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Ford CEO Jim Farley has asked about President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on imports from Mexico, Canada and China. Why does it stop there? Farley said during a conference call Wednesday that Trump’s selective approach was “meaningless.” “Why are we having this conversation while Hyundai Kia imports 600,000 units into the US without progressive tariffs? And why Toyota has made it to the US without progressive tariffs Can we import 500,000 vehicles?” Farley asked. “If it lasts for a month, or if it lasts for years, it’s better to be comprehensive for the industry. This is a jackpot for import…

It was only 18 months ago that 37-year-old Daniel Novore won the Ecuadorian presidency and became the youngest man ever to be elected to the office. Well, on Sunday, he faces another poll. However, this time there is a bigger prize, a full four-year term at the Presidential Palace. Novore’s final victory was a snap election, so he has been limited to offering the remainder of his predecessor’s term. In Sunday’s race, Novoa will face 15 candidates, including leftist MP Luisa Gonzalez, his main competition in the last election. The vote has so far been poised to become a referendum…

US President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a task force aimed at eradicating what is known as “anti-Christian bias” within the federal government. Trump made the presentation at the National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. In his speech, Trump said he would sign the executive order later that day and appoint U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy to lead the effort. He also pointed to several government agencies that could be scrutinized under efforts, including the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “The task force’s mission is to immediately retain all forms…

Just two months after its successful debut, Chinese AI startup Deepseek has surged and has become the world’s second most popular AI chatbot. According to website tracking company Simarweb, Deepseek.com sees more visits than Google’s Gemini and Chariture.ai. This happens more than a week after Deepseek overtakes ChatGpt and becomes the top-rate free app on Apple’s US app store. Buzz around the report spiked after the report showed that it outperformed the V3 model Meta’s Lama 3.1, Openai’s GPT-4O and Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 on third-party benchmarks. Deepseek overtakes Google Gemini Google responds to the competition But Google hasn’t back down.…

Paragon Solutions, a startup that sells access to surveillance technologies, including phone spyware, has cut ties with the Italian government, according to reports from Guardian and Harletts. On Thursday, citing an anonymous source, the Guardian first signed a deal with Italy on Friday after saying WhatsApp disrupts a hacking campaign that leverages spyware from an Israeli startup targeting around 90 people I reported it was stopped. Paragon ended its contract on Wednesday after the company determined that the Italian government had violated “the terms and ethical framework agreed under the Paragon contract,” according to the British newspaper. Israeli newspaper Haaretz…

The new Mac app that Rply launches today is designed to help Texters achieve “Inbox Zero” with iMessage. Targeting people who forget to reply and forget to deliver their friends for days, Rply uses AI to identify missed texts and respond to prevent unintentional ghosts I propose. AI Assistant can automatically respond to messages in your inbox for users who have not received replies for more than 24 hours. Rply is the brainchild of Molly Cantillon, a 21-year-old Stanford dropout who created Nox, a personalized AI assistant for iOS, supported by Openai’s Startup Fund. “Rply was built to handle the…

Github has announced numerous updates to Copilot, and also gives you a glimpse into the future of more agents for AI-powered pair programmers. Notable updates include a feature called Vision from Copilot. This allows users to attach screenshots, photos, or diagrams to the chat. So, for example, someone from the marketing team could take a screenshot of a web page and explain some of the changes needed to that page. Instead of requesting such changes via a text prompt, it is now possible to upload images and ask Copilot to implement the changes as shown in the file. It will…

Flashes, an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network, is opening the door to beta testers. Announced a few weeks ago, the app offers people a way to leave the social networking empire of meta, offering more open alternatives, and is interested in using Bluesky’s official app that works like X. Attract new users that didn’t exist. Built by Berlin-based developer Sebastian Vogelsang, Flashes runs on the same underlying protocol that enhances the AT protocol (or Atproto for short). As a Bluesky client, we support posting photos of up to 4 images and up to 1 minute…

Dating app giant Tinder updates its exploration page to allow users to access new categories, “non-unique daters”, “short-term fun”, “long-term partners” and “new friends” The company announced. Thursday. These new categories are designed to help users find compatible matches by grouping profiles according to the dating intent. The “serious dater” option focuses on users looking for a long-term relationship, while “new friends” appears to be Tinder’s strategy to compete with Bumble BFF, which connects users to friendships. Released in 2021, The Explore Page organizes profiles into categories curated based on shared interests, such as “Binge Watchers,” “Coffee Date,” and “Nature…

To celebrate the 10th anniversary, the Event Photo Awards will hold a special “Best of All Time” contest where the last 10 EPA winner images will be competing in the finals along with winners from the 15 “Best Ever” category. did. The event was reviewed through an online system that attracted votes from 4,000 event industry experts from over 40 countries around the world. The competition culminated in an event at the city of London’s renovated Skinner Hall and has now been rebranded, like London 8½. The main coloring hole played host to award-winning images from the past 10 editions…