Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 3/16/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
Here is the daily technology #threadcast for 3/16/24. The goal is to make this a technology "reddit".
Drop all question, comments, and articles relating to #technology and the future. The goal is make it a technology center.
8bitdo Ultimate 2 Review
The 8bitdo Ultimate 2 is a high-quality controller that offers a range of features, including a charging dock, TMR joysticks, and trigger locks. It is comparable to stock controllers from Xbox and PlayStation but offers more features at a similar price point. The controller has a comfortable design, with a shape that is similar to a mix of Xbox and Switch Pro controllers. It also has a range of customization options, including button mapping and RGB lighting.
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A Handy Tool to Compare OpenAI Models Side-by-Side
Ever wondered how GPT-4 stacks up against GPT-3.5? OpenAI just made it easier with "Open AI Model Comparison"—a tool that lets you compare their models across dozens of dimensions. Whether you’re looking at speed, cost, or accuracy, this tool lays it all out in one place. No more guessing which model fits your needs—now you can see the differences at a glance.
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Tencent’s New AI Beats GPT-4o in Key Benchmarks
Tencent just dropped Hunyuan-TurboS, a cutting-edge AI model that outperforms GPT-4o on many tests. It’s a Hybrid-Transformer-Mamba Mixture of Experts (MoE) model, meaning it’s built for speed and efficiency. Tencent has been making big moves in AI, and this latest model shows they’re serious about competing at the highest level. Could this shake up the AI race?
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Perplexity AI Just Dropped a Windows App
perplexity ai now has a dedicated windows app, making it even easier to use. you get voice input, handy keyboard shortcuts, and quick access to all perplexity models—all without needing a browser. if you’re a power user, this should speed things up a lot. just fire it up and start chatting like it’s built into your system.
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Big News in Open-Source AI
guohao li just released owl, an open-source alternative to manus ai—and it’s already making waves. among open-source projects, it ranks #1 on the gaia benchmark, a major test for ai quality. this could shake up the ai space, giving devs a powerful tool without closed-source restrictions. if you’re into cutting-edge ai, this is one to watch.
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Google Just Made Deep Research Free for Everyone
Big news: Google's Deep Research is now free for all! You no longer need a Gemini Advanced subscription to use it. This tool helps you dig deeper into topics, analyze sources, and get structured insights—like having a research assistant on demand. If you've ever struggled to piece together reliable info online, this could be a game changer. Give it a try and see how it stacks up!
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Google AI Studio Just Made Video Analysis Way Easier
Google AI Studio now lets you drop YouTube links straight into chats for Gemini to analyze—no more downloading and re-uploading. If you're using it to break down video meetings, this skips a whole step. Just paste the link, and Gemini gets to work. Small change, but a huge time-saver for anyone dealing with video content.
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Google’s New Gemma 3: Tiny but Mighty AI
Google just dropped the Gemma 3 family, and it’s making waves. The smallest model is so efficient it can run on a single CPU—perfect for lightweight tasks. Meanwhile, its bigger sibling punches way above its weight, outperforming larger reasoning models like o3-mini in chatbot performance. This means faster, smarter AI in a much smaller package. Big brains, tiny footprint.
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Cohere’s Command A: A Speed Demon for Enterprises
cohere just dropped command a, a 111-billion-parameter ai built for speed. it’s optimized for retrieval, tool use, and multilingual tasks, making it a powerhouse for businesses. the kicker? 150% higher throughput, so it works fast without breaking a sweat. this isn’t just another model—it’s built for real-world enterprise workloads, meaning smoother automation and smarter ai-driven decisions.
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Figma Designs to Full-Stack Apps in One Click? Yep, It’s Here
Bolt just dropped "Figma to Bolt," a tool that takes your Figma designs and instantly turns them into full-stack apps. No more stitching together frontend and backend—just click, and it’s live. Perfect for designers who want to skip the dev queue and for startups that need to ship fast. This could seriously change how teams build products.
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Adobe Stock Just Made Editing a Lot Easier
Adobe just dropped a game-changer: a Customize feature for Adobe Stock. Now you can tweak stock images on the spot—remove backgrounds, change aspect ratios, and more. No need to juggle between apps. This could save designers, marketers, and content creators tons of time. Think of it like a built-in Swiss Army knife for quick edits. Available now for all Adobe Stock users!
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Google is COOKING! Native LLM Image Editing, Gemma 3
Google has introduced native image generation capabilities in Google AI Studio, allowing users to generate images using text prompts. This feature is unique to Google and enables users to create consistent animations and edit images in a more intelligent way. The model can understand previous images and build upon them, making it a powerful tool for graphic design and image editing.
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The Perfect Emulator Controllers?
The Retro Fighters D6 Wireless gamepad is a fighting Gamepad designed for the original Dreamcast, but it can also be used on the Nintendo Switch and PC. It features a 2.4 GHz low latency connection, kale mechanical switches, and integrated rumble. The controller has a six-button layout and allows for swapping of the C and Zed buttons to mirror L and R on the Dreamcast. It also comes with a USB to USBC braided cable, a tiny bed for the VMU, and a manual.
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Switching to Linux "Why I Left Windows Behind"
The creator of the video recently switched from Windows to Linux, specifically Fedora 41, due to concerns about big tech companies and a desire for more control over their technology.
They were motivated by the potential for increased privacy and performance, as well as the ability to customize their operating system. With the help of a community supporter, they were able to install DaVinci Resolve and OBS, and are enjoying the learning process and sense of accomplishment that comes with using Linux.
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Gaming On A $375 Laptop... Is It Worth It?
The Acer Swift Go 16 laptop, purchased for $375, features an Intel Core Ultra 5 125h CPU with an integrated Intel Arc GPU. While not a gaming laptop, it can still run various games at 1080p or 720p resolutions, albeit with lower graphical settings. Games like Valerent, League of Legends, and Risk of Rain 2 can be played smoothly, while more demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Fortnite require lower settings to achieve playable frame rates. The laptop's performance is suitable for casual gaming, emulation, and older AAA games.
