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Meta's Muse Spark Closes the Door on Open Source
Meta's new AI model, built by Alexandr Wang's Superintelligence Labs, ships closed-source. The $14.3 billion bet just changed Meta's identity.
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PoliticsWisconsin Supreme Court Flips to 5-2 Liberal Supermajority in Landslide
Chris Taylor crushed her conservative opponent by 20 points, giving liberals their biggest court majority since the 1970s and a guaranteed firewall through 2028.
WorldThe U.S. and Iran Just Agreed to a Ceasefire. Here's What's Actually in the Deal.
A two-week truce halts 40 days of strikes, reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and sets the stage for talks in Islamabad on Friday.
Technology71,000 Tech Jobs Gone in Q1: The Real Story Behind AI Layoffs
Companies are cutting workers over AI's potential, not its performance. Only 2% of layoffs are based on actual automation results.
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WorldTrump Gives Iran Until Tuesday Night to Open the Strait of Hormuz, or Face 'Hell'
The president's 8 p.m. ET deadline threatens strikes on civilian infrastructure while a 45-day ceasefire proposal hangs in the balance.
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The U.S. Said It Bombed a Drug Camp in Ecuador. It Was a Dairy Farm.
A New York Times investigation found that a strike Defense Secretary Hegseth promoted as a blow against narco-terrorists actually destroyed a cattle farm and its 50 cows.
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Oracle Cut 30,000 Workers With a 6 AM Email. The Money Goes Straight to AI Data Centers.
The largest layoff in Oracle's history is funding a $156 billion AI buildout, and employees found out through a pre-dawn mass email with no warning.
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Gas Just Hit $4 a Gallon. It's the Fastest Price Spike in Modern History.
The national average crossed $4.02 today, a 34.7% monthly surge that outpaces every oil shock on record, from Katrina to Ukraine.
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Sanders and AOC Want to Freeze AI Data Center Construction Until Someone Counts the Cost
The AI Data Center Moratorium Act would halt new construction nationwide until Congress passes federal AI safeguards for workers, consumers, and the environment.
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Sony Just Raised the PS5 Price by $100. You Can Thank the AI Boom.
The PS5 Pro now costs $900. Memory chip makers are prioritizing AI data centers over consumer electronics, and gamers are the first to feel it.
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Tiger Woods Pleads Not Guilty to DUI After Fourth Major Car Crash. Then He Walked Away From Golf.
The 50-year-old golf legend was arrested after a rollover crash near his Jupiter Island home. No alcohol was detected, but hydrocodone was found in his pocket. He's now seeking treatment.
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A Weight Loss Molecule Hiding in Python Blood Could Rival Ozempic
Stanford and CU Boulder researchers found a compound called pTOS that suppresses appetite by acting on the brain, not the stomach, and humans already produce it naturally.
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Run Clubs Are the New Happy Hour. And the New Dating App. And the New Church.
Gen Z is four times more likely to want to meet people through exercise than at bars. Run club memberships have quadrupled. The loneliest generation found its third place.
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