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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.’s Nefarious Future
In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.
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TikTok Quietly Curtails Data Tool Used by Critics
People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the Israel-Hamas war and other topics.
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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident
The National Transportation Safety Board is looking at pressurization problems on an Alaska Airlines plane and how a plug was installed and inspected.
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New President of the National Association of Realtors Abruptly Resigns
Tracy Kasper, who took over as president of the National Association of Realtors after the sudden resignation of her predecessor, has quit after what the group described as a threat.
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Israel Says Its Military Is Starting to Shift to a More Targeted Gaza Campaign
Israeli officials privately say that they hope to complete the transition by the end of January, but that the timeline could change.
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Far Right Balks as Congress Begins Push to Enact Spending Deal
With little time to spare before a shutdown deadline, Speaker Mike Johnson will have to navigate the same political currents that did in his predecessor.
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Biden Tries to Rally Disaffected Black Voters in Fiery Condemnation of Trump
The president visited Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the site of one of the most horrific hate crimes in recent years, to denounce racism and extremism.
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Help! An Employee of Budget Kept My Phone and I Can Prove It.
After misplacing his iPhone while returning a rental car, a traveler tracked down the device and presented strong evidence to the agency that a worker took it — to no avail.
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What Travelers Should Know About the Boeing Max 9 Plane and Flight Delays
An Alaska Airlines plane made an emergency landing when a section of it ripped off in flight. Here’s what passengers should know about the aircraft, how airlines are responding and more.
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Vulcan Rocket Lifts Off, First U.S. Moon Launch in Decades
The United Launch Alliance rocket will be the first in a series of new launchers that could chip away at SpaceX’s hold over the space business.