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Liberals said the police beating of Tyre Nichols is an example of racism despite the fact that all five officers are Black.

Julia Angwin / The Markup : Q&A with Princeton CS professor Arvind Narayanan on why he calls ChatGPT a “bullshit generator”, his worries over its boom, developing his AI taxonomy, and more   —  Hello, friends,  —  If you have been reading all the hype about the latest artificial intelligence chatbot …

Sharon Stone is slamming former Hollywood co-stars for being "misogynist." "I’ve worked with some of the biggest stars in the business, who will literally talk through my close-up, telling me what they think I should do. They’re so misogynistic," the actress said during an interview with Variety. However, she immediately followed her remarks and reassured that Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were among a few colleagues that treated her fairly. SHARON STONE SAYS HER KIDS CAN 'AUCTION' OFF HER MOVIE COSTUMES WHEN SHE DIES TO MAKE UP FOR GENDER PAY GAP "Now, that is not Robert De Niro. That is not Joe Pesci, that is not those guys," Stone confirmed. The Oscar nominee referred to her time working with De Niro and Pesci on Martin Scorsese’s film "Casino." The 1995 movie focused on each of the character’s lives in Las Vegas in the ‘70s and ‘80s.  SHARON STONE REVEALS SHE CHOSE ‘BASIC INSTINCT' DRESS, KEPT IT BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T MAKE...

The Minnesota Senate passed the PRO Act early Saturday morning, legislation that supporters say protects the right to abortion and opponents say is an "extreme" measure permitting late-term abortion.

Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., are the only declared candidates in the competitive race for California's U.S. Senate seat.

A freshman Democratic congressman has deleted a tweet that described the death of Tyre Nichols as being a result of "white supremacy" — even though the officers are Black.

Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says the "leadership" from progressive Democrats has contributed to the "success" of the Biden administration.

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch : Google researchers detail MusicLM, an AI model that generates high-fidelity music from text descriptions trained on a dataset of 280K hours of music   —  An impressive new AI system from Google can generate music in any genre given a text description.  But the company, fearing the risks, has no immediate plans to release it.

George Clooney is making light of a serious situation.  While taking a trip down memory lane with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, the Hollywood actor mentioned that he suffered from Bell’s palsy as a child, which caused half of his face to be paralyzed.  Bell's palsy is a condition that causes sudden weakness in the muscles on one side of the face, according to the Mayo Clinic. BRAD PITT AND GEORGE CLOONEY STEP OUT IN NEW YORK CITY, REUNITE FOR NEW MOVIE During his guest appearance, Kimmel displayed several throwback photos of Clooney as a child.  The first photo showed the actor with a bowl-cut hairstyle before his high school days. "I want to point out that my mother cut my hair," Clooney reacted.   Another framed photo showed him at age 15 with long, wavy hair and a smirk on his face.  GEORGE CLOONEY SAYS TWINS 'DON'T REALLY CARE' HE'S A STAR AT KENNEDY CENTER HONORS WITH WIFE AMAL CLOONEY "Now wait, I want to point out something, because y...

"Sopranos" star John Ventimiglia’s daughter Odele has died at the age of 25. The actor's daughter passed away on Jan. 12, according to a Facebook post shared by her mother, Belinda Cape. Representatives for Ventimiglia did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. "Heartbroken to have to post our darling Odele’s funeral notice," Cape wrote in the social media post. ‘THE SOPRANOS’ TONY SIRICO RECEIVES TRIBUTES FROM CO-STARS MICHAEL IMPERIOLI, LORRAINE BRACCO AND MORE "Her sister Lucinda and I have been overwhelmed by the messages of support and love we have received, and your remembrances of how cherished Odele was to so many. Odele was greatly loved, and leaves a huge hole in our lives. Odele is survived by her sister, Lucinda Ventimiglia, mother, Belinda Cape, father John Ventimiglia, and her beloved daughter Shiloh." The funeral was held on Jan. 26. No cause of death has been given. Ventimiglia starred as the rest...

