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own

[ohn] / oʊn /






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Hale, who has been been listening to and translating Korean and Chinese chatter, dreams of moving upstairs, which will come with the discovery that his head is not entirely his own.

From Los Angeles Times

Somaliland enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden, and has its own money, passports and police force.

From BBC

It’s an unconventional psychological profile for an action hero, which Mr. Liu certainly is—the fight scenes, in which the female characters more than hold their own, are intense.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, Anthropic recently revealed that its AI Claude was used to carry out an attack almost on its own, which suggests AI is closing in on autonomy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Americans are now pursuing their own interests very, very aggressively” he said, and Germany must do the same.

From The Wall Street Journal