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Hillary: "The idea that you could turn the clock back and try to recreate a world that never was, dominated by— you know, let's say it, White men, uh— of a certain persuasion, uh— certain religion, uh— certain point of view certain ideology, is just doing such damage..."

JUST REGISTER REPUBLICAN. https://twitter.com/shellshockkk/status/1970569818303561903 Anyone want to take bets how many SSRIs she's on?

Apple has stopped signing iOS 18.6.2, which means that if you've upgraded to iOS 26, you're no longer able to downgrade to a version of iOS 18. Apple released iOS 26 a week ago.When software is "signed," it means that it has passed a server-side verification check that Apple performs when a new version of iOS is downloaded on an iPhone. An update can't be installed unless it passes the verification check.Unsigning software prevents Apple customers from installing outdated, less secure versions of iOS.Apple isn't forcing users to install ‌iOS 26‌, and there is an option to continue using iOS...

Next month sees Windows 10 finally reaching the end of (mainstream) support. Microsoft has been pushing people towards Windows 11 for what feels like forever, and it worked – for a while. The latest market figures show that this is changing. The statistics for August 2025 from statcounter Global Stats show a marked drop in Windows 11’s share of the desktop market. Rewinding a little bit through time, June 2025 was a significant month because it marked the point at which Windows 11 finally caught up (well, very nearly) with Windows 10. Windows 11 managed to reach a market share...

President Trump has long signaled his intention to strike a deal with China that would allow Americans to keep scrolling their way through the videos on the popular social media app TikTok, and it looks like that deal may be imminent. The news is likely to be to the relief of countless teenagers and the chagrin of their parents; it's estimated that there are 170 million TikTok users in the United States.In an interview on Fox News' new The Sunday Briefing, hosted by Peter Doocy, the president revealed "very prominent American people" and "very great patriots" would be involved in...

“Everyone thought I was crazy,” Stallone said of his pitch that would utilize de-aging technology to see him play an 18-year-old John Rambo.Even though it’s been four decades since he originated the role, Sylvester Stallone was ready to portray Rambo one more time. During a conversation on The Playlist’s Bingeworthy podcast, the Tulsa King actor revealed that he pitched his potential return to the film franchise. Instead of following up after the events of 2019’s Rambo: Last Blood, Stallone wanted to partake in a prequel project that would feature an 18-year-old John Rambo. And, yes — he wanted to play...

I realize this probably isn’t rocket science but I was talked in to an iPhone from android On my droid the text was reformatted to fit my screen On this iPhone it’s so tiny I can’t read it If I zoom I have to swipe from side to side to read a line of text. I am probably doing something wrong Turing the phone sideways to get landscape mode doesn’t seem to work. I have tried chrome safari and opera. Same results Also confirmed by my kid I can’t change app notification sounds They are grouped and you can’t chance...

​Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 Windows security updates are causing connection issues to Server Message Block (SMB) v1 shares. The list of platforms affected by this known issue is quite extensive, as it includes both client (Windows 11 24H2/23H2/22H2 and Windows 10 22H2/21H2) and server (Windows Server 2025 and Windows Server 2022) platforms. In a service alert seen by BleepingComputer, Microsoft said this known issue affects those connecting to SMBv1 shares over the NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) networking protocol. "After installing the September 2025 Windows security update (the Originating KBs listed above) or later updates, you might fail...

A deal to bring TikTok's U.S. platform under American ownership is done and should be signed soon, with domestic control of the app's crown-jewel algorithm, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday.

AI PCs are equipped with powerful processors and AI accelerators designed to increase productivity and creativity. With our round-up of the latest news, learn how AI PCs are poised to shape the future of computing. Virtually every aspect of technology has been affected, and potentially improved, by artificial intelligence (AI). PCs are no exception. While the meaning of “AI PC” is still evolving, it generally refers to a computer specifically designed to excel at AI-powered tasks. These beefed-up computers typically feature: High-end CPUs and GPUs to handle the demanding computational requirements of AI applications such as AI assistants that automate...

