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The hauntingly familiar sight of a crash like this once again begs questions about the safety of these next-gen cars.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025 -
Some ship only overnight and beg you to eat their bonbons within a few days of receipt.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
15 Feb. 2025
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With his wife also urging him to get his recurrent sore throat checked, Theakston consulted a specialist and was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, a rare disease that attacked his voice box.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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With Altman urging Musk to focus on building a better AI product, who will win in the end?—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the nascent field of AI hacking, indirect prompt injection has become a basic building block for inducing chatbots to exfiltrate sensitive data or perform other malicious actions.—
Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
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Every inch of The White Lotus’s Thailand resort induces a mix of envious longing and burbling queasiness.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
11 Feb. 2025
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Cotton leaned hard on the White House to persuade, not pressure, arguing that an overly combative approach could be counterproductive for people like Young.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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Due to those risks, local officials were able to persuade corps officials to reduce the amount of water initially planned for release.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Adams has pleaded not guilty and is supposed to stand trial in April, but his legal team is also trying to convince Trump’s Justice Department to drop his case.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Frank’s Red Hot has enlisted Paris Hilton and Dunkin’ has convinced Ben Affleck to return for a second year.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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But in the comments of that announcement, a number of fans implored Milkshake to reconsider the choice.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
6 Feb. 2025
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While in the past President Donald Trump has implored the Fed to cut its benchmark rate, Bessent said Wednesday that the current strategy is using the levers of fiscal policy to keep rates low.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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In December, his transition team recommended rolling back emissions standards and EV quotas imposed under predecessor Joe Biden.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors.—
Ingrid Fajardo,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2025
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Provide opportunities for professional growth, encourage open feedback, and show appreciation for hard work.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Gaga recently updated her website to include a cryptic game, where users are encouraged to click and drag across a sea of floating letters to reveal short sentences, which fans believe to be lyrics off her forthcoming album.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
18 Feb. 2025
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