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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund

DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identity more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing

AI companies, once Reddit's biggest frustrations, now are a key source of growth for the social-media platform. These companies have an insatiable appetite for online data to train their models and display content in easy-to-digest format, reports The Wall Street Journal. ALSO READ:Inside Boeing's struggle to make its best-selling plane again

Mark Zuckerberg has become the talk of the X (formerly twitter) town after the social media networks associated with his company--Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp suffered a global outage late Wednesday. Shortly after users from the three platforms started experiencing trouble and were unable to access content, they turned to Elon Musk-owned X to share their complaints, which soon turned into a meme-fest. From comparing Mark Zuckerberg with Elon Musk to criticising the Meta founder, users took hilarious videos and conveyed their message through satirical content.

Elon Musk. A day after Musk became the first person to surpass $400 billion net worth, Tesla's stock price reached $420 on Wednesday afternoon which prompted responses from social media users and the company's CEO, Elon Musk. «As foretold in the prophecy,» Musk wrote in an X post that included a screenshot of the stock. Tesla stock has reached the threshold previously, but today marked the first time the share price crossed the $420 threshold since the stock split in August 2022.

Iyengar ceremony. The actress looked radiant in a traditional yellow and green madisar saree, complemented by a side bun styled in the iconic Aandal Kondai. Superstar Thalapathy Vijay was one of the esteemed guests at the wedding. Take a look at the stunning pictures here:

Vinayak Chatterjee, Founder & Managing Trustee, The Infravision Foundation, says along with the slowdown in spending, the relatively lower budget increase in infrastructure has impacted GDP growth. In the next six months, the government has to step on the fiscal expenditure pedal and also the Budget pedal. One rupee spent on infrastructure by the government leads to a three-rupee increase in GDP, whereas a one-rupee spent by the government on items like direct benefit transfer (DBT), results in a 90-paisa increase in GDP. So, if the government wants to pump prime the economy for a robust GDP growth, it has to channel money into infrastructure. As far as Budget expectations are concerned, the government should get back the trajectory of 30% increase in infra Budget of the last many years, excluding FY25. On last year's capex base of Rs 11.1 lakh crore, there should be a 30% increase in the upcoming Budget.

Lily Philips, an OnlyFans model, has stirred intense debate online following her participation in an unconventional stunt aimed at having intimate encounters with 100 men in a single day. Philips exceeded her target, engaging with 101 men during the event, which was documented by filmmaker Joshua Pieters. However, the aftermath left her emotionally shaken, leading to widespread discussion about her well-being and the broader implications of such challenges. However, shockingly, she has now announced that she wants to take a new challenge to sleep with 1,000 men in 24 hours. The record for the highest number of sexual partners in a single day is held by adult film actress Lisa Sparks, who engaged with 919 men during the 2004 Adult Industry Fair in Poland. Sparks later shared that the experience left her in pain for a week. In anticipation of her own record attempt, Lily Phillips has been preparing over recent months by gradually increasing the number of encounters as part of what she refers to as her ‘Physical Training.’

In her first job, according to her, she said that faced an abusive boss, prompting her to leave within six months. The second job demanded excessively long hours, with workdays stretching to 17-18 hours. Unable to cope with the mental and physical strain, she resigned after just three months. The third job proved no better, as the organization’s head blatantly discouraged hiring women, citing biases related to family responsibilities. After nine months, she chose to leave. Her fourth job appeared promising, offering a work-from-home arrangement. However, once she joined, the company reneged on this promise, requiring her to commute over 100 kilometers daily. Disheartened by this breach of trust, she left within two months. Adding to her frustration, she frequently encountered invasive interview questions about her personal life and family plans, making her job search even more daunting.

Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was picking Kari Lake, a former news anchor and a hardline Republican who failed to win an Arizona Senate seat last month, to be the director of U.S. government-funded media outlet Voice of America. Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, said Lake will «ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.» Lake, a strong Trump supporter who has echoed his false claims about fraud at the 2020 election, also lost the governor's race in swing state Arizona in 2022 and was previously an anchor at Phoenix-based Fox 10.

alimony in divorce cases. In a landmark decision, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna V. Varale laid down eight criteria to serve as a reference point. The court highlighted that the framework should ensure fairness, stating, “It is necessary to ensure that the amount of permanent alimony should not penalise the husband but should aim at ensuring a decent standard of living for the wife.”

The outage has affected not only ChatGPT but also OpenAI's API and Sora platforms. «We're experiencing an outage right now. We have identified the issue and are working to roll out a fix. Sorry, and we'll keep you updated!» OpenAI posted on social media platform X.

green trucker jacket resembling the one worn by the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter, Luigi Mangione, has become highly sought after. Social media attention has driven its popularity, leading to high sales.

US President- elect Donald Trump have recently mocked the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media while referring to him as the ‘Governor of the Great State of Canada’, reported NBC News. According to NBC News, this certain comment was actually followed by a dinner at Mar-a-Lago, where Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau eventually discussed regarding potential tariffs on Canadian imports. At the same time, Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff unless Canada addresses issues related to illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Also Read: What is Israel up to in Syria? Its tanks are just 24 kilometres southwest of Damascus

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson, contested his extradition to New York at a court hearing Tuesday, though it isn’t expected to delay legal proceedings significantly

A federal judge in Texas has rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet

President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion

The woman shared her story on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), where she posted a screenshot of her conversation with a potential renter. The interaction started routinely but quickly took an unexpected turn.

aesthetic espionage'. This term has been buzzing ever since US-based influencer Sydney Gifford took fellow social media star Alyssa Sheil to court in Texas, accusing her of mimicking her persona and outright lifting her entire look. Gifford, who copyrighted a chunk of her posts in January after spotting uncanny resemblances in Sheil's content, has presented a stack of photos as evidence in the federal court.

Mohan Yadav on Wednesday launched two programmes to highlight development works of his administration and link more eligible people with welfare schemes. "Jankalyan Parv" (public welfare festival) and "Mukhyamantri Jankalyan Abhiyan" (public welfare campaign) will run on different dates through December-January. «It is a happy coincidence that today, on the occasion of International Gita Jayanti, Jankalyan Parv and Mukhyamantri Jankalyan Abhiyan are being launched. During Janlakyan Parv, which will run from December 11 to 26, foundation stones of several development works will be laid and a number of completed projects will be inaugurated,» Yadav said. The three-time MLA, who was elected the BJP legislature party leader on December 11, 2023, and took oath as CM two days later, was speaking at a function organized at the Motilal Nehru stadium in the state capital Bhopal. During the Jankalyan Abhiyan, which will run from December 11 to January 26, people from poor families, youths, farmers and women, who are eligible to avail benefits of various welfare schemes, will be identified through a survey and linked with these plans, Yadav informed.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President-elect Donald Trump said his administration would speed the approval of big construction projects for companies that invest more than $1 billion, signaling his intention to push the limits of federal law to boost the economy. In a post on his social-media site, Truth Social, Trump said Tuesday that any person or company investing $1 billion or more in the U.S.