US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts
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US to require passenger vehicles to sound alarms if rear passengers don’t fasten their seat belts

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Starting in September of 2027, all new passenger vehicles in the U.S. will have to sound a warning if rear-seat passengers don’t buckle up. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it finalized the rule, which also requires enhanced warnings when…

Appeals court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban
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Appeals court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban. TikTok and ByteDance on Monday filed the emergency motion with the…

Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar
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Trump names David Sacks as White House AI and cryptocurrency czar

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Trump named former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks to be his White House artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency czar. “In this important role, David will guide policy for the Administration in Artificial Intelligence and Cryptocurrency, two areas critical to the future…

Texting habit means you have higher emotional intelligence
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Texting habit means you have higher emotional intelligence

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines If you love to use emojis, you’re going to heart this news. Researchers from Indiana University say those who use a lot of emojis tend to have higher emotional intelligence, which is the ability to understand, perceive and manage your emotions and the…

Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook
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Gunmaker Smith & Wesson applauds Elon Musk’s X after getting suspended by Facebook

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After its Facebook account was suspended, the popular American gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson thanked Elon Musk and X for supporting free speech amid what it called ongoing attacks against the First and Second Amendments. Andy Stone, a representative for Facebook’s parent company, Meta, told Fox News Digital that the account had been…

TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits 0 billion, sources say
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TikTok parent ByteDance’s valuation hits $300 billion, sources say

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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at about $300 billion, after it recently approached investors about a share buyback program, according to two people familiar with the matter and a document viewed by Reuters. ByteDance reached out to investors in recent weeks, offering a price of $180.70 per share,…

Google AI chatbot threatens user asking for help: ‘Please die’
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Google AI chatbot threatens user asking for help: ‘Please die’

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AI, yi, yi. A Google-made artificial intelligence program verbally abused a student seeking help with their homework, ultimately telling her to “Please die.” The shocking response from Google’s Gemini chatbot large language model (LLM) terrified 29-year-old Sumedha Reddy of Michigan — as it called her a “stain on the universe.”…

OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company: report
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OpenAI in talks with California to become for-profit company: report

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Sam Altman-led OpenAI is in early talks with the California attorney general’s office to change its corporate structure in a bid to become a for-profit business, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. OpenAI and a representative for the California Attorney General did not immediately respond to Reuters’…