Biden refers to Kamala Harris as 'Vice President Trump' shortly after calling Zelenskyy 'Putin'

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Biden speaking at a press conference on Thursday.

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  • President Joe Biden delivered his first press conference of 2024 amid questions about his future.
  • In response to a question about VP Harris, he referred to her as "Vice President Trump."
  • It was the first major gaffe he made at the press conference.

At a press conference after the conclusion of this week's NATO summit on

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My partner and I divorced after 19 years together. It wasn't the end of the world.

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The author, not pictured, is starting over after their divorce.

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  • I was with my partner for 19 years when we suddenly got divorced.
  • I am now working on rebuilding my life as a 40-year-old, independent person.
  • I am starting to find my identity and leaning on friends for support. 

Nobody gets married planning to get divorced, and yet about half of all marriages end that way. This year

Ukraine's navy is harassing Russian forces with 16 new armored assault boats built by Sweden

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Deployed by naval forces around the globe, the Swedish-built CB90 fast assault boats have supported various missions and operations.

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  • Ukraine's navy has acquired at least 16 Swedish-made patrol boats this year to counter Russia.
  • The CB90 assault craft can deploy on various missions, from troop delivery to mine reconnaissance.
  • The

The AI-focused COPIED Act would make removing digital watermarks illegal

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A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill to make it easier to authenticate and detect artificial intelligence-generated content and protect journalists and artists from having their work gobbled up by AI models without their permission.

The Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited

Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in latest major flub

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  • President Joe Biden had a major mix-up while speaking at a NATO summit on Thursday.
  • The 81-year-old president introduced Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Vladimir Putin.
  • Biden quickly corrected himself and told Zelenskyy he was "better" than Putin. 

President Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian President Vladimir Putin in a cringeworthy moment at a

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See the XQ-67A combat drone's first flight as the US Air Force works to build its fleet of manned and AI-piloted aircraft

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The XQ-67A in a hangar in front of an American flag.

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  • General Atomics released video showing the maiden flight of the US Air Force's XQ-67A drone.
  • The autonomous aircraft is part of the service's effort to build out its manned and unmanned fleet.
  • The Air Force plans to deliver 100 collaborative combat aircraft by 2029, with up to 2,000 in total.

In what appears to be a fist

Trump now says SCOTUS immunity voids his entire hush-money indictment, not just his conviction

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Donald Trump at his arraignment with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg seated behind him.

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  • Trump now says SCOTUS immunity voids his entire hush-money case, not just his conviction.
  • The argument was made in a 55-page legal filing on Thursday.
  • It argues that grand jurors should never have seen 'official-act' evidence now banned by SCOTUS.

In a new court filing made public

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Here’s how OpenAI will determine how powerful its AI systems are

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OpenAI has created an internal scale to track the progress its large language models are making toward artificial general intelligence, or AI with human-like intelligence, a spokesperson told Bloomberg.

Today’s chatbots, like ChatGPT, are at Level 1. OpenAI claims it is nearing Level 2, defined as a system that can solve basic problems at the level

Please, Let’s All Be Normal About Superman

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James Gunn's new take on the Man of Steel shouldn't have to face massive expectations thrust upon it that it never asked for.

Planet Coaster’s slippery sequel lets you build your own water park

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Planet Coaster’s sequel isn’t just about building the best theme park anymore: it’s about water parks, too. The sequel, coming this fall, will finally let you construct everything from wave pools and lazy rivers to custom-built waterslides.

You’ll also get to outfit your aquatic experience with changing rooms, sunbeds, lifeguards, and more. Plan