Artificial Intelligence
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Small business politics polarize right: 59% HILE GOP, 50% Trump
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Small business politics are tilting right. New 2025 research finds 59.2% of HILEs are Republican, 50.3% Trump vote intent, and sentiment indices surged post-2024.
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Xi 150 claim in rare hot-mic sparks 1.9bn-view global uproar
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Xi 150 remark, caught on a CCTV hot mic at Beijing’s 80th‑anniversary parade, drew 1.9 billion views; officials offered no immediate clarification.
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Google breakup dodged: judge’s controversial 5-year fixes, stock up 7%
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Google breakup case: Judge Mehta bans exclusive defaults and orders 5-year data-sharing, but no divestiture; Alphabet jumps 7% despite 90% search share.
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Epstein ‘missing minute’ exposed: 2:53 edit, 33,000 pages refute claim
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Missing minute dispute intensifies as a 2:53 edit emerges in a 33,000-page Sept. 3 release, with metadata showing stitched files and bipartisan pressure.
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Leaked Gaza Riviera plan touts $100bn rebuild, faces backlash
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Leaked Gaza Riviera plan outlines a 10-year trusteeship, $100bn investment, $5,000 payments, and $4.5bn revenue by year 10 amid legal pushback.
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Twitch viewership plummets to 5-year low: watch time -9%, peaks -73%
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Twitch viewership hit a five-year low in August: watch time fell 9% and peak concurrents plunged 73% after a July 28 viewbot crackdown reshaped metrics.
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White House video showdown: 600‑lb window claim vs expert analysis
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White House video sparks dispute: Trump cites 600‑pound sealed windows on Sept. 2, 2025, while experts find 0 detectable watermarks and physics‑consistent motion.
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Must-see asteroid flyby: 2025 QD8 skims at 57% lunar distance
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Asteroid flyby 2025 QD8 sweeps 135,465 miles (57% lunar distance) on Sept. 3 at 10:57 a.m. ET; watch the free livestream Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. ET.
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Bitcoin markets flash warning: 6.5% August drop, $1.1T DEX boom
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Bitcoin markets face a September test after a 6.5% August drop, $751M ETF outflows, and key supports at $105,240–$101,366 as DEX volume hits $1.1T.
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Salesforce layoffs: AI slashes 4,000 jobs in radical pivot
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Salesforce layoffs intensify as AI replaces 4,000 support roles—45% cut from 9,000 to 5,000—handling 30–50% of work at 93% accuracy.
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Only 34% See High College Value as AI Fuels Stark 33% Entry-Level Drop
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College value is under pressure: only 34% of students see high value as AI drives a 33% entry-level drop, while 70% of adults still rate degrees valuable.
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Age verification slashes compliant traffic 47%, boosts rivals
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Age verification in the UK triggered a 47% traffic drop for compliant sites and spikes for noncompliant rivals, affecting 14M viewers after July 25.
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Unmasking ICE: AI IDs 200+ officers, 270M biometrics stoke backlash
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Unmasking ICE drives a 2025 showdown: AI names 200+ officers, DHS holds 270M biometrics, and senators push mask bans as ACLU flags face-ID risks.
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Alcohol-free beer surges to 9% share as German beer sales drop 1.4%
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Alcohol-free beer is booming in Germany as beer sales fell 1.4% to 8.3bn litres in 2024; no/low share hit 8–9% (~670–700m litres). Younger drinkers lead.
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Reolink Elite Floodlight Review: 180° 4K, 3,000 Lumens, Top-Tier
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Reolink Elite Floodlight packs dual‑lens 180° 4K (5120×1552@20fps), 3,000‑lumen LEDs, 105 dB siren, IP66, Wi‑Fi 6 and local AI search for $219.99 microSD up to 512GB.