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DoorDash appears to have confirmed a viral story about a driver who lied about making a delivery using an AI-generated photo. As reported by Nexstar, Austin resident Vern Hobart experienced just this, writing in a post on X, “Great. The DoorDash driver picked up the drive, immediately marked it as delivered, and sent an AI-generated DoorDash order image (left) to my front door (right).” After his post started gaining traction, Hobart provided further details and admitted that it was “very easy” for his story to be fabricated. But he noted that “someone claimed in a lower thread that the same…
The holiday season is over and we are once again busy looking forward to the first trading week of 2026. With the start of the fourth quarter earnings season still a few weeks away, many companies are entering a corporate blackout period. We focus on macroeconomic updates and geopolitical headlines, including developments in Venezuela, where the United States launched a surprise attack last weekend that removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. The attack on oil-rich Venezuela was unexpected, but oil analysts told CNBC that energy markets had already priced in the risk that a conflict with the country…
I am tired of the lies, exaggerations, and dispersions that are constantly told in the assault on the stocks of companies tied to generative artificial intelligence and accelerated computing: They will dominate in 2026, just as they have since ChatGPT came on the scene four years ago. I want to straighten out some of these misconceptions — many of them deliberate — and share my view on the tech setup for the new year. First, we have to cut it out with the “bubble” talk. Can we admit, for a moment, that it’s been harmful? It left many investors out…
In recent days, France and Malaysia have joined India in accusing Grok of creating sexual deepfakes of women and minors. The chatbot, built by Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI and featured on his social media platform X, posted an apology on its account earlier this week, writing: “We deeply regret the incident on December 28, 2025, when we generated and shared an AI image of two young girls (estimated ages 12-16 years old) dressed in sexual attire based on user prompts.” The statement continued: “This violated ethical standards and could have violated U.S. law regarding[child sexual abuse content]. This was…
Arrested early Saturday morning along with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was his wife and top advisor, Cilia Flores, who was dragged from her bedroom with her husband by U.S. forces. The couple was quickly expelled from the country to stand trial on drug trafficking charges in the United States. Maduro’s “chirita” was first lady for more than a decade, but the official term for the socialist movement known as Chavismo calls her “first combatant.” She was President Maduro’s partner for more than 30 years, during which time she built her own political capital and was considered one of Venezuela’s most…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands behind President Donald Trump and speaks during a press conference following the attack on Venezuela that captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on Sunday to backtrack on President Donald Trump’s claims that the US would “run” Venezuela after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and extradited him to the US. Asked for details about how the United States plans to run Venezuela, Rubio said the…
A dramatic new phase in President Donald Trump’s showdown with Venezuela began on Saturday when the United States launched a series of major attacks. Hours later, President Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured by U.S. forces and removed from the country. Here’s what we can say about the daring raid, which U.S. officials dubbed Operation Absolute Resolve, using verified video and images from the scene, satellite imagery, and other open source information. Plans for the attack had been secretly underway since December, but Trump said at a press conference at his club Mar-a-Lago on Saturday that…
Ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, hardware manufacturer Plaud has announced a new AI note-taker called Plaude NotePin S, along with a desktop app to help you take notes in digital meetings. The company first launched its pin-shaped note taker in 2024. This was something that my former colleague Brian Heater really liked. The new pin has a physical button that allows you to start and stop recording. Additionally, you can tap a button to highlight specific points while recording, just like you can with the newly released Plaud Note Pro. One of the nice…
Who: Nigeria vs MozambiqueContent: CAF Africa Cup of NationsLocation: Fez Stadium, Fez, MoroccoDate and time: Monday 8pm (19:00 GMT)How to follow: All content will be broadcast on Al Jazeera Sports from 16:00 GMT, ahead of the text commentary stream.Nigeria’s ongoing campaign at AFCON 2025 is summed up by fun, flair and fragility.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listNigeria are one of the best attacking teams in the tournament and have been seen as title contenders from an early stage, but although the West Africans boast an impressive roster, they still need to strengthen their weak defence.The Super Eagles have…
Certain people seem so easily influenced that one wonders if they were born with some magical quality. But after 15 years of studying human behavior, I have good news. Influence is a learnable set of behaviors rather than a fixed personality trait. My book, Managing Up: How to Get What You Need From the People in Charge, details how to build authority in the workplace, based on my experience advising thousands of top performers at companies like Google, Amazon, and JPMorgan. There are things you can do to be taken more seriously, to have your ideas approved, and to be…