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Could Ukraine's mineral wealth buy it U.S. protection from Russia?
The Trump administration is apparently nearing a deal with Ukraine that could grant the U.S. access to mineral resources in exchange for security guarantees.CBS News - 7h -
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Intel launches Xeon 6 processors with performance cores for 2X AI processing
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Anthropic Launches the World’s First ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model
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Prompt AI’s Seemour launches visual intelligence platform for the home
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DeepSeek Rushes to Launch new AI Model as China Goes All in
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US Marshals Service deputizes Musk's security team: reports
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Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases
Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.Wired - 5d -
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As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
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Google, Meta execs blast Europe over strict AI regulation as Big Tech ups the ante
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Therapists Warn AI Mental Health Help Could Harm People
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Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety
Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.The New York Times - 4d -
AI vs. endpoint attacks: What security leaders must know to stay ahead
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4 Red Wings Who Could Be Traded To New Teams
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A DOGE dividend could be a win-win-win for the GOP and Team Trump
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Trump’s Plan to Kill Social Security Benefit Tax Could Accelerate Its Insolvency
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Voyage AI Just Sold for $220 Million—After Launching Less Than Two Years Ago
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Adobe launches first Photoshop mobile app and it has amazing Firefly AI-powered object detection, editing, and effects
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Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups
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