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Amazon and Google Eat Into Nvidia’s A.I. Chip Supremacy
The rivals made billions of dollars in the business over the past year, showing other companies that Nvidia isn’t the only game in town.
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Apple Reports Record iPhone Sales Amid Holiday Bump
New phone designs, coupled with robust holiday spending, continued to lift iPhone sales in the quarter and drove the company to record profits.
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California Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer of Stealing AI Secrets
A federal jury found that Linwei Ding stole thousands of confidential files to help him start a company in Beijing.
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Democrats and Trump strike government funding deal as shutdown looms
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats say they’ve agreed to separate DHS funding from a larger spending package after the killing of Alex Pretti.
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Federal and local authorities charge man accused of attack on Rep. Omar
The Hennepin County attorney said felony charges were filed after a federal misdemeanor charge was brought to avoid the chance the suspect could receive a presidential pardon if convicted.
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Trump Says Putin Agreed to a Weeklong Pause in Attacks Amid Extreme Cold
Russia has left thousands of apartment buildings in Kyiv without heat in recent weeks, in a campaign that has appeared aimed at breaking Ukraine’s morale.
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How Trump’s 2020 Election Claims Have Been Debunked Again and Again
The Trump administration has recently escalated its efforts to prove widespread voter fraud in 2020. Election officials and top Republicans have repeatedly said these claims are baseless.
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Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector
Bowing to Trump administration pressure, the new legislation improves conditions for foreign oil companies and opens the way to slash the taxes they pay.
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NATO to Hold Military Exercise Without U.S., Its Largest Member
The operation, Steadfast Dart, comes as President Trump has been accused of undermining the alliance and will be watched closely to see how well the allies manage without their most important partner.
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Patrick Schiltz, an Ethicist, Is the Minnesota Judge Blasting ICE
Judge Patrick Schiltz, an appointee of George W. Bush, became an unlikely critic of the Trump administration’s tactics in Minnesota.