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You Can't Use Small TVs Anymore
The definition of TV has changed over time, with the shift from small screens to larger ones being driven by both technological advancements and changes in content production. The introduction of The Sopranos in 1999 marked a significant turning point, as it popularized a more cinematic approach to TV shows, which has since become the norm. This shift has made it difficult for smaller TVs to display the level of detail and complexity found in modern TV shows, rendering them less practical for viewing.
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Next-generation robot production
The company is preparing the facility to manage large-scale production using specialist software platforms. This includes real-time control and tracking of production lines through an innovative Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
BotQ will also benefit from Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), which helps oversee the lifecycle of robots from design to manufacturing. Dedicated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) will also help manage resources, scheduling, and logistics.
Finally, the facility will also have a specially designed Warehouse Management System (WMS) – to optimize inventory management. The factory will also integrate some of the robots made by Figure.
Figure explains this innovative approach. Its humanoid robots will assist in manufacturing additional robots. This use of robot labor will increase over time, enhancing automation, speeding production, and reducing human involvement in repetitive tasks.
Robots building robots
To complete the factory’s design, Figure hired manufacturing experts to optimize assembly lines and processes for efficient mass production. This enabled them to create innovative automation processes, including precision grease dispensing for motors and automated battery cell testing and handling.
Figure also developed a new internal artificial intelligence (AI) software, Helix, to control robots used directly in the manufacturing line. This, they explain, enables robots to handle repetitive tasks and transport materials, reducing the need for traditional conveyor systems.
Are we living inside a black hole? James Webb’s survey of 263 galaxies hints at yes
Scientists find new evidence suggesting that our universe has been rotating since birth inside a black hole.
Over a century ago, a German physicist named Karl Schwarzschild mathematically described what we now recognize as a black hole using equations. He laid the foundation for black hole cosmology, which is also called the Schwarzschild cosmology.
Many years later, in the early 1970s, two scientists, Raj Kumar Pathria and I.J. Good, built upon Schwarzschild’s work and proposed that the Schwarzschild radius—which we now call the event horizon (the boundary of a black hole beyond which nothing can escape) might also act as the boundary of our universe.
So when Earth rotates around the center of the Milky Way, it moves in a specific direction. Because of the Doppler shift, if a galaxy is rotating opposite to Earth’s movement, the light it emits gets slightly compressed.
This makes it appear brighter than galaxies moving in the same direction as Earth. This effect could explain why telescopes detect more galaxies rotating opposite to Earth’s motion than expected.
“If that is indeed the case, we will need to re-calibrate our distance measurements for the deep universe. The re-calibration of distance measurements can also explain several other unsolved questions in cosmology, such as the differences in the expansion rates of the universe and the large galaxies that, according to the existing distance measurements, are expected to be older than the universe itself,” Shamir concluded.
China develops next-gen amphibious military vehicle with unmanned turret
The new amphibious infantry fighting vehicles are expected to replace the existing Type 05 family.
China is developing the next generation of amphibious infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to replace the existing Type 05 family, according to a new post on X (formerly Twitter) by the handle OedoSoldier.
The new amphibious IFV, identified by hull number 003, appears to feature an unmanned turret with no visible crew positions and may integrate multiple sensor systems for target acquisition and active defense, potentially forming part of a hard-kill active protection system (APS).
The vehicle is armed with a 30mm autocannon, similar to the ZBD-05, but no visible Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) launcher, which may be mounted on the other side of the turret. The hull features changes like adjusted road wheel spacing and a modified rear transom flap, likely improving hydrodynamics and amphibious maneuverability.
New IFV favors active defenses over heavy armor
Unlike Western designs that rely on composite or NERA armor as layered passive protection, adding significant weight, the Chinese model emphasizes active defenses better suited for light vehicles with limited conventional armor, Army Recognition writes.
The ZBD-05 serves as the infantry fighting vehicle, armed with a 30mm autocannon and anti-tank guided missiles to support infantry. The ZTD-05 is an amphibious assault vehicle, equipped with a 105mm rifled gun capable of firing both kinetic and guided munitions
Other variants include command and control vehicles, reconnaissance units, armored recovery vehicles, and engineering support models. These different versions enable the Type 05 platform to carry out a wide range of amphibious operations, including direct assault, logistical support, and battlefield coordination, which has proven to be crucial for enhancing the operational flexibility and effectiveness of China’s amphibious forces in various combat and support scenarios.
Breakthrough device mimics brain’s neurons, converts light into electrical signals
The tiny micropillar quantum resonant tunneling diode (RTD) acts as a sensory neuron, detecting light, processing data, and converting it into electrical signals, all within a single nanoscale device.
A team of researchers from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) has reshaped the future of brain-inspired computing by developing a tiny quantum resonant tunneling diode (RTD), that mimics a sensory neuron.
The device, inspired by the way biological neurons process information, has the ability to detect light and convert it into electrical signals within a single nanoscale component, operating quickly, efficiently, and with minimal energy.
Meanwhile, the new device seamlessly integrates these capabilities into a single, compact component. As a result, it does more than simply detect light but also encodes optical information into electrical oscillations, enhancing its functionality beyond that of a basic sensor.
The team believes its sensory neuron behavior is a key advancement toward developing in-sensor intelligent edge systems that process data at the source, eliminating the need for large external processors.
The device’s compact design and compatibility with existing III–V semiconductor platforms make it ideal for integration into future optical sensors and systems, including autonomous vehicles, next-generation LiDAR (light detection and ranging), and ultra-fast visual processing for robotics.
The scientists believe the breakthrough will bring the world closer to hardware that not only detects the world but also interprets it, much like natural systems.
