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Trump Threatens 100% Tariff on Chips, With a Big Caveat

The tariff would not apply to businesses that made a commitment to build and invest in the United States.

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Right-Wing Influence Shaped the Sydney Sweeney Ad Debate

Right-wing commentators suggested there was widespread criticism of Ms. Sweeney over her new ad campaign. There wasn’t, at least at first.

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Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses

The move would help power X’s struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.

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Truth Social’s AI search is powered by Perplexity, but the platform can set limits on sources

The search engine, dubbed Truth Search AI, is already available on the web version of Truth Social, with public Beta testing on the iOS and Android apps planned for “the near future.”

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IPPR urges UK government to increase gambling tax to address child poverty

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called upon the UK government to significantly increase gambling tax, as a means to reduce child poverty. The think-tank has set out its position with the aim of the policy change raising … Continue reading

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Duolingo stock skyrockets 30% on boosted guidance as AI powers user growth

Duolingo shares skyrocketed after the language learning platform boosted its guidance due to strong user growth driven by artificial intelligence.

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Democrats question Google’s Trump talks over censorship suit and possible ‘quid-pro-quo’ deal

A group of Democratic senators wrote a letter to Google expressing concern over a possible settlement between the company and President Trump.

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Internxt Is Offering 50TB of Private Cloud Storage for a One-Time Fee

Secure 50TB of Internxt’s zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage — it’s yours for life, no subscription required.

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This Beginner Bundle Teaches You to Build Android Apps from Scratch

These seven courses walk you through the first line of code all the way to publishing on the Google Play Store.

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Data breach at French telecom giant Bouygues affects millions of customers

This is the latest cyberattack to hit a French cellular carrier in recent weeks, following an attack on Orange Telecom in July.

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