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Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, revealed on Friday that the company intends to construct a sizable data center in Louisiana to support Llama 4, its newest AI model, which is scheduled to debut this year. Zuckerberg stated in a Facebook post that the business would invest over $60 billion in AI, including the construction of a data center that would be so big it would occupy a sizable portion of Manhattan. AI will have a pivotal year this year. "We'll build an AI engineer who will start contributing increasing amounts of code to our R&D efforts," Zuckerberg said. "I expect Meta AI to be the leading assistant serving over 1 billion people in 2025, and Llama 4 to become the leading state of the art model." Susan Li, Meta's chief financial officer, had previously stated that the project ...

In an executive order issued on his second day in office, President Donald Trump declared that the Federal Aviation Administration's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs must be immediately discontinued. He claimed that DEI penalizes hardworking Americans who wish to work for the FAA but are unable to do so because they do not meet the necessary skin color or disability requirements. This order, titled "Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation," was issued in reaction to conservatives targeting the agency early last year after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet. It was one of several executive orders that revoked all types of DEI in government agencies. A federal oversight committee came to the conclusion that the agency's oversight of Boeing, the plane's manufacturer,...

Dogs are susceptible to dental issues such as tooth decay and periodontal gum disease, just like people. The way your dog eats can have a big impact on how healthy their teeth and gums are: Dental chews, a kind of dog treat, typically have a mild abrasive impact to physically brush away buildup, and a number of dog meals and kibbles are designed to lessen plaque and tartar on their teeth. I discussed the advantages of dental chews, how frequently your dog should eat them, and what factors to look for when buying them with veterinarians. Based on their advice and recommendations, as well as the products that NBC Select editors feed their own pets, I also put together a list of the top ones to buy. GO Ahead and SkipWhy trust NBC Select? How did I choose the finest dog dental chews? The great...

In 2024, I saw an acupuncturist for the first time after years of denying I would ever attempt it. I was instantly captivated after my first session, which I had sought out to ease back tension. I knew right away that once a month wasn't enough for me to experience the muscle-relaxing benefits; I needed to figure out how to receive the same effects more frequently. I tried compression boots, which only helped my legs, an afoam roller, which didn't penetrate my muscles deeply enough, and an amassage gun, which was hard to hold behind me. It soon became clear that I required an acupressure mat. Acupressure mats appear uncomfortable at first glance since they are made of cushioned cloth with tiny spikes protruding from it. But after looking around online, I decided to get Wthn's Acupressure M...

This Monday, Democratic state senator Bradford Blackmon of Mississippi submitted a bill that would appear to forbid males from masturbating or performing other sexual actions if they do not have the "intent to fertilize an embryo." Under the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act," it would be illegal for "a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo." It has exclusions for sperm donation and the use of birth control to avoid conception. Fines of $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second offense, and $10,000 for any further infractions would be imposed by the law, which was submitted on Monday. It seems unlikely that the plan will pass the Republican-controlled Legislature, but if it does and is signed into law by Republican Governor Tate Reeves, it...

Washington In an interview that aired Thursday night, President Donald Trump implied that Ukraine shouldn't have resisted when Russia seized it. Trump said, "Zelenskyy was fighting a much bigger entity, much bigger, much more powerful," to Sean Hannity of Fox News. "He shouldn t have done that, because we could have made a deal." Watch live coverage In the Fox News interview, Trump restated his claim that Zelenskyy should have struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to prevent the war. "I could have made that deal so easily, and Zelenskyy decided that 'I want to fight,'" Trump stated. Trump continued by contrasting the quantity of tanks in each nation, highlighting Russia's superiority. Trump remarked, "You don't fight those," When asked how Trump believes Ukraine sh...

Terrion Arnold, the great cornerback for the Detroit Lions, had a serious fall, but it didn't happen on the football field. The 21-year-old Floridian uploaded a video of himself falling down a set of stairs in his house on his X account on Thursday. In the footage, Arnold is seen descending the stairs with his phone in hand before tripping and landing on his back. The cornerback's phone flies out of his hand, and he spends the entire journey on his back until reaching the end and sitting there for a few moment. Then the video stops. The 21-year-old captioned the video with some laughing and sobbing emojis, saying, "Had a rough morning." On X, the video garnered over 33,000 likes and 1.6 million views. Arnold's tumble was met with laughter from fans in the comment section. A screenshot of A...

The president told reporters Friday that he was "surprised" that the moderate and occasionally Trump-critical Republican senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins intended to vote against former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth's nominee to head the Defense Department. When Trump told reporters, "I was very surprised that Collins and Murkowski would do that," The president also suggested that Mitch McConnell, the former Senate Majority Leader and a Republican from Kentucky who has occasionally had a tense relationship with Trump, would abstain from voting in today's eagerly awaited vote. "Of course Mitch is always a no vote I think," the president stated before his question to reporters was, "Is Mitch a no vote? What about Mitch? McConnell has not publicly stated his vote on Hegseth's nominati...

Samoa was on the verge of disaster when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrived in June 2019. The previous year, two infants were murdered by a poorly manufactured measles vaccine, prompting the government to halt vaccinations. Thousands of their youngest children were left defenseless against a highly dangerous disease that was reemerging all across the world because many parents were not sure that the immunizations were safe, even though they resumed months later. Officials and scientists were concerned about Samoa since less than one-third of its infants had received vaccinations. Kennedy, however, recognized a chance. Kennedy recalled online that Samoan government leaders, including the Prime Minister, were interested in measuring health outcomes after the natural experiment generated by the res...

Jerusalem According to the militant organization, Hamas will release four female soldiers on Saturday as part of the ceasefire and hostage-release agreement it reached with Israel. In return for Palestinian captives, Karina Ariev, Danielle Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag will be moved into Israeli custody, according to a Telegram message by Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades. Senior Hamas leader Basem Naim informed NBC News in a separate statement that all four hostages were still alive. He went on to say that 200 inmates, 120 of whom had received life sentences and 80 of whom had received lengthy sentences, would be released. He didn't go into further detail about the inmates who would be released. The releases, if successful, will be the secon...