For the first time ever, the federal government will allocate Medicaid dollars to prisons. California inmates would be able to access limited services 90 days before being released.

Semafor : Sources: OpenAI hired ~1,000 contractors over the past six months, 40% of them programmers creating data for its models to learn software engineering tasks   —  OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot ChatGPT, has ramped up its hiring around the world, bringing on roughly 1,000 remote contractors …

Harry Styles suffered a wardrobe malfunction during Thursday night's concert. Styles, 28, ripped his pants as he lunged to the ground during the instrumental portion of his song "Music for a Sushi Restaurant."  The moment was captured on video as the audience yelled and Styles immediately covered the large tear with his hands. The former One Direction singer stood up and smiled as he continued with the song. Twitter blew up with fan videos of the incident. It appears Styles later wrapped a rainbow flag around his waist to hide the hole in his pants.  Styles had been performing in Inglewood, California, and it appears some celebrities were in the audience.  "Modern Family" star Julie Bowen shared a video on TikTok showing herself in the crowd.  Although she did not show them in her video, the actress noted that Jennifer Aniston and Ellen DeGeneres were both at the concert as well.  Back in 2020, Styles revealed that Aniston was his first celebrity crush...

Luke Bryan clarified his "absurd" introduction of Dustin Lynch was just "sarcasm" and part of his humor. Bryan introduced Lynch while the two were performing at the Crash My Playa festival in Cancun, Mexico, from Jan. 19 to 22. "No one has drank more liquor, no one has vomited more, no one has taken more drugs, no one has taken more IVs, no one has passed – no one has passed more STD tests than this next gentleman… he's got a clean bill, he does not have diseases," the musician said before Lynch took the stage. Bryan took to Instagram on Wednesday to clarify that the introduction was "complete sarcasm." LUKE BRYAN RESPONDS TO CRITICISM AFTER GOV. RON DESANTIS APPEARS AT CONCERT "Just saw where people are starting to chat about my introduction of Dustin Lynch. Dustin Lynch is one of my dearest friends on the planet. No one respects him more than I do." He later added: "Those words that I used were so absurd, I figured eve...

A race to determine majority control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is underway. Some of the key issues in the race include redistricting and abortion.

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer : Yandex says a former employee is responsible for the leak of a 44.7GB source code repository on a hacking forum and that the company's systems were not hacked   —  A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company has been leaked as a Torrent on a popular hacking forum.

Shakira’s two outfits worn during a Super Bowl halftime performance , her handwritten lyrics and her heavily crystalized electric guitar are among the items that will be on display for a museum exhibit in Los Angeles. The Grammy Museum announced Thursday that the multi-Grammy winner will have her first exhibit opening on March 4. The exhibit called "Shakira, Shakira: The Grammy Museum Experience" will feature 40 artifacts from her personal archive in the museum's permanent Latin music gallery. The museum exhibit will explore Shakira’s musical evolution , from her origin as a Latin performer in Colombia to reaching global superstardom as a multi-genre performer, who spans several genres including bachata, rock, Bhangra and reggaetón. SHAKIRA TAX FRAUD CASE: PROSECUTORS SEEK 8 YEARS IN PRISON, $24 MILLION FINE AFTER SINGER REJECTS PLEA DEAL "It’s an honor to have the journey of my career displayed at the Grammy museum," Shakira said in a statement. "These...

A George Soros director at his nonprofit network has frequent access to President Biden's White House and appears in visitor logs 13 times on eight different days, records show.

Idaho lawmakers have introduced a joint resolution that would it more difficult to get initiatives on the ballot. If approved, voters would be asked to change the state’s constitution.

High schoolers in Kentucky can now apply to serve on the Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, where they can understand how decisions made by officials affect students statewide.

