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Trump Tariff Policy Could Crush China’s Slave-Linked Temu, Shein Shopping Apps

President Donald Trump's policies increasing duties and tariffs on products imported from China announced on Wednesday could pose an existential threat to low-quality, cheap goods Chinese shopping sites such as Shein and Temu, experts warned.
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Researchers: 1 in 4 Job Seekers Could Be AI-Powered Fraudsters by 2028

As U.S. companies hire for remote positions, they face a growing threat from fraudsters using AI tools to create fake identities and credentials. These fake employees then use their company access to cause havoc with malware.
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Exclusive: Author of Shocking Abortion Pill Study Suggesting Higher Complication Rate Calls On Trump’s FDA to Conduct Its Own Research

A study from the Ethics and Public Policy Center found that 10.93 percent of women who had mifepristone abortions experienced severe complications including sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days following the abortion.
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Report: Chinese Companies Can Still Access AI Tools Through Microsoft Despite OpenAI Ban

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently testified to Congress about the company's role in America's AI race against China, while simultaneously allowing Chinese companies to access cutting-edge AI tools despite OpenAI's restrictions on the communist country.
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Media Research Center: Meta ‘Nudged’ Big Tech Critic for Support Ahead of FTC Antitrust Trial

The Media Research Center claims Mark Zuckerberg's Meta attempted to gain favor with the prominent conservative watchdog group just before the start of the company's historic antitrust trial with the FTC, which seeks to unwind Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Pope Leo XIV dishes advice to journalists, mentions AI challenge in first news conference

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his first meeting with Vatican-accredited journalists Monday morning.More than 1,000 members of the media were assembled to hear his remarks, according to the New York Times. Some of them even took their children.The gathering took place in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Vatican Media reported. There, the pontiff "thanked reporters in Italian for their tireless work over these intense few weeks." "Let us disarm communication of all prejudice and resentment, fanaticism and even hatred," the pope told the crowd of reporters. "Let us disarm words, and we will help disarm the world."HOW THE POPE GETS PAID AND A LOOK INTO THE VATICAN'S FINANCESThe 69-year-old called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the "precious gift of free speech and the press," the Associated Press reported.He expressed solidarity with journalists around the world who have been jailed for trying to seek and report the truth. Drawing applause from the crowd, he asked for their release.POPE LEO DELIVERS FIRST 'REGINA CAELI' PRAYERS FROM ST. PETER'S BALCONY"The church recognizes in these witnesses — I am thinking of those who report on war even at the cost of their lives — the courage of those who defend dignity, justice and the right of people to be informed, because only informed individuals can make free choices," he said.The pontiff also told the journalists they must act responsibly in using artificial intelligence in their work, asking them to "ensure that it can be used for the good of all, so that it can benefit all of humanity."The pope spoke mainly in Italian, but opened with a joke in English about the standing ovation he received."Thank you for this wonderful reception," he said. "They say that when they clap at the beginning, it doesn't matter much. If you're still awake at the end and still want to applaud, thank you very much."The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.