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Nearly everyone agrees that the federal government has become this bloated monster that needs to be cut down to size.The massive bureaucracy, attacked by some as evil, is absurdly overstaffed and wastes massive amounts of money.What President Trump is doing in trying to shrink the size of government is popular – even if his billionaire budget-slasher, Elon Musk, is not – and many of the court battles are likely to be resolved in his favor.But the equation is turned on its head when actual people feel the impact. And the media start highlighting sad cases of devastated folks. And Republican…
Google teased several new artificial intelligence (AI) features to Gemini Advanced subscribers on Tuesday. As per the report, these features include an AI video generation tool as well as agentic tools. However, there is no news on when these features could be shipped to users. Meanwhile, the Mountain View-based tech giant is said to be rolling out the Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental and the Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking AI models to paid subscribers. While adding the new models, the company has also removed the older 1.5 Pro and Flash models from the AI apps.Gemini Advanced Users Reportedly Teased New FeaturesAccording…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Tesla is getting flak from officials in Canada due to the country’s current rocky relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. Elon Musk is one of the most visible supporters of the U.S. President, thanks to his work at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trouble in Toronto: As per a CBC report, Toronto deputy mayor Mike Colle has stated that he wants to drive Tesla out of town due to Musk’s affiliation with Donald Trump.Colle has even written a letter to Oxford Properties asking them to cancel Tesla’s lease at the Yorkdale Shopping Center.“People are really angry with anything to…
WASHINGTON — Space and defense technology startup True Anomaly, based in Colorado, is expanding its operations to Southern California, opening a 90,000-square-foot factory in Long Beach, the company announced Feb. 19.The move places True Anomaly in closer proximity to the Space Systems Command in Los Angeles, which oversees billions in Space Force procurement, and taps into Southern California’s deep aerospace talent pool. The majority of the Long Beach factory will be dedicated to the design, development and manufacturing of new products for the military market, including some being developed for classified U.S. Space Force programs, True Anomaly’s CEO Even Rogers said…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto analyst Akademik, who called the Bitcoin price crash early has revealed his total predictions for the flagship crypto’s trajectory in the short and mid-term. Based on these predictions, BTC is set to experience a further crash which could send its price to as low as $80,000. What Next For The Bitcoin Price In a TradingView post, Akademik predicted that the Bitcoin price could drop to as low as $80,000 while revealing his short trading strategy for the flagship crypto going forward. The analyst’s accompanying chart showed that the flagship crypto could pull…
Elon Musk speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have sent shock waves through the federal government by attempting to take a hatchet to certain agencies in the name of reducing the federal deficit.”BALANCED BUDGET!!!” Trump posted this month on Truth Social. Musk added on X, “Balanced budget is going to happen.”But the reality is less simple. Budget experts say that even if Trump succeeds at slashing the spending that his Musk-led Department of Government…
Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan B. Peterson believes President Donald Trump’s “brush with death” seems to have made him both “tougher” and “humbler” for his second stint in the White House than he was during his first term. Much like Trump and DOGE leader Elon Musk, Peterson rejects wokeism and far-left ideology. Peterson feels it’s “too early to evaluate the Trump administration,” but he likes what he has seen so far and is pleasantly surprised that the president has entrusted so many high-profile figures to carry out his agenda. “It’s fascinating to watch Musk take his computer engineer geniuses to the…
Google Meet is getting a couple of new features, the company announced on Tuesday. The first feature is exclusive to the Google Workspace enterprise and business accounts, and it upgrades the existing note-taking capability in Gemini. Users will now be able to see a checklist of “next steps” suggestions from the AI, based on the conversations in the meeting to help the team set up follow-up tasks. The second feature is available to all users and will let any participants see the live captions of the last 30 minutes.Google Meet Is Getting New FeaturesIn a blog post, the Mountain View-based…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…