Life on Earth may have originated from microlightning in water droplets: Study
A new study suggests that tiny flashes of light may have produced the first organic molecules on our planet, indicating the Miller-Urey hypothesis could have merit.
There are multiple theories that explain the origin of life on Earth, but one of the most disputed ones was proposed in 1953 when two scientists named Stanley Miller and Harold Urey conducted an experiment where they simulated early Earth’s conditions using water, gases, and electric sparks to mimic lightning. At the end of their experiment, the duo found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, had formed.
The intriguing science of microlightning
“On early Earth, there were water sprays all over the place—into crevices or against rocks, and they can accumulate and create this chemical reaction,” said Richard Zare, one of the study authors and a professor at Stanford University. “I think this overcomes many of the problems people have with the Miller-Urey hypothesis,” he added.
Zare and his team performed an interesting experiment to demonstrate the above-mentioned chemical reaction. They first studied the process that enables water droplets to gain electric charges as they turn into a spray or splash.
Researchers observed that smaller droplets carried a negative charge and larger droplets had a positive charge. Surprisingly, when these oppositely charged droplets were brought close to each other, the study authors noticed ‘microlightning’, i.e., tiny flashes of electricity. The process is similar to how lightning forms in clouds but on a much smaller scale.
This chemical reaction eventually resulted in the production of organic molecules such as glycine (an amino acid) and uracil (a key component of RNA). Our experiment shows that the “microelectric discharges between oppositely charged water microdroplets make all the organic molecules observed previously in the Miller-Urey experiment, and we propose that this is a new mechanism for the prebiotic synthesis of molecules that constitute the building blocks of life,” Zare noted.
China's Xi Dismisses Invitation to EU-China Anniversary Summit, FT Reports
Chinese President Xi Jinping has dismissed an initial invitation to visit Brussels for a summit to mark the 50th anniversary of ties, Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Beijing told EU officials that Premier Li Qiang would meet the presidents of the European Council and Commission instead of Xi, the FT said, citing two people familiar with the matter whom it did not identify.
The Chinese premier usually attends the summit when it is held in Brussels, while the president hosts it in Beijing, but the EU wants Xi to attend to commemorate half a century of relations between Beijing and the bloc, the newspaper said.
China, the world's second-biggest economy, and the EU, its third-largest, spent most of 2024 exchanging barbs over allegations of overcapacity, illegal subsidies and dumping in each other's markets.
In October, the EU imposed double-digit tariffs on China-made electric vehicles after an anti-subsidy investigation, in addition to its standard car import duty of 10%. The move drew loud protests from Beijing, which in return, raised market entry barriers for certain EU products such as brandy.
US Fed Likely to Keep Rates Steady as Trump Uncertainty Flares
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting this week, treading carefully amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies, which include spending cuts and sweeping tariffs.
Since January, Trump has imposed levies on major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, and on steel and aluminum imports, roiling financial markets and fanning fears that his plans could tip the world's biggest economy into a recession.
The Trump administration has also embarked on unprecedented cost-cutting efforts that target staff and spending, while the president has promised tax reductions and deregulation down the road.
Powell himself has said that policymakers are focused on separating signal from noise as the outlook evolves.
"We do not need to be in a hurry, and we are well positioned to wait for greater clarity," the Fed chief added in a recent speech in New York.
Economist Michael Pearce at Oxford Economics said he expects the Fed will not want to "overreact" to early signs that inflation may pick up, or to indications that the economy is weakening more quickly than anticipated.
Pearce of Oxford Economics expects that the economy is strong enough to weather a downturn from tariffs -- meaning the Fed will unlikely be forced to respond to weakening conditions.
But there remains a risk that more weakness comes through, he said, and that the Fed "will react to a growth scare and loosen policy sooner."
Daco of EY said Powell "will have to tap dance around policy uncertainty and its cousin market volatility" in a press conference after the Fed's rate decision is announced Wednesday.
Private sector activity is slowing as policy uncertainty remains elevated, while stocks have pulled back notably, he said.
GDP growth is also likely to stall in the first quarter in part due to weaker consumer spending.
US Fed Likely to Keep Rates Steady as Trump Uncertainty Flares
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting this week, treading carefully amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies, which include spending cuts and sweeping tariffs.
Since January, Trump has imposed levies on major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, and on steel and aluminum imports, roiling financial markets and fanning fears that his plans could tip the world's biggest economy into a recession.
The Trump administration has also embarked on unprecedented cost-cutting efforts that target staff and spending, while the president has promised tax reductions and deregulation down the road.
A new investment product has been introduced in the financial markets. Leverage Shares has launched the 2X Long Coinbase Daily ETF, which is listed on Nasdaq. This product aims to double the daily return of Coinbase shares.
The new ETF is designed for investors looking to trade with bullish expectations. While the product aims to provide increased exposure by doubling daily percentage returns, it is deemed suitable for short-term trades due to the risks associated with daily compounded returns. The expense ratio of the product has been set at 0.75%.
Private sector activity is slowing as policy uncertainty remains elevated, while stocks have pulled back notably, he said.
GDP growth is also likely to stall in the first quarter in part due to weaker consumer spending.
"Powell may find it difficult to reaffirm that the economy is 'holding up just fine,' and that it 'doesn't need us to do anything,'" Daco added in a note.
Looking ahead, he warned that the Fed's policy stance could shift rapidly with economic conditions.
"A reactionary monetary policy stance means policy direction could rapidly turn more dovish on weaker economic and labor market data, just like it could turn hawkish with hotter inflation readings," he said.
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Seeks Alliances in Europe as he Deals with Trump
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Paris and London on Monday to seek alliances as he deals with U.S. President Donald Trump's attacks on Canada's sovereignty and economy.
Carney is purposely making his first foreign trip to the capital cities of the two countries that shaped Canada's early existence.
