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TikTok on Wednesday announced the public launch of Footnotes, a crowdsourced fact-checking system similar to X’s and Meta’s Community Notes feature. The technology will initially roll out to U.S. users as a pilot program, allowing contributors to both write and rate Footnotes on TikTok videos. All U.S. TikTok users are able to view the notes that have been rated as helpful and submit their own ratings in return. The company first announced its plans to test Footnotes in April. At the time, it described the feature as a way to give the community more context around TikTok’s content. Like X’s…

Even as the threat of a tsunami swamping Hawaii had passed on Wednesday, social media posts were still circulating claims that Oprah Winfrey had refused immediate access to a private road that would allow residents a shorter evacuation route.The warnings followed one of the century’s most powerful earthquakes, an 8.8 magnitude quake that struck off a Russian peninsula and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a wide swath of the Pacific. Posts on X and TikTok contended Winfrey refused to open her private road, or was slow to do so during the evacuation.But the roadway does not actually belong to…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 12:05 PM ET, Wed July 30, 2025 Now through July 31, travelers can snag up to $350 in onboard credit for standalone cruises and enjoy 15,000 bonus TrueBlue points on cruises, flight and cruise packages and flight and hotel packages with JetBlue Vacations. Travelers can earn 15,000 bonus TrueBlue points when they book a flight and cruise package or cruise-only booking with a minimum price of $1,500 for travel now through June 15, 2026.  TrueBlue points are also awarded with a minimum 4-night stay for flight and hotel packages. TrueBlue members will also earn standard points…

Google has confirmed it will sign the European Union’s general purpose AI code of practice, a voluntary framework that aims to help AI developers implement processes and systems to comply with the bloc’s AI Act. Notably, Meta earlier this month said it would not sign the code, calling the EU’s implementation of its AI legislation “overreach” and stating that Europe was “heading down the wrong path on AI.” Google’s commitment comes days before rules for providers of “general-purpose AI models with systemic risk” go into effect on August 2. Companies likely to be affected by these rules include major names…

For several years when he was at CNN, Sam Feist was in charge of “Crossfire,” the show that set a template for televised political combat. Now that he runs C-SPAN, Feist is going in another direction. The public affairs network debuts “CeaseFire” this fall, described as an attempt to bring political opposites together to find common ground, and on Wednesday announced that Dasha Burns of Politico will be its host. Dasha Burns poses for photographers as she arrives at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana,File) Dasha Burns poses for…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Wed July 30, 2025 Think river cruising is just for summer? Think again. Avalon Waterways is inviting travelers to explore Europe’s storied rivers during the upcoming fall and winter seasons—and there are still cabins available. The line’s “Cozy Cruise Collection” includes a variety of departures, including voyages on the Danube, Rhino, Moselle, Seine, Douro, Garonne and Dordogne Rivers.“Cozy cruising is finding its moment,” says Pam Hoffee, president of Avalon Waterways. “Travelers are craving authenticity, beauty and even more breathing room. Our harvest, off-season and Christmas Market cruises deliver that and more. They’re immersive,…

Observe, an observability platform, was founded in 2017 in response to the changing nature of software observability. Companies started pushing out new versions of their software more frequently — and producing significantly more data because of it. Now Observe is responding to the latest big shift in technology: AI. San Mateo-based Observe helps companies get an inside look at the status of their software, which makes it easier for engineers to spot and solve disruptions and outages. The recent advancements in AI are both a blessing and a burden for the company. Observe’s observability product incorporates AI agents to help…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action with the claim, which was filed in state district court earlier this year. Baldwin’s attorneys will have 30 days to file a motion seeking reinstatement.Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s lead attorney, told The Associated Press in an email that the dismissal amounted…

The combined forces of escalating geopolitical tensions and rising defense budgets are spurring many electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) makers to take a two-pronged approach to building their aircraft: crewed vehicles for personal or commercial taxi use, and uncrewed vehicles meant for logistics and defense purposes. AIR, an Israel-based startup developing eVTOLs, thought it prudent to adopt a similar approach from the get-go, designing both its uncrewed and piloted aircraft with the same airframe and core systems so it could develop for both use cases at once. The company currently offers a piloted eVTOL craft, dubbed AIR ONE, for…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine  —  The silent, moonless black is broken only by the whirr above of a Russian drone. Dmytro is yet to receive any patients at his tiny two-bed field hospital near Pokrovsk, and that is not a good outcome any more. Dawn begins to break – the twilight in which evacuation of the wounded from the front lines is safest – but still none arrive, and the enemy drones swirl incessantly above. “We have a very difficult situation with evacuation,” said Dmytro. “Many of the injured have to wait days. For Russian drone…