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Xi Jinping Lauded China’s AI Wins in 2025 in His New Year’s Address

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is pleased with his country’s showing in the race for AI dominance.In his annual New Year’s address on Wednesday, the Chinese leader lauded his country’s tech and AI advancements in 2025, saying that China “integrated science and technology deeply with industries, and made a stream of…

Russian Soldier Surrenders With Message Seen by Ukrainian Drone: Units

A Russian soldier surrendered to Ukraine via a message that he wrote on cardboard that was spotted by a drone, Ukrainian military units said.The 16th Army Corps said on Wednesday that drone pilots discovered a Russian soldier in Lyman, a town in the eastern region of Kharkiv, who wrote the surrender messages.One read “Please take me prisoner, I want to live,” per the translation by Ukrainian state outlet United24.The corps said the Russian was given…

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Power Hours: 9 Daily Habits Highly Successful People Have in Common

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Sprinkles Cupcakes founder announces permanent shutdown of all stores

Sprinkles Cupcakes, the bakery chain best known for its cupcake ATMs, is permanently closing all of its stores. Candace Nelson, the company’s founder and former owner, confirmed the shutdown in an Instagram video, saying Wednesday, Dec. 31, marked Sprinkles’ “final day” of operations.”A few days ago, I learned that Sprinkles…

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Musk Plans ‘High-Volume Production’ of Neuralink Brain Chips in 2026

Elon Musk says he’s planning to ramp up production of his Neuralink brain chips in 2026 and will automate the procedure to implant them into humans.Neuralink “will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices” this year, said Musk in a Tuesday X post.The startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, is…

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