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Despite changing its name and using decidedly bird-free branding, X is trying to hold on to its original Twitter trademarks, TechCrunch reports. The xAI-owned social media platform has updated its terms of service to include references to Twitter after previously only mentioning X, and seemingly attempted to counter a startup’s petition to cancel the company’s Twitter trademarks with a petition of its own.The startup X appears to be responding to is Operation Bluebird, a company cofounded by former Twitter general counsel Stephen Coates that went public last week with plans to capture what remains of Twitter for its own use.…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday proposed that action from Oracle could slow down other hyperscalers’ enormous artificial intelligence spending, saying the OpenAI partner should show “discipline.””Oracle already has a huge amount of debt. Their balance sheet’s not that good. At some point, they’ll heed the warning of the bond market and slow things down,” he said. “These data centers cost a fortune and even the best builders stumble…Oracle can’t risk blowing up its balance sheet for Sam Altman. That’s when and how we’re going to get out of this morass.”Cramer named five tech behemoths engaged in massive AI spending: Amazon,…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is considering a quarterback change after Tua Tagovailoa’s continued struggles this season, which were magnified in Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that eliminated Miami from playoff contention for the second straight season.Tagovailoa threw for just 65 yards through three quarters, and the areas in which he has appeared to regress were evident again, from questionable decision-making to a lack of mobility that has hampered him throughout the season.“The quarterback play last night was not good enough,” McDaniel said Tuesday, “and so for me, everything is on the table.”McDaniel said he…

The Chicago Bears had a rare Tuesday workday, holding a walk-through as they prepare for Saturday night’s NFC North showdown against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. Here are five things we learned at Halas Hall. 1. The Bears aren’t letting their guard down after Micah Parsons’ injury. The Packers’ star edge rusher suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee during Sunday’s 34-26 loss to the Denver Broncos. According to NFL Pro’s Next Gen Stats, Parsons has generated a 20.5% pressure rate, highest among qualified edge rushers (minimum 200 pass rushes), despite being double-teamed 21.6% of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Polish authorities have foiled a suspected ISIS-inspired plot to attack a Christmas market, charging a student accused of preparing a mass casualty bombing, according to officials.The case comes as Germany and the U.K. also raised security measures around religious and cultural events after the Sydney shooting Sunday in which 16 people were shot dead at a Jewish Hanukkah party on Bondi Beach.Polish authorities say the suspect, identified as Mateusz W., 19, was detained in late November at an apartment in Lublin by officers from the Internal Security Agency (ABW).According to Jacek Dobrzyński,…

Affinity Partners, the firm founded by Donald Trump‘s son-in-law Jared Kushner, will no longer be a part of the group of investors backing Paramount‘s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery, a source confirmed on Tuesday. “With ​two ​strong competitors ​vying to secure ​the future ​of this ​unique American ​asset, ​Affinity ​has ​decided no longer to pursue ​the opportunity. We ​continue to ​believe ​there is a strong strategic rationale for Paramount’s offer,” Affinity said in a statement to Bloomberg News, which was the first to report on the firm’s decision to exit. Paramount’s bid, launched last week, is backed by the Ellison family and RedBird Capital. At the time it was announced, the company…

Social media sites have been flooded with false information in the of Sunday’s terror attack that killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Australia. One AI-generated image in particular has become extremely popular among people who are spreading disinformation on X. It’s a photo-realistic image made to look like one of the shooting victims was actually applying fake blood before the attack. But nothing about it is real. To make matters worse, tools commonly used by people to verify the authenticity of images are telling people the photo is legit. Arsen Ostrovsky, an…

Balsam Hill Founder and CEO Mac Harman joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss how tariffs and supply chain shifts are driving up the cost of Christmas trees and what it means for holiday shoppers. While Christmas is nearly a week away, there is still time to get packages shipped to arrive on time before the holiday. However, those shipping deadlines are rapidly approaching.  Each year, the major package delivery carriers post the deadlines that a package or mail needs to be shipped out to arrive by Christmas Eve. The deadlines vary depending on the specific shipping method.   With the deluge…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary on Monday denied recent reports suggesting plans for his agency to add a black box warning onto COVID-19 vaccines. CNN reported last week that the FDA was considering adding a black box warning onto the COVID-19 vaccine, citing two sources familiar with agency plans. A black box…

In candid interviews with Vanity Fair, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles opened up about President Donald Trump and his Cabinet over the first year of Trump’s second term.Wiles took part in 11 interviews that occurred in real time. Two parts of those interviews were published on Tuesday.In them, Wiles offered unreserved descriptions of top figures in the administration — including Trump, who she said has an “alcoholic’s personality.”Wiles said Trump, who has repeatedly said he doesn’t drink alcohol, said he “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.”Trump, in an exclusive interview with…