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Trump AI Plan Strengthens Chip Export Controls to Counter China’s Tech Rise

The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan underscores a strategic pivot to tighten control over advanced artificial intelligence technologies, particularly in curbing the export of sophisticated AI chips to China. The plan, unveiled amid intensifying U.S.-China tech competition, outlines broad goals of maintaining American leadership in AI while addressing the dual-use nature of AI technologies that…

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Surviving roommate of Idaho murder victims speaks at Kohberger's sentencing: "He will never get to take my voice"

Surviving roommate of Idaho murder victims speaks at Kohberger’s sentencing: “He will never get to take my voice”

One of the surviving roommates of the four University of Idaho students murdered by Bryan Kohberger in 2022 spoke at his sentencing hearing Wednesday.  It was the first time Dylan Mortensen had spoken publicly since the murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, 2022. Kohberger…

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China Will Tighten Traffic Rules As Smart-Driving Technology Is Increasing

China Will Tighten Traffic Rules As Smart-Driving Technology Is Increasing

JAKARTA The Chinese government will tighten road traffic regulations and set legal responsibility to ensure public safety, China’s Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday, July 23, following the increasing use of assisted driving technology (assisted-driving) on vehicles. The move comes after a fatal crash that occurred in March 2025, involving the Xiaomi SU7 sedan…

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Dave Ramsey Says He Tips Well, But Draws The Line At The iPad Spin. He Calls It A Guilt Trip That's 'Nickel-And-Diming You To Death'

Dave Ramsey Says He Tips Well, But Draws The Line At The iPad Spin. He Calls It A Guilt Trip That’s ‘Nickel-And-Diming You To Death’

Personal finance expert Dave Ramsey says he’s generous with tipping, but there’s one thing he won’t do: tip when an iPad screen is flipped at him. “You can flip that screen at me all you want. I’m not tipping,” Ramsey said in a recent episode of “The Ramsey Show.” However, the hosts went into the…

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Imported workers ‘lifeline’ for struggling Hong Kong restaurants: trade chiefs

Imported workers ‘lifeline’ for struggling Hong Kong restaurants: trade chiefs

Restaurant industry leaders have defended Hong Kong’s labour importation scheme as a crucial “lifeline” for their struggling sector, arguing that it injects much-needed new blood and improves service standards rather than taking jobs from local workers. They also dismissed accusations that operators were using the scheme to hire cheap labour, insisting the total cost of…

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