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Oregon’s National Guard lawsuit hinges on Trump’s Truth Social posts
After getting off the phone with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Saturday, the president mused over something that had baffled him about the call. Kotek had been “very nice,” said Trump in an interview the next day. But she was trying hard to convince him not to send in the National Guard, and that just…
Trump’s Anti-Bias AI Order Is Just More Bias
On November 2, 2022, I attended a Google AI event in New York City. One of the themes was responsible AI. As I listened to executives talk about how they aligned their technology with human values, I realized that the malleability of AI models was a double-edged sword. Models could be tweaked to, say, minimize…
Is the Home Depot’s viral 12-foot skeleton a victim of President Trump’s tariffs?
April 2025 came and went without new Halloween decorations from the Home Depot. For fans of the home improvement retailer’s iconic 12-foot skeleton and other seasonal yard props, the hiatus wasn’t just disappointing — it was cause for concern. Did the specter of tariffs spook the Home Depot? I know what you’re probably thinking: Come…
Google and Apple Maps still list Gulf of Mexico, not America, per Trump’s order
President Donald Trump hit the ground running after his inauguration last Monday, making sweeping changes such as delaying the TikTok ban and potentially making all Americans female. He also signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and Denali as “Mount McKinley.” Despite this, Google Maps and Apple Maps have…
8 ways Mark Zuckerberg changed Meta ahead of Trump’s inauguration
This past week, Mark Zuckerberg set off a rapid reversal of policies — from DEI initiatives at Facebook to recommended political content at Threads and Instagram — and finished the week off with a nearly three-hour interview on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. It reads as what some users are calling a transparent attempt at…
Will Trump’s tariffs make costs explode for this year’s most anticipated products?
Tech lovers: Bigger price tags may be on the horizon. The incoming Trump administration has proposed a sweeping economic agenda that includes controversially high tariffs on imported goods, and while the plan has reportedly fluctuated over the last month, the President-elect argues increased tariffs on imports is the best way to pay for sweeping tax…