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Netflix says it’s on track to double its advertising revenue this year and that it will roll out interactive ads in the second half of 2025 — Older Netflix shows like Orange is the New Black and Ozark have rac…
OpenAI’s advisory board calls for continued and strengthened nonprofit oversight
An advisory board convened by OpenAI says it should continue to be controlled by a nonprofit because the artificial intelligence technology it is developing is “too consequential” to be governed by a corporation alone.
The Crypto cabinet: One in five of Trump’s closet allies hold significant cryptocurrency assets
Several cabinet members, including Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have all reported personal stakes
Businesses are already passing the cost of tariffs onto consumers, Federal Reserve survey finds
Prices are expected to rise even more by late summer, the Federal Reserve said
Florida supreme court upholds congressional map that weakens Black voters’ influence
Ruling is a win for Republicans, who anticipate losing US House seats in next year’s midterm electionsThe Florida supreme court rejected a challenge to the state’s congressional map on Thursday, a decision that weakens the influence of Black voters in …
Former Voice of America employee arrested for threats against Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family
The alleged crimes occurred before President Donald Trump’s return to office
Woman conned out of $15K after AI clones daughter’s voice
Scammers convinced a Florida woman that her daughter had killed someone while texting and driving
Not just about the Druze: Israel’s rationale for its attacks on Syria
Israel has framed its attacks as in defence of the Druze – but the country has more self-serving reasons.
U.S. says it destroyed 500 metric tons of expired food aid but it won’t affect future distribution
The State Department says its destruction of 500 metric tons of emergency food aid that was stored in a warehouse in the Middle East was required because it had expired.
Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday’s earthquake was notable
Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years.