The Daily Populous

Thursday December 14th, 2023 morning edition

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Hunter Biden took House Republicans to task on Wednesday, defying a subpoena for closed-door testimony and instead delivering a statement outside the Capitol decrying the party’s efforts to impeach his father, President Joe Biden.

In November, Republicans subpoenaed Hunter, ordering him to appear before members of Congress to answer questions in a closed-door setting.

Hunter Biden: "James Comer, Jim Jordan, Jason Smith, and their colleagues have distorted the facts … there is no fairness or decency in what these Republicans are doing.

“I don’t know anyone in more trouble than Hunter Biden and he just got in more trouble today,” Comer told reporters after Biden skipped out on the deposition.

"We're disappointed that [Hunter Biden] didn't show up…We'll also…look at contempt proceedings as we move forward!"

“Rather than follow the lawful subpoena for a deposition issued by Chairman [James Comer] Hunter Biden decided to play circus outside the Capitol this morning,” she wrote, adding that Republicans “must immediately move forward to hold Hunter in contempt of Congress.”

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PlayStation 5 Pro Rumored GPU Clock Regression Invalidates the Leaks, as It Would Cause Backward Compatibility Issues

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Commenting on the leaked specs on X/Twitter, well-known AMD leaker Kepler said that the GPU clock speed reduction from the 2233 MHz clock speed of the current model is "BS," as it would create issues with backward compatibility.

The AMD leaker also commented on the PlayStation 5 Pro GPU, saying that it is likely the console's render backends will be upgraded to RB+ to get 128 ROPs.

With Kepler essentially debunking the leaked specs, we're back to base zero regarding knowledge of the PlayStation 5 Pro. »

Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the U.S.

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Rising India, Toxic Tech Covert Indian operation seeks to discredit Modi’s critics in the U.S. (Illustration by Shubhadeep Mukherjee for The Washington Post; J. Scott Applewhite/AP; Simon Dawson/Bloomberg News/Getty Images; mbell/Getty Images).

While claiming that it aimed to uncover anti-India disinformation, the Disinfo Lab itself is running a covert influence operation, they said.

Part 7: An Indian research organization that often targets U.S.-based critics of the Modi government is actually a covert influence operation run by an Indian intelligence officer, people familiar with it say. »

Ex-Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company

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A former global diversity strategist at Facebook pleaded guilty to wire fraud after stealing more than $4 million from the social media giant “to fund a lavish lifestyle” in California and Georgia, federal prosecutors said.

Furlow-Smiles, who pled guilty in Atlanta federal court on Monday, was not the top DEI leader for Facebook, whose parent company is Meta.

Lance Clarke, a lawyer for Furlow-Smiles, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. »

Texas high school basketball player beat up coach after being benched for poor sportsmanship

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A Texas high school basketball player, upset that he was benched and facing suspension, allegedly pummeled his coach during a postgame parking lot beatdown, officials said Tuesday.

“I would have never thought in a million years this would happen to me with this his particular kid," Willis High School coach Jeremy Clark told NBC News on Tuesday.

"If I didn't keep my cool, something could have happened at the opposing team's school," the third-year head coach said. »