In a rematch of 2023, the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl LIX, but who will you spot during those commercial breaks? Super Bowl LIX is already proving to offer serious star power, with ad spots led by Chris Pratt, Eugene Levy, Michelle Rodriguez and even a

Of President Trump’s cabinet picks, Tulsi Gabbard, a former representative from Hawaii, could have the hardest time making it through the confirmation process. On Thursday, with several key senators still undecided, she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee for an all-important hearing as senators grilled her on her past remarks about Edward Snowden and her

Washington, DC – Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, has faced tough questions from United States lawmakers over her past positions, including her support for whistleblower Edward Snowden. At a confirmation hearing on Thursday, senators also grilled Gabbard over a 2017 visit to Syria, where she met with then-President Bashar

Amazon is suing a Washington state agency to prevent the release of some company materials to The Washington Post, the newspaper which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In a lawsuit filed this week in King County Superior Court, the Seattle-based company asked the court to step in and block the release of documents

Take, for example, the ever-fluid threat of tariffs. No matter the problem, when it comes to dealing with US-China disputes the answer, according to Trump, is tariffs. Opposing the sale of TikTok? Tariffs. No curbs on fentanyl production? Tariffs. Even some kind of deal involving Taiwan? Don’t rule it out. “We have one very big

On her blog, Nancy Nall Derringer explained why an ill-fated Idaho petition drive to roll back same-sex marriage is nonetheless significant: “I’m thinking this is the velociraptors testing the electric fence.” (Vince Patton, Portland, Ore.) In The Rutland Herald, of Vermont, an unsigned editorial summarized our new president’s fusillade of executive orders: “Donald Trump just

Matt Baron/BEI / Shutterstock / Matt Baron/BEI / Shutterstock Jeff Bezos is currently one of the richest people in the world. Thanks largely to Amazon, Bezos has built an empire, one with a far reach and highly profitable returns. This type of wealth and status was not always the norm for Bezos, who, in his

Sparing us all the pain of having to watch Billy Crystal try to come up with a musical rhyme for “Brutalist,” the host of this year’s Academy Awards will be none other than former late-night talk show host/current acclaimed dramatic actor Conan O’Brien.   But what will a Conan-hosted Oscars look like? Will there be singing? Pre-filmed

Bill Gates doesn’t need an introduction when it comes to the big names of the tech industry. The former CEO of Microsoft, despite being a student at Harvard University, dropped out of college after only three semesters. He went on to found Microsoft in 1975. However, one of his Harvard professors reveals that he wasn’t

Rare close-up footage of China’s strategic long-range radar has been aired in a state television report on President Xi Jinping’s Lunar New Year message to the military. A ground-based phased-array radar station, with “early warning and monitoring” troops standing in front of it, was seen in an end-of-year video sent to Xi by the People’s

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, have once again made headlines with their philanthropic efforts, awarding $100 million as part of the Courage and Civility Award, as per reports. This year’s recipients, actress and activist Eva Longoria and retired Navy Admiral Bill McRaven, each received $50 million to advance their respective charitable

There would be another 11 years before Gates, a student at Harvard, founded Microsoft, in 1975, with his friend Paul Allen. The rest of the book recounts childhood battles with his parents over bad grades, seeing a therapist who helped him process his arrogance and anger, and getting precious access to a rare computer at

（中央社）Meta 29日表示，已同意支付2500萬美元（約新台幣8.2億元）和解金，以了結美國總統川普對Meta與執行長祖克柏（Mark Zuckerberg）提起的訴訟。川普2021年指控Meta旗下社群媒體臉書與Instagram，在國會襲擊案之後不當暫停他的帳號。 《法新社》報導， 《華爾街日報》率先披露這場官司已和解的消息，這被視為川普的一項勝利。  《華爾街日報》引述瞭解和解協議內容的消息人士指出，和解金其中的2200萬美元將作為川普總統圖書館基金，其餘的和解金將會被用於支付其他參與此案的原告和相關費用。 而Meta在和解協議中，將不會承認暫停川普的帳號是不當行為。Meta發言人已向法新社證實這場官司以和解落幕。 Exclusive: Trump signed an agreement that would require Meta to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit. The president sued in 2021 after his accounts were suspended. https://t.co/Lph3mfIbT8 — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 29, 2025 川普的支持者2021年1月6日企圖推翻2020年大選結果而強闖國會大廈，而川普的一些言論被認為在讚揚這起事件的參與者。這起事件爆發後，他大肆批評社群媒體暫停他的帳號。 然而，川普近期跟許多科技公司高層像是祖克柏以及社群平台X的老闆馬斯克（Elon Musk）交好。祖克柏與馬斯克本月20日均現身華府，出席川普的總統就職典禮。 祖克柏之前曾表示支持川普，而這名科技公司大老闆已經取消Meta旗下應用程式限制一些內容的規定，範圍擴及臉書（Facebook）、Instagram（IG）、Threads和WhatsApp。 祖克柏本月宣布取消事實查核時表示，Meta將會「恢復平台的言論自由」。 報導指出，這份和解協議是媒體公司面對川普第二任期所做出的最新示好舉動。 美國廣播公司新聞網（ABC News）去年同意支付1500萬美元（約新台幣4.92億元）和解金，以解決川普提起的誹謗訴訟。這起訴訟源於自ABC當家主播史蒂法諾普洛（George Stephanopoulos）去年3月期間，在節目中訪問聯邦眾議員梅斯（Nancy Mace）時聲稱，川普被裁決「必須為強暴負起責任」。 美國《全國公共廣播電台》（NPR）稱，這筆和解金象徵川普的重大勝利，也是祖克柏努力討好他的又一舉措。祖克柏在去年12月向當時為候任總統的川普捐贈100萬美元（約台幣3200萬元）的「就職基金」（inaugural

