36 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals arrested after ICE raids underground nightclub in Los Angeles

Three dozen Chinese and Taiwanese nationals were arrested following a raid on a southern California “underground nightclub.” Video of the arrests by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Los Angeles early Friday morning was shared by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agencies on X. “Early this morning, HSI Los Angeles…

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Kevin Hassett ‘very, very confident’ courts will back Trump’s tariffs amid legal setback

White House Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says he remains “very, very confident” that courts will support President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda. Hassett made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” telling host George Stephanopoulos that the White House still expects “Plan A” to work out. “And so we’re very thrilled….

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A new movie taking on the tech bros

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 85, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry in advance that this week is a tiny bit politics-y, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Sean Evans…

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Why do lawyers keep using ChatGPT?

Every few weeks, it seems like there’s a new headline about a lawyer getting in trouble for submitting filings containing, in the words of one judge, “bogus AI-generated research.” The details vary, but the throughline is the same: an attorney turns to a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT to help them with legal research…

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