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Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.

One of the CIA’s senior-most Russia experts was due to take up a prestigious assignment in Europe approved by CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Instead, her security clearance was summarily revoked.

The Staggering Amount Trump Is Profiting From the Presidency Revealed The New Yorker pieces together how much Trump and his family have pocketed since his first term.

Trump fam cashing in! Middle East hotels, golf courses, a luxury jet, Trump merch & chotchkies, $320 mil+ from Trump memecoin & $65 mil from Melania’s memecoin, Jared added $320 mil w/Saudi deals & even Jr. added $20 mil from ventures! share.google/H08oAYLCwNxO... share.google/H08oAYLCwNxO...

#Internet connectivity has once again become unavailable across #Iran, with traffic down ~90% after initially falling at 12:50 UTC (16:20 local time).

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Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “Donald Trump is behaving like a tyrant, not a President.

“By turning the military against American citizens, he is threatening the very core of our democracy.

“I’m asking the court to immediately block these unlawful actions.”

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Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters President Joe Biden will prohibit future oil and gas leasing across large swaths of the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico and North Bering Sea.

President Joe Biden will move Monday to block all future oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of federal waters — equivalent to nearly a quarter of the total land area of the United States.

a special shoutout to everyone who "works with computers" and therefore is required to fix the electronics of their entire extended family over the holidays

Merry Christmas nerds! I hope everyone received the combination of hardware software and services that makes their heart sing

After decades fighting demolitions, Palestinian sees own home wrecked Jerusalem officials say they are razing structures as part of an “urban renewal” project. Rights groups fear Israel is pressuring Palestinian residents to leave.

Fakhri Abu Diab led the effort to protect homes in East Jerusalem’s al-Bustan neighborhood from demolition. In November, Israel destroyed his house.

Looks like it’s time to start dusting off this ol’ guy again.

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Dogs may be able to communicate by pressing buttons, research suggests A study indicates that dogs are able to express themselves by pressing buttons in two or more-word combinations that are neither random nor accidental.

Ongoing research, including a new study, suggests that dogs are able to express themselves by pressing buttons in two or more word combinations that are neither random nor accidental, the authors said.

Google sues to stop the US from monitoring it like a bank Google says Google Pay P2P “never raised risks.”

Google sues to stop the US from monitoring it like a bank

The best Black Friday deals you may want to get before Trump’s tariffs Part deals roundup, part PSA for fellow price-conscious techies.

The best Black Friday deals you may want to get before Trump’s tariffs

xAI could soon have its own app The move would put Grok and ChatGPT head-to-head.

xAI could soon have its own app

The government’s plan to break up Google On The Vergecast: Who wants to buy Chrome? Anybody? ANYBODY?

The government’s plan to break up Google

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DOJ says Google must sell Chrome to crack open its search monopoly Divesting Android is still on the table.

The problem for Google is that Andreessen, Vance, Musk etc all sort of love this idea www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/2...

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Jet Lag: The Game — Jet Lag Season Twelve — Official Trailer Premieres December 4.

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Yay we get a season of Hide and Seek from Japan!

Google workers to DOJ: we need protections to make your breakup effective “No decisions about us, without us.”

Ahead of the DOJ's updated search antitrust remedies proposal, Google workers met with the the DOJ to urge the government to consider the impact on workers. They say worker protections are critical to any remedies' success. www.theverge.com/2024/11/20/2...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Policy Institute Gala held at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 14, 2024. Photo by Saul Martinez for The Washington Post.

Since his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has ignored many of the rules and practices intended to guide a seamless transfer of power and handover of the oversight of 2.2 million federal employees. wapo.st/3CLVCAE

This doesn't make sense at all. Who else is going to be willing to pay to maintain some of the most sophisticated software if not Google? They surely profit from ads, but it is one of the few ways that make sense to offset the high cost of maintaining this infrastructure.

US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android The DOJ will try to break up Google.

US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android

Microsoft’s new Windows Resiliency Initiative aims to avoid another CrowdStrike incident The Windows Resiliency Initiative includes lots of changes.

Microsoft’s new Windows Resiliency Initiative aims to avoid another CrowdStrike incident

Elon Musk's xAI reportedly shifts $6 billion AI server order from troubled Supermicro to its rivals Supermicro could be delisted at NASDAQ.

Elon Musk's xAI has shifted a $6 billion server order from Supermicro to Dell due to financial instability at Supermicro. This move benefits Dell and its suppliers amid rising AI demand. Supermicro faces challenges from accounting probes and delayed filings.

Google reportedly ‘fully migrating Chrome OS over to Android’ A report today says Google is “working on fully migrating Chrome OS over to Android.” Back in June, Google announced ChromeOS...

Google plans to fully migrate Chrome OS to Android, enhancing AI capabilities and device compatibility. While the user interface will remain familiar, internal changes aim to improve desktop functionality. This shift positions Google to better compete with platforms like the iPad.

Hong Kong 47: Pro-democracy icons sentenced to decades in jail - BBC News Joshua Wong and Benny Tai were convicted for attempting subversion in a controversial national security trial.

A Hong Kong court has sentenced pro-democracy leaders Benny Tai (10 years) and Joshua Wong (over 4 years) for subversion linked to an unofficial primary election. The trial of 47 activists is seen as a significant blow to Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and has drawn international criticism.

Google will let you make AI clip art for your documents It’s only for paid users, though.

Google is launching a Gemini-powered AI image generator in Google Docs for paid Workspace accounts. Users can create custom clip art by describing their needs and selecting art styles. The feature improves image quality and will roll out over the next month.