A trove of previously unseen photos taken by Paul McCartney as The Beatles shot to global stardom will go on display in London this year. The National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday that the exhibition, titled "Eyes of the Storm," will help mark the gallery's reopening in June after a three-year refurbishment. Gallery director Nicholas Cullinan said McCartney, approached the gallery in 2020 saying he had rediscovered a batch of photos from late 1963 and early 1964 that he had thought were lost. GWYNETH PALTROW POSES NUDE AND PAINTED IN GOLD FOR HER 50TH BIRTHDAY: 'AGING IS ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL THING' Cullinan said they were an "extraordinary" set of images of "such a famous and important cultural moment … taken by someone who was really, as the exhibition title alludes, in the eye of the storm." " Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of The Storm" opens June 28 and runs to Oct. 1. The gallery is due to reopen June 22...

Dave Chappelle opened up about protestors at his comedy shows as he continuously faces backlash over jokes some have labeled "transphobic" during an episode of his new podcast. "The Midnight Miracle" features Chappelle along with co-hosts Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey. The comedian released the second episode on Tuesday, when he spoke specifically about the First Avenue club in Minneapolis canceling his show in July due to backlash. The owners canceled "hours" before he was set to take the stage. "I guess apparently they had made a pledge to the public at large that they would make their club a safe space for all people, and that they would ban anything they deemed transphobic," Chappelle explained on the episode. "This is a wild stance for an artistic venue to take, especially one that’s historically a punk rock venue." The controversy surrounding Chappelle first began after he released his stand-up show "The Closer" on Netf...

Democrats and the Biden administration are taking aim at regular every-day appliances in their broader electrification and climate push amid the ongoing debate over gas stoves.

Wall Street Journal : Sources: Elon Musk's team has been exploring selling up to $3B in new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $13B in debt that backed his takeover   —  Billionaire has held talks with investors about selling new Twitter shares  —  Elon Musk's team has been exploring using as much as $3 billion …

Bonnie Bartlett Daniels and her husband of 72 years, William Daniels, previously had an open marriage – and the actress said it was the norm in her day. "You have to realize that we live in a very puritanical nation still," the actress told People magazine on Tuesday. "[When we got married], people were just loose about things… You have to have lived during that time as an adult to see what that was like. The culture is simply different." However, the "St. Elsewhere" star admitted it was not easy. "The only thing is that it harms you, does some damage to your self-esteem," the 93-year-old reflected. "It hurts really badly." 'ST. ELSEWHERE' STAR BONNIE BARTLETT DANIELS REFLECTS ON PAST OPEN MARRIAGE: 'THAT WAS VERY PAINFUL' At the time, the couple was living in New York City . Bartlett Daniels told the outlet that leaving the city improved their marriage. "Hollywood was really the saving grace for our marriage...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s daughter Apple Martin is a mini-me of her stunning mother.  The fabulous 18-year-old stepped out for Paris Fashion Week, making her front-row debut at the Chanel Haute Couture Spring Summer 2023 show on Tuesday. GWYNETH PALTROW RECALLS '90S NIGHTLIFE BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA: 'YOU COULD DO COCAINE AND NOT GET CAUGHT' The Goop founder's doppelganger daughter had a striking fashion moment, wearing a two-piece Chanel outfit, which included a black-and-white tweed skirt and jacket combination with a black top underneath. She styled her look with a Chanel cross-body bag and black loafers.  Her hairstyle was strikingly similar to her mother’s, parted down the middle with her blonde locks flowing over her shoulders. She also went for a bold glam look with heavy black eyeliner and matte lipstick. GWYNETH PALTROW POSES NUDE AND PAINTED IN GOLD FOR HER 50TH BIRTHDAY: 'AGING IS ACTUALLY A BEAUTIFUL THING' Martin was seated front row at the event with h...

Vanna White has graced television screens as co-host of "Wheel of Fortune" for over four decades. During her lengthy career, White, 65, has worn over 7,000 outfits, but her most recent look last week caused quite a stir. On Jan. 18, the game show hostess appeared on stage in a hot pink, asymmetrical dress with black pants underneath.  The wardrobe took social media by storm following the episode, with some fans calling her outfit "strange."  "Vanna White in her Marvel superhero outfit tonight," one tweet read. "Vanna White’s stylist needs a day off…" another user tweeted. Others, however, took a liking to the fashion choice, calling White’s unique outfit "funky and cool," and one Twitter user questioned why the game show hostess was being criticized in the first place.  HOW MANY DRESSES DOES VANNA WHITE OWN? INSIDE THE 'WHEEL OF FORTUNE' CO-HOST'S WARDROBE "What’s the big deal, she looks great in this dress. Give ...

