Is Silicon Valley Still the Tech Capital?
On this special episode of Uncanny Valley recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, our hosts discuss Silicon Valley's history and future. Source link
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Sinclair Caves on Its Stupid Jimmy Kimmel Boycott in Record Time
Sinclair Broadcast Group on Friday announced the end to its embargo on Jimmy Kimmel Live! The company had previously refused to air Kimmel’s show on its nearly 40 ABC affiliates over a…
Hegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers will keep their Medals of Honor
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 19 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a…
Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal
The chairman of a House committee that pushed for the law demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an urgent briefing from the White House, one day after Trump…
Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests
Over the last five months, Florida law enforcement officials have arrested more than 6,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, a U.S. Border Patrol official announced…
Starbucks’ CTO resigns, but its AI overhaul is still brewing
Starbucks‘ chief technology officer Deb Hall Lefevre resigned without a permanent replacement, according to an internal memo sent to corporate staff on Monday, seen by Reuters. The memo,…
Federal agents fire chemicals as protesters try to block car at immigration site outside Chicago
Federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas at protesters near an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago on Friday. Source link
This Is Why Republicans Are Blocking the Epstein Files
It looks like Elon Musk was once expected to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s island, according to a new batch of documents from the estate of the alleged sex trafficker. Democrats on the House…
How Biden's autopen pardons went unchallenged as hundreds of hardened criminals hit the streets
Federal prisons swung open their doors this summer and let out a parade of nearly 2,000 criminals pardoned by President Biden, despite President Trump calling the autopen pardons…
What we know about the indictment filed against ex-FBI chief James Comey
President Donald Trump appears to be prodding his administration to seek criminal charges against more targets after a grand jury returned an indictment against foe and former FBI Director…
Wall Street rebounds after a 3-day slump, boosted by PCE report
Most U.S. stocks are rising Friday after a report showed that inflation is behaving roughly as economists expected, even if it’s still high. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, as four out of every…
Social Security payments will see a big change next week: What you need to know about the September 30 update
Starting next week on Tuesday, September 30, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will no longer issue paper checks for benefit payments, and instead move exclusively to electronic…
The Deeply Flawed Comey Indictment
Trump has valid complaints that his political enemies, James Comey included, abused the justice system to target him. But turnabout is not fair play. Source link
Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies After 41 Years in Exile
Shakur briefly lived as a fugitive in the U.S., as police monitored her daughter and friends and performed massive, armed sweeps of Black neighborhoods in New York City in search of her.…
Fed’s favored inflation gauge climbs slightly in August
The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier. The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE)…
Building Braindate
Christine Renaud, cofounder and CEO of Braindate, shares how her app is transforming networking into meaningful, purpose-driven conversations. Source link
Transportation Department tightens non-citizen truck driver rules after fatal crash in Florida
The Transportation Department will immediately tighten up the requirements for noncitizens to get commercial drivers' licenses after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were…
Trump Claims His List of Enemies Is Not an Enemies List
The president didn’t hesitate to celebrate the charges. Rather than await the results of a fair and honest trial, Trump appeared to set the tone for the prosecution of the ex-federal…
Trump Goes on Crazed Rant About Tylenol, Kids, and “Chicken P”
The president didn’t hesitate to celebrate the charges. Rather than await the results of a fair and honest trial, Trump appeared to set the tone for the prosecution of the ex-federal…
Ikea in the crosshairs as Trump adds 50% furniture tariffs
Don’t look now, but President Trump just issued more sweeping tariffs. This latest round stands to affect two groups particularly hard: homeowners and furniture and home furnishing…
Fed Governor Bowman warns of housing market risks: ‘Declines in house prices could accelerate’
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman issued a housing market warning…
The GOP Effort to Hide the Epstein Files Just Hit a Disgusting New Low
The president didn’t hesitate to celebrate the charges. Rather than await the results of a fair and honest trial, Trump appeared to set the tone for the prosecution of the ex-federal…
How AI can help detect pests early and reduce pesticide use in cotton fields
Precision agriculture uses tools and technologies such as GPS and sensors to monitor, measure, and respond to changes within a farm field in real time. This includes using artificial…
What happens when the people building the AIs are replaced by robots?
There’s no doubt we are witnessing a quiet shift in labor: artificial intelligence is no longer confined to experimental labs or consumer chatbots, it is now eroding the foundation of…