Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock posted another month of strong gains in December’s trading. The company closed out the period with its share price up 12.7%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Palantir was one of 2024’s hottest stocks, and it ended the stretch with another month of double-digit gains. The company’s share price…
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments on Friday, sharply disputing China’s influence over the site and the role the First Amendment should play in evaluating the law. Their briefs, filed on an exceptionally abbreviated schedule set last…
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A mother wipes away tears outside Anfield as she comforts her young son on a bitterly cold night. Liz O’Driscoll, who has travelled to Merseyside from County Kerry in Ireland with eight-year-old Liam, has just been informed by Liverpool staff that the two tickets she bought for the Premier League game against Aston Villa are…
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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. The Netflix Spanish-language musical film “Emilia Perez” centers on a drug cartel leader who decides to undergo gender affirmation surgery and start a new life with a new identity as Emilia Perez. My guest, Selena Gomez, stars as Jessi Del Monte, the wife who was…
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Cryptocurrency, hailed as the financial revolution of the 21st century, offers promises of decentralization, privacy, and freedom from traditional financial constraints. However, the meteoric rise of the crypto market has also attracted bad actors seeking to manipulate this burgeoning ecosystem for personal gain. For every innovative project and groundbreaking use case, there lurks the shadow…
Experts believe the operation is based in China and relies on a drop-shipping scheme. “It’s likely just a reshipper selling controversial or illegal products,” says Zach Edwards, a senior threat researcher at cybersecurity firm Silent Push who specializes in online data ecosystems. Typically, Edwards explains, drop-shippers wait for a customer to place an order, then…
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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers headline the list of first timers for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, which the league announced Thursday. The Baltimore Ravens lead all teams with nine Pro Bowl selections, while the Detroit Lions (seven players), Minnesota Vikings (six),…
Dear Detective, I’m not dead, but a lot of people can’t stand me. What I mean is that breathing is not an activity they want me to keep doing. What I mean is, they want to knock me off. My days are numbered. Before long, you’ll be standing in front of my lifeless body (ignore…
T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU) has frozen criminal assets valued at $100 million across five continents. Formed by Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs in August 2024, the group collaborates with law enforcement worldwide to disrupt organized schemes that rely on blockchain transactions. It analyzes on-chain activity, identifies suspicious patterns, and works directly with authorities…
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The graphics card hype train left the station weeks before CES 2025 kicks off in early January, with the launch of Intel’s $249 Arc B580 – the GPU we’ve begged for since the pandemic. But make no mistake: Intel decided to launch its second-gen Arc in December because CES is shaping up to be an…
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