Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta's new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver's seat. “I kind of went into it like a guinea pig,” said Robb, a Toronto-based content creator w...
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Halley Froehlich was sure she'd spend her scientific career in the United States. Her family has been in America since the 1700s. But over the past two years, delayed federal grants and fears about the future motivated her to pack her life into boxes. She moved to Finland with he...
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One man is dead and three other people were injured in a shooting after a disturbance involving two groups playing softball in northeast Harris County Sunday night, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched around 9 p.m. Oct. 18 to a weapons distur...
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In June, as public opinion on data centers soured, Gov. Greg Abbott took his first big swing at reining in the industry, issuing a round of regulatory recommendations to the Legislature that included his call to end a major tax break for the facilities. Donors with ties to the da...
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A car hit an Australian federal independent lawmaker on Monday, critically injuring her in an apparent deliberate attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. The driver was arrested. Helen Haines, 65, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district office...
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Israeli police said they arrested 10 people on Monday in connection with a wave of settler violence that included attacks on a foreign journalist and European diplomats in the occupied West Bank over the weekend. Israel had come under heavy international criticism for the attacks...
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Russia used ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones to launch more attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, noting that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries who in the past have shared...
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Stocks around the world were mixed on Monday as volatility in technology stocks persisted in Asia, while stocks in France led losses in Europe following mass protests against the rising cost of living and poor school conditions . U.S. equity futures edged higher ahead of another ...
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Three people, including a child, were injured Saturday afternoon when a small plane crashed onto a roadway in San Jose, according to fire officials.
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Episode: 3421 Wigwam burners and the dying breath of the mighty Douglas Fir tree. Today, wigwam burners.
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Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander adults have become more disillusioned with President Donald Trump and Republicans as the Nov. 3 midterm elections approach, according to a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll , giving Democrats a substantial edge on major issues like ...
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love didn’t bother wondering what might have been. The reality of a three-game winning streak is appealing enough. Love threw a touchdown pass and scored on a 1-yard keeper and the Packers held Dallas’ high-powered offense in check and beat th...
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The latest survey by the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs shows Democratic state Rep. James Talarico leading GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton by two percentage points among likely voters, just within the margin of error....
