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In brief: While it’s fair to say that most people are skeptical at best when it comes to AI and its abilities, the opposite is often true for those in tech. But Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is one of the exceptions. In a recent interview, Woz said he doesn’t use AI very much, and when …
Matt Bracken @Matt_Bracken48 I make these maps because I’m convinced most Americans have no concept of scale when it comes to warfare. 🧵 I point to all the folks high-fiving over a single Marine battalion landing team on its way to the conflict zone. An Amphibious Ready Group’s BLT means about 1,200 combat Marines going …
Vice President J.D. Vance was mercilessly booed at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Italy on Friday night. As the vice president and Second Lady Usha Vance waved American flags to greet the American team during the parade of athletes, the commentators noted the frosty reception at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. “There’s the vice …
Q: How many layoffs have you authorized? Trump: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented. How's this legal? pic.twitter.com/dcxmvSIayv — Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday began laying off more than 4,000 federal workers, according to a court filing, as the government remains shut down due to the inability of …
🚨#BREAKING: A Japan Airlines jet has collided with parked Delta jet at Seattle Tacoma International Airport ⁰⁰📌#Seattle | #Washington Watch as footage captures the moment a Japan Airlines jet collides with a parked Delta Air Lines aircraft at Seattle-Tacoma International… pic.twitter.com/qaoak9oT34 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) February 5, …
Receipts: pic.twitter.com/Wrc0P6haTr — Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) January 29, 2025 https://twitter.com/realchaosgenius/status/1884663575186207114 In case you’re wondering where her loyalties lie, Elizabeth Pocahontas Warren is now asking Robert Kennedy Junior to not sue drug companies. pic.twitter.com/a8jsY1M8U4 — David Wolfe (@DavidWolfe) January 29, 2025 https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?cycle=All&ind=H04 https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/summary?code=H04&cycle=All&ind=H04&recipdetail=M
by confoundedinterest17 Time to take a break from the Gavin Newsom/Karen Bass LA fire fiasco. And refocus on the Biden/Harris employment fiasco. After a year of ‘robust’ job growth private payrolls were subsequently revised by nearly 1 MILLION for April 2023 – March 2024. The most recent data points to additional huge revisions in Q2 …
Germany’s solar industry is in “a lot of distress” a new report from Financial Times highlighted last week. A slump in consumer demand has led to bankruptcies and layoffs in Europe’s largest rooftop solar market. Many installation and distribution companies have gone under, been acquired, or had to change strategies. The oversupply of panels has …
A reporter asked: Why did you change your mind on H1B visas? Trump said: I didn’t change my mind. I always felt we have to have the most competent people in our country. We need competent people. We need smart people coming into our country. We need a lot of people coming in. We’re going …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told Iranians that regime change was looming. “When Iran is finally free, and that moment will come a lot sooner than people think — everything will be different,” Netanyahu said in a video statement addressed to Iranians, in which he lambasted the “fanatic theocrats” who rule the country. …