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More than half of Americans support mass deportations of illegal migrants: poll
More than half of Americans — including a hefty 42% of Democrats — back mass deportations of illegal immigrants as...
US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound: experts
NEW YORK U.S. births fell last year, resuming a long national slide. A little under 3.6 million babies were born...
Southwest Airlines to end service at 4 airports — including one in New York — and fire 2000 employees
DALLAS American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both lost money in the first quarter, and Southwest said Thursday that it will...
Celebrity-backed nail salon chain Glosslab down to two stores in NYC after investors bolt
A top investor in Glosslab says he is no longer associated with the embattled nail salon even as it continues...
Qualcomm says lower-end Snapdragon X Plus chips can still outrun Apples M3
snap — Qualcomm says lower-end Snapdragon X Plus chips can still outrun Apples M3 Same NPU, same architecture as X...
In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations
Tickery Dickory Tok — In the face of bans, ByteDance tightens grip over US TikTok operations Relationship between TikTok, ByteDance...
Court orders seizure of $440M JPMorgan funds in lawsuit over US-Russia sanctions
A Russian court ordered the seizure of $439.5 million in funds from JPMorgan Chase’s bank accounts in Russia that the...
Chatbot answers are all made up. This new tool helps you figure out which ones to trust.
The Trustworthy Language Model draws on multiple techniques to calculate its scores. First, each query submitted to the tool is...
The Download: hyperrealistic deepfakes, and clean energy’s implications for mining
Until now, AI-generated videos of people have tended to have some stiffness, glitchiness, or other unnatural elements that make them...
Wall Street’s Patience for a Costly A.I. Arms Race Is Waning
Meta’s A.I. bet tests investors’ patienceMeta just reported its best-ever first-quarter earnings. But for investors, that’s not enough — and...
Court revives fired Whole Foods worker's lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks
A US appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing Whole Foods of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her...
The Accidental Speaker
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NYC rule will slap sugar warning labels on food, drinks including Starbucks, Dunkin' specialties
Oh, sweet the ‘nanny state’ is back!Fast-food chains and coffee shops in New York City would have to slap a...
Democrats Unproven Plan to Close Bidens Enthusiasm Gap
On Indivisibles website, the first words youll findin large font and all capsare Defeat MAGA. Save democracy. The progressive organizing...
What Donald Trump Fears Most
Donald Trumps biographers all seem to agree that he didnt get a lot of love from his father. But what...
Goldman Sachs shareholders reject pressure to split David Solomon’s CEO, chair roles
Goldman Sachs shareholders on Wednesday voted against proposals to divide the CEO and chairman roles held by David Solomon —...
Meta shares drop after warning of weak revenue growth, higher AI expenses
Meta Platformsdisappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expenses and lighter than expected revenue, evaporating $200 billion in stock...