Emil Protalinski
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What do robotaxis do in a power outage? Apparently, they stop moving and cause traffic jams everywhere. Waymo had to temporarily suspend its ride-hailing service in San Francisco during a citywide blackout because traffic lights that weren’t working halted its vehicles.
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Netflix is buying Warner Bros., beating out Paramount and Comcast. Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and streaming business in an $82.7 billion cash-a...
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The US and China have an AI chip deal, or do they? President Trump says the US will let Nvidia ship its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the US gets a 25% cut: www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/t...
Would you watch the Oscars on YouTube? If you wait a few years, that will be your only option. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has signed a multiyear deal that gives YouTube the exclusive global rights to the Oscars from 2029 through 2033: blog.youtube/news-and-eve...
OpenAI wants to build its own chips. OpenAI and Broadcom have agreed to co-develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips to run OpenAI's models over four years. The AI boom has turned Broadcom into a $1 trillion company. For OpenAI, this is more than just getting access to more chips.
Apple has finally agreed to pay Google to fix Siri. Apple and Google have signed a multiyear deal under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology: blog.google/company-news...
Will Tesla really pay Elon Musk $1 trillion? Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s record-setting package, divided into 12 tranches of stock tied to company milestones, with over 75% voting in favor. The pay package is supposed to motivate the world’s richest man with additional stock.
Do you want SpaceX’s Starlink or Amazon Leo on your flight? Pick your airline carefully. Amazon has struck a deal to provide internet access on Delta flights via its Leo satellite business (www.wsj.com/business/air...).
Reddit has sued Perplexity. This is after Reddit set a trap for Perplexity, and Perplexity fell for it. Reddit created a post that could only be crawled by Google, and “within hours,” Perplexity allegedly “produced the contents” of that post.
Netflix has sweetened its Warner Bros. offer, hurting Paramount's chances. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery say Netflix has revised its offer to an all-cash deal for $27.75/share. In other words, the total is still the same at $82.7 billion, but this time there's no $59 billion in debt financing.
Is Anthropic a more responsible OpenAI? Anthropic plans to spend $50 billion on a US AI infrastructure buildout in partnership with Fluidstack. Anthropic says it is “constructing data centers in Texas and New York that will create thousands of American jobs.”
WATCH — @neguse.house.gov: “You can see why I would be very skeptical of a resolution that says ‘the Trump Admin’s focus on restoring law and order’ when his very first action in office was to pardon violent felons.”
My guess is that it was Dad who delivered this pre-prepped unzipped meal for self-feeding by his chicks. Neither looked keen on sharing, but they finally just got on with the consuming. #OsakaJapan #PeregrineFalcons
St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School will host the 2026 QRSTF. We look forward to seeing the students' scientific research on April 11, 2026. @qrstf www.qrstf.ca
Just jotted this down— not a take, not a headline. More like a moment I didn’t want to lose. “TO THE CHILDREN OF EARTH” 😏 Feels less like sides lately… more like something bigger shifting underneath. #AdiaInTheAttic 04.12.2026
Follow the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo #WithWolfram—trajectory data, 3D visualizations and both Earth-centric and Moon-centric views. https://community.wolfram.com/groups/-/m/t/3672762
VOTE in your state’s primary. VOTE in your State & Local’s. VOTE in the Midterms - And VOTE STRAIGHT BLUE. We WON’T get another chance. #VoteMagaOut #VoteBlueDownBallot #VoteBlue26 #Blue
Super Bowl 2026 🏈 United, not divided! Unidos, no divididos! Bad Bunny & Green Day ☆A line-up for the resistance☆ #Pinks #BlueCrew #United #SuperBowl2026 #BadBunny #GreenDay #HalftimeShow #GrowWithMe
Today, 12 February on CTNews… ⚡ City Fights Eskom Price Hike 🛣 SANRAL rebukes mayor over N2 wall dispute 🚨 Airport road ambush sparks safety fears 🚗 SONA closures tighten grip on CBD 🏫 R130m school sport strategy rolled out Catch the full story today at 3PM!
HALL-0019: I985 SB at SR 60 (Hall) 🕒 6:03 PM - 6:04 PM ET (2x speed) 🌡️ 69°F | Drizzle 📍: 34.269720,-83.819560
KING WAS SO ZOOTED ON COCAIN HE DIDN'T REMEMBER WRITING CUJO!! @haitch.bsky.social @goldman.blue
Trump on Talarico: 6 genders Real hit on Jesus Mask (from relatively recently) Vagan #talarico
🤔... I have a few questions. js 😏 #bluesky #skylight #america #fdt #fuckice #usa #fyp #foryourpage #music #foryou #FYI ##youshouldknow
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A newly discovered parasitic wasp from Chile has been named after Sir David Attenborough ahead of his 100th birthday, one of several tributes marking the broadcaster’s influence on natural history, conservation and environmental awareness.
