Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti

After federal agents shot and killed Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti on Saturday, Palantir workers pressed for answers from leadership on the company’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—and many questioned whether Palantir should be involved with the agency at all. Leadership defended its work as in part improving “ICE’s operational effectiveness.” Internal Slack messages…

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Best Store-Brand Multipurpose Cleaners

But we wouldn’t be CR if we didn’t get in the weeds and get our hands (and houses) dirty to discover the distinctive differences among these cleaners so that you can make an informed shopping decision. We defaced mirrors with red lipstick, spilled vegetable oil on a stovetop, marked stainless steel appliances with greasy handprints,…

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Ford Issues a Large-Scale Recall for Fuel-Pump Failure

The action includes the Ford Bronco, Expedition, Explorer, F-150, F-250 Super-Duty, F-350 Super-Duty, F-450 Super-Duty, F-550 Super-Duty, and Mustang, plus the Lincoln Aviator and Navigator from 2021 to 2023. (Specific years are listed below, though vehicles included in the recall will be determined via their vehicle identification number.)  Loss of fuel pressure and flow from…

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Best Infant Car Seats of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

“Based on almost 1,000 individual car seat installations and nearly 130 crash tests, CR’s infant car seat ratings represent a comprehensive and rigorous program that allows us to make distinctions between car seat models and offer clear recommendations,” says Michael Bloch, who oversees child seat testing at Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center. “They show the…

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Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public

SpaceX is planning to raise tens of billions of dollars through an initial public offering next year, multiple outlets have reported, and Ars can confirm. This represents a major change in thinking from the world’s leading space company and its founder, Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal and The Information first reported about a possible…

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