At his swearing-in ceremony on Friday, Carney noted the country was built on the bedrock of three peoples, French, English and Indigenous, and said Canada is fundamentally different from America and will “never, ever, in any way shape or form, be part of the United States.”
Robert Bothwell, a professor of Canadian history and international relations at the University of Toronto, said Carney is wise not to visit Trump.
"There’s no point in going to Washington," Bothwell said. "As (former Prime Minister Justin) Trudeau’s treatment shows, all that results in is a crude attempt by Trump to humiliate his guests. Nor can you have a rational conversation with someone who simply sits there and repeats disproven lies."
Bothwell said that Trump demands respect, “but it’s often a one-way street, asking others to set aside their self-respect to bend to his will.”
Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal, said it is absolutely essential that Canada diversify trade amidst the ongoing trade war with the United States. More than 75% of Canada's exports go to the U.S.
Republicans Split on Spending Cuts, Medicaid as They Seek Path Forward on Trump Tax Cuts
Congressional Republicans, under pressure to move forward on President Donald Trump's tax cut and border security agenda, are at odds over how much spending they can cut from the federal budget without leaving constituents who rely on social safety net programs out in the cold.
Senate Republicans have been locked in closed-door debates about whether to overhaul the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income Americans to help pay for extending Trump's $4.6 trillion in 2017 tax cuts and other tax proposals, the mass deportation of unauthorized immigrants and a boost in military spending.
Debate over the Trump agenda also involves another hot-button fiscal issue: the debt ceiling.
Senate Republicans who favor deeper spending cuts hope to use the congressionally mandated borrowing limit on the nation's $36.6 trillion of debt as leverage to get their way.
Having avoided a weekend government shutdown, Congress faces a high-stakes mid-year deadline for passing Trump's agenda, given that House Republicans included a $4 trillion debt ceiling increase in their budget blueprint. If lawmakers fail to raise the ceiling before the Treasury exhausts its ability to pay its bills, the country will face a catastrophic default.
Senate Finance Committee Republicans, who discussed spending cuts with Trump at the White House last week, said the president wants the debt limit to remain part of the legislation.
"We need things like the debt limit, because it's the only leverage we have to get down to reasonable spending levels," said Senator Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin, who attended the White House meeting.
Repeated congressional brinkmanship over the debt has led two of the three largest global ratings agencies to cut the federal government's once top-tier credit rating.
With a 53-47 majority, Senate Republicans need only 51 votes to pass a blueprint and unlock a parliamentary tool known as budget reconciliation to circumvent Democrats' ability to use the Senate filibuster to block Trump's legislative agenda.
"We've still got a lot of things that we've got to reconcile with the House," said Senator Thom Tillis, another Republican who met with Trump last week. "Part of what we were doing is making sure that the president agreed. And it was a good meeting that way."
"It depends on what else is out there," said Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The House plan for Trump's agenda calls for $880 billion in cuts over a decade from the healthcare and energy sectors and another $230 billion from agriculture, numbers that have raised concerns about the possibility of reductions for Medicaid and nutrition programs for the poor including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The House would also cut $330 billion from education programs over a decade.
Trump has promised that those who rely on Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security will not see reduced benefits.
Newsom Draws Liberal Ire for Being Moderate in Podcast
California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom infamously dodged a recall election, dined out at a fancy restaurant during mass COVID-19 lockdowns, and pivoted from massive deadly wildfire mismanagement.
He is now running a podcast where he invites staunch conservatives for debate.
All of which has Democrats seeing red.
Steve Bannon, Charlie Kirk, and Newsmax host Michael Savage all sat down with Newsom recently, as the embattled Democrat governor tries to remake himself as a moderate Democrat all to grease the wheels for the 2028 Democrat presidential primary, experts say.
Even The Washington Post admits appealing to Trump's base – even if it is just giving them a platform for debate – is popular, noting talking with conservatives is good for the podcast business.
"I think he's playing the long game here," California Republican strategist Matt Klink told The Hill. "He realizes that he's got a lot of runway between now and the 2028 election."
Klink said Newsom's "positioning himself more as a moderate Democrat who is at least willing to listen to the thought leaders that are shaping the Republican narrative" might be "a start" to wiping away years of bad press.
Newsom admitted he wants to "change the conversation" by "talking directly with people I disagree with, people I look up to, and you — the listeners."
"He wants to be a middle-of-the-road Democrat," Klink said. "He tries to position himself more of a Bill Clinton-esque Democrat that can touch close enough to center, so that he can touch a little bit to the right and still move as far left as he needs to win a Democratic primary. He’s trying to try to navigate precarious waters."
CNN Poll: Dems' Favorability Rating Sinks to Record Low
Democrats' favorability ratings sank to a record low in the latest CNN poll released Sunday.
Opposing the popular-vote winner in President Donald Trump, obstructing his agenda and efforts to cut government waste, fraud, and abuse, and threatening to shut down the government by rejecting their own President Joe Biden-era spending levels in a continuing resolution did not sit well with registered Democrats and left-siding independent adults.
Even a majority of Democrat adults (52%) are saying the leadership of the party is taking things in the wrong direction.
That eye-popping poll result flips the majority that had sided otherwise eight years ago at the start of the first Trump administration, according to CNN.
House GOP Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has called Democrats "leaderless" and "rudderless," and those polled largely agree.
When asked who among Democrats "best reflects the core values" of the party (with no names and just a blank space to respond):
30% did not name someone.
10% said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris 9%.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., 8%.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., 6%.
Former President Barack Obama 4%.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, 4%.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., tied with many others at 2%.
"No one: That's the problem," one respondent wrote, CNN reported. "That's the problem."
Ordnance From Syria's 13-Year Conflict Explodes in Port City, Killing at Least 16 People
The paramedic group, known as the White Helmets, said it worked overnight, searching through debris and recovered 16 bodies, including five women and five children, and that 18 others were injured. The group and residents said the explosion occurred in a metal scrap storage space on the ground floor of the four-story building.
