Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. ChatGPT might have finally met its match. While everyone—likely including yourself—flocked to the chatbot when it was first released, many are leaving it for this new AI tool. They’re saying it’s easier to use, has more features, and it’s less expensive. So, what is it?You probably haven’t heard the name 1minAI yet, but get ready to start seeing it in headlines. With only…
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Air-conditioning units, which often use HFC gases, on a building in Shenyang, ChinaVisual China Group via Getty Images Emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas released as a byproduct in the manufacture of refrigerants are much higher than reported by governments, suggesting a global agreement to stamp out such emissions is failing. Under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, signed in 2016, more than 160 countries said they would do their best to eradicate emissions of HFC-23, a gas with 14,700 times more warming potential than carbon dioxide. Data provided by governments suggest emissions have fallen by more… Source link
Syria’s main international airport in Damascus will reopen next week, the new government said on Saturday, as it tries to re-establish a sense of normalcy after the uprising that toppled President Bashar al-Assad.The announcement came amid tensions along the border between Syria and Lebanon, where four Lebanese solders were wounded in clashes on Friday night. The Lebanese military said that Syrian militants had fired at Lebanese soldiers along the border.Ahmad al-Shara, Syria’s new de facto leader, faces the challenge of imposing order on a country that has been devastated by 14 years of civil war that split it into multiple…
The two sides in the momentous clash at the Supreme Court over a measure that could shut down TikTok made their closing written arguments on Friday, sharply disputing China’s influence over the site and the role the First Amendment should play in evaluating the law.Their briefs, filed on an exceptionally abbreviated schedule set last month by the justices, were part of a high-stakes showdown over the government’s insistence that ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, sell the app’s operations in the United States or shut it down. The Supreme Court, in an effort to resolve the case before the law’s Jan. 19…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldA top Federal Reserve official has warned about the threat of resurgent US inflation after Donald Trump takes power, even as he forecast solid growth for the world’s largest economy overall.Richmond Fed president Tom Barkin said Americans were still spending freely, job losses remained low and US consumers were starting to push back against higher prices.But while this combination could deliver “more upside than downside in terms of growth” in 2025, Barkin said he also expected “more risk on the…
Credit: Screenshot: LozzaFox Twitter The FBI has identified the driver of a truck that plowed into a crowd of people celebrating New Year’s on Bourbon Street early Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring 35. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen and U.S. Army veteran from Houston, rented the F-150 Lightning truck, the FBI said. Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said the agency doesn’t believe he acted alone. The law enforcement agency said in a news release that he had improvised explosive devices that were found in both the truck and…
Credit: Screenshot via KSDK News President Joe Biden has announced another substantial aid package to Ukraine as he continues to open the spigot of American taxpayer dollars to the war-torn country. The latest commitment includes nearly $2.5 billion in security assistance, comprising both immediate military support and long-term investments in Ukraine’s defense capabilities. But it gets worse. NBC News reports that on top of that, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the administration will provide $3.4 billion pay their government bureaucrats’ salaries. “The money will pay salaries for civilian government and school employees, healthcare workers and first responders,” they write. The…
Credit: j4p4n, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons If you are one of the roughly 80 million Americans who currently receive Social Security, there are several changes that take effect on January 1st of the new year that you need to be aware of. Good News for Retirees: Yes, Your Payments Are Going Up This is the best news, considering the Biden economy and rampant inflation that has eaten up about 20% of our incomes. The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2025 is meager, at 2.5% – but as retirees know, every little bit helps. Depending on your current payments, this increase could…
Credit: Photo of Cybertruck used in Trump International Hotel explosion from news conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Courtesy of YouTube Law enforcement officials confirmed that 37-year-old former Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger, who lived in Colorado Springs, was behind the rented Cybertruck explosion at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Authorities confirmed that Livelsberger died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the explosion, which injured seven bystanders. Officials say there was no information as of Thursday connecting Livelsberger to a terrorist group. The driver of the Cybertruck was identified as Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a U.S. Army special operations soldier…
Credit: Screenshot via @JennieSTaer New York Post reporter Jennie Taer was given what appears to be unfettered access to the home of ISIS-inspired New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, prompting shocked viewers to wonder why what should be an active crime scene was left so wide open. The video shows Taer gaining quick access to the home of a suspected terrorist, raising plenty of questions about the appropriateness and timing of media involvement in an ongoing investigation. Not to mention the law enforcement decision to allow that access when so many questions about Jabbar’s motivation and how he planned the attack…