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Emma Roth

Meta appoints new Trump-friendly policy chief

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Meta is shaking up its policy team ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, with global policy head Nick Clegg stepping down after seven years at the company. He’ll be replaced by Joel Kaplan, a prominent Republican and Meta’s current vice president of policy.

In a post on Facebook, Clegg says it’s the “right time” for him to leave Meta, adding that he’ll spend the next few months “handing over the reins” to...

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I Feel A Six-Pack Forming After Laughing At These 27 Funny Tweets From The Week

"smashmouth was so right, the years really do start coming and they don’t stop coming."

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Apple to pay $95 million settlement for Siri listening to your private conversations

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million in a class-action settlement alleging that private Siri conversations were inadvertently recorded and listened to by third-party contractors.

If U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White approves the proposed settlement, filed on Tuesday in Oakland, CA, federal court, users impacted will receive up to $20 per Apple device with Siri, such as the iPhone and Apple Watch.

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Eli Tan

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.

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Rohan Chakravarthi

BREAKING: 2025 four-star receiver Donovan Murph commits to South Carolina over Clemson, Colorado

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The talented four-star wideout had a number of top suitors after reclassifying to the 2025 class.

The South Carolina Gamecocks have secured a commitment from 2025 four-star wide receiver Donovan Murph, he announced at the Under Armour All-American Game on Thursday.

Murph, ranked the No. 4 player in the state of South Carolina, is a 6’2”, 190-pound wide receiver who was seen as a top-250 recruit in the 2025 class across the board.

While the Gamecocks had...

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It's Time To Find Out What Your Favorite Chappell Roan Song Is

She's your favorite artist's favorite artist!

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Lauren Feiner

Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling

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Federal net neutrality rules, which briefly came back from the dead under the Biden administration, have been struck down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The three-judge panel ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to impose net neutrality rules on internet service providers (ISPs). The FCC sought to reclassify ISPs as common carriers under Title II of the...

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gets her own lifestyle show in Netflixs With Love, Meghan

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle embraces her inner Martha Stewart in the trailer for her upcoming Netflix lifestyle series With Love, Meghan. It's the latest project to come from her and Prince Harry's streaming deal with Netflix; other releases include 2022 docuseries Harry and Meghan and 2024 docuseries Polo.

SEE ALSO: 2025 TV preview: All the TV shows you need to know, and where to stream them

With Love, Meghan's trailer sees the Duchess...

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Check out these futuristic gaming and AI monitors debuting at CES 2025

If you're interested in the latest gaming, monitors, or gaming monitors, you probably have your eyes peeled for the releases we'll see at CES, the nations biggest spectacle of gadgets.

Every year we get a whole host of sleek, sometimes translucent, sometimes curved, always new gaming monitors in January. This year, we're on the lookout for a few futuristic gaming monitors from LG and Samsung — and more previews are sure to drop soon.

LG's bendable gaming monitors

LG Electronics is set to...

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Mark Schofield

NFL 2025 offseason: Important dates for draft, free agency, franchise tags, and more

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The offseason dates NFL fans need to know for the upcoming year

The 2024 NFL campaign is headed into the final stretch of the regular season.

But for some teams, a dismal 2024 season has their fans looking ahead to bigger and better things in 2025.

On Thursday the league announced critical dates for the 2025-2026 league year, and fans of teams who are already thinking about next year might want to keep these dates in mind for the...

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Adam Rittenberg

RB Jeremiyah Love gives Notre Dame's offense its punch and a few bonus hurdles

The highlights have included long runs and big scores. Can Love lead the Irish to their first title since 1988?

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Emma Roth

Microsoft has a new ergonomic keyboard, but it’s expensive and made by Incase

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Incase, the brand that took over Microsoft’s accessories line, has revealed a compact ergonomic keyboard designed by the company. With a price of $119.99, the wireless keyboard features a split, contoured design, a cushioned palm rest, and a dedicated Copilot button.

The keyboard also comes with “ultra-responsive” scissor keys with 1.3mm travel, meaning you won’t have to press down very far when typing. You can connect up to three devices to the keyboard via...

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Justine Calma

The US government announced a ‘historic’ nuclear energy deal

Two cooling towers being rehabilitated for nuclear power generation under Microsoft at Crane Clean Energy Center, previously known as Three Mile Island, stand tall over the residential and farm lands to the east across the Susquehanna River, on Wednesday, October 30th, 2024, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. | Photos by Wesley Lapointe for The Washington Post via Getty Images

The General Services Administration (GSA), which manages government buildings, just announced a major nuclear...

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C.J. Chivers and David Guttenfelder

How Suicide Drones Changed the Front Lines in Ukraine in the War With Russia

Outnumbered and desperate, the nation began hacking cheap consumer drones with explosives — bringing a brutal new form of violence to 21st-century warfare.

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Aishvarya Kavi

Liz Cheney Is Among 20 Chosen to Receive Presidential Citizens Medal

Two close advisers to President Biden will also be honored, in addition to career lawmakers who have worked across the aisle and advocates for liberal causes.

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Maya C. Miller

Here’s How Mike Johnson’s Speakership Bid Could Come Undone

The House must choose a speaker before it can swear in new members and certify Donald J. Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Last time, it took four days and 15 votes.

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We love the Peloton App One and App+ — and theyre on sale for up to 81% off

SAVE UP TO 81%: The Peloton App One is on sale for just $2.49/month for your first two months, down from the typical price of $12.99/month. The Peloton App+ is just $4.99/month for your first two months, instead of the usual price of $24/month.

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These countries of concern can no longer buy Americans sensitive data

The U.S. government has put the final touches on a sweeping rule that bans foreign access to Americans' bulk sensitive data, carrying out a Feb. 2024 Executive Order from President Joe Biden.

The order creates a new regulatory national security program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Justice, designated with preventing the transfer and exploitation of bulk personal data and certain U.S. government-related data abroad. It targets known "countries of concern," including China (Hong Kong...

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All the states Pornhub is blocked in as of January 1

New Year's Day has come and gone, which means Pornhub is now blocked in 16 U.S. states.

The site blocked itself from almost all of the American South, as 404 Media put it, as a response to age-verification laws. These are state requirements to submit ID to access websites where over a third of the content hosted is explicit. Louisiana started the trend of passing age-verification bills two years ago; others have followed suit. As of January 1, such laws in Florida and South Carolina have gone...

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