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Abigail Bassett / The Verge : A look at Watch Duty, a free app that has become a crucial lifeline for LA during the wildfires by showing active fires, evacuation zones, and other vital info   —  ‘We view what we are doing as a public service,’ says the cofounder of the nonprofit that millions of people are relying on to stay safe.

Michael Savage / The Guardian : UK's tech secretary says its Online Safety Act is “not up for negotiation,” after Zuckerberg vowed to work with Trump to pressure countries “censoring” content   —  Senior cabinet minister promises not to dilute new measures despite Zuckerberg's attacks on countries ‘censoring’ content

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg : An interview with Arkady Volozh, CEO of Nebius, formerly Yandex NV, on selling Yandex's Russian business in 2024, competing with US AI startups, and more   —  The co-founder of internet company Yandex went into exile after the war began.  —  It's noon, and Arkady Volozh is ready to christen …

Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico : Zuckerberg urged Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies, which he says were forced by EU to pay $30B+ for legal violations over the past two decades   —  Comparing the bloc's antitrust penalties to tariffs, the Meta boss argued that Brussels is “screwing with” American industry.

The audio tape of  President-elect Donald Trump’s New York City sentencing hearing was released to the public on Friday giving insight into the unprecedented conviction against a former president where Trump was ultimately sentenced to an unconditional discharge. " This has been a very terrible experience," Trump, who virtually attended the criminal trial sentencing hearing, told the New York City courtroom on Friday morning. "I think it's been a tremendous setback for New York and the New York court system." "This is a case that Alvin Bragg did not want to bring. He thought it was from what I read and from what I hear, inappropriately handled before he got there. And a gentleman from a law firm came in and acted as a district attorney," the president-elect continued. "And that gentleman, from what I heard, was a criminal or almost criminal in what he did. It was very inappropriate. It was somebody involved with my political opponent."  ...

Greg Stohr / Bloomberg : SCOTUS signals it is likely to uphold the TikTok divest-or-ban law, as a majority of justices suggested they see national security overriding free speech issues   —  - Roberts points to parent company's close ties to China  — Law would ban TikTok on Jan. 19 if ByteDance doesn't sell

WASHINGTON – Former President Jimmy Carter will be remembered for his kind spirit, faith and humanitarian efforts, viewers standing outside his funeral at the National Cathedral tell Fox News Digital. Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100, the only American president to have reached the century mark. Several memorials have been held for the 39th president, in both D.C. and Georgia, since his passing. Continuing with a long-held tradition, a memorial service was held for Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. , on Thursday, where Fox New Digital spoke to people gathered outside the funeral about the late president's lasting legacy.  One woman recalled meeting Carter when she was just 7 years old, telling Fox News Digital that the fond interaction sparked her lifelong love for politics. JIMMY CARTER WAS A MAN OF FAITH AND THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD REMEMBER HIM "My mom was a delegate to the '76 convention representing Arkansas. And he came to ...