Meta's fact-checking changes put company under political microscope
Meta's decision to scrap its fact-checking program marks a sharp reversal for the social media giant, and questions about the company's direction are rapidly mounting as President-elect Trump returns to the Oval Office. The move, coupled with other content moderation policy changes, immediately led some in the political world to hope that Mehta and his […]
Tech CEO ‘ran a red light to save my life’ after self-driving Tesla put him in path of oncoming train
A Silicon Valley tech executive is alive after being guided by a self-driving Tesla onto light rail tracks and forced to run a red light to avoid colliding with an oncoming train. He said he is grateful to the Jesse Liu, founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup Rabbit Inc., posted on social media on […]
Hacked Chrome extensions put 2.6 million users at risk of data leak
Web browsers are ecosystems unto themselves. It stores your passwords, search history, credit card numbers, address, and other financial details. Just as malicious apps and services can compromise data on your phone or PC, malicious extensions can expose data stored in your browser. There are a lot of extensions out there that do more harm […]
NYC congestion tolls will put the screws on outer boroughs: critics
Crowds invading bridges and tunnels are no longer just on weekends. Commuters to the Big Apple will have their own parking spots across the city starting this week, fearing a $9 congestion toll plan will force them to stop taking the train to save their wallets. residents told the Post. The plan is expected to […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene backs Johnson: 'Let's put aside the infighting'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced Tuesday that she will support Rep. Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) for speaker of the House, given that Greene has sometimes been at odds. , a notable victory for the Louisiana Republican. Johnson. “This is what I'm asking my colleagues to do: swallow your pride, put your ego aside, put your […]
Mike Johnson’s speakership to be put to another test in 1st vote of new Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday faces an uphill battle to keep the gavel despite support from President-elect Donald Trump. Despite narrowly clinging to a Republican majority, Mr. Johnson's chairmanship is in jeopardy after a series of moves to fund the government have angered conservatives by failing to cut spending. On the opening day of […]
Surging Knicks put win streak to test against red-hot Thunder
Rolling Thunder is not only a legendary Six Flags roller coaster in New Jersey, but it was also a fitting representation of the next opponent for the surging Knicks. Tom Thibodeau's team has moved up and will take on the top team in the Western Conference on Friday night in Oklahoma City with a nine-game […]
MORGAN MURPHY: Trump Driving Foreign Policy Blob Crazy By Daring To Put America First
For the past 40 years, American politicians have argued how wars in distant Third World countries implicate vital strategic interests of the United States. From Iraq to Kosovo, American leaders of both parties have wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of lives chasing phantom threats around the world. The rationale behind these interventions is often […]
Richard Ramirez’s bride a ‘superfan’ who put herself ‘top of the line’: pal
Cynthia Horner, like the rest of the world, was stunned to hear that Doreen Lioi had started a relationship with the “Night Stalker.” The Tiger Beat magazine editor married Richard Ramirez in a visiting room at San Quentin Prison in 1996. The serial killer, who died in 2013 at the age of 53 while awaiting […]
‘Bullets can make a real mess of bones’: the hospital where the war wounded have their lives put together again | Médecins Sans Frontières
a The girl slipped through the hallways of the hospital's fifth floor with her friend. The two had bright eyes and were shy. Today is her last chance to wear the shiny new shoes she bought for the party last week. Tomorrow, this 12-year-old Iraqi will have one of his legs amputated. The surgery was […]