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    Big Tech Keeps Its A.I. Data Center Spending Boom Alive

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    Wall Street went into panic mode about two weeks ago after the Chinese start-up DeepSeek released an artificial intelligence system that appeared to be radically more efficient than what its American competitors had built. The investors who had pumped trillions of dollars into tech stocks over the last few years worried whether the tens of billions of dollars that tech companies were spending on new data centers suddenly looked like comic overkill. But the biggest tech companies made clear in recent earnings reports that they believe there may be no such thing as overkill when it comes to new data…

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    Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Feb. 8

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. The NYT Mini Crossword is always longer on Saturdays, so it usually takes more time to solve. Today’s was pretty easy, I thought, though you will have to know a certain governor’s name and a little bit about magazine history. Need some more help with today’s Mini Crossword? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.…

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    Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors millions of dollars to travel to Ukraine appeared to be a clip from E!News, though it never appeared on the entertainment channel. In fact, the video first surfaced on X in a post from an account that researchers have said spreads Russian disinformation. Within hours it drew the attention of Elon Musk, who reposted it. So did President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. They amplified the false video as Mr. Musk pressed a crusade to shut down U.S.A.I.D., the agency…

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    A.I. Military Start-Up Anduril Close to Deal That Would Value It at $28 Billion

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    Anduril, an artificial intelligence military start-up, is set to complete a new round of funding that would double the value of the company to $28 billion, according to four people familiar with the negotiations. The funding round, which is led by Founders Fund and has not yet closed, is raising up to $2.5 billion, the people said. Founders Fund alone plans to invest $1 billion, the largest check ever written by the firm, two of the people said. Anduril designs and builds autonomous systems and weapons for the military and other government agencies, including flying drones, missiles, underwater vessels and…

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    Best smart plugs-CNET – CNET

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    An easy upgrade that can make your home smarter is the smart plug. Though they appear to be simple devices, they can do incredible things when connected to other gadgets. (I use them to automatically turn off the TV when I should go to bed.) You can use them to set timers and schedules for devices that don’t have any smart capability built in, like box fans, your bedroom TV or even the Christmas lights you keep forgetting to take down. Some even allow you to control any wired device directly from your phone.  We tested popular smart plugs from…

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    Price, screen, cameras, release date

    February 7, 2025 - By 

    The fourth-generation iPhone SE is set to bring about a multitude of visual and functional changes taken from earlier iPhone models. Here’s what to expect from Apple, as soon as next week. For the past two iterations, Apple’s iPhone SE has maintained a dated look, with thick bezels and a Touch ID Home button that make it virtually indistinguishable from an iPhone 8. All of that is set to change quite soon, as the budget-friendly iPhone SE is going to receive its first major redesign in years. Alongside its new design, the iPhone SE 4 will gain a variety of…

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    How to Send Secret Messages From Your iPhone

    February 7, 2025 - By 

    Your phone lets you share all the details of your life with anyone, anytime. But you probably don’t want to share everything. Sometimes, you have to plan a surprise party or arrange some other event that you don’t want the whole town to know about. With an iPhone, you don’t need to download an app like Signal to write and send secret messages: All you need to do is open up your Notes app. Read more: iPhone 16: What We Know About the Release Date, Leaks and More CNET No matter the nature of your private conversation, you have plenty of options available. Sure, Signal…

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    Tax Season 2025: Here Are the IRS’ First Stats on Returns Filed and Refunds Issued

    February 7, 2025 - By 

    Even though the 2025 tax season has only been open less than two full weeks, the IRS has already been busy processing tax returns and issuing tax refunds.  Not mine — I’m still a ways away from sitting down with my W-2 forms and the 1040 instructions and a calculator and all that. But millions of Americans have already jumped right in. The sooner you file, the sooner you get that refund, right? At least I hope so.  CNET There’ve been some unexpected concerns this year. In late January, US President Donald Trump announced a hiring freeze for the federal…