The Daily Populous

Saturday February 8th, 2025 night edition

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Attempting to shrug off a recent Time cover showing Elon Musk sitting behind the Resolute Desk as president, Donald Trump mockingly asked whether the magazine was “still in business” while claiming he hadn’t seen the latest issue.

The provocative cover was accompanied by a lengthy story on Musk’s upheaval of the federal government, describing it as the DOGE chief’s “war on Washington.”.

“Mr. President, do you have any reaction to the new Time cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your Resolute Desk?”

“No,” Trump replied, insisting he had not yet seen the cover.

Donald Trump claims he hasn’t seen Time’s cover of Elon Musk as president before saying he didn’t know the magazine was “still in business.”

Calling both the bell-ringing and the Time cover “a tremendous honor,” Trump gushed over being recognized by the magazine.

At the time, he called the magazine “very important” and said that it had bestowed a “tremendous honor” upon him. »

Donald Trump wants to annex Canada to gain access to its critical minerals, Trudeau says

Authored by theglobeandmail.com
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Earlier at the gathering, Mr. Trudeau had pleaded with provinces and territories to dismantle internal barriers that discourage greater east-west trade inside Canada.

“It’s about time we had genuine free trade within Canada,” Mr. Trudeau told the summit.

Champagne said the Trump tariff threat must force Canada to act quickly to safeguard its economic fortunes and standard of living. »

Harrison Ford points to Troy Baker's Indiana Jones for why he's not worried about AI actors: 'You don't need artificial intelligence to steal my soul'

Authored by pcgamer.com
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Ford offered Baker's performance as a counterpoint to interest in AI-generated digital actors trained on human artists' past performances.

"You don’t need artificial intelligence to steal my soul.

You can already do it for nickels and dimes with good ideas and talent," Ford said in response to a question about digital likeness rights, alluding to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Troy Baker's performance. »

Rocksteady is back working on a single-player Batman game, it’s claimed

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

Rocksteady Studios is working on a Batman game, it’s claimed.

According to Bloomberg, as part of a report explaining what each of Warner Bros. game studios is currently working on, it’s claimed that the studio, which made its name with the Batman Arkham franchise, is going back to work on the Batman license.

Rocksteady Studios suffered layoffs earlier this year, marking the second time in recent months the company had undergone job losses. »

Elon Musk's X faces criminal probe in France over algorithm manipulation concerns

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French prosecutors on have opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X over allegations that it distorted its algorithms to manipulate discourse taking place on the social media platform.

X, which was formerly known as Twitter, has been dogged by concerns surrounding shortcomings on content moderation since Musk bought the platform in 2022 for $44 billion.

X has been accused of manipulating its systems to give far-right posts and politicians greater visibility over other political groups. »