Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, compared Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr’s threats to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC stations over late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s commentary to “mafioso” tactics similar to those in Goodfellas, the 1990 mobster movie. “Look, Jimmy Kimmel has been canned. He has been suspended indefinitely. I think that it a fantastic thing,” Cruz said …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says FCC chairman Brendan Carr sounded like an organized crime boss threatening the ABC network’s broadcasting licenses over comments by late night host Jimmy Kimmel. The Texas Republican also emphasized how much he hates what Kimmel said about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk – and how much he likes and works closely …
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It’s been a fittingly chaotic launch week for Borderlands 4. The cacophony of player feedback ranges from praise for the best new entry in the loot shooter series since Borderlands 2 to very loud and angry complaints about bugs, crashes, and performance stutters on PC. Even the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions have some weird issues. Gearbox Entertainment …
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The government statistician President Trump fired for releasing a gloomy jobs report last month warned that her firing is a bad omen for the American economy. Erika McEntarfer, a labor economist who led the Bureau of Labor Statistics, spoke publicly on Tuesday for the first time since her abrupt firing via Truth Social on August 1. “Firing your chief statistician …
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However, Simeone was unhappy at what he called “insults for the whole game” from the home fans. He added: “We [managers] are in a position where we are protagonists/standard bearers, so in the same manner that we fight against racism and insults in stadiums today, we could also fight on behalf of the managers, against the insults we receive throughout …
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The boss of Nvidia says he is “disappointed” that China has reportedly ordered its top technology companies to halt purchases of the firm’s artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Jensen Huang added he would be “patient” in response to the move from China’s internet regulator. “There are a lot of places we can’t go to, and that’s fine,” he told reporters on …
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Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Good Job, I am an assistant for a wealthy man who does much of his work at home. There are multiple times per day where I drop stuff off in his room and there …
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Diablo 4 Season 10 arrives September 23, and it will bring with it a major change to boss fights that players have long been asking for. Since Diablo 4’s launch, players have complained about boss immunity phases, scripted moments in boss battles where endgame bosses become invincible and force players to contend with various mechanics before they can be harmed. …
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Donkey Kong Bananza’s DK Island + Emerald Rush DLC dropped a few days ago, and there’s more to it than meets the eye – but only a little bit more. As it turns out, there’s a secret boss fight hidden within the DLC that takes more than a couple of hours to unlock. Once you do, it’s surprisingly tough, and we’ve put …
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Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor Getty Images Microsoft says its new $30bn (£22bn) investment in the UK’s AI sector – its largest outside of the US – should significantly boost Britain’s economy in the next few years. Its package forms a major part of a £31billion agreement made between the UK government and various other US tech giants, including Nvidia and Google, …
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