book that highlighted the often-underappreciated benefits of various psychiatric…
Trump’s Too Dumb to Know, but Philip Glass’s Symphony Is About Him
This dynamic, in turn, creates the opening for a particular kind of leader. When reverence for law collapses, Lincoln argues, men of ambition will not be lacking. Such figures seek…
Trump Team Secretly Met With Group That Wants to Separate From Canada
Since June, the Trump administration has dispatched National Guard personnel or active-duty Marine Corps personnel to six cities across the country: Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis,…
Nvidia’s Campaign to Sell AI Chips to China Finally Pays Off
Jensen Huang sure seems to be having a lot of fun in China this week. The Nvidia CEO has been spotted going for a leisurely bike ride and browsing a fresh fruit stand in Shanghai, as well…
Here’s Why Nicki Minaj Is Suddenly Trump’s “Biggest Fan”
Some people marry to obtain U.S. citizenship, while others undergo a complex and pricey naturalization process. For Nicki Minaj, it was a simple matter of panhandling the Trump…
VA Officials Tried to Block a Memorial Service for Alex Pretti
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
This Super Bowl, fans who are blind will have unprecedented access to the game. Here’s how
Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio. The NFL…
Tim Walz Reveals What Trump Said to Him on Their Phone Call
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
WTF Was Tulsi Gabbard Doing at FBI Raid of Georgia Election Office?
For some reason, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was at the FBI’s raid at an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, Wednesday. Gabbard was photographed at the raid…
Trump fumes over Fed interest-rate decision, calls Jerome Powell a 'moron'
President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, dubbing the central banker a "moron" for keeping interest rates steady. Source link
MAGA Claims New Video of Alex Pretti Is Proof He Deserved to Die
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
Trump’s deployments of the National Guard are costing American taxpayers nearly $500 million so far
The Trump administration’s high-profile deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers roughly $496 million through the end of December, and continued deployment could…