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As former President Donald Trump openly condemns the Senate’s border legislation, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told colleagues Saturday he won’t consider a border deal anytime soon. But does that mean Trump is calling the shots? “Of course not. He’s not calling the shots. I am calling the shots for the House, that’s our responsibility,” Johnson told NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker on Sunday. Trump posted on social media last week that a border bill “is not necessary” and blamed…

Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series phones have a display color inconsistency which has already been acknowledged by the company. The Vivid color profile on the S24 phones is not as vivid as on its predecessors but a new statement from Samsung Spain suggests that the change is intentional and is not a product defect. Spanish blog Teknófilo got in touch with Samsung Spain and the local branch issued an official statement which reads as follows. We have adjusted the colors and brightness of Galaxy S24 series…

I think many of you will agree that the least guests can do when they get an invitation to a wedding is to show up with clean and maybe a little bit more beautiful clothes than going to the supermarket on a random day. However, the uncle of the bride decided to make his profession his whole personality. He noted that ‘blue collars don’t dress up’ and left the woman no option but just to withdraw his wedding invitation.More info: RedditNot even trying to come to a wedding wearing clean clothes may simply ‘cancel’ your…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeWhoopi Goldberg has offered her take on the debate of whether Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig unfairly missed out on receiving Oscars recognition.The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday (23 January), in a Los Angeles ceremony hosted by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid.In what came as a shock to many, the summer 2023 blockbuster Barbie was not recognised in the…

A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected Apple’s request to pause an import ban on several of its smartwatches, once again barring the company from selling the products within the U.S. However, the decision comes just days after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) found that a redesigned version of the Apple Watch models that do not have the pulse oximetry feature were not subject to the ban and could be sold in the country. The pulse oximetry feature is at the heart of the protracted legal battle…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has denied the report claiming that his artificial intelligence (AI) company 'xAI' secured $500 million in funding toward a $1 billion goal. A report by Bloomberg, citing sources, stated that xAI was in talks with investors for an additional $500 million in funding.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Senior Management ProgrammeVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data…

Elon Musk has said a report that his artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, has secured $500 million in commitments from investors toward a $1 billion goal is inaccurate."This is simply not accurate," he said in a reply to a user post about the Bloomberg article on social media platform X.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For ManagersVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Senior Management ProgrammeVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Product…

YouTube denied further intensifying loading speed issues as part of its efforts to discourage ad blocker use. However, both Premium users and those using ad blockers have reported problems with the platform, such as lagging, higher CPU usage, and delayed load times.Why we care. YouTube’s intensified efforts against ad blockers, at the potential expense of user experience, could discourage platform usage, impacting the reach of your advertising campaigns. Furthermore, if the widespread issue of slow loading speeds…

The researchers added that their work was in its early stage and carried out only for research. Baidu's shares took a dive after reports on the research surfaced. The Chinese tech vendor since has refuted having any links to the authors of the paper or the university. In a statement referring to the academic paper, Baidu said Ernie Bot is available to and can be used by the general public. Also: The best AI chatbots: ChatGPT and other noteworthy alternativesBaidu added that it had "not engaged in any business…

Technology company Baidu on Monday refuted a newspaper report that said its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie was linked to Chinese military research. Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post on Friday cited an academic paper from a university affiliated with the People's Liberation Army cyberwarfare division. The paper stated that the division had tested its artificial intelligence system on Baidu's Ernie and on artificial intelligence firm iFlyTek's Spark, both of which are language-based AI chatbots similar to…