Staten Island Advance

Staten Island Republican fires chief of staff over alleged text comments, including ‘I love Hitler’

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Assemblymember Mike Reilly has fired his chief of staff due to alleged comments made in a text thread among a group of young Republican leaders from across the country. Peter ...
Digital Trends

Microsoft AI debuts its Nano Banana rival, and it’s already a top text-to-image model

What’s happened? Microsoft AI has unveiled the slightly clunkily named MAI-Image-1, its in-house text-to-image system. The pitch is straightforward, generate useful pictures quickly, not flashy demos ...
app.com

NJ DMV traffic ticket text scam rears up again, threatening drivers with fees, arrest

This is the scam that doesn't end. Users have continued to report getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening that they could face vehicle ...
IEEE

Data-Driven Linear Parameter-Varying Model Predictive Control for Unknown Nonlinear Systems

Abstract: This article proposes a data-driven linear parameter variation model predictive control (DDLPVMPC) method for unknown nonlinear (NL) systems. The approach eliminates reliance on prior ...
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. We may get paid to link out to retailer sites, and when you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a ...
The Hill

Virginia Democrats defend Spanberger’s handling of Jones text scandal

Virginia Democrats are defending gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger’s handling of a text scandal that has rocked the commonwealth less than a month out from the elections. Over the weekend, the ...
Fox News

Erika Kirk addresses grief in heartfelt social media post one month after husband's assassination

Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) co-founder Charlie Kirk, addressed her grieving process for her late husband in a social media post one month after he was ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

‘Jewish donors play into all the stereotypes,’ Charlie Kirk wrote in leaked text messages before his murder

In the days before his murder, Charlie Kirk was frustrated — and he wasn’t hiding it from his friends. The conservative influencer complained in a WhatsApp group that his “Jewish donors” were “playing ...
CNN

Leo XIV speaks out on ‘dictatorship’ of economic inequality and support for migrants in first major text

Pope Leo XIV, writing in the first major document of his pontificate, has denounced the “dictatorship” of economic inequality while insisting the Catholic Church is committed to supporting “rejected” ...
New York Post

Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones cancels fundraiser after scandal, signaling crisis in Dem’s campaign: report

Virginia Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones abruptly canceled a fundraising event Thursday night amid intense backlash from leaked text messages he sent calling for the Republican former ...
IEEE

Discounted Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Linear Quadratic Control

Abstract: Linear quadratic control with unknown value functions and dynamics is extremely challenging, and most of the existing studies have focused on the regulation problem, incapable of dealing ...