ISTANBUL TALKS A ‘NOTHING BURGER’: Russia, Ukraine Not Ready for Ceasefire, End to War –Mark Sleboda
All eyes are on Turkey, as Russia and Ukraine sent teams for talks… they just arrived in different cities. Now, the Russian delegation in Istanbul is giving Kiev one more chance to attend talks at 10:...Odysee
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І хто ж це сховався за листям? 🌿
#nature #photography #Germany #Deutschland #Minecraft #Creeper #укрПіксель🌻
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The hypocrisy of the GOP is astounding. The GOP party cares only for itself, lacking all principles of good government and American constitutionalism. progressivecafe.social/@TonySt…
In the last 40 years the only party that cut the deficit is the Democrats. That's true whether you believe it or not. Raise taxes on the top and the math "magically" works, but Republicans want to give the top more tax cuts.This bill also removes a $200 tax on gun silencers that has been in effect since 1932.
Your gun silencer is cheaper but you lose Medicaid. How nice. Priorities.
Conservatives block Trump agenda bill from advancing in major setback for GOP leaders:
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WASHINGTON — The GOP-led House Budget Committee voted to reject a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda on Friday, dealing an embarrassing setback to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders.Scott Wong (NBC News)
█ Israel deixa un centenar de morts a Gaza, en una nova jornada d'atacs ▓▒░ Trump ha fet una gira pel Golf sense mencionar els atacs i ha dit que "passaran coses bones" a Gaza
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Walmart Names Company Veteran to Oversee International Growth
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Walmart (WMT) Taps Veteran Andrea Albright to Oversee International Growth
Walmart Inc. selected a company veteran to fill a newly created role that aims to spark international growth, as the world’s largest retailer looks to bolster its overseas operations.Jaewon Kang (Bloomberg)
Nuovi parcheggi, navette gratuite e servizi digitali: Viareggio rivoluziona la sosta
Entro fine anno arriveranno a 922 i posti auto dei dieci parcheggi scambiatori con la realizzazione dell'ex Telecom. Il sindaco Del Ghingaro conferma anche il progetto di posti sotterranei in piazza D'Azeglio e annuncia: "Da giugno via le auto da piazza Mazzini"
CNBC was able to duplicate the artificial intelligence chatbot’s responses via multiple user accounts on X, including by asking in one prompt, “Did someone program Grok to discuss ‘white genocide’ specifically?” Users noticed the chatbot was generating bizarre answers about the controversial topic on Wednesday afternoon in response to unrelated queries.
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Musk's Grok AI chatbot says it 'appears that I was instructed' to talk about 'white genocide'
By Thursday morning, Grok's answer had changed, and the chatbot said it "wasn't programmed to give any answers promoting or endorsing harmful ideologies."Ashley Capoot (CNBC)
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Trump Returns to Washington Ready Deploy New Tariff Tactics
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Trump Returns to Washington Ready Deploy New Tariff Tactics
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Every Friday, White House correspondent Akayla Gardner delivers a roundup of the key news and events in politics, policy and economics that you need t…Akayla Gardner (Bloomberg)
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Estonia leads Europe in startups, unicorns and investments per capita - Estonia
“Estonia once again tops the charts,” states Atomico’s recent report, where Estonia is continuously leading Europe in terms of startups, unicorns and investments per capita.Stina Vürmer (Estonia)
After covering a press conference by the Free Philip Vance team in December 2024, Unicorn Riot has published several reports & videos bringing further context to Vance’s case, including a slew of documents & an analysis.
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Serving a life sentence for a deadly robbery in South St. Paul in 2002, Philip Vance has always insisted he is innocent.UNICORN RIOT
#Meta argues #enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss #FTC #monopoly trial
According to Meta, the FTC failed to show evidence that "the overall quality of Meta’s apps has declined" or that the company shows too many ads to users. Meta says that's "fatal" to the FTC's case that the company wielded monopoly power to pursue more ad revenue while degrading user experience over time (an Internet trend known as "enshittification").
#facebook #instagram
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Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial
How many ads is too many? Meta denies ad load harms users in bid to end trial early.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
Governo Federal e Estadual Anunciam R$ 250 Mil para Famílias Desalojadas da Favela do Moinho em SP - Gazeta
O ministro das Cidades, Jader Barbalho Filho, anunciou nesta quinta-feira (15) uma parceria entre o governo federal e o Estado de São Paulo para conceder R$Gazeta Brasil
Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred'
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Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader arrested for 'inciting hatred' | Africanews
Succès Masra's opposition party, the Tranformers, says he's been kidnapped and are demanding his unconditional release.Africanews
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The article should be entitled "CEOS Are Drinking The AI Kool Aid"
Tech bros are building an army of really stupid people with power, lacking liberal arts education, who are told what to think by a programmable and hackable machine (replacing their annoying, demanding family) that's telling them exactly what they want to hear, facts be damned. What could possibly go right?
When this bubble bursts, there will be considerable shrapnel. Invest in helmets.
Nadella points out that Microsoft was once less relevant in videoconferencing too. “Everybody would say, ‘Hey, Zoom, Zoom, Zoom,’” Nadella says. “We won that in the enterprise.” (A Zoom spokesperson declined to comment.)
LMAO I once moved Microsoft engineers off their shit Teams app to Jitsi for a pitch meeting from them to us because it wouldn't screen share.
Nadella is a fucking liar.
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No joking for this #FailureFriday - an interim report on the foundering of the sailing megayacht Bayesian has been released by the MAIB, and it's absolutely eyepopping.
You can read the report for yourself - it's not overly technical - and I'll pull some bits out into a thread below.
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Foundering of the yacht Bayesian with loss of 7 lives
Location: 0.5 nautical miles south‑east of Porticello, Italy.Marine Accident Investigation Branch (GOV.UK)
Sinner nella storia: batte Paul è va in finale agli Internazionali di Roma, un italiano dopo 47 anni
Battuto in rimonta Tommy Paul in tre set. L’azzurro sfiderà Alcaraz per il titolo. L’ultimo italiano in finale fu Adriano Panatta nel 1978 Jannik Sinner entra nella storia del tennis it…LiberoReporter
Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's bronze statue in her native Slovenia
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Police investigate disappearance of Melania Trump's bronze statue in her native Slovenia | Flipboard
The life-size bronze sculpture was unveiled in 2020 and replaced a wooden statue that had previously been set on fire. The stolen statue was sawed off at the ankles and removed.Flipboard
Everybody loves il Cicciomerda
(tranne me).
BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocks the Trump administration from carrying out Alien Enemies Act proclamation deportations from the Northern District of Texas.
Thomas and Alito dissent.
The 7-2 court roundly rejects the current AEA proclamation notice.
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Opinie | Frans Timmermans: ‘Zwijgen en wegkijken over Gaza kan niet meer’
Politiek: Schort de voordelige toegang van Israëlische producten tot de Europese markt op en verbied de inreis van de eerstverantwoordelijke ministers zoals Netanyahu, betoogt Frans Timmermans.NRC
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7-2 SCOTUS decision again.
Pretty clear that if they had a case where the Trump administration said the Earth was flat, or gravity doesn't exist, Alito and Thomas would side with Trump.
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Supreme Court rules administration must give Venezuelans more time to challenge deportation under Alien Enemies Act
Venezuelan men held in Texas had urged the court to prevent the government from sending them to a prison in El Salvador before they could challenge the move in court.Lawrence Hurley (NBC News)
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