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Fox News' 2026 election-night primetime audience fell roughly 48% from its 2022 midterm level — from about 7.4–7.7 million viewers to about 3.9 million — and dropped from the most-watched network to fifth place, per preliminary Nielsen figures.
The claim appears to be inaccurate: South Korea's official monthly goods exports have not reached $115 billion; recent monthly totals have generally been around $55–65 billion. A 94% year-over-year jump to $115 billion would be roughly double the normal range.
Bloomberg reports that Apple has cut internal AI budgets, including lowering some engineers' daily AI usage cap from $300 to $200, following similar cost-limiting moves at Microsoft and McKinsey.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari did say that Democrats' day-one agenda should include a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of the industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence. This is a commentary/opinion post comparing Rep. Ansari's AI proposal to banning the internet.
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Fox News' 2026 election-night primetime audience fell roughly 48% from its 2022 midterm level — from about 7.4–7.7 million viewers to about 3.9 million — and dropped from the most-watched network to fifth place, per preliminary Nielsen figures.
JUST IN: Fox News election night viewership plunges -45% from the 2022 midterms, falling from the most-watched network to fifth place.
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The claim appears to be inaccurate: South Korea's official monthly goods exports have not reached $115 billion; recent monthly totals have generally been around $55–65 billion. A 94% year-over-year jump to $115 billion would be roughly double the normal range.
BREAKING: South Korea's exports surged +94% YoY in October, to $115 billion, the 2nd-highest reading on record. This also marks the strongest YoY growth since January 1974. South Korea’s exports have now recorded 5 consecutive months with YoY growth of at least +60%. In the https
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Bloomberg reports that Apple has cut internal AI budgets, including lowering some engineers' daily AI usage cap from $300 to $200, following similar cost-limiting moves at Microsoft and McKinsey.
Apple, $AAPL, has cut internal AI budgets to rein in spending, per Bloomberg Some engineers’ daily AI usage cap was lowered to $200, from $300. It follows similar moves at Microsoft and McKinsey, which have limited employees’ AI use as costs pile up.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari did say that Democrats' day-one agenda should include a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of the industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence. This is a commentary/opinion post comparing Rep. Ansari's AI proposal to banning the internet.
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari has said: Top of the Democratic agenda on day 1 needs to be a pause on advanced AI development, regulation of this out of control industry, and a ban on artificial superintelligence.
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