The United Nations said in February that about a hundred have been killed from exploding ordnance during the last 13 years, adding that since the ouster of Bashar Assad in December, over 1,400 unexploded devices across Syria have been safely disposed of and 138 minefields and contaminated areas identified in Idleb, Aleppo, Hama, Deir-ez-Zor and Lattakia.
US Starts to Build Submarine Presence on Strategic Australian Coast Under AUKUS
In the control room of the American Virginia class attack submarine USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust to the chatter of dolphins in new waters where the U.S. submarine presence will soon grow significantly.
On a training exercise from its home port in Guam, USS Minnesota is a forerunner to four Virginia class submarines that will be hosted at a Western Australian naval base from 2027, under the AUKUS partnership to transfer nuclear submarine capability to Australia.
Crew use video game joysticks to interrogate screen images from a photonic mast that has replaced a periscope. Life aboard can mean up to 100 days without seeing sunlight, and intermittent communication with families via email to maintain stealth.
Migrant Kid Shelter Accused of Abuse Took in $3B From Biden
A Texas nonprofit that sought to house migrant kids reportedly took in around $3 billion in grants during the open-border Biden administration, and the massive cash influx was used to double executives' salaries.
Southwest Key Programs' grift operation that boosted executive salaries up to 139% had the plug pulled by the Trump administration last week, the New York Post reported in a look at tax filings and records.
As border crossings hit all-time highs under President Joe Biden, the Austin, Texas, nonprofit took in billions in taxpayer dollars from 2021 through 2024 to help shelter and place migrant children in the U.S., according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Grassley is rotating back to Villarreal for answers for Congress amid "lazy and obstructive" responses to requests for records with a letter this week.
Trump's Justice Department has cut the funding to Southwest Key, but it also dropped a Biden-era civil case against it this week.
"Out of continuing concerns relating to these placements, HHS has decided to stop placement of unaccompanied alien children in Southwest Key facilities, and to review its grants with the organization," HHS wrote in a statement.
"In view of HHS' action, the Department of Justice has dismissed its lawsuit against Southwest Key."
Southwest Key Programs is "pleased" about the case dismissal and "strongly denied the claims relating to child sexual abuse in our shelter," the Post reported.
Netanyahu Moves to Oust Head of Israel's Domestic Security Service
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the head of the country's Shin Bet domestic security service Ronen Bar that he plans to bring his dismissal before the government this week, a statement from Netanyahu's office said on Sunday.
"We are in the midst of a war for our very existence - a war on seven fronts," Netanyahu said in a press release. "At all times, but especially in such an existential war, the prime minister must have full confidence in the Shin Bet chief.
"But unfortunately, the situation is exactly the opposite – I do not have such confidence," the prime minister said. "I have a continuing distrust in the head of the Shin Bet. A distrust that has grown over time."
Hospitalised Pope Francis Admits Frailty, Calls Body 'Weak'
Pope Francis acknowledged being fragile and "facing a period of trial", as he thanked well-wishers Sunday for prayers in a message from hospital, where he has been slowly recovering from pneumonia.
The 88-year-old pope, who has weathered setbacks along with periods of improving health since being hospitalised on February 14, sent a particularly personal message to the faithful that referenced both his faith and his frailty.
"I am sharing these thoughts with you while I am facing a period of trial, and I join with so many brothers and sisters who are sick: fragile, at this time, like me," wrote the pope in the message published by the Vatican.
Nevertheless, their visit was "a bit like giving them a window onto a wider stage of Christian life," Santobonio said.
Other children had arrived in the early morning from an impoverished town near Naples to deliver a letter to Francis, said Andrea Lacomini from UNICEF, which organised the excursion.
"He loves children, he is the pope of the children, so we are waiting for him. We're sure he will get better," Lacomini told AFP.
"We need an important leader like him, because at this time there aren't many heroes in the world," he added.
"He's the only one who talks about peace."
Despite failing to appear at the window, Francis addressed his youngest well-wishers in his message.
"I know that many children are praying for me; some of them came here today to 'Gemelli' as a sign of closeness," Francis wrote.
TIPP Poll: Mass Deportation Now 'Consensus' Issue
A new poll show 71% of former Vice President Kamala Harris' voters give deportation of criminal aliens their approval.
Even in a massively "polarized" country, a majority of Americans back mass deportation of illegal migrants, according to political strategist Steve Cortes' findings in his latest TIPP Insights poll released this week.
"Specifically, by a +19% margin, Americans back broad, mass deportations of all illegal aliens by a 56%-37% spread," Cortes wrote. "In a country that is politically polarized, where most issues breakdown roughly 47% - 47% along party lines, that kind of margin on a controversial topic like immigration, it points to an emerging consensus in the country."
Cortes' League of American Workers advocacy group commissioned the poll, which noted its balance with a registered voter pool that went for Trump over Harris by just 1 percentage point.
Trump Deports 'Hundreds of Violent Criminals' Despite Judge's Order to Halt Flights
U.S. removes hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members under now-blocked authority
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge's order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling.
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there were already two planes with migrants in the air — one headed for El Salvador, the other for Honduras. Boasberg verbally ordered the planes be turned around, but they apparently were not and he did not include the directive in his written order.
Video released by El Salvador’s government Sunday showed men exiting airplanes into an airport tarmac lined by officers in riot gear. The men, who had with their hands and ankles shackled, struggled to walk as officers pushed their heads down to have them bend down at the waist.
The video also showed the men being transported to prison in a large convoy of buses guarded by police and military vehicles and at least one helicopter. The men were shown kneeling on the ground as their heads were shaved before they changed into the prison’s all-white uniform – knee-length shorts, T-shirt, socks and rubber clogs – and placed in cells.
