Amazon responded to the Garner union drive with a barrage of anti-union messages in the warehouse, on a website, and sent through its AtoZ app to employees. A leader of the warehouse urged employees to "vote no," saying a union "can get in the way of how we work together." The company described CAUSE as an "outside party" that's "claiming to be a union."
Amazon has previously said its employees can choose whether or not to join a union, and that it speaks "openly, candidly and respectfully about these topics" so that they can "make an informed decision."
To create this report, Perplexity said Deep Research “iteratively searches, reads documents, and reasons about what to do next, refining its research plan as it learns more about the subject areas,” supposedly “similar to how a human might research a new topic.”
The company also highlighted its performance on Humanity’s Last Exam, an AI benchmarking test with expert-level questions in a variety of academic fields. Perplexity said its Deep Research tool scored 21.1% on the test, easily beating most other models, such as Gemini Thinking (6.2%), Grok-2 (3.8%), and OpenAI’s GPT-4o (3.3%) — but not quite matching OpenAI’s Deep Research (26.6%).
The partnership model can be lucrative. A16z’s billions under management generates sizable money management fees for the firm, in addition to profits made when its investments succeed.
However, Andreessen said he constantly reminds internal staff and limited partners that the company isn’t raising money just to harvest the fees. It’s to give the company the cash to invest in growing companies.
“When we go for scale, it’s because we think it’s necessary to support the kinds of companies we want to help our founders build,” he said.
The consortium, including Musk’s AI startup xAI, would withdraw its bid for OpenAI’s non-profit arm if it drops plans to become a for-profit entity, the billionaire’s lawyers said in a court filing on Wednesday.
“Two days ago, you filed a pleading in court adding new material conditions to the proposal. As a result of that filing, it is now apparent that your clients’ much publicized ‘bid’ is in fact not a bid at all,” the OpenAI board said, according to a letter signed by William Savitt, a lawyer representing the company, sent to Toberoff on Friday.
Other investors in the consortium include Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital and Hollywood power broker Ari Emanuel.
Many employees believe these cuts are strategically targeting those who oppose the company’s political and policy shifts, the report said.
Meta declined to comment.
The company has a years-long policy of removing posts from its Workplace internal messaging platform that violate “Community Engagement Expectations” — which aim to minimize workplace disruptions by restricting discussions on sensitive topics such as politics, health issues, and weapons.
When The Third Punic War ended in 146 B.C. Carthage was eliminated as a rival to Rome, and the Mediterranean Sea became Mare Nostrum. By then Greece was a client state, the Germans were behaving, and except for some problems in Spain the provinces seemed stable. All was not well at home, however, because class problems were about to serve as the spark which would burn down the Republic.
In the paragraphs following I will lay out a chronology showing how the collapse of the Republic became the inevitable outcome of a series of events which undermined the old system and created opportunities for those who wanted power for themselves.
During the period 133-122 B.C. the brothers Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus sought to alleviate the problems described above by passing land distribution bills. These bills would have created farms for the unemployed and veterans, slowing down the drift to poverty and increasing the number of recruits. The brothers were indifferent to the risk of taking on the wealthy because they wanted to solve the social problems of the Republic. Both were murdered by supporters of rich senators who did not want to see their assets re-allocated to the lower classes.
Impact: By murdering tribunes of the people the Senate showed an inclination to circumvent the law when necessary even to the point of having legitimately elected officials murdered. They also showed themselves to be against the people and unable to govern a society where the powers were balanced.
The update restricted Meta’s ability to track users across the internet — a key mechanism that enables the company to better tailor targeted ads, a major driver of revenue.
Apple’s maneuver is viewed by Meta employees as having ushered in what they call “the Tim Cook recession” — a reference to the Apple chief executive officer.
Over the years, Zuckerberg has been vocal about Apple’s restrictive ecosystem, and recent reports suggest his criticisms are partly aimed at deflecting antitrust scrutiny away from Meta.
Political factions developed. Optimates representing conservatives supported the Senate’s desire for status quo and they were opposed by the Populares who supported change.
Impact: The interests of the people as expressed through the assembly were now determined to overcome the will of the Senate.
