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Sequoia partner Doug Leone once again supports Trump after previously renouncing him

Sequoia partner Doug Leone once again supports Trump after previously renouncing him

Doug Leone wrote on X that he will support Donald Trump for president in this year's election.Leone previously rebuked Trump, saying he'd incited the riot at the Capitol on January 6th, 2021.Leone's endorsement adds him to a growing list of Silicon Valley elites supporting Trump. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Billionaire…
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Meta is testing out a feature that could make Instagram more like YouTube

Meta is testing out a feature that could make Instagram more like YouTube

Quickly scrolling past AI-generated ads on Instagram that you don't care to see could soon no longer be an option.With Reels, Instagram became more like TikTok. With Threads, Meta paired Instagram with a new X competitor. And now, the social media giant may be taking a page out of YouTube's book.Instagram is testing out a feature that stops some users from scrolling for a brief period of time to watch an ad, a Meta spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Business Insider.Only some users can see this feature, per posts on X and Reddit, but Meta said the feature could…
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Conspiracy theory-fueled newspaper Epoch Times grew revenue 4x thanks to CFO’s crypto crime proceeds, feds say

Conspiracy theory-fueled newspaper Epoch Times grew revenue 4x thanks to CFO’s crypto crime proceeds, feds say

The Epoch Times, a US media company linked to Chinese dissidents that seemingly shot to success by embracing Donald Trump and conspiracy theories, significantly funded its growth with proceeds of cybercrime, according to federal prosecutors.The Justice Department said the company's CFO, Weidong "Bill" Guan, was arrested on June 2 and charged with money laundering in New York. The DOJ indictment claims that he and others "used cryptocurrency to knowingly purchase tens of millions of dollars in crime proceeds" and plowed it into the Epoch Times starting in 2020.The Epoch Times wasn't named in court records, and the Justice Department said…
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Ukraine is facing training problems, but it’s handling its new combat troops better than the Russians, war analysts say

Ukraine is facing training problems, but it’s handling its new combat troops better than the Russians, war analysts say

Ukrainian commanders are having to train new combat troops at the front due to training issues, but war experts say that even with the problems, it's better than what the Russians do.While there's the possibility of a decrease in the overall quality of the Ukrainian forces as new combat troops replace experienced troops at the front, especially as newly mobilized forces come into play, the quality is still likely to be higher, at least for the time being, than that of the Russians, war analysts from the Washington, DC-based Institute for the Study of War said.Ukrainian military officials recently told…
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Google Scholar: How to use the database of academic literature for research, citations, alerts, and more

Google Scholar: How to use the database of academic literature for research, citations, alerts, and more

Google Scholar is a search engine Google created to parse though a massive database of scholarly literature, looking for the best matches for your search terms.Google Scholar was released in beta form in late 2004, and soon used far and wide by students, researchers, authors, and others. The search engine not only grants users to access vast troves of information, but it also makes it easy to cross reference things against other sources and keep up with the latest research as it is published.And what you won't get on Google Scholar are search results from non-academic sources like personal blogs, social…
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