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Well, that's also another thing the media is downplaying, the surge in domestic investment in response to the tariffs. Here's Navarro again.
Well, that's also another thing the media is downplaying, the surge in domestic investment in response to the tariffs. Here's Navarro again.
In that same cabinet meeting, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick laid out details about how another semiconductor company, which is the main chip supplier for Apple, is building a major manufacturing plant in Arizona. Here's Lutnick.
In that same cabinet meeting, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick laid out details about how another semiconductor company, which is the main chip supplier for Apple, is building a major manufacturing plant in Arizona. Here's Lutnick.
Trump also said he has gotten $8 trillion in new investments in the United States since taking office.
Trump also said he has gotten $8 trillion in new investments in the United States since taking office.
There are also other good economic markers right now. Inflation slowed to its lowest rate since September and consumer spending surged 135 billion or 0.7%. Much of that was Americans buying cars and other big ticket items, partly to get ahead of Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, prices stayed the same in March and personal incomes rose by 116.8 billion or 0.5%. These are all healthy markers.
There are also other good economic markers right now. Inflation slowed to its lowest rate since September and consumer spending surged 135 billion or 0.7%. Much of that was Americans buying cars and other big ticket items, partly to get ahead of Trump's tariffs. Meanwhile, prices stayed the same in March and personal incomes rose by 116.8 billion or 0.5%. These are all healthy markers.
Of course, we can't predict everything with the volatility of the tariffs, but it's certainly not all doom and gloom.
Of course, we can't predict everything with the volatility of the tariffs, but it's certainly not all doom and gloom.
Hey, John. So some employees at Meta say the company rushed to get these new digital companions or chatbots up and running on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp. And because these bots can perform sex role plays, there's now a problem where children can get exposed to sexually explicit discussions.
Hey, John. So some employees at Meta say the company rushed to get these new digital companions or chatbots up and running on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp. And because these bots can perform sex role plays, there's now a problem where children can get exposed to sexually explicit discussions.
These chatbots can flirt over text, they can have live voice conversations, and they can even share selfies. This all came out in the Wall Street Journal's bombshell report last week.
These chatbots can flirt over text, they can have live voice conversations, and they can even share selfies. This all came out in the Wall Street Journal's bombshell report last week.
That's right. And another related issue is that sometimes the AI chatbots will have sexual discussions even when they're programmed to pretend to be children. So that's also concerning. And then also, MetaMate deals with celebrities like John Cena and Kristen Bell to use their voices for the chatbots.
That's right. And another related issue is that sometimes the AI chatbots will have sexual discussions even when they're programmed to pretend to be children. So that's also concerning. And then also, MetaMate deals with celebrities like John Cena and Kristen Bell to use their voices for the chatbots.
The company promised these actors that their voices would not be used in sexually explicit discussions, but the Wall Street Journal tested this out and found that a bot using Cena's voice was willing to engage in a graphic sexual scenario with a user identifying as a 14-year-old girl creepily promising to cherish your innocence.
The company promised these actors that their voices would not be used in sexually explicit discussions, but the Wall Street Journal tested this out and found that a bot using Cena's voice was willing to engage in a graphic sexual scenario with a user identifying as a 14-year-old girl creepily promising to cherish your innocence.
And a bot using Kristen Bell's voice flirted with a user posing as a 12-year-old boy, and the bot did it as Bell's character Princess Anna from the Disney movie Frozen. Disney put out a statement demanding Meta put a stop to this.
And a bot using Kristen Bell's voice flirted with a user posing as a 12-year-old boy, and the bot did it as Bell's character Princess Anna from the Disney movie Frozen. Disney put out a statement demanding Meta put a stop to this.