In 110 B.C. Rome began a war with Numidia and its charismatic leader Jugurtha. After a series of failed attempts to defeat the enemy, and the replacement of several commanding generals, the Plebian general Marius was chosen as the commander by the assembly against the wishes of the Senate.
Impact: The people’s assembly used its power to manage foreign policy, an invasion the rights previously held exclusively by the Senate.
In March 2024, the Department of Justice, along with 15 states, filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple’s practices make it difficult for consumers to switch smartphones, undermine innovation and impose significant costs on developers and consumers.
In 2020, Epic Games, the video gaming company, sued Apple over the removal of Fortnite from the App Store.
The lawsuit centered on Apple’s App Store policies, particularly the 30% commission fee and restrictions on alternative payment methods, which Epic argued were anti-competitive.
Zuckerberg has publicly criticized the 30% commission fee and restrictions on alternative payment methods, arguing that they hinder innovation and unfairly disadvantage developers.
The competition between Meta and Apple has extended into hardware, particularly in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) innovation.
Meta has poured significant resources into its Reality Labs division, creating Quest VR headsets and partnering with Ray-Ban to develop smart glasses.
The US Army is also increasing its Arctic operations to improve readiness in extreme conditions. Training exercises like Arctic Forge 25 will involve 330 US Soldiers from the 11th Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions, along with 40 Canadian soldiers and 500 Finnish personnel. Additionally, 110 Soldiers from the 41st Field Artillery Brigade will be deployed to Norway to test long-range precision fire in Arctic conditions.
New challenges and opportunities in Arctic military operations
The Arctic region’s extreme cold, low precipitation, and widespread permafrost pose operational challenges, requiring specialized equipment and training. Hence, the US military’s focus on Arctic operations also boosts homeland defense by improving early warning systems and rapid response capabilities against potential northern hemisphere threats.
The M10 Booker is powered by an MTU 8V199 TE23 diesel engine, delivering 800 horsepower, marking the first use of an MTU serial production engine in a US Army land system in over 40 years. The engine is part of the PowerPack system, which includes transmission, cooling, and filtration components designed to support performance in various terrains, including Arctic conditions.
The people, through their advocates, resisted the Senate until the watershed event of Marius’ elimination of the property qualification. That event turned the army into a force engine for any commander who wanted control of Rome. Back and forth the struggle went until the stars were aligned for Caesar. Ironic that Caesar would be assassinated by a group of Republicans trying to hang on to the old system. They were too late.
On January 11, Geely introduced the Xingrui AI model, which was described as the world’s first fully self-developed, full-scenario AI big model in the automotive industry.
Cloud computing and AI are increasingly being used in China’s automotive industry to enhance the performance of new energy vehicles (NEVs) and provide more personalized driving experiences.
Furthermore, Geely’s ‘Smart Geely 2025’ strategy aims to accelerate the adoption of advanced AI technologies, including voice interaction models, AI digital chassis, and intelligent driving systems.
It has the potential to provide Cosmic Explorer with all the laser power needed to dive deep into the universe’s unsolved mysteries.
Apart from allowing us to detect gravitational waves, the “research promises to answer some of the deepest questions in physics and cosmology, such as how fast the universe is expanding and the true nature of black holes,” the study authors added.
Herodotus says something about him – “Homer and Hesiod were the two poets who composed Theogonies and described the gods of the Greeks giving them all their appropriate titles, offices, and powers, and they lived, I believe not more than 400 years ago.” It is believed that Hesiod lived some time during the eighth century B.C.
Hesiod, like Homer, is known primarily for two long poems, his titles being Theogony and Works and Days. Theogony is one of the primary sources of Greek mythology, successful because it pulls many of the mythical stories together in a single narrative. One of the hallmarks of the work is that it asserts the authority of Zeus over all the Greek people rather than trying to establish a connection to a specific living dynastic line.
But you, Perses, listen to right and do not foster violence; for violence is bad for a poor man. [215] Even the prosperous cannot easily bear its burden, but is weighed down under it when he has fallen into delusion. The better path is to go by on the other side towards Justice; for Justice beats Outrage when she comes at length to the end of the race. But only when he has suffered does the fool learn this.
