Year: 2026
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Trump’s $100 Billion Venezuela Oil Plan Faces ExxonMobil’s “Uninvestable” Verdict
Donald Trump is touting a headline-grabbing **$100 billion plan to revive Venezuela’s oil industry**, but some of the very majors he is counting on – including **ExxonMobil** – are signaling that the country remains…
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Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards
Since X’s users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple’s and Google’s app stores.…
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U.S. Seizes Fifth Venezuelan Oil Tanker in Caribbean, Escalates Sanctions Crackdown
The United States has seized a **fifth oil tanker linked to Venezuela**, a vessel named **Olina**, in the Caribbean, escalating Washington’s maritime crackdown on sanctioned Venezuelan oil exports.[2][3] U.S. Southern Command confirmed that U.S.…
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LG’s CLOiD Robot Dazzles at CES, But Leaves Doubts on Speed and Practicality
I watched LG’s new home robot CLOiD do laundry at CES – and now I have questions. LG is pitching **CLOiD** (pronounced like “Floyd”) as the centerpiece of its “Zero Labor Home,” a future…
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AI-Powered Virtual Doctors Revolutionize Primary Care Amidst Physician Shortage Crisis
Your next primary care doctor might not have a waiting room, a stethoscope on the wall, or even a physical clinic. Instead, you could meet them through a secure app, guided first by an…
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AI Role Limitations Highlighted on January 9, 2026: Why Some Requests Misalign
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital communication, the role of a search assistant like Perplexity is becoming increasingly vital. However, there are distinct boundaries to what such an assistant can achieve. As a search…
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Consumer Confidence Steady Despite Record Low Job-Finding Prospects, Fed Survey Reveals
Consumer confidence is showing surprising resilience even as Americans grow more nervous about their jobs, according to the latest **New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations** for December 2025.[3] This mix of improving financial…
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Global Outcry as AI-Generated Non-Consensual Nudity Floods X, Regulators Scramble for Solutions
Governments around the world are **scrambling to respond** to a sudden flood of **AI‑generated, non‑consensual nudity** on X, driven largely by images created with xAI’s Grok chatbot.[1][3] Over the last two weeks, X has…
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Venezuela to Release Political Prisoners: A New Era or Temporary Gesture?
Venezuela’s surprise announcement that it will begin releasing a “significant number” of political prisoners is one of the most important human rights developments the country has seen in years.[1] For families who have waited,…
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RFK Jr.’s dietary guidelines: Beef tallow is in, but no booze for breakfast
Old-school food pyramid returns, but jumbled and upside-down, like a funnel. Source: Read More