DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor's company (Isaac Arnsdorf/Washington Post)
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DHS fast-tracked $1 billion contract to pro-Trump donor's company
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With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia1916—1917
by Anonymous
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With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia by Anonymous
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Appeals court clears way for Trump to keep National Guard on DC streets (Politico)
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Appeals court clears way for Trump to keep National Guard on DC streets
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Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving
Another Will.i.am affiliated tech product to end up in the waste bin.
Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving
Mercedes-Benz is shutting down its MBUX Sound Drive feature that synced driving actions to musical tracks.Andrew J. Hawkins (The Verge)
Jimmy Wales trusts the process
Wikipedia is under attack — from accusations of bias, from AI scrapers, from Elon Musk — but the encyclopedia’s founder believes that transparency is the key to survival.
Amazon customers can now easily download DRM-free ebooks
Some authors are now choosing to apply DRM to their titles moving forward, as they don’t want their books downloaded as PDFs.
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Amazon customers can now easily download DRM-free ebooks | Jane Friedman
Some authors are now choosing to apply DRM to their titles moving forward, as they don’t want their books downloaded as PDFs.Jane Friedman
Warner Bros. Discovery wants its shareholders to reject Paramount’s latest offer
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners private equity firm is also no longer contributing to Paramount’s hostile bid.
Warner Bros. Discovery wants its shareholders to reject Paramount’s latest offer
Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix have reaffirmed their desire to merge, and rebuffed Paramount Skydance’s bid once again.Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge)
This iPhone case with a second screen lets you snap selfies with its rear cameras
The Selfix case has a 1.6-inch screen on the back and a microSD card slot to expand your phone’s storage.
This iPhone case with a second screen lets you snap selfies with its rear cameras
Dockcase’s new Selfix iPhone case features an extra smaller screen on the back for framing and snapping selfies using the better rear cameras.Andrew Liszewski (The Verge)
AI Picks Outfits With Abandon
Most of us choose our own outfits on a daily basis. [NeuroForge] decided that he’d instead offload this duty to artificial intelligence — perhaps more for the sake of a class …read more
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AI Picks Outfits With Abandon
Most of us choose our own outfits on a daily basis. [NeuroForge] decided that he’d instead offload this duty to artificial intelligence — perhaps more for the sake of a class project th…Hackaday
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Six Canadian MPs denied entry by Israel to the occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities say they denied the Canadian lawmakers entry for "security reasons", which one of the MPs called "completely unacceptable".Nadine Yousif (BBC News)
Senate voting on $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video (Stephen Groves/Associated Press)
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Senate voting on $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video
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Free yourself, Jim.
In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, director James Cameron opens up about all of the non-Avatarhe has and how he’s “a bit of a crossroads” about whether he wants the franchise to keep going or if he wants ” it to fail just enough that I can justify doing something else?”
James Cameron Is Ready to Move Beyond ‘Avatar’: “I’ve Got Other Stories to Tell”
Avatar: Fire and Ash is a gorgeous spectacle of titanic proportions
Avatar: Fire and Ash — in theaters December 19th — is a visual knockout with another formulaic story.Charles Pulliam-Moore (The Verge)
Minneapolis police chief critical of ICE agents' conduct after woman dragged through street (Conor Wight/CBS News)
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Minneapolis police chief critical of ICE agents' conduct after woman dragged through street
New video appears to show who agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement were targeting during a chaotic traffic stop Monday in south Minneapolis.Conor Wight (CBS Minnesota)