But for those who practice violence and cruel deeds far-seeing Zeus, the son of Cronos, ordains a punishment.
Amazon responded to the Garner union drive with a barrage of anti-union messages in the warehouse, on a website, and sent through its AtoZ app to employees. A leader of the warehouse urged employees to "vote no," saying a union "can get in the way of how we work together." The company described CAUSE as an "outside party" that's "claiming to be a union."
Amazon has previously said its employees can choose whether or not to join a union, and that it speaks "openly, candidly and respectfully about these topics" so that they can "make an informed decision."
To create this report, Perplexity said Deep Research “iteratively searches, reads documents, and reasons about what to do next, refining its research plan as it learns more about the subject areas,” supposedly “similar to how a human might research a new topic.”
The company also highlighted its performance on Humanity’s Last Exam, an AI benchmarking test with expert-level questions in a variety of academic fields. Perplexity said its Deep Research tool scored 21.1% on the test, easily beating most other models, such as Gemini Thinking (6.2%), Grok-2 (3.8%), and OpenAI’s GPT-4o (3.3%) — but not quite matching OpenAI’s Deep Research (26.6%).
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The partnership model can be lucrative. A16z’s billions under management generates sizable money management fees for the firm, in addition to profits made when its investments succeed.
However, Andreessen said he constantly reminds internal staff and limited partners that the company isn’t raising money just to harvest the fees. It’s to give the company the cash to invest in growing companies.
“When we go for scale, it’s because we think it’s necessary to support the kinds of companies we want to help our founders build,” he said.
The consortium, including Musk’s AI startup xAI, would withdraw its bid for OpenAI’s non-profit arm if it drops plans to become a for-profit entity, the billionaire’s lawyers said in a court filing on Wednesday.
“Two days ago, you filed a pleading in court adding new material conditions to the proposal. As a result of that filing, it is now apparent that your clients’ much publicized ‘bid’ is in fact not a bid at all,” the OpenAI board said, according to a letter signed by William Savitt, a lawyer representing the company, sent to Toberoff on Friday.
Other investors in the consortium include Valor Equity Partners, Baron Capital and Hollywood power broker Ari Emanuel.
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Many employees believe these cuts are strategically targeting those who oppose the company’s political and policy shifts, the report said.
Meta declined to comment.
The company has a years-long policy of removing posts from its Workplace internal messaging platform that violate “Community Engagement Expectations” — which aim to minimize workplace disruptions by restricting discussions on sensitive topics such as politics, health issues, and weapons.
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!summarize #ford #ceo #tariffs #Trump #automotive #lucid
When The Third Punic War ended in 146 B.C. Carthage was eliminated as a rival to Rome, and the Mediterranean Sea became Mare Nostrum. By then Greece was a client state, the Germans were behaving, and except for some problems in Spain the provinces seemed stable. All was not well at home, however, because class problems were about to serve as the spark which would burn down the Republic.
In the paragraphs following I will lay out a chronology showing how the collapse of the Republic became the inevitable outcome of a series of events which undermined the old system and created opportunities for those who wanted power for themselves.
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Impact: A shortage of recruits at a time when Rome was expanding.
Impact: By murdering tribunes of the people the Senate showed an inclination to circumvent the law when necessary even to the point of having legitimately elected officials murdered. They also showed themselves to be against the people and unable to govern a society where the powers were balanced.
The update restricted Meta’s ability to track users across the internet — a key mechanism that enables the company to better tailor targeted ads, a major driver of revenue.
Apple’s maneuver is viewed by Meta employees as having ushered in what they call “the Tim Cook recession” — a reference to the Apple chief executive officer.
Over the years, Zuckerberg has been vocal about Apple’s restrictive ecosystem, and recent reports suggest his criticisms are partly aimed at deflecting antitrust scrutiny away from Meta.
Impact: The interests of the people as expressed through the assembly were now determined to overcome the will of the Senate.
Impact: The people’s assembly used its power to manage foreign policy, an invasion the rights previously held exclusively by the Senate.
