Author: Elon Mark

As age-verification laws continue to dismantle the adult industry—and determine the future of free speech on the internet—a Utah lawmaker proposed a bill this week that would enforce a tax on porn sites that operate within the state.Introduced by state senator Calvin Musselman, a Republican, the bill would impose a 7 percent tax on total receipts “from sales, distributions, memberships, subscriptions, performances, and content amounting to material harmful to minors that is produced, sold, filmed, generated, or otherwise based” in Utah. If passed, the bill would go into effect in May and would also require adult sites to pay a…

You may have seen influencers or wealth managers promoting Portfolio Management Services, often called PMS, as a quicker and smarter way to earn high returns. The idea sounds appealing. Your money is handled by professional managers who make investment decisions just for your portfolio. It feels more personal than mutual funds and gives the impression of better control and higher profits. However, before putting a large sum of money into PMS, it is important to understand whether it is actually suitable for you. PMS can sometimes deliver strong returns, but they also come with several risks and drawbacks that many…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer reserved for tech giants and computer scientists; it’s an innovation catalyst across industries. According to a report by management consulting firm McKinsey, 88 percent of organizations have adopted AI for one or more business functions, up from 78 percent the year prior. Whether you want to integrate this technology into your current role or lead your organization through a digital transformation, choosing an AI course that aligns with your career goals is crucial. Top AI Courses to Consider As AI reshapes how organizations operate, building the right skills at the right career stage is…

For Chinese companies, the bet is that lower prices and more AI features will persuade people to wear smart glasses all day, recording their lives through constant video and audio. If you lower the price to around $200, “people will start to use them every day,” says Brian Chen, general manager of Appotronics’ innovation center. That shift would raise obvious privacy and security concerns that both Rokid and Appotronics have acknowledged, but they see the potential payoff as worth the risk.From Vacuums to CarsSeveral major Chinese electric vehicle companies, including Geely and Great Wall Motor, brought their cars to CES,…

Google is putting even more generative AI tools into Gmail as part of its goal to further personalize user inboxes and streamline searches. On Thursday, the company announced a new “AI Inbox” tab, currently in a beta testing phase, that reads every message in a user’s Gmail and suggests a list of to-dos and key topics, based on what it summarizes.In Google’s example of what this AI Inbox could look like in Gmail, the new tab takes context from a user’s messages and suggests they reschedule their dentist appointment, reply to a request from their child’s sports coach, and pay…

The Rhine barge market closed 2025 and entered 2026 with a clear shift toward tighter conditions, despite subdued demand and limited market participation during the holiday period. While overall activity remained uneven, persistently falling water levels became the dominant force shaping freight sentiment, leading to broad-based rate increases, particularly on Middle and Upper Rhine routes. The period from 29 December to 2 January demonstrated how hydrological constraints can outweigh seasonal demand softness, even in a typically quiet year-end environment. 1. Freight Rates: Broad Increases Despite Thin Holiday Liquidity 29 December: The week opened with a sharp pickup in spot activity,…

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project (LDVP) report that by analyzing the drawing of Holy Child and other Renaissance artifacts, such as letters written by a da Vinci relative, they have recovered some Y chromosome DNA sequences that appear to belong to a genetic group of people with common ancestors in Tuscany, where the genius and Renaissance master was born in 1452. The findings, first reported in Science, could be the first time scientists have identified DNA from da Vinci himself.The DNAHistorical artifacts can accumulate DNA from the environment and potentially offer useful information about the people who…

new video loaded: Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza BordertranscriptBacktranscriptDisplaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza BorderTens of thousands of Palestinians in Egypt face an uncertain future as they navigate obstacles to staying in the country and returning home to Gaza. The New York Times spoke to a family that remains separated despite a truce in the territory.This is 9-year-old Islam Al Farany. Two years ago, Islam’s life changed when his relative’s home was hit in an Israeli strike. With the help of a nonprofit, Islam and his mother, Tahrir, were evacuated to the United States via…

When Joseph Pilates developed what he first called Contrology in the early 20th century, there were no dedicated studios or intimidating contraptions. There wasn’t even a reformer yet. (That came later, improvised from leather straps and hospital bed frames.) The idea was simple then, and it still is now: Pilates asks you to work with what you already have. Your body does the work, and a mat just makes it more comfortable.Pilates is about moving with intention. Total body exercises are rooted in precision and balance, favoring slow, controlled movements over momentum or strength. Full range of motion, emphasizing time…

The ARA barge freight market closed 2025 and entered the new year with a clear change in momentum. After a subdued and fragmented holiday period, activity rebounded sharply, supported by the release of delayed barges, renewed chartering interest, and a collective effort to reset logistics for early January. This resulted in broad-based freight rate increases at the end of December, followed by stabilization and selective corrections as the new year began. 1. Freight Rates: Year-End Firming Followed by Early-January Normalization 29 December: The first trading session after Christmas saw a strong uplift in freight rates across most ARA routes, as…