Several Republican lawmakers called for a search through President Biden's Senate documents at the University of Delaware as the president's classified documents scandal compounds.

Across Pete Davidson 's chest are skulls, sea creatures, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a plethora of other designs. The former "Saturday Night Live" actor has seemingly rid himself of one of his most famous tattoos - a tribute to his ex-girlfriend Kim Kardashian . While vacationing in Hawaii with rumored new girlfriend Chase Sui Wonders, Davidson, 29, was pictured without his "My Girl Is A Lawyer" tattoo he had inked on his body, above his collarbone. The tattoo, a nod to Kardashian's studies to become a lawyer, was something Davidson got during their nine-month relationship. Kardashian previously revealed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," that while her beau had several tattoos in her honor, that one was her favorite. KIM KARDASHIAN 'WONT STAND' FOR KANYE'S INSULTING MEME ABOUT HER SPLIT WITH PETE DAVIDSON Davidson and Kardashian amicably split in August after a whirlwind romance.  The two began dating after Kardashian's separation ...

Vice President Mike Pence informed Congress Tuesday that he discovered classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana, home on Jan. 16.

Federico Viticci / MacStories : A review of Ivory, a new iOS Mastodon app released by Tapbots, maker of now-defunct Tweetbot: inspired design, Tweetbot-like gestures, custom filters, and more   —  There's an intangible, permeating quality about Tapbots apps that trascends features and specs: craftsmanship.

The 2023 Oscar nominations are in and films, including "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" earned top honors.  A year after a streaming service won best picture for the first time, big-screen spectacles dominated nominations for the 95th Academy Awards. Tuesday’s nominations were announced by "Sound of Metal" actor Riz Ahmed and "M3gan" star Allison Williams. Twenty-three categories were voted on by the organization’s members ahead of the live event slated for Sunday, March 12. Jimmy Kimmel is returning to host the awards show. "Top Gun: Maverick" was nominated in the best picture category, along with nine other movies including Steven Spielberg’s "The Fabelmans," and James Cameron’s "Avatar: The Way of Water." The movie starring Tom Cruise, had 6 nominations for the following categories – Film editing, Music (Original Song), Best Picture, Sound, Visual Effects and Writing (Adapted scree...

Tomorrow, nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced, and Jennifer Connelly is hoping her " Top Gun: Maverick " co-star Tom Cruise has his name called. "He’s extraordinary," she explained to Variety. "I think he does an amazing job in the movie," she added.  "He’s extraordinary as a person and fantastic as an actor, and I think that he is just…perfect. I think that he embodies that character so beautifully… I think he absolutely deserves it," she said in reference to rumblings Cruise could grab an Oscar nomination. Cruise not only reprized his role of Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell from the original "Top Gun" film, he also produced "Top Gun: Maverick." 'TOP GUN: MAVERICK' STAR GLEN POWELL EXPLAINS THE CRUDE ADVICE TOM CRUISE GAVE HIM "I think the film is a really well-made film, and it's really hard to make a film like that, you know," Connelly continued of the movie that g...

