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Musk and Trump’s relationship was cemented on July 13, 2024, when a would-be assassin came within inches of killing the former president in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk was impressed by the photo of Trump, blood streaming down his face, raising his fist in the air and shouting “Fight, fight, fight,” for the cameras. The image quickly became a meme—Musk’s love language. He endorsed Trump that day and pivoted his recently launched super PAC to get the former president reelected.The following month, during a live discussion on X, Musk floated the idea of working for Trump on a “government efficiency commission.” Trump’s…

Where do Elon Musk’s business interests end and Donald Trump’s political interests begin? Trick question—they’re one and the same.How else do you explain the jarring sight of the President of the United States hawking Teslas on the White House South Lawn? Trump has always been a salesman, lending his name to real estate, casinos, restaurants, steaks, vitamins, a fragrance for men, watches, water, a bicycle race, office chairs, sneakers, vodka, coins, another fragrance, NFTs. You could, at this very moment, buy a Trump pickleball paddle from the Trump Store online, or a Trump sea mist & sage candle.But Trump is…

The departures have strained a workforce that was already stretched thin. “We were running into [a] critical skills shortage previously,” says a second employee. “Most people are and have been doing the work of two or more full-time [staffers].”The CISA team that helps critical infrastructure operators respond to hacks has been understaffed for years. The agency added support positions for that team after a Government Accountability Office audit, but “most of those people got terminated,” a third employee says.CISA’s flagship programs have been mostly unscathed so far. That includes the threat-hunting branch, which analyzes threats, searches government networks for intruders,…

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Landing a dream job requires more than a strong resume and technical knowledge. It also involves being able to answer difficult HR interview questions gracefully. With that in mind, we sought out some of the most challenging HR questions and provided expert advice on how to answer them. Read on to learn more! Importance of HR Interview Questions Any HR interview aims to assess a candidate’s qualifications for the job they are interviewing for. HR interview questions help interviewers to determine whether or not a candidate is a good fit for the desired position. Every question is thoughtfully crafted to draw…

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(Note: Android users can access Signal’s Settings menu either by tapping their profile icon or selecting the menu under the three dots in the upper-right corner, then tapping Settings. iOS users will need to tap their profile icon and then Settings to access the full menu.)On Android, you can make Signal your default messaging app by going to Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Default Apps > SMS app, and picking Signal. Just remember that not everyone you text has it installed and that an iOS user you’re texting with might check their Signal app less often than…

Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei is worried that spies, likely from China, are getting their hands on costly “algorithmic secrets” from the U.S.’s top AI companies — and he wants the U.S. government to step in. Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event on Monday, Amodei said that China is known for its “large-scale industrial espionage” and that AI companies like Anthropic are almost certainly being targeted. “Many of these algorithmic secrets, there are $100 million secrets that are a few lines of code,” he said. “And, you know, I’m sure that there are folks trying to steal them, and…

Katie Drummond: Got it. Wow. We’re in the midst of this outbreak that we talked about at the top. What happens now? Once a measles outbreak is out there, is spreading among a community, how do you contain something like that? What next steps would be necessary for the United States to actually get this outbreak under control?Emily Mullin: Yeah. Well, this is a great question. We have seen measles outbreaks before. You might remember that there was a large outbreak of measles back in 2019 that was concentrated in the Orthodox Jewish communities in New York. It really took…

Google has launched Gemma 3, the latest version of its family of open AI models that aim to set a new benchmark for AI accessibility. Built upon the foundations of the company’s Gemini 2.0 models, Gemma 3 is engineered to be lightweight, portable, and adaptable—enabling developers to create AI applications across a wide range of devices.   This release comes hot on the heels of Gemma’s first birthday, an anniversary underscored by impressive adoption metrics. Gemma models have achieved more than 100 million downloads and spawned the creation of over 60,000 community-built variants. Dubbed the “Gemmaverse,” this ecosystem signals a thriving…