Opinion

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EU Privacy Watchdog Probes Google’s AI Model

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has concerns with Google’s Pathways Language Model 2.

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FDA May Disqualify 2 Chinese Labs Over Unreliable Data, Lab Violations

The FDA said there has been an ‘alarming’ rise in unreliable data submitted by manufacturers for premarket approval, often coming from labs in China and India.

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BREAKING: Melania Trump releases new video, asks why didn’t law enforcement arrest Thomas Matthew Crooks before assassination attempt

“The attempt to end my husband’s life was a horrible, distressing experience. Now, the silence around it feels heavy,” Melania Trump said.

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Google Loses Fight Against $2.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine

BRUSSELS—Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago, one of a trio of hefty fines meted out to the company for various anti-competitive practices. The European Commission fined the world’s most popular internet search engine in 2017 for using its […]

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FBI Issues Ransomware Attack Advisory After 210 Organizations Compromised

Some of its alleged victims include Frontier Communications, Rite Aid, the Florida Department of Health, and others.

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Russia Bans More US Journalists, Officials, Business Leaders From Entering Country

Last year, Moscow released another no entry list that included former U.S. President Barack Obama and late night TV host Stephen Colbert.

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US National Security Adviser Holds Rare Meeting With Senior Military Official in China

The last time a U.S. national security adviser met their counterpart in China was in 2016, when Susan Rice held the role in the Obama administration.

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Vance Touts Trump Policies to Boost Truckers, Manufacturers, Economy

The Republican vice-presidential nominee tailored his remarks to audiences in two key swing states, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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Joe Biden, First Lady Jill bitter after DNC sidelined them

President Joe Biden’s late-night speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) was the last act in a play of Democratic infighting that has left Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bitter enemies.

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DHS Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Cancelation of Visa Over Sham Marriage

The 11th Circuit agreed with the government denying the husband’s immigration application because his previous marriage was deemed fraudulent.

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Airlines Could Be Forced to Refund Travellers for Delayed Flights: White Paper

The Aviation Customer Rights Charter will also set out when airlines must refund passengers in the form originally paid and in a prompt timeframe.

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NASA Will Decide Saturday If Boeing’s New Capsule Is Safe Enough to Fly 2 Astronauts Back From Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA said Thursday it will decide this weekend whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they’ve been waiting since June. Administrator Bill Nelson and other top officials will meet on Saturday. An announcement is expected from Houston once the meeting ends. Astronauts Butch […]

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NRA Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Regulation on ‘Ghost Guns’

The regulation must fail because this new kind of restriction on homemade arms lacks historical precedent, the gun rights group says.

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Supreme Court Urged to Overturn Federal ‘Ghost Gun’ Regulation

Congress, not the ATF, gets to determine gun policy, a former police officer challenging the regulation says.

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Trump, Vance Propose Fixes for ‘Affordability Crisis’

The Republican nominees for president and vice president say energy policies and government spending are largely to blame for high prices consumers are paying.

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Cisco Sees Recovery in Equipment Demand, Cuts 7 Percent Jobs Globally

Cisco Systems said on Wednesday it was witnessing rebounding demand for its networking equipment and announced a 7% cut in its global headcount to focus on high-growth areas such as AI and cybersecurity. Shares of the company were up 5% in extended trading after it forecast upbeat current-quarter revenue. “Inventory digestion is complete and we’re […]