Month: April 2025
DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ has access to immigration agency’s data
Four Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers have access to the government’s data on an untold number of immigrants, FedScoop reports. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that handles legal immigration, recently granted access to Kyle Shutt, Aram Moghaddassi, Payton Rehling, and Edward Coristine — the 19-year-old DOGE…
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Meta’s fact-checking program in the US officially ends soon
Meta’s US fact-checking program will come to an end by Monday afternoon. In a post on X, Meta’s global policy head Joel Kaplan said there will be “no new fact checks and no fact checkers” across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads by that time as the company replaces it with Community…
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I’ve already pre-ordered a Nintendo Switch 2, but without a new 3D Mario I can’t feel excited
I was so excited for the Nintendo Switch 2 – in fact, I’m still excited for the Nintendo Switch 2 – but yet I can’t help but feel just a little bit empty. Following on from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, I was lucky enough to snag a Nintendo Switch 2 and…
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‘Possible, but not probable’: analysts react to rumors of a $2,300 iPhone after Trump tariffs
Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on imports from major US trading partners like the EU and China Speculators have suggested that the price of the iPhone could hit $2,300 due to the tariffs We checked in with industry analysts for a balanced perspective Donald Trump has announced that the…
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Trump delays TikTok ban again
My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75…
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ChatGPT-5 is on hold as OpenAI changes plans and releases new o3 and o4-mini models
ChatGPT-5 is delayed by a few months The time will allow OpenAI to better integrate the new model New o3 and o4-mini models to come in a couple of weeks OpenAI has changed its plans and is set to put ChatGPT-5 on hold while releasing new o3 and o4-mini models…
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