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EXCLUSIVE: More than 100 congressional lawmakers have lined up behind the goal of cutting government waste, as Republicans and Democrats wage an aggressive ideological battle over the merits of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The Congressional DOGE Caucus was founded shortly after President Donald Trump tapped Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory panel on where the federal bureaucracy could be trimmed.That effort is now being led by Musk alone, and it’s attracted fierce criticism from Democratic lawmakers who call him an unelected bureaucrat with too much control over the federal government despite no prior experience inside of…

Not even Elmo, the beloved Sesame Street puppet, is safe from the internet’s ire. The little red monster got roasted for a tweet about the Super Bowl. Ahead of Sunday’s big game, Elmo’s X/Twitter account posted: “Elmo just hopes both teams have fun!”Seems innocuous enough, no? Not to the internet, apparently. Mashable Top Stories Tweet may have been deleted There were countless posts demanding Elmo stop riding the fence in the matchup between the Chiefs and Eagles. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have…

Apple researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) framework that will allow non-humanoid robots to express their intentions and engage with humans. Dubbed ELEGNT, the framework focuses on non-verbal communication via movements, postures, and gestures. Alongside focusing on task completion, the framework specialises in allowing robots to express intention, attention, and emotions with movements. Researchers claimed that this will make working with robots a more immersive and engaging experience for users. The capabilities were also tested with human participants.Apple Develops Frameworks to Let Robots Express via MovementsIn a post, the Cupertino-based tech giant detailed the new AI framework. This…

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Tesla Megapacks have come online at an energy storage facility in the Netherlands, offering the country’s first four-hour, grid-scale battery system. As detailed in a press release on Tuesday, Tesla’s four-hour Megapacks have become operational at S4 Energy’s Rilland energy storage system, with 10 MW/40 MWh of storage capacity. The release also notes that this is the first Netherlands deployment of the four-hour battery system, expected to help improve both grid stability and costs for consumers. “The Rilland installation is the first of its kind in the Netherlands with the storage capacity to deliver 10MW of power for 4 consecutive…

Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum price failed to continue higher above the $2,880 resistance. ETH is now moving lower and might slip further toward the $2,320 support. Ethereum started a fresh decline below the $2,700 level. The price is trading below $2,700 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,680 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh decline if it stays below the $2,700 level. Ethereum Price Recovery Fades Ethereum price started a recovery wave above the $2,650…

Actor Harrison Ford touts Jeep and Americana while taking a dig at another Detroit automaker during StellantisStellantisDETROIT — A CEO’s exit, electric vehicles making the industry run around like “headless chickens” and a company’s U.S. revival all came together to make Ram and Jeep parent Stellantis the only automaker with a Super Bowl 59 commercial.That’s according to Stellantis Chief Marketing Officer Olivier Francois, who said while other automakers abandoned this year’s big game amid industry uncertainty and cost cutting, it was critical for the embattled Transatlantic carmaker to return to the Super Bowl.Francois said Stellantis Chairman John Elkann, a scion…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the weekend, some staff members at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau saw a sign of trouble to come. Windows in two basement conference rooms were covered with brown paper and blue painter’s tape, concealing their occupants. Voices could be heard inside discussing cuts to government agencies. When the door was cracked open, there were young people with temporary badges. It was fresh evidence that the agency, which was created to protect Americans from financial fraud, abuse and deceptive practices, was the newest target of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. Now the Washington headquarters…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled on Monday the Democrats’ counter-offensive plan against the broad government audit being conducted by President Donald Trump’s temporary agency, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Senate Democrats have a responsibility to fight back on behalf of American families as Republicans look the other way in obedience to Donald Trump. And we are,” he wrote to members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter. Notably, with Democrats out of control in each legislative chamber, as well as the White House, they have very few levers of authority over items of which they disapprove. TRUMP’S KEY TO…

Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hub, is said to contain malicious ML models. A cybersecurity research firm discovered two such models that contain code that can be used to package and distribute malware to those who download these files. As per the researchers, threat actors are using a hard-to-detect method, dubbed Pickle file serialisation, to insert malicious software. The researchers claimed to have reported the malicious ML models, and Hugging Face has removed them from the platform.Researchers Discover Malicious ML Models in Hugging FaceReversingLabs, a cybersecurity research firm, discovered the malicious ML models and detailed…