Internet Mocks Trump After $80 Million Defamation Suit Loss

Internet Mocks Trump After  Million Defamation Suit Loss

Donald Trump was a two-time loser on Friday. First, the former president was ordered by a jury to pay writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for damages from defamation, and then he had to suffer the slings and arrows of snarky social media users. Carroll, a longtime advice columnist, has alleged that she was raped …

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Biden visits North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote internet access

Biden visits North Carolina, a state he hopes to win in November, to promote internet access

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled $82 million for North Carolina to help connect 16,000 new households and businesses to high-speed internet, delivering an election-year pitch about policies he says are “just getting started” at improving the United States. Biden, the Democratic incumbent who is campaigning to win a second term, …

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Team Biden hinders Ukraine victory, politicians clueless on AI

Team Biden hinders Ukraine victory, politicians clueless on AI

Opinion editorial By Post Editorial Board Published Jan. 2, 2024, 5:06 p.m. ET Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky give remarks after meeting in the Oval Office in December. Julia Nikhinson/UPI/Shutterstock Ukraine war: Team Biden Hinders Kyiv’s Victory “The Biden administration doesn’t want Ukraine to win” against Russia, concludes Phillips P. O’Brien in The Wall Street …

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A politics guide to Gen Z’s internet slang – POLITICO

A politics guide to Gen Z’s internet slang – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. “Vladimir Putin has lowkey been taking Ls, with a mid performance that shows a mad lack of rizz. But he’s got a pick me boy ever since the sus handshake: Viktor Orbán. It’s giving villains, no cap.”  If you understood that, then no need …

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Misinformation may get worse in 2024 election as safeguards erode

Misinformation may get worse in 2024 election as safeguards erode

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly three years after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the false election conspiracy theories that drove the violent attack remain prevalent on social media and cable news: suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot dumps, dead people voting. Experts warn it will likely be worse in the coming presidential election contest. The …

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From concerts to water parks

From concerts to water parks

For the second year in a row, Houstonians can track the city’s most popular internet searches this year using Google’s Local Year in Search – a review of the top-trending phrases on the search engine.  But we wanted to dive a little deeper into the trends.  Here’s a roundup of what we learned about Houston’s search …

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The Big Questions About AI in 2024

The Big Questions About AI in 2024

Let us be thankful for the AI industry. Its leaders may be nudging humans closer to extinction, but this year, they provided us with a gloriously messy spectacle of progress. When I say “year,” I mean the long year that began late last November, when OpenAI released ChatGPT and, in doing so, launched generative AI …

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‘RIP Don’ Sends Internet Into Meltdown Over Trump

‘RIP Don’ Sends Internet Into Meltdown Over Trump

Social media went into a frenzy after “RIP Don” was seen trending on X (formerly Twitter) as users rushed online to figure out if the “Don” in question was Donald Trump. “RIP Don” was trending Thursday afternoon after the phrase was included in over 8,000 posts. Several accounts posted messages suggesting they were disappointed to …

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