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Mini-PCs are space-saving, quiet, versatile and often cheaper than a classic desktop PC. We discuss the advantages and what you should look out for when buying in this guide. Mini-PCs have been experiencing a real boom in recent years. No wonder, because these small desktop computers are powerful, space-saving, and flexible. This guide shows what a mini-PC actually is, where its strengths lie, and who can benefit the most from buying one. Also, be sure to check out the PCWorld deals page where we highlight the best deals from around the web on mini-PCs, like the latest stellar deal on...

If you can't resist the urge to check your phone over and over, even if you're out with friends, Meta has a solution: check your glasses instead...Meta's Reality Labs division burns cash at an alarming rate, which has concerned investors over the years...Meta has had its fair share of flops, like the entire promise of its social metaverse...But with the Meta Ray-Ban Display, Meta has created a remarkable piece of technology, unlike any other consumer-facing product on the market -- we have yet to test it ourselves, so we can't quite say just how groundbreaking this really is, but it...

Importing bookmarks from Brave on my Win 10 Pro desktop machine to my new Win 11 Pro desktop is not working. Brave SAYS the import has been made, but, nothing shows up where the Favorites bar resides. Or, at least Brave isn’t displaying it despite me making sure the “Show Bookmarks” button is on. If I go to a website and then hit the button near the top of the Brave window to add a single bookmark, that works fine. I used Notepad to take a peek at the file, and it looks ok to me - not that I’m...

Scientists from Kyoto University and Hiroshima University have identified a novel method of understanding the long-elusive W state of quantum entanglement, solving a decades-old challenge and opening new avenues to modern-day advances in quantum teleportation and computing. The phenomenon of quantum entanglement was first described in 1935 by Albert Einstein, Boris Podolsky, and Nathan Rosen in what is now known as the EPR paradox. The trio argued against what Einstein famously called “spooky action at a distance,” the idea that the state of one particle could instantly affect another, no matter how far apart they were. These counterintuitive principles challenged...

Oh, boy. My Dell Win 10 Pro desktop suffered a MS Update last night, and won't reboot. None of the Dell repair / restore options have worked so far: I'm holding off on a complete "recovery" which would involve repartitioning the boot SSD & losing all the data on it, then reinstalling the OS, etc. Luckily, all my documents, images, etc., are saved to another HD, but, I would lose the programs on the boot drive and have to reinstall them, which means losing lots of settings and so on. So far as I can tell, I may be able...

The Washington Post September 11, 2025 Karen, I am writing to inform you that The Post is terminating your employment effective immediately for gross misconduct. Your public comments on social media regarding the death of Charlie Kirk violate The Post’s social media policies, harm the integrity of our organization, and potentially endanger the physical safety of our staff. Among other requirements, the Company-wide social media policy mandates that all employee social media postings be respectful and prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender or other protected characteristics. The policy also reminds employees that everything they post is...

@RepJamesComer 🚨BREAKING🚨 I'm calling on the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, & Reddit to testify at an Oversight Committee hearing on October 8. The hearing will examine the radicalization of online forum users, including instances of open incitement to commit politically motivated acts. @RepJamesComer The politically motivated assassination of Charlie Kirk claimed the life of a husband, father, and American patriot. In the wake of this tragedy, and amid other acts of politically motivated violence, Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence. To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs...

Machines certainly can make businesses and people more efficient, but I have never believed that A.I. itself makes us more intelligent.Basically, Google AI, and I assume most A.I. programs, just regurgitate what they read. They do not appear to analyze or evaluate things to see how truthful they are. The great danger is that people, especially children and people posing as journalists, will believe whatever something called artificial intelligence spits out. I asked Google A.I. a simple math question. Have Trump’s tax rate cuts from 2017 cost the government trillions of dollars?Yes, most independent, non-partisan analyses of the 2017 Tax...

@RedWave_Press JUST IN: The FBI is investigating social media posts by at least seven different accounts that “appeared to indicate foreknowledge of the ass*ssination of Charlie Kirk,” according to the Washington Free Beacon. The Washington Free Beacon: “The posts—one of which referenced the date of Kirk’s ass*ssination, September 10, more than a month before it took place—were all deleted in the days following the killing. Several of the accounts appear to belong to tr*nsg*nder individuals, and at least one of them followed suspect Tyler Robinson's roommate, with whom Robinson was allegedly in a relationship, on TT.”