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The latest version of ChromeOS (M124) is out with a couple of nice upgrades, including faster split screen setup and a new web traffic prioritization feature. The update brings other updates with it as well, like a settings UI refresh and updated gesture controls.

Judging from screenshots published by 9to5Google, the new “Faster



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Warren Buffett.
  • Warren Buffett issued a grave warning about artificial intelligence.
  • The Berkshire Hathaway CEO predicted it would supercharge fraud by making scams far more convincing.
  • The investor likened AI to the atom bomb, saying the world has let the "genie out of the bottle."

Warren Buffett has raised the alarm on AI, warning it threatens to supercharge fraud by making scams more



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Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea since 2011, pictured in Pyongyang in 2020.
Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of North Korea, pictured in Pyongyang in 2020.
  • Kim Jong Un's latest propaganda song, "Friendly Father," is trending on TikTok.
  • The song is part of North Korea's strategy to embed ideological messages in catchy pop tunes.
  • TikTok, a Chinese-owned platform, could soon be banned by the US.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dropped his latest propaganda song a



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When we last left The Boys, Homelander’s (Anthony Starr) political dabbling was humming along and Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) had a terminal illness. Two years and a new spin-off later, Homelander’s supercharging of a presidential campaign continues to be a dark mirror of the US political climate and Butcher looks to desperately reckon with his



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Home prices
  • The housing market has been brutal in recent years as prices keep rising. 
  • While high mortgage rates didn't bring prices down, steep insurance costs could put a lid on further appreciation. 
  • "You can see in the course of even a year or two, prices begin to respond because people are very sensitive to this."

When mortgage rates started to spike in 2022, the thinking