A 700-acre brush fire broke out in Pacific Palisades, prompting mandatory evacuations due to strong Santa Ana winds with gusts up to 100 mph.

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Meta is replacing third-party fact-checking with community notes and moving some teams out of California to Texas and other US locations, sparking reactions from lawmakers and business leaders.

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Meta is loosening its policies to avoid limiting free speech, removing restrictions on topics like gender and immigration, and promoting political content, which may change how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads feeds appear.

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Amazon delayed its full return-to-office plan in some locations due to insufficient office space, with over 40 locations affected, including major tech hubs.

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Instagram has ended a program that paid creators for ads displayed between their content. The program, tested in 2022 and expanded to several countries in 2024, allowed creators to earn money from ads on their profiles.

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Meta has ended its US fact-checking partnerships and will use crowdsourced moderation tools instead, prompting an emergency meeting of the International Fact-Checking Network.

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Donald Trump suggested that Mark Zuckerberg's decision to stop partnering with third-party fact-checkers on Meta's platforms may be a response to Trump's previous threats to jail Zuckerberg.

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Apple stock received a rare downgrade to 'Sell' from an analyst due to premium valuation concerns and negative headlines, with only four out of 60 analysts having a 'sell' rating.

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Uber offered a limited-time safari experience in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 2024 to January. For $190, passengers received a welcome drink, lunch, and a safari ride to Aquila Private Game Reserve.

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Russia's last attack submarine in the Mediterranean Sea has left the region, leaving Russia without any known submarines in the area. This departure, along with other setbacks to Russian naval bases in the Middle East and Ukraine, raises concerns about the future of Russia's submarine force.

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