The migrants were taken to the notorious CECOT facility, the centerpiece of Bukele's push to pacify his once violence-wracked country through tough police measures and limits on basic rights
US Will Keep Hitting Houthis Until Shipping Attacks Stop, Hegseth Says
The United States will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the U.S. defense secretary said on Sunday, as the Iran-aligned group signaled it could escalate in response to deadly U.S. strikes the day before.
The airstrikes, which killed at least 31 people, are the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office in January. One U.S. official told Reuters the campaign might continue for weeks.
The Houthi movement's political bureau described the attacks as a "war crime" and said Houthi forces were ready to "meet escalation with escalation," while Moscow urged Washington to cease the strikes.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News: "The minute the Houthis say we'll stop shooting at your ships, we'll stop shooting at your drones, this campaign will end, but until then it will be unrelenting."
Sean Curran Stood in Line of Fire for Secret Service, Now Leads It
Sean Curran, 48, the head of President Donald Trump's Secret Service detail July 13 - jumping on his body to potentially take bullets - is now charged with fixing the problems that led to the Biden-era lapse in security as Secret Service director.
Sean Curran, 48, the head of President Donald Trump's Secret Service detail July 13 – jumping on his body to potentially take bullets – is now charged with fixing the problems that led to the Biden-era lapse in security as Secret Service director.
Curran is the agent in sunglasses staring down the pool photographer who snapped the now-famous picture of a fist pumping Trump shouting "fight, fight, fight" with the American flag waiving behind him.
"They have to protect the top leadership of this country at the same time when there are massive challenges for morale, funding, training and coordination with other [law enforcement] agencies.
"I hope Director Curran is up to the job."
Curran is "the quintessential outside-insider," according to Jonathan Wackrow, one of former President Barack Obama's body men.
"He understands the service intimately, but he's not biased by its bureaucracy," Wackrow told the Post.
Trump has credited Curran and others for saving his life.
"He proved his fearless courage when he risked his own life to help save mine from an assassin's bullet," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Jan. 24.
Hospitals have been experimenting for years with technology designed to improve care and streamline costs, including sensors, microphones and motion-sensing cameras. Now that data is being linked with electronic medical records and analyzed in an effort to predict medical problems and direct nurses' care — sometimes before they've evaluated the patient themselves.
Adam Hart was working in the emergency room at Dignity Health in Henderson, Nevada, when the hospital's computer system flagged a newly arrived patient for sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to infection. Under the hospital's protocol, he was supposed to immediately administer a large dose of IV fluids. But after further examination, Hart determined that he was treating a dialysis patient, or someone with kidney failure. Such patients have to be carefully managed to avoid overloading their kidneys with fluid.
Democrats Running for New Jersey Governor Navigate the Delicate Politics of Immigration
Along an industrial stretch of roadway in New Jersey’s biggest city, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared with immigrants rights activists last week to protest the Trump administration’s deal with a private company to open the first new immigration detention center of the president’s second term.
Voters, he said, “don’t believe that people should be rounded up simply because they try to become citizens of the United States.”
In pushing back against construction of the 1,000-bed detention facility, Baraka, one of six Democrats running for governor in New Jersey this year, has staked out an aggressive approach on an issue that his party has struggled with recently. Other candidates have either moved closer to President Donald Trump, partly embracing his get-tough approach to immigration, or spent most of their time talking about the economy and the high cost of living.
But immigration was top-of-mind for voters in 2024 and is a centerpiece of the president's agenda, according to Micah Rasmussen, the director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University, which means Democrats willing to take a stand may benefit politically.
“There is a penalty for seeming lost and not knowing what to say about something because the Democrats haven’t found their way yet,” he said. “Voters are not rewarding hesitation. They want boldness.”
Not every Democrat in the contest to succeed term-limited Democrat Phil Murphy as governor is jockeying to the left of the president. Former state Senate President Steve Sweeney has called on the party to disavow sanctuary state policies supported by Baraka and others and “get back to listening to regular people.”
Sen. Tuberville: Tariffs 'Only Shot We Got' to Save US
Critics of President Donald Trump tariffs are ignoring the troubles the visionaries are seeing down the road, according to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
Critics of President Donald Trump's tariffs are ignoring the troubles the visionaries are seeing down the road, according to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
"President Trump walked into a hornet's nest: I know people are complaining about these tariffs right now, but ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you something, this is the only shot we got to get our country back," Tuberville told Sunday's "The Cats Roundtable" on WABC 77 FM-N.Y.
"We can't raise taxes on the American people. We're $37 trillion in debt. We've got to get manufacturing back to this country."
Trump Deports 'Hundreds of Violent Criminals' Despite Judge's Order to Halt Flights
U.S. removes hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members under now-blocked authority
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador despite a federal judge's order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling.
U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday evening blocking the deportations but lawyers told him there were already two planes with migrants in the air — one headed for El Salvador, the other for Honduras. Boasberg verbally ordered the planes be turned around, but they apparently were not and he did not include the directive in his written order.
Pete King to Newsmax: Trump Sends Far-Reaching Message With Strikes
President Donald Trump's order for airstrikes on Yemen Houthi targets is sending a strong message that goes far beyond them, former Rep. Pete King said on Newsmax Sunday.
President Donald Trump's order for airstrikes on Yemen Houthi targets is sending a strong message that goes far beyond them, former Rep. Pete King said on Newsmax Sunday.
"I fully support them; I endorse them," the New York Republican told Newsmax's "Wake Up America Weekend." "Basically, Russia is supplying the Houthis to take these shots at us … it's important that they be crushed at the start."
Trump is also sending a message to Iran as well as Russia, he said.
"It's important for the United States to let the world know that it's not going to tolerate any of these cheap attacks on us," he said, adding that because the attacks weren't carried out by Russia, China, or Iran directly, they were being let go.
