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After Struggling With EVs, US Automakers Pivot to Energy
Automakers make cars—it’s in the name. But lately, politics, current events, and Wall Street’s latest preoccupation, artificial intelligence, have them looking a lot more like energy companies. The pivot, analysts say, could give US auto manufacturers struggling through a transition to electric vehicles an easier path over the next few years. Whether it works will…
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Scientists Scan Gruesome Crystal Formed by Nuclear Blast, Find Something Bizarre
The US Army’s Trinity test in 1945, the first-ever demonstration of a nuclear weapon, was a grim inflection point in human history: the prelude to the deadly attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and a remaking of the global order, the apocalyptic shadow of which we all now live beneath. In the irradiated crater it left…
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Judge denies move to dismiss State Farm collusion lawsuit
A Los Angeles judge has denied a petition by State Farm and other insurers to dismiss two lawsuits accusing them of colluding to drive homeowners onto California’s FAIR Plan. The lawsuits, which accuse the insurers of violating the state’s antirust and unfair competition laws, were largely upheld in a decision Thursday by Los Angeles County…
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Hochul-Mamdani pied-à-terre folly shows it never stops at ‘tax the rich’
Don’t say we didn’t warn you: “Tax the rich” always moves past “the rich” real fast. It’s happening with Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax before they’ve even figured out how to make it work (if they even can). They announced it as a surtax on 13,000 uber-wealthy nonresident NYC owners…
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Some Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex
Kor “got really addicted” to their NSFW role-playing AI chatbot last year. The 35-year-old artist from the Midwest recalls a two-month period spending “eight to 10 hours a day” creating elaborate fantasies with SpicyChat, a relationship role-playing platform. Sometimes inputting 3,000-word mini essays into the program, Kor and the AI spun narratives featuring a rotating…
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AI influencer salaries revealed, with one making $9k-a-month — but which has he most personality?
Non-humans aren’t eligible for the real-life Academy Awards, so the AI Personality of the year awards has been set up. Four of the creators behind top AI nominees– who are created as a British model, a Mexican DJ, a Polish athlete and a Indian film star – told The Post how managing their creations is a…
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Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer in Utah is on the mend and flying free
An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted mixer in late October and was discovered by workers pouring concrete at a resort construction site. Lucky…
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Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy introduces America to ‘Margaret’ — his elliptical trainer named after Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher once ran Britain. John Kennedy’s “Margaret” mostly runs him into the ground. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is going viral after posting a tongue-in-cheek workout video introducing followers to “Margaret” — his elliptical trainer named after former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — while wearing a red bandanna and speaking directly to the camera…
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Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
A man attacked by a shark off Western Australia’s coast on Saturday died of his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year. The 38-year-old victim, yet to be identified, was bitten on Saturday morning at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island, about 19.2 miles west of…
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UCLA surrenders 10 runs in an inning, rallies to win NCAA regional opener on walk-off
The Bruin Bombers struck again Friday night, capping an epic rally during the opening round of the Los Angeles NCAA Regional. The No. 7 UCLA softball team has been dubbed the Bruin Bombers because of the record-setting home runs they’ve been hitting this season. That clutch hitting helped the Bruins avoid a painful loss to…