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Financier Howard Rubin (center) was arraigned on sex trafficking charges on Friday.
  • New York financier Howard Rubin has been arraigned on charges of sex trafficking.
  • Rubin's personal assistant, Jennifer Powers, was also charged, documents show.
  • The DOJ has accused the pair of transporting women to a "sex dungeon" to be abused.

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Assuming it can turn its Project Orion augmented reality glasses into a real product people can buy, Meta apparently wants to get into robots next. That's according to Sources' Alex Heath, who spoke to Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth and reports that much like Apple, Google and Tesla, Meta is researching robotics.

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Lisa Monaco
  • Trump calls for the firing of Microsoft's Lisa Monaco and said it's over national security concerns.
  • Monaco is a Biden-era deputy attorney general and joined Microsoft as head of Global Affairs in June.
  • "It is my opinion that Microsoft should immediately terminate the employment of Lisa Monaco," Trump said.

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Gary Guthart
  • Intuitive Surgical says it's pausing H-1B offers due to President Donald Trump's executive order.
  • It's a sign that the new $100,000 fees are affecting how the tech industry is hiring.
  • Intuitive did not respond to a request for comment.

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Documents containing notes about Jeffrey Epstein's schedule mentioned Bill Gates and Elon Musk, according to newly released documents
  • Democrats on Friday published excerpts from what appears to be Jeffrey Epstein's daily schedules.
  • They mention scheduled meetings with Bill Gates, Peter Thiel, and Steve Bannon. The documents don't include

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Google is expanding access to YouTube Premium features like faster playback speeds and high-quality audio to more types of devices. Most people subscribe to YouTube Premium to remove ads from YouTube and access to YouTube Music, but Google also includes a variety of "power-user" features that give subscribers more granular control over their viewing or listening experience. Now those features will



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Disney brought back "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" after widespread backlash.
  • Sinclair agreed to re-air "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on its ABC stations after a nine-day pause.
  • The local broadcaster owner said it received "thoughtful feedback from viewers, advertisers, and community leaders."
  • Rival broadcaster Nexstar also agreed to bring back Kimmel's late-night show.

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Mega Evolution Pokémon are back in a brand new era for Pokémon TCG post-Scarlet and Violet. To make everyone's lives easier, it's called "Mega Evolution" and is kicking things off with a bang thanks to Mega Lucario, Mega Gardevoir, Mega Venusaur, Mega Absol, and more.

This era means a lot to me, as the X and Y era back in 2014 marked my return to Pokémon TCG from the Wizards of the Coast days, and



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Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar Media Group announced Friday that they are ending their preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on their ABC affiliate stations. The late night show will return to all ABC stations Friday night.

The decision comes three days after Kimmel's return to air on ABC, following a nearly week-long suspension by ABC and Disney. The suspension was a result of Republican


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