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Amazon is going on the defensive after a report from The Wall Street Journal revealed that the ecommerce giant plans to slash shipments with the United States Postal Service, which said this week that it's running out of money. In a lengthy statement published on Wednesday, Amazon says it didn't want to reduce shipments with the USPS, and that negotiations only stalled after the USPS


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Internet platforms' liability shield Section 230 faced another round of attack at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, this time with two distinct undercurrents complicating the conversation. One was an unprecedented wave of ongoing legal challenges to the law's scope, and the second was a heightened bipartisan concern over government censorship.

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Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page. The hack is called "DarkSword" and since it specifically targets several different versions of iOS 18, it could affect "close to a quarter of iPhones," Wired writes.

DarkSword is a "fileless" hack


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Disney CEO Bob Iger.
  • Bob Iger is now the former CEO of Disney, handing the reins off to Josh D'Amaro.
  • Iger spearheaded some of Disney's most profitable acquisitions since taking the helm in 2005.
  • Here's a look at the decades of work that propelled him to become the Mouse's media darling.

At The Walt Disney Company, it was the end of an era.

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The White House has been promising a set of national rules to guide artificial intelligence since late last year, and today Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) fired the first volley. The senator shared a discussion draft for codifying the executive order signed by President Donald Trump in December calling for an AI bill. Her stated goal is a policy that "protects children, creators, conservatives


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Taylor Frankie Paul's season of "The Bachelorette" begins Sunday.
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  • Reports have surfaced alleging a domestic violence incident between Paul and her ex, Dakota Mortensen.
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Jerome Powell hasn't ruled out remaining on the FOMC after his time as chair ends.
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  • Chair Jerome Powell talked about jobs, inflation, oil prices, and AI productivity gains.
  • Powell hinted that he may remain at the central bank after his tenure ends in May.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn't saying his farewells


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Hoto makes electric screwdrivers for different budgets. If you don’t want to spend much, you can get its most basic model, which we’ve recommended many times. That one comes with 25 bits, and has three levels of torque for $29.99 (usually $59.99). But if you want more power and versatility, its PixelDrive model might be the better option. It offers six levels of torque, plus two speed



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A recent change in how the US Postal Service handles shipping partners appears to have forced Amazon to make alternative plans. The company reportedly plans to cut the number of packages it ships through USPS by at least two-thirds later this year. It says the decision came after USPS ended negotiations “at the eleventh hour” in favor of a new bidding process.

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Update, 4:05PM ET: A few hours after this story was published, Google reached out to retract the news. The company provided Engadget with the following statement:

"Search Live has not rolled out globally to all users. It remains available in the US and India, with testing currently underway in additional markets. We apologize for the earlier miscommunication."

Given that the company says it is