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Jacqueline Sweet / The Spectator World : Analysis of social media posts, AI art, Spaces comments, biographical details, and more suggests Adrian Dittmann is a German fan of Elon Musk living in Fiji   —  An Elon Musk fan in Fiji tricks the world  —  The AI avatar for the Adrian Dittmann X account, left, and Adrian Dittmann appearing …

The week-long state funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 last week, began Saturday morning. The ceremonies will honor Carter’s journey from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to his esteemed role on the global humanitarian stage and as the 39th American president. On Saturday morning, individuals gathered in downtown Plains to place flowers at the base of Carter's monument. The tribute also featured Habitat for Humanity hard hats adorned with handwritten messages, including one that read, "God bless you, Mr. President," USA Today first reported. His specific cause of death on Dec. 29 was unclear. Carter's death followed the passing of his wife Rosalynn on Nov. 19, 2023. She died at the age of 96 with her family by her side at the Carter home in Plains, just days after she had been admitted to hospice care.  JIMMY CARTER, 39TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, DEAD AT 100 Carter was the oldest living president.  Here is the order ...

Kamya Pandey / MEDIANAMA : A look at India's draft DPDP rules, which require platforms to verify the age and identity of a parent when obtaining consent to process data of users under 18   —  The newly released draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025 say that online platforms must check the age …

Bloomberg : Sources: Getty Images is exploring a merger with rival Shutterstock; deliberations are ongoing and Getty could decide not to pursue a deal   —  - Getty weighing how to structure combo with stock-photo rival … Getty has been weighing how to structure a combination that would bring together …

Washington state Democrats appeared to have accidentally emailed their sweeping revenue plans and internal talking points on tax hikes to the entirety of the upper chamber's members in Olympia, Fox News has learned. Property tax hikes and a new double-digit tax on firearms are among proposals Washington state Democrats are considering, according to materials originally disseminated to all members by Washington Senate Deputy Floor Leader Noel Frame, D-Seattle, in late December and later obtained by Fox News Digital.  A document entitled "2025 Revenue Options" and a PowerPoint presentation describing how to talk to constituents in defense of the plan were included in the messages. The document lists proposed figures for an 11% tax on ammunition and firearms , reclassifying storage unit rentals as a retail transaction and a lift on the property tax levy lid for certain Washingtonians. A PowerPoint slide, highlighted by Seattle radio host Jason Rantz, described the ...

Jason Koebler / 404 Media : Meta says the viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 as part of “an early experiment” with AI characters, and it is deleting them   —  Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …

Spending on contracting and supplies is the second-biggest major spending group for the federal government, according to usaspending.gov. More than $1.1 trillion was spent on deals negotiated by the government to hire contractors for work. The category has increased by 19% from five years ago.  "We expect massive cuts of all federal contractors and others who are overbilling the federal government," said DOGE co-leader Vivek Ramaswamy on Fox Business’ Sunday Morning Futures. Contracting commercial companies for government goods and services dates back to the late 1700s. Over the years, laws have streamlined the process and helped make contracts more competitive.  "We're on the side of change. We got started by helping the Navy and then the Army get ready for World War Two to move faster, to do things better," Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski said. "Now we're the largest player in AI and cyber in the federal government, and we're very pr...