• Nothing Phone (2) Gets Big 2.5.5 Update With ChatGPT Integration

    The Nothing Phone (2) is getting a large update starting this week as Nothing OS 2.5.5. The update’s headline feature is a new ChatGPT integration that makes the AI chatbot more available at any moment, plus there are other new features coming with plenty of bug fixes to round everything out. For the ChatGPT integration, … Continued Read the original post: Nothing Phone (2) Gets Big 2.5.5 Update With ChatGPT Integration

  • Apple Releases iOS 17.5 Beta 2 and iPadOS 17.5 Beta 2

    Apple has recently unveiled the second beta version of iOS 17.5 for iPhone and iPadOS 17.5 for iPad, exclusively for developers. It is anticipated that Apple will soon extend these updates to the general public through new public beta releases. Approximately two weeks following the debut of the initial betas, the latest iterations introduce a […]

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    $5.2 million granted for port improvements in Hawaii

    The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced $5.2 million for port improvements in Hawaii under a new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program.

  • Campaigns Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ in Wisconsin, Party Chairs Say

    Republican chair pledges to use all tactics that are legal, including early voting.

  • UK to boost defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, Sunak says

    PM pledges to put arms industry on ‘war footing’ with plan to raise defence budget to £87bn a year by 2030Britain will boost its defence spending to 2.5% of national output by the end of the decade as Rishi Sunak pledged to put the UK’s arms industry on a “war footing” in response to global threats.The prime minister’s plan, which he said would help the UK deal with an “increasingly dangerous” world, would steadily increase defence spending to £87bn a year by 2030. Continue reading

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    2 Monterey County cities to be given $11 million to address homelessness

    Two South Monterey County cities were awarded $11 million to help resolve two major encampments.

  • WNBA Draft destroys records with nearly 2.5 million viewers

    Despite airing only on cable, Monday’s WNBA Draft shattered records for the league. Per Sports Media Watch, the draft, which featured Iowa’s Caitlin Clark going No. 1 overall to the Indiana Fever, averaged a stunning 2.446 million viewers. 2.446 million viewers for the WNBA Draft on ESPN from 7:30-9:29 PM ET. — Sports TV Ratings

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    San Francisco unveils $2.5 million plan for free outdoor concerts

    Spring is in bloom, and San Francisco’s flowers — and sound systems — are coming back to life. On Monday, Mayor London Breed’s office announced SF Live, a series of free outdoor concerts running from May through October. In the coming months, bursts of blues, brass and bass are set to shake subwoofers at parks and plazas across the city, including Union Square, Civic Center Plaza and Crane Cove Park. The series is scheduled to kick off May 4 at the Golden Gate Park Bandshell with four hours of...

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    City saves over $2.7 million in utility & taxpayer dollars by going green

    In just one year, the City’s efforts to go green have saved over $2.7 million in utility and taxpayer dollars. Now, over 80 facilities will get energy-efficient upgrades across the island.

  • Cardiac Care Campaign aims to raise $2.5 million for upgraded lab

    The $2.5 million will go towards reducing the amount of radiation and providing real-time imaging in one of Regina's catheterization labs.

  • Rishi Sunak vows to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030

    The PM says billions of extra spending will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".

  • Who needs butter when you got guns? World arms spending reaches $2.5 trillion

    Total military spending by nations reached a record high of $2.443 trillion in 2023, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI.Across the globe, military expenditures increased by 6.8% in real terms over 2022, the steepest rise since 2009, according to the Swedish think tank which has tracked the military spending by countries based on open sources since the 1960s. Every region saw an increase, but Europe, Asia and Oceania, and...