The H5N1 bird flu situation in the US appears more fraught than ever this week, as the virus continues to spread rapidly among dairy cattle… Read More »As US marks first death from H5N1 bird flu, WHO and CDC say risk remains low
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for two former Georgia election workers owed $148 million in damages after suing Rudy Giuliani for defamation said Tuesday that… Read More »Lawyers who sued Rudy Giuliani for $148 million say World Series rings should be given up
Meta said Tuesday it was ending its long-standing fact-checking program, a policy put in place to curb the spread of misinformation through its social media… Read More »Meta ends fact-checking program ahead of Trump term
Private artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is in advanced talks to raise $2 billion in funding at a valuation of $60 billion, according to the Wall… Read More »AI startup Anthropic in talks to raise $2 billion at $60 billion valuation: WSJ
President-elect Donald Trump railed against President Joe Biden on Tuesday and mused about renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” among a range… Read More »Trump doesn't rule out military force to retake Panama Canal, threatens 'all hell will break loose' over Israeli hostages
Meta announced today that it is ending the third-party fact-checking program it introduced in 2016, and will instead rely on a Community Notes approach similar… Read More »Meta scraps third-party fact-checkers in time for Trump's second term
It was only a little over a decade ago that Mark Zuckerberg had little trouble expressing his politics. Serious and optimistic – perhaps naively –… Read More »Live updates: Meta ends fact-checking program ahead of Trump term
(Bloomberg) — China's Zijin Mining Group Co. wants to start producing lithium in the Democratic Republic of Congo early next year from one of the… Read More »China's Zijin plans lithium production in Congo from 2026
“Taking these many important concerns together, readers are advised to exercise great caution in drawing conclusions about possible associations between fluoride exposure and lower IQ,”… Read More »Controversial fluoride analysis published after years of failed reviews
The pound recovered more ground against the dollar after a sharp fall last week, rising 0.2% to $1.2537 in early European trading on Tuesday. Sterling… Read More »commodity and currency check, January 7
Saudi Arabia is pressuring Florida man to renounce US citizenship over critical tweets, family says
In recent years, Mr. White and Mr. Zuckerberg, Meta's CEO, have bonded over their passion for professional fighting, including mixed martial arts, which Mr. Zuckerberg… Read More »Dana White, UFC head, joins Meta's board
Amazfit is quickly becoming one of the more intriguing players in the smartwatch game. After impressing us in September with its Apple Watch Ultra competitor,… Read More »I used the Amazfit Active 2, a $100 Apple Watch competitor, and I'm impressed
Nevertheless, it is a serious problem when summaries misrepresent headlines, and edge cases where this happens are unfortunately unavoidable. Apple can't just fix these abstracts… Read More »Apple will update iOS notification summaries after a bug in the BBC headline
6 victims of fireworks explosion in Hawaii flown to Arizona fire center