I heard from a single mom in Lincoln Heights how her teen and tween daughters are living in fear of ICE. We are not talking about undocumented people, or even legal residents. These girls come from a family that has been in LA for generations.
🇺🇸 v 🇪🇺 food Listen to what this American says about what a US trade deal really means for our food and health. While talking about “reset” with Europe… Starmer’s government is opening the door to US 🇺🇸 standards. That’s how they’re trying to make Brexit work.
Democrats are rooting for Ken Paxton to win the Republican nomination in the Texas Senate race, believing he is the most beatable GOP option. The Hill's Amie Parnes breaks down on The Fight For 2028 the party's growing confidence in James Talarico getting a victory.
Love hanging out with all of my TikTok friends and family every Saturday for the weekly protest. I was on that 420 rice Krispy. I made up this catchy little song. Join me every Saturday live on TikTok 10am to 1pm PST or in person at Delta Community College 5151 Pacific Ave in Stockton, California.
Fireflies light up our nights and remind us of nature's magic. Dive into the wonders of these enchanting creatures and their role in our ecosystem.
"We were led to believe this was a nonpartisan event. We will no longer appear at Freedom 250!"
Homestead is 1 of 5 companies behind 25% of all Ontario AGI apps. Despite a flawed filing, the LTB granted them a "do-over," leaving seniors at 2001 Carling facing retroactive hikes from 2021. We must end corporate exploitation. We need real rent protections now. #onpoli
Hope. Peace. Joy. Love. Advent Sundays Nov 30–Dec 21 + Christmas Eve at 5 PM. ✨
Putin: Russia open for talks, never stopped them. For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos
OpenAI just made a massive move 👀 Microsoft no longer has exclusive cloud control, and Amazon’s $50B AWS partnership is now safe. The AI cloud war is getting wild. OpenAI vs Microsoft vs Amazon Who wins? 🚨 #AI #OpenAI #Microsoft #AWS #TechNews #CloudWars
A man shakes off an alligator bite like it's nothing. His calm reaction could be the key to surviving an encounter with these powerful creatures.
Some black people need to stop saying white people are inherently racist. Love Beyond Color
Thinking that the orange flake on the Golden Turd that's uber conservatism actually Thinks Critically before bombing a school full of Children/After enjoying children as sexual objects? Which's it what trumpSplaning must WTP abscribe to: before noticing MAGAt ideology has been w/US, eh, 1700s. 🗳🧑🏽💻🩵
Since you will have more than one hit by default in this game I changed the way the enemy hits you, now instead of removing the control you can move a little while sliding and you recover immediately, I need to adjust it a bit but it works well. #godotEngine #godot #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
Rev. William Barber: Here’s what wouldn’t have passed without the Voting Rights Act
'Relax' live on the Christmas Day edition of Top of the Pops 1984, after the BBC lifted the ban on the song! 🪩
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The Crisafulli government's bulldozers & police are set to move against the Goori Camp Embassy from midnight when Barrambin Victoria Park officially passes to the state government. #qldpol
We don’t leave anyone behind. The community came together, played, laughed — and raised $2,400 that went 100% to the families at 207 Dyckman who lost everything. Just neighbors taking care of neighbors.
GOOD MORNING Beard Gang! Happy Mon, start of June & a start to #PRIDEMONTH2026! Just wanted to share some deets for this week. We are starting out 2nd month long #PRIDE charity event for The Trevor Project, so check the link HERE: tilt.fyi/AZhEoiuOCF! Check the schedule out and come support us live!
Nejméně 13 mrtvých a dalších více než 100 raněných si vyžádaly rozsáhlé ruské údery na Kyjev, Dnipro a další ukrajinská města. 👉 https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/307573
⭕Deux #Palestiniens ont été blessés après qu’une frappe #Israélienne a ciblé un vélo électrique dans le quartier #d’Al-Attar à #Al-Mawasi, #Khan-Younis, dans le Sud de la bande de #Gaza. #Quds-News-Network
Herzlich willkommen beim Wirtschaftsforum in St. Petersburg... "Alles ist gut, alles ist absolut sicher."...