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A supporter of Presidential candidate Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza holds a replica of a hundred dollars bill with Milei's photo during a rally on September 25, 2023 in San Martin, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A Javier Milei supporter at a pre-election rally in Buenos Aires.
  • Argentina's new president Javier Milei wants to adopt the US dollar to tame sky-high inflation.
  • There's a major problem with his plan to revive the ailing South American economy.
  • The Argentinian government doesn't have enough dollar reserves to ditch the peso, economists say.

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Susan Sarandon has been dropped by UTA.
  • The oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon has been dropped by United Talent Agency.
  • She drew criticism for comments made at a pro-Palestinian rally in New York City.
  • Some Jews in Hollywood say they've been let down by the industry's response to the Israel-Hamas war.

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Suitcases pass along a conveyor belt at Terminal five's automated baggage handling system at Heathrow on August 27, 2010 in London, England.
Suitcases on an airport conveyor belt.
  • Security camera footage shows a boy climbing onto the suitcase conveyor belt at Santiago International Airport.
  • He travels along the system before being noticed by airport workers who rescued him.
  • Airport authorities said it will reinforce safety measures, and noted the check-in desks are airlines' responsibility.

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Tesla is using a new fee to encourage people not to charge their cars to 100 percent at busy Supercharger locations. In the US, the Supercharger Congestion Fee kicks in after a car hits 90 percent charge, at which point drivers will be hit with a $1 fee for each minute they continue to charge



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Helen Toner, Ilya Sutskever and Tasha McCauley are all off the OpenAI board.
  • The ousting of Sam Altman by most of OpenAI's board members appears to have badly backfired.
  • Only one member who drove him out is staying on the board: Quora CEO Adam D'Angelo.
  • OpenAI announced a new "initial board" comprising D'Angelo, Bret Taylor and Larry Summers. 

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South Korea's military drones fly in formation during a joint military drill with the US at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon on May 25, 2023.
  • The US is among countries arguing against new laws to regulate AI-controlled killer drones. 
  • The US, China, and others are developing so-called "killer robots." 
  • Critics are concerned about the development of machines that can decide to take



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Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and even Microsoft. Security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the top three fingerprint sensors that are embedded into laptops and used widely by businesses to secure laptops with Windows Hello fingerprint



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Tech has waded into another feud with artists. After a week of wrangles about AI mimicry of pop stars and training models on copyrighted content, Spotify has sparked fresh controversy over a new royalty scheme. The streaming giant announced on Tuesday that its new payment policy will exclude songs with fewer than 1,000 annual streams. According to Spotify, more than 60% of the platform’s catalogue