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has revealed that he experimented with LSD in his youth. His reason? To impress girls. This candid admission forms part of his forthcoming memoir Source Code, which offers an introspective look into his childhood and formative years. Scheduled for release on February 4, the memoir explores a variety of topics, including

At a campaign rally in Virginia in June, Donald Trump hinted at the new kind of relationship America might have with Russia, China and North Korea if he were to be re-elected. “If you have a smart president, they’re not enemies,” Mr. Trump said. “You’ll make them do great.” Mr. Trump has made no secret

A group of six Democratic governors pressed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York during a tense call on Wednesday night to be more aggressive in fighting back against President Trump’s nominees and agenda, all but begging the minority leader to persuade Senate Democrats to block whatever they could. The call, described in detailed notes as

【大紀元2025年01月30日訊】（大紀元記者秋生綜合報導）據報導，Meta將向川普（特朗普）總統支付2500萬美元和解金，以解決2021年1月6日國會大廈事件發生後，川普總統因Meta暫停其帳戶而提起的訴訟。 和解協議於週三（1月29日）在加利福尼亞州聯邦法院提交。一位熟悉和解條款的消息人士向《國會山報》證實，Meta已同意支付2500萬美元。 該訴訟持續了多年，川普在此期間因他Instagram和Facebook帳戶被暫停而不斷抨擊Meta及其首席執行官馬克‧扎克伯格（Mark Zuckerberg），現在終於取得了勝利。 《華爾街日報》率先報導了這項和解協議。 據《華爾街日報》報導，川普於週三在橢圓形辦公室簽署了和解協議。報導稱，和解協議中的約2200萬美元預計將用於川普總統圖書館的基金，其餘部分將用於支付法律費用和其他原告。 近年來，川普總統和其他共和黨人不斷批評Meta和其它社交平台審查保守派觀點，批評這些平台的內容審核政策，認為這些政策對保守派懷有偏見。 川普在2024年大選獲勝後對扎克伯格的態度有所緩和，後者則在川普連任後前往海湖莊園拜訪了總統，並出席了上週的總統就職典禮。 一些民主黨人則抨擊扎克伯格等其他科技高管試圖討好總統，以保護他們的公司免受不利的法律或政策舉措的影響。 1月7日，Facebook和Instagram的母公司、社交媒體巨頭Meta宣布，對內容審核政策作出重大調整，取消第三方事實核查。 當天，Meta首席執行官馬克‧扎克伯格宣布，對該公司內容審核政策進行重大調整，稱此舉是為了「回歸根本，專注於減少錯誤、簡化政策，並恢復言論自由」。 調整的內容包括：取消第三方事實核查計劃，取而代之的是名為「社區留言」（Community Notes）計劃。 該計劃與埃隆‧馬斯克（Elon Musk）的X平台上同名計劃類似，Meta的「社區留言」將依靠用戶提交留言對可能具有誤導性或缺乏背景的帖子進行更正。 此外，Meta在對內容審核規則進行更廣泛審查期間，取消了一些針對LGBTQ人士的言論保護措施，還將改變其在移民和性別等一些有爭議問題上的政策。 責任編輯：葉紫微#

On Wednesday, Amazon filed a lawsuit to block The Washington Post‘s request to acquire records relating to the tech company’s in-development satellite initiative. According to its website, the initiative, Project Kuiper, is meant to “increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit” in order to bring “fast,

As part of his administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, US president Donald Trump has announced that the United States will hold migrants at the notorious Guantánamo military detention facility in Cuba. Known primarily for holding suspects accused of terrorism-related offences, Trump ordered the preparation of a 30,000-person “migrant facility” that he said would be used

Washington, DC – Scenes of jubilation and tearful reunions are unfolding across the Gaza Strip, as hundreds of thousands of displaced people march back to their homes in the north of the territory. A fragile ceasefire after 15 months of war in Gaza has made the return possible. But as rights advocates hail a rare