In March 2024, the Department of Justice, along with 15 states, filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the smartphone market.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple’s practices make it difficult for consumers to switch smartphones, undermine innovation and impose significant costs on developers and consumers.
In 2020, Epic Games, the video gaming company, sued Apple over the removal of Fortnite from the App Store.
The lawsuit centered on Apple’s App Store policies, particularly the 30% commission fee and restrictions on alternative payment methods, which Epic argued were anti-competitive.
Zuckerberg has publicly criticized the 30% commission fee and restrictions on alternative payment methods, arguing that they hinder innovation and unfairly disadvantage developers.
The competition between Meta and Apple has extended into hardware, particularly in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) innovation.
Meta has poured significant resources into its Reality Labs division, creating Quest VR headsets and partnering with Ray-Ban to develop smart glasses.
!summarize #china #selfdriving #xiaomi #economy #financialcrisis #unicorn
!summarize #unitedstates #Economy #tariffs #trump #canada #mexico
The US Army is also increasing its Arctic operations to improve readiness in extreme conditions. Training exercises like Arctic Forge 25 will involve 330 US Soldiers from the 11th Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions, along with 40 Canadian soldiers and 500 Finnish personnel. Additionally, 110 Soldiers from the 41st Field Artillery Brigade will be deployed to Norway to test long-range precision fire in Arctic conditions.
New challenges and opportunities in Arctic military operations
The Arctic region’s extreme cold, low precipitation, and widespread permafrost pose operational challenges, requiring specialized equipment and training. Hence, the US military’s focus on Arctic operations also boosts homeland defense by improving early warning systems and rapid response capabilities against potential northern hemisphere threats.
The M10 Booker is powered by an MTU 8V199 TE23 diesel engine, delivering 800 horsepower, marking the first use of an MTU serial production engine in a US Army land system in over 40 years. The engine is part of the PowerPack system, which includes transmission, cooling, and filtration components designed to support performance in various terrains, including Arctic conditions.
The people, through their advocates, resisted the Senate until the watershed event of Marius’ elimination of the property qualification. That event turned the army into a force engine for any commander who wanted control of Rome. Back and forth the struggle went until the stars were aligned for Caesar. Ironic that Caesar would be assassinated by a group of Republicans trying to hang on to the old system. They were too late.
On January 11, Geely introduced the Xingrui AI model, which was described as the world’s first fully self-developed, full-scenario AI big model in the automotive industry.
Cloud computing and AI are increasingly being used in China’s automotive industry to enhance the performance of new energy vehicles (NEVs) and provide more personalized driving experiences.
Furthermore, Geely’s ‘Smart Geely 2025’ strategy aims to accelerate the adoption of advanced AI technologies, including voice interaction models, AI digital chassis, and intelligent driving systems.
It has the potential to provide Cosmic Explorer with all the laser power needed to dive deep into the universe’s unsolved mysteries.
Apart from allowing us to detect gravitational waves, the “research promises to answer some of the deepest questions in physics and cosmology, such as how fast the universe is expanding and the true nature of black holes,” the study authors added.
Herodotus says something about him – “Homer and Hesiod were the two poets who composed Theogonies and described the gods of the Greeks giving them all their appropriate titles, offices, and powers, and they lived, I believe not more than 400 years ago.” It is believed that Hesiod lived some time during the eighth century B.C.
Hesiod, like Homer, is known primarily for two long poems, his titles being Theogony and Works and Days. Theogony is one of the primary sources of Greek mythology, successful because it pulls many of the mythical stories together in a single narrative. One of the hallmarks of the work is that it asserts the authority of Zeus over all the Greek people rather than trying to establish a connection to a specific living dynastic line.
But you, Perses, listen to right and do not foster violence; for violence is bad for a poor man. [215] Even the prosperous cannot easily bear its burden, but is weighed down under it when he has fallen into delusion. The better path is to go by on the other side towards Justice; for Justice beats Outrage when she comes at length to the end of the race. But only when he has suffered does the fool learn this.
But for those who practice violence and cruel deeds far-seeing Zeus, the son of Cronos, ordains a punishment.