Wesley Clark to Newsmax: US 'Played Games' Too Long With Houthis
The United States has "played games" with Yemen's Houthis for far too long, and now that strikes have been ordered, former NATO Supreme Commander Gen. Wesley Clark told Newsmax Sunday that he hopes a real campaign has been stopped to eliminate their threat.
"We were playing tit for tat with them," Clark said on Newsmax's "Sunday Report." "And when you use American firepower and you put our troops out there and our airmen and naval, our seamen, you've got to be decisive in the use of force … let's get it over with and restore freedom of navigation."
Former President Joe Biden also ordered a few strikes against the Houthis last June, but Clark said Saturday's hit was "much heavier."
Further, President Donald Trump, unlike Biden, is giving the commanders in the field the authority to assess the situation and take out their targets, said Clark.
"Iran knows that when it goes all out for nuclear weapons, the world is coming in on it," said Clark. "I think we've still got a chance that Iran's going to back off and give up its nuclear program."
Tech billionaire Larry Ellison’s Oracle is reportedly a “leading contender to help run TikTok” as the Trump administration works to secure a sale that would avoid a complete ban of the China-owned app.
Trump has until April 5 to find a buyer for TikTok after he issued an executive order in January delaying enforcement of Congress’s ban by 75 days.
TikTok briefly went offline in January after ByteDance failed to meet a deadline to sell its stake over national security concerns.
In March, the president said the White House was “dealing with four different groups” and a lot of people want it” but did not specify the names of the bidders.
Earlier this month, the president said he would “probably” extend the deadline again if it became necessary to complete a deal. He has also suggested that the US government could buy a stake in the app through a sovereign wealth fund as part of a joint venture, though the details remain murky.
Trump has reportedly tapped Vice President JD Vance to lead the sale negotiations.
A group led by billionaire Frank McCourt, “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has publicly campaigned to buy TikTok and rebuild its recommendation algorithm from scratch on US soil.
FTC to grill Mark Zuckerberg at antitrust trial as it seeks Instagram breakup amid Big Tech crackdown
The feds want to grill Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg next month during the antitrust trial seeking to unwind its Instagram acquisition – as the FTC ramps up its plans to crack down on Big Tech giants.
Zuckerberg is one of several key Meta executives who will be called to testify at the trial, according to a list of witnesses submitted by FTC attorneys in a Wednesday court filing. The trial is slated to begin in April.
The feds said Zuckerberg is expected to be questioned for seven hours – far more than most others included on the list. For example, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom’s testimony is tabbed at an estimated three hours.
At the same time, the judge suggested that the FTC faced an uphill battle to prove its claims.
“The Commission faces hard questions about whether its claims can hold up in the crucible of trial,” the judge said. “Indeed, its positions at times strain this country’s creaking antitrust precedents to their limits.”
The FTC, led by Trump-appointed chairman Andrew Ferguson, has signaled it will continue to maintain a hardline stance toward the tech industry.
This week, the FTC confirmed it would pursue a lawsuit against Amazon for alleged deceptive practices involving its Prime subscription service – hours after it asked for a delay in proceedings due to a lack of resources.
From TikTok to 'The White Lotus,' the left is losing its cancel power
Online and on-screen, the woke have unintentionally created a coalition of Americans who are tired of fearfully hiding their politics away.
The cultural tides have turned, if HBO’s “The White Lotus” is any indication.
A scene from a recent episode of the popular anthology series went viral for its sympathetic portrait of a character whose chic coastal-liberal friends abused and belittled her for — maybe, possibly — having voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.
Surprisingly, it was the vocal Democrats who were the obvious villains of the sequence as they bullied their friend for wrongthink.
It sparked endless online commentary: Is the overbearing, reflexive leftism of the entertainment world really breaking?
At the same time, Woke TikTok was having a similar rude awakening.
Soon after I started posting on TikTok in 2019, I deliberately chose to stop commenting on politics — even going so far as to remove early videos that praised Trump’s support for the Jewish community.
I wanted to create a platform to educate others about Judaism and to fight antisemtism, and I thought discussing party politics would only draw toxicity.
In 2022 as I was nearing 800,000 followers, I was vacationing with my family when my account was suddenly flooded by angry comments and videos. I was bewildered.
“So disappointed”
“I don’t understand how you can support or have supported someone so antisemitic”
“I was rooting for you. If you voted for him in 2016 ehh ok…but in 2020? I can’t believe it.”
I realized people had figured out who I’d voted for, based on photos of me taken at a 2020 pro-Trump Israel rally.
Nearly 20,000 of my followers disappeared overnight.
Daily life in North Korea's prison camps involves soldiers and guards withdrawing food, demanding groveling and hard labor - often worse. This video is a serious examination of North Korea's Prison system, including its infamous prison camps. It is framed around the case of American Otto Warmbier, whose imprisonment in the DRPK inspired my original video on this topic seven years ago. He was returned home and passed shortly after publication. May he find peace in resting, as well as the countless other victims of this system.
“Our” pope, John XII, ruled over Western Christendom from 955-963 some six hundred years after
Pope Damasus. Damasus had been appointed by the Emperor Theodosius, but by the time of John XII,
popes were elected by the people of Rome. Well, that's kind of misleading, for while the people of the
city did vote for the pope, the vast majority of those votes were bought by powerful families who either
had a son or other family member “running” for the position. Essentially, the position of pope went to
the highest bidder. What's more the candidates for the position were oftentimes not exactly “paragons
of virtue.”
As a matter of fact, some of them, like John XII did not know or care much about religion at
all. What many popes and their backers cared about was POWER, and in the Middle Ages, the pope
was considered infallible. In other words, he could make no mistakes, at least as far as it concerned
most the people.
Kings and emperors were another matter, and at many times in history, the popes were tools of those
who held military power. The pope, however, held the balance, for winning the pope over to your side
was costly. In return for his support, rulers often had to pay bribes, give up land and at least to some
degree, listen to what the pope “suggested”, for the pope had the ultimate weapon – excommunication.
