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Tech Genius Donald Trump to Sign Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Today

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to sign an executive order today creating something called the American AI Initiative. The executive order is apparently a symbolic nod to artificial intelligence that doesn’t create any new funding but encourages the federal government to do more with AI. And we can’t help but wonder, what are the odds … Continued

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The TSA Found an Average of 11 Guns a Day in Carry-On Bags Last Year

Americans broke a new record last year, but it’s nothing to write home about. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found 4,239 firearms in carry-on luggage in 2018, breaking the previous record that was set in 2017. That’s an average of more than 11 guns per day. The number of guns found by TSA in 2018 … Continued

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Watch the U.S. Test Another Unarmed Nuclear Missile During a Busy Week of Tests Worldwide

The U.S. launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base on February 5 in what’s shaping up to be a busy week of missile tests around the world. Much like other recent launches, the U.S. military insists that this latest test has nothing to do with current events, as military … Continued

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Facebook Says It Needs to Collect All Your Data to Protect Against Terrorism and Child Abuse

Facebook was slapped with a ruling in Germany today that limits how the social media giant can collect data across its multiple platforms, like WhatsApp and Instagram. And Facebook is not happy about it, to say the least. The company says it’s collecting all of that data for your own good. They’re simply using their … Continued

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How to Watch President Trump’s State of the Union Speech on YouTube, Facebook, and Amazon Fire TV

After a couple of false starts, President Donald Trump is scheduled to give the State of the Union address to Congress tonight at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific, 5am Moscow time. And there are plenty of ways for cordcutters to watch the speech this year on YouTube, Facebook, and TV-connected devices like Roku and Fire TV. … Continued

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Last Call: Flickr Starts Deleting Your Old Photos on March 12 [Updated]

Update: Flickr has extended the deadline to March 12. See below for more details. Flickr, one of the best social media services of the 2000s, will begin mass deleting photos tomorrow, February 5. If you’d like to keep any of the photos that you uploaded to the service and maybe forgot about, now is the … Continued

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Foxconn Changes Story Again, Says It Will Build a Factory in Wisconsin After Call with President Trump

Well, we don’t know what to believe anymore. Is Foxconn actually building a factory in Wisconsin? The answer seems to be changing every day. Foxconn, most famous for manufacturing Apple’s iPhone, released a new statement today saying that after a discussion with President Donald Trump, it would be building a factory after all. But it … Continued

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U.S. Withdraws From Nuclear Weapons Treaty With Russia, Paving the Way for a New Arms Race

It’s official. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo just announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia, a landmark agreement first signed in 1987 that helped protect the world from nuclear war. “Russia has jeopardized the United States’ security interests. And we can no longer be restricted by the … Continued

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This Viral Photo of a Homeless Person Freezing on the Street Is Actually From 2013… in Canada

It’s a heartbreaking photo. But it doesn’t show what you think it does. The viral photo, which shows a person sleeping on the sidewalk and covered in snow, has been making the rounds on politically conservative social media this week in an attempt at commentary on immigration. It’s been tweeted by actor James Woods, retweeted … Continued

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Trump Regime Secretly Shipped Weapons-Grade Plutonium From South Carolina to Nevada in 2018

The Department of Energy shipped half a ton of weapons-grade plutonium across the country from South Carolina to Nevada, despite concerns raised by state officials in Nevada about safety and worries that the state would become a dumping ground for nuclear waste. News of the shipment, first reported by the Nevada Independent, was revealed on … Continued

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Foxconn Admits It’s Not Building a Factory in Wisconsin Anymore Despite Scoring $4 Billion Deal From Taxpayers

Foxconn, one of the largest electronics manufacturing companies in the world, received $4 billion worth of subsidies and infrastructure spending from the state of Wisconsin to build a new factory there. But the plan for that factory seems to be unraveling by the day. In fact, Foxconn now admits that they’re no longer building a … Continued

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Fox News Is Boycotting Twitter But The Network Still Loves Social Media’s Free Content

Fox News is no longer tweeting from the cable network’s main account, but that doesn’t mean that President Trump’s favorite channel has abandoned Twitter altogether. In fact, Fox News still relies on Twitter to harvest free content that airs on its network all day long. Fox News Channel sent its last tweet almost three months … Continued

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Tourist in Australia Goes Viral Holding ‘Beautiful’ Octopus That Can Kill Within Minutes

A tourist in Australia has gone viral after posting a video of themself holding a blue-ringed octopus. But it hasn’t gone viral just because the animal is beautiful. The blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous creatures in Australia and the unnamed tourist is lucky to be alive. The chilling video, which appears to … Continued

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Pregnant Lyft Driver Stabbed to Death by Passenger in Arizona

Kristina Howato, a 39-year-old driver for the transportation company Lyft, was murdered by one of her passengers in Tempe, Arizona on Sunday. Authorities believe Howato was stabbed to death by 20-year-old Fabian Durazo with a kitchen knife. Durazo has reportedly admitted to the crime but hasn’t given any motive. Howato was still in her vehicle … Continued

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This 1996 TV Commercial Predicted What Sports Would Look Like in 2020

What did people of the past think sports would look like in the 21st century? They imagined humans powerlifting an entire ton, hurdles that pop up taller as you move along the track, and swimming relay races with “dolphin style” moves against wave machines. At least that was the idea in this 1996 TV commercial … Continued

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Flights Delayed at Several Major Airports Due to Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortage During Shutdown

It’s day 35 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And it’s only getting worse. The latest: flights at New York’s LaGuardia airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport, and Philadelphia International Airport have been delayed due to staffing issues at air traffic control centers, according to the FAA’s website. NBC New York reports … Continued

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Roger Stone Arrested by FBI For Obstruction and Lying About WikiLeaks Contacts [Updated]

Roger Stone, a longtime Republican political operative in Washington and ally of President Trump, was arrested by the FBI in Fort Lauderdale, Florida shortly after 6:00am ET this morning, CNN reports. Stone has been indicted by Robert Mueller’s special counsel which is investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Stone is being charged with … Continued

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Bribe TSA and CBP Officers Than During President Trump’s Shutdown

It’s day 34 of President Trump’s government shutdown with no end in sight. And while most of the media’s attention has been focused on the long lines at airport security and food that’s going uninspected, there’s another topic that isn’t getting much coverage: the potential for rampant corruption. There’s literally never been a better time … Continued

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Apple Lays Off Over 200 Employees Working on Secretive Self-Driving Car Project

Over 200 employees working on Apple’s self-driving cars project, code-named Project Titan, have been laid off. The move is being positioned internally as an “anticipated restructuring,” according to the earliest reports, though it’s not immediately clear that the job losses were actually expected by the people who were laid off. Apple has been working on … Continued

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CEO of IBM Says Hiring Based on Skills Instead of College Degrees is Vital for the Future of Tech

What does the future of getting a job in the tech industry look like? According to the CEO of IBM, Ginni Rometty, it’s important that tech companies focus on hiring people with valuable skills, not just people with college degrees. Rometty made the comments yesterday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The CEO … Continued