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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Is Sought for Charges of Soliciting Minor
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2025 02:27
Andrew Taake, who pleaded guilty to attacking the police outside the Capitol, was just released from prison. He is being sought for charges in 2016 of soliciting a 17-year-old online for sex.
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2025 02:02
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.
Ethiopia: Key Rights Groups Suspended
Human Rights Watch - 29 Jan 2025 07:00
Click to expand Image Men in downtown Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 3, 2021. © 2021 Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) - Ethiopian authorities haveshut down two more prominent human rights organizations in...
Construction worker killed after house collapses in Weymouth
Boston - 29 Jan 2025 03:44
A 29-year-old construction worker died Tuesday after a house under construction in Weymouth collapsed. The post Construction worker killed after house collapses in Weymouth appeared first on Boston.com.
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
Boston - 29 Jan 2025 01:46
The White House has begun offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 The post Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to ...
Mass. is suing over federal funding freeze as Medicaid system appears to be down
Boston - 29 Jan 2025 03:12
A federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze, which the White House says doesn't affect individuals, but federal payment portals are glitching. The post Mass. is suing over federal funding freeze as Medicaid system app...
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Wired - 29 Jan 2025 04:12
The US Office of Personnel Management is telling federal workers to get in line--or get out.
Starbucks Reports Weak Earnings as It Tries to Woo Back Customers
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2025 04:01
Traffic is down, but improving. "Much of our work is just beginning," said Brian Niccol, the chief executive.
Kenichiro Yoshida Will Step Down as C.E.O. of Sony
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2025 03:50
Kenichiro Yoshida, who has led Sony since 2018, will be succeeded as C.E.O. by the company's chief financial officer.
Scientists are trying to make AI suffer. What could go wrong?
BGR - 29 Jan 2025 02:46
Scientists are playing with fire. Researchers at Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics have been running a new study that uses a game … The post Scientists are trying to make AI suffer. What could go wrong...
DeepSeek's AI breakthrough may actually benefit Apple Intelligence
BGR - 29 Jan 2025 00:52
Sanctions prevented DeepSeek from buying the NVIDIA GPUs it needed to train AI models as powerful as OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1 reasoning model. Unable to purchase … The post DeepSeek’s AI breakthrough may actually benefi...
Federal workers describe being blindsided and scrambling as Trump's grant freeze hits
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2025 00:45Report: Courtney Vandersloot to Sign Sky Contract; 5-Time All-Star Joins Angel Reese
Bleacher Report - 29 Jan 2025 23:56
After her 2024 championship run with the New York Liberty, Courtney Vandersloot is returning to her former team. Per the Chicago Sun-Times' Annie Costabile,...
OpenAI says it has proof DeepSeek used its technology to develop its AI model
New York Post - 29 Jan 2025 16:15
OpenAI believes DeepSeek used a process called "distillation," which helps make smaller AI models perform better by learning from larger ones.
T-Mobile's stock climbs after Q4 earnings beat and robust guidance
Market Watch - 29 Jan 2025 15:57Moderna's stock is falling. Goldman Sachs says it's no longer a buy.
Market Watch - 29 Jan 2025 15:50This may be 'most critical thing' for markets facing Fed interest-rate decision
Market Watch - 29 Jan 2025 15:45Bernard Arnault says laid-off Meta staff were 'promoted outwards' — and LVMH's Tiffany is doing the same
Business Insider - 29 Jan 2025 15:34OpenAI Alleges DeepSeek Used Its Models for AI Training
Mac Rumors - 29 Jan 2025 14:28
OpenAI says it has uncovered evidence that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek used its proprietary models to train a competing open-source model, potentially violating the company's terms of service. The discovery centers aroun...
Chargers unsung hero is a player the team must bring back in free agency
Sporting News - 29 Jan 2025 04:04
The Los Angeles Chargers got a big season from one of their free-agent signings.
Warriors could land $163 million Kings superstar for NBA champion in massive trade
Sporting News - 29 Jan 2025 03:14
The Golden State Warriors may attempt to negotiate a trade for a superstar guard from the Sacramento Kings.
Schools Rattled as Trump Administration Demands Scrutiny of Education Programs
The New York Times - 29 Jan 2025 02:27
The Trump administration sought to pause federal dollars to some grantees as it tries to uproot policies like diversity, equity and inclusion. Schools and universities worried important programs could be halted.