Jodie Foster, Billie Perkins, and Robert De Niro perform a scene in Taxi Driver directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976 in New York, New York. Michael Ochs Archives | Moviepix | Getty Images In the dwindling days of the California gold rush, the wife of a local miner faced a problem. Her husband’s denim work …
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Image: Pexels Hatice Baran OpenAI has turned off ads appearing on ChatGPT while it works out how best to improve the model’s precision, its top researchers said. In early December, a user complained about the nonsensical way in which ChatGPT was showing ads for Target below a conversation the user was having about Windows’ BitLocker. …
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Image: tete_escape / Shutterstock.com Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. Scam Detection for Pixel phones The first security feature worth knowing about it called Scam Detection and is currently only available on Pixel 6 …
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Image: Microsoft Across the recent fall months, Microsoft added a number of AI features to Windows File Explorer, which not all users appreciated. We’re talking features like AI-powered file search, various AI Actions in the Context Menu, and even AI integrations with third-party apps. Fortunately, it seems Microsoft has listened to the criticism—at least in …
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Heavy snow continues to affect a large swath of the U.S. from the West to the Northeast, canceling and delaying flights at airports across the country. Wintry weather is affecting the Rockies and the northern Plains. Overnight, periods of heavy snow over the Plains stretched into the Great Lakes region, including major cities like Chicago. …
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National News Any Lucía López Belloza was traveling home to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained by immigration authorities at Logan International Airport in Boston on Nov. 20. Babson College student Any Lucia Lopez Belloza at her high school graduation. Family Photo By Annie Correal, New York Times Service December 8, 2025 …
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Las Vegas—UrVenue, the all-in-one hospitality booking platform, today announced it will be exhibiting at the ILHA INSPIRE Luxury Hospitality Conference 2025 at Resorts World Las Vegas, December 10-11. Earlier this year, UrVenue was named the 2025 TravelTech Breakthrough Award winner for “Overall Reservation Solution Provider of the Year,” recognizing its leadership in end-to-end reservation and …
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Pure Wellness, a leading hotel-in-room wellness solutions provider dedicated to delivering mindful, purposeful, and intentional travel experiences, announced today a new partnership with Crestline Hotels & Resorts, marking Crestline’s first installation of Pure Rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn and Home2 Suites in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The addition of Pure Rooms enhances the positioning of …
Cronos (CRO) has received a major boost from 21Shares. On Monday, December 8, 2025, 21Shares announced a strategic partnership with Crypto.com to catalyze the mainstream adoption of CRO through regulated investment products. 21Shares, a major issuer of spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced that it will be offering investment products for CRO. The firm intends …
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Simulation theory, or the idea that we’re living in an advanced computer simulation, is a concept that can no longer be dismissed. It’s becoming increasingly prevalent, both in philosophical discussions and underground culture, with one of the most vocal proponents being none other than Elon Musk. One of the central ideas to this theory is …
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