Charles McGonigal, once Special Agent in Charge of FBI NY's Counterintelligence Division, charged with money laundering, breaking US sanctions against Russia oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

Aidan Ryan / The Information : Source: Gemini is laying off 10% of staff, at least the third round of cuts at the crypto exchange in eight months; Gemini had 650 to 700 staff near 2022's end   —  Gemini, the crypto startup whose customers have been caught up in the Genesis bankruptcy, is laying off 10% of staff …

Kylie Jenner was nearly engulfed by the massive lion head on her Schiaparelli Haute Couture gown at Paris Fashion Week on Monday.  The reality-star and makeup mogul wore a striking black velvet cinched gown with an embroidered lion head attached to her neckline. According to the designer's Instagram page, the animal head was created from "hand sculpted foam, wool and silk faux fur, and hand painted to look as life-like as possible, celebrating the glory of the natural world." They emphasized "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN MAKING THIS LOOK." The striking design garnered backlash on social media, with users claiming the animal heads might promote trophy hunting. KYLIE JENNER SLAMS CLAIM SHE POSTED PICS OF HER KIDS TO 'COVER UP FOR BALENCIAGA': 'ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SAY' One user wrote on Instagram, "The only thing this is glorifying is the killing of these animals, even if this is fake. The lion, cheetah and the wolf seem like they are litera...

Democrats have been silent about the anti-police riots that resulted in six arrests and a burned-out police vehicle in Atlanta over the weekend.

Lisa Marie Presley’s pal, Sarah Ferguson, believes Elvis Presley’s only child may have died of a broken heart. The singer/songwriter passed away on Jan. 12, hours after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54. "I think she’s with Ben now," the Duchess of York told Page Six on Saturday, referring to Benjamin Keough. The matriarch's only son took his life in 2020. He was 27. The British royal flew in from the U.K. to Tennessee ahead of Presley’s memorial service at Graceland on Sunday. The ex-wife of Prince Andrew told the outlet she was there to provide comfort for Presley’s three surviving children: daughters Riley Keough and twins Finley and Harper Lockwood. LISA MARIE PRESLEY HONORED AT GRACELAND IN PUBLIC MEMORIAL "I think we need to make sure Finely, Riley and Harper are fully supported going forward," said the 63-year-old mother of two. "She was so proud of them, so proud. She used to write to me saying, ‘Yeah, I’m really gushing ...

Riley Keough and her husband Ben Smith-Petersen secretly welcomed a baby girl, a rep for the actress confirmed to Fox News Digital on Sunday. Smith-Petersen hinted at the news while reading a letter from the 33-year-old at a ceremony honoring his late mother-in-law, Lisa Marie Presley, held in Graceland. "Thank you for showing me love is the only thing that matters in this life," he read." I hope I can love my daughter the way you loved me, the way you loved my brother and my sisters." "Thank you for giving me strength, my heart, my empathy, my courage, my sense of humor, my manners, my temper, my wildness, my tenacity," the letter continued. "I’m a product of your heart, my sisters are a product of your heart, my brother is a product of your heart." LISA MARIE PRESLEY HONORED AT GRACELAND IN PUBLIC MEMORIAL No further details were provided by Keough’s rep, including when the baby was born or her name. Smith-Petersen and Keough said "...

At the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, Brooke Shields two-part documentary, "Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields" debuted to an eager crowd, earning the film a standing ovation, as reported by Variety. The Hulu show , slated to debut later this year, follows the model, now 57, journey to stardom, as a child model, a sex symbol, a mother, and more. In the film, named after Shields' famously controversial film "Pretty Baby," Shields is set to revisit painful parts of her past, including a sexual assault, which she first recounted to The Hollywood Reporter. Another incident explored in the documentary is Shields' Postpartum depression, which ultimately led her to take antidepressants, much to the chagrin of actor Tom Cruise. BROOKE SHIELDS REMEMBERS BEING 'MOST FAMOUS VIRGIN IN THE WORLD' As reported by Variety, Shields is said to call the incident in which Cruise interjected his feelings on the use of medication, calling it "ridiculous." ...

Justice Department prosecutors are reportedly considering requests to search President Biden's home in Rehoboth Beach after more classified documents were found in Wilmington.

Keri Blakinger / The Marshall Project : How some US incarcerated people use contraband mobile phones to educate themselves, make TikToks, find love, publicize prison conditions, earn money, and more   —  Despite the security concerns of administrators, incarcerated people use phones to hustle, make TikToks or publicize prison conditions.