Being “excommunicated” meant that a person was no longer able to take part in Church rites. The
practices, such as Holy Communion, confession, and attending Mass. Without these rites and practices,
a person could NOT ever ascend to Heaven, and could not, at least in theory, associate with any
Christian, and all of the Christians in Western Europe at the time were Catholic.
The pope had
tremendous power.
John XII
Before he took his “papal name” of John, he was known as “Octavianus.” His father, the powerful ruler
of Rome, Duke Alberic II, named him after the first Roman emperor, Octavian – also known as
Augustus, for Alberic wanted his son to follow him not only as the political leader of Rome, but as
pope. Alberic's family, the Tusculum clan, had ruled the area for decades. They were rich, powerful and
respected, and Alberic himself was well-loved. After his death in 954, the rich and powerful in Rome
made certain that Octavianus was elected pope, and the 18 year old became one of the most powerful
and richest men in the world as “John XII.”
New ISS crew takes over
In the new crew, McClain serves as the Crew-10 commander, with Ayers as the pilot and Onishi and Peskov as mission specialists. The four astronauts will remain aboard the ISS for approximately six months, the typical length of crew rotations.
Hague and Gorbunov arrived in late September as part of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission, while Williams and Wilmore have been in orbit since early June after launching on the first crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
The mission was initially expected to last about eight days, but during the rendezvous with the space station, the Starliner encountered propulsion system issues, and NASA ultimately decided against bringing the crew back on the spacecraft. In response, NASA reassigned Williams and Wilmore to an extended ISS mission and adjusted the Crew-9 launch by removing two astronauts to accommodate their eventual return.
Upon arrival, her crew was welcomed by the station’s seven-member team, including retired Navy test pilots Wilmore and Williams, who remained aboard after Starliner capsule was forced to return uncrewed due to technical issues.
The two of them have been working on scientific research and routine maintenance with the other five astronauts aboard the ISS. This month, Williams mentioned she was looking forward to returning home to see her family and two dogs.
After Dragon docks with the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module, the crew aboard both the spacecraft and the space station will perform standard leak checks and pressurization procedures in preparation for opening the hatch.
“We have a lot of exciting work ahead of us that we are looking forward to. Again, thank you very much to everybody who helped us to get here,” JAXA’s Onishi stated after the docking.
In episode 6 of Quantum Consciousness, Justin Riddle explores the nature of quantum computers and compares their function to digital computers. How does quantum computation vastly outperform digital computation? Why is digital computation still required? Can quantum computers run exponentially large search algorithms in polynomial time? Will we have to merge our conscious minds with our technology to keep up with it?
BotQ: US firm’s factory where humanoids will build robots, deliver 12,000 units a year
The factory should be able to churn out 12,000 humanoid robots per year, every year.
California-based Figure has announced that it is developing a new high-volume BotQ robot manufacturing facility. Developed in-house by Figure, the new factory is designed solely to produce humanoid robots.
According to the company, the facility’s first-generation line will initially be capable of manufacturing up to 12,000 humanoid robots per year, with significant plans to increase production.
Figure explains that this decision was made to maintain tight control over robot quality, production efficiency, and performance. Vertical integration allows Figure to guarantee high-quality standards and quickly respond to design changes or quality issues.
In case you are unaware, vertical integration is a business strategy where a company controls multiple stages of its supply chain, from raw materials to end-product distribution, by acquiring or merging with businesses within that chain.
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AI Nurses Are Reshaping Hospitals Care. Human Nurses Are Pushing Back
The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you prepare for your appointment and answer any pressing questions you might have.
With her calm, warm demeanor, Ana has been trained to put patients at ease — like many nurses across the U.S. But unlike them, she is also available to chat 24-7, in multiple languages, from Hindi to Haitian Creole.
That’s because Ana isn’t human, but an artificial intelligence program created by Hippocratic AI, one of a number of new companies offering ways to automate time-consuming tasks usually performed by nurses and medical assistants.
White House Weighing Oracle Deal to Buy TikTok
Facing an April 5 deadline, the White House is reportedly weighing a "high-level agreement" for Oracle to be the winner of the TikTok sweepstakes under a forced deal to decouple the Chinese-tied social media platform from forced technology transfer demands.
Faced with an April 5 deadline, the White House is reportedly weighing a "high-level agreement" for Oracle to be the winner of the TikTok sweepstakes under a forced deal to decouple the application from its Chinese roots.
Vice President JD Vance alluded to the potential sale agreement Friday as required by Congress amid national security concerns with China-based ownership of the popular social media app that requires forced technology transfer, giving the Chinese Communist Party access to Americans' data.
JPMorgan credits AI coding assistant for boosting software engineers’ efficiency by up to 20%
Wall Street giant JP Morgan says it can boost productivity of its software engineers by up to 20% by using an AI coding tool.
Lori Beer, the global chief information officer, called the gains “a great opportunity” to shift engineers to other projects in remarks at a conference in India.
JPMorgan, the biggest US lender, is backing its tech push with a $17 billion budget for 2025.
Its 63,000-strong tech workforce — about a third of them in India — makes up 21% of the bank’s global headcount.
Beer said the coding tool’s efficiency will let engineers spend more time on high-value work, especially in artificial intelligence and data.
Influencers are making big money selling leftover videos — ones not yet posted online — to train AI
As the race to train AI on unique content heats up, a new company wants to pay for years-old video sitting on your hard drive.
A new company wants to give pay cash for your private videos — to train artificial intelligence.
Now that AI companies have scraped virtually every corner of the internet for content their models can learn from, Austin-based Troveo is buying up “dark content” left on the cutting room floor. Since launching a year ago, the company has doled out some $5 million for 1 million hours of content.
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