Firefox browser to add AI off-switch, bucking industry trend

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New AI controls are coming to the Firefox browser, the Mozilla Corporation has announced — including the ability to turn off generative AI features entirely.

The open-source Firefox, in other words, has created what users overwhelmed by AI slop and hallucinations have been waiting for: the ability to totally turn off generative AI features.

"Mozilla’s approach to AI is grounded in the same

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Ken Griffin says CEOs 'fear' public debates — and resent having to 'suck up' to White House to succeed

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Founder and CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin gestures as he speaks in an interview during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos.
Founder and CEO of Citadel Ken Griffin spoke at Davos on Wednesday.

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  • Ken Griffin said that CEOs have a level of "fear and apprehension" about discussing politics.
  • The Citadel CEO said social media has contributed to the anxiety.
  • Griffin also said CEOs don't want to feel they must "suck up" to administrations to succeed.

Citadel CEO Ken Griffin said that CEOs are

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Trump signed a bill to end the government shutdown. But the fight over DHS funding is just getting started.

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The House rejected a spending package that would end the partial government shutdown, despite pressure from President Donald Trump.

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  • Trump signed a bill to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday.
  • Now comes the hard part: negotiations over future funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
  • Lawmakers have yet to find agreement, and funding for TSA and FEMA is also at
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Only 88 songs have debuted at No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 — here they all are

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Drake, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande.

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  • Only 88 songs have debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 since the chart was launched in 1958.
  • "Aperture" by Harry Styles is the most recent song to achieve this feat.
  • Drake has the most entries with nine, followed closely by Taylor Swift
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Disney's new CEO has a winning combination: a friendly face and an eye for profit

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Josh D'Amaro, Disney's next CEO, is a familiar and friendly face at the company.

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  • Josh D'Amaro, Disney's next CEO, is seen as a familiar and friendly face at the company.
  • D'Amaro's leadership style and expertise could be an asset as the company enters a new era.
  • The Parks boss could still face challenges overseeing other businesses and with big changes
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How conversion therapy actually works, according to a former program attendee

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Garrard Conley was enrolled in the now defunct Love in Action conversion therapy program in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 19. He was sent there by his parents after a classmate disclosed his sexual orientation to them following an assault. Conley grew up in a deeply religious family in rural Arkansas. He says he had to attend the program or face rejection from his family, and he ultimately agreed to

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Why SpaceX bought xAI: Data centers in space arent the only reason

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Elon Musk, the world's richest man, just combined his companies SpaceX and xAI, creating the most valuable privately-owned company in the world.

The reason? In a statement posted on SpaceX's website after the news broke on Monday, Musk said that the electricity demand for AI was too much and, in the long term, AI data centers will need to operate in space. Days before SpaceX acquired xAI (creating