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Donald Trump has promised to unleash a blitz of executive orders now that he has been sworn in as the 47th US president, after calling for a "revolution of common sense" in Monday's inaugural address. The Republican promised to act unilaterally on a wide array of issues, including immigration, climate rules and diversity policies. Executive orders carry the weight of law but can be overturned by subsequent presidents or the courts. Many could face legal challenges. It is common for presidents to sign a range of executive orders when they enter office, but US media reports that Trump intends to issue as many as 200 on his first day - which would eclipse the amount most past presidents have issued in a single term. Follow live updates on inauguration day What are executive orders? Trump to declare national emergency at border in flurry of day one orders Immigration and the border National emergency at the border Trump said during his inaugural address that he would sign an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border - and ordering the Department of Defense to more heavily allocate resources and manpower to it. "Remain in Mexico" His White House will also re-implement his "Remain in Mexico" policy in a day-one executive order, he said. A measure from his first term, it returned about 70,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers across the border to Mexico to await hearings. Terrorism designation for gangs and cartels The president will officially designate cartels and international gangs as foreign terrorist organisations, according to his inaugural address. Central American MS-13 and Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua will be added to a list that includes Al Qaeda, the so-called Islamic State and Hamas. Resume wall-building When Trump was first elected president in 2016, he signed an executive order to build a border wall. Although parts of the wall have been built, there is still much left uncompleted, and an official told reporters before the inauguration that Trump would issue a directive to finish what he started. End birthright citizenship Trump has called the constitutional right that says anyone born on US soil is an American citizen "ridiculous". Trump officials also told reporters that the president would deny birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who are in the US illegally. But doing that could prove much more difficult than simply issuing an executive order, and is expected to face legal challenges. Refugee and asylum seekers Trump will suspend refugees admissions into the US for at least four months, officials also said. He also plans to use his presidential powers to "end" asylum by proclamation to fast-track deportations at the US-Mexico border. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the president will suspend refugee resettlements in US communities. Death penalty for certain immigrant criminals Now that he is in office, officials said that Trump will direct his attorney general to seek the death penalty for any unauthorised immigrant who is found guilty of murdering law enforcement officers or other "capital" crimes. Deportations Trump vowed to end the practice of "catch and release" during his speech on Monday. The policy allows migrants to live in US communities while they await their hearings. He has previously promised to "launch the largest deportation program in American history" and end a longtime policy that has kept federal immigration authorities from conducting raids on churches and schools. These pledges could face legal and logistical challenges. Closing the border on health grounds A 1944 measure called Title 42 allows the US government to curb migration to protect public health. It was last used during the pandemic, but US media report that the new administration is looking for a disease that would help justify its plans to close the southern US border with Mexico. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced961egp65o

The Poco X7 series is finally here and tries to capture the brand's ethos quite nicely: performance, aspirational brand for the Gen Z audience, and challenger mindset. Both these devices offer a perfect balance of performance and value, which is tough to get in this price bracket, and I will break down both these phones in a bit. But before deep diving into these products, let me talk about some hero features that make both these phones special on paper. Starting with the Pro model it packs the biggest battery you will probably see on any smartphone in 2025. Under the hood, it is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra processor, debuting globally with this device. It is the first to launch with HyperOS 2.0-based Android 15 out-of-the-box - from the house of Xiaomi. The base model comes with a shock-absorbing structure that can offer users peace of mind. It packs a decent 5500mAh battery and is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Ultra SoC. While the Poco X7 looks like a great option under Rs. 25,000, while the X7 Pro seems more inclined to be a sub-Rs. 30,000 benchmark for phones in 2025. Poco X7 and X7 Pro Design: Vegan leather supremacy Starting the proceedings with design and first, jumping on the Poco X7. It comes in three colourways - Poco Yellow, Glacier Green, and Cosmic Silver. This is also Poco's first dual-curve design and offers a 3D curved display, again the company's first-ever. Compared to the X6, Poco has packed the X7 to the brim with tons of upgrades. At the front, the X7 gets Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 - setting a good statement for prospective buyers. Another good thing Poco has done is add the best available IP ratings on its X7 devices. And, yes, the X7 also features IP66, IP68, and IP69 ratings for enhanced durability. It measures 8.5mm thick and weighs 190 grams - despite packing a 5500mAh battery unit under the hood. Link: https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/reviews/poco-x7-and-x7-pro-review-7494414#pfrom=indepth

OpenAI is always looking for the next big thing to add to ChatGPT, and after months of rumors, including a report from earlier this week that teased a launch, the technology giant’s first AI Agent is here. Operator is designed to complete web tasks for you, all with a touch of a button. Essentially, Operator is a Computer Using Agent (CUA) that uses GPT-4o’s visual skills to browse and search the web. This means that it can understand the context of what to search for, and thanks to its multi-modality, it understands what it sees as it searches. It’s available now as a research preview for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the United States. Operator is described as “an agent that can use its own browser to perform tasks for you." OpenAI released a demo showing Operator browsing the web as we (that is, we humans) do. You might ask Operator to book a dinner reservation for you, fill out an arduously long form, order groceries from a service, or even book a flight. It can use OpenTable to find and book a reservation at a restaurant, as shown in the demo. Operator will even walk you through its steps. Operator is a ‘research preview,’ so know that it’s in its early days. OpenAI does impose some limitations. We haven’t had the chance to go hands-on yet, but it certainly looks impressive. This is OpenAI’s first entry into the world of AI agents, which will likely be the theme of the year in the realm of artificial intelligence. OpenAI writes in a blog post announcing Operator that it “is one of our first agents, which are AIs capable of doing work for you independently—you give it a task and it will execute it.” This hints that not only are there other agents in the pipeline – Altman confirmed this during the live demo – but that they're all based around the notion of doing things for you – a big step in the quest to make AI even more helpful, giving us some time back. Operator is powered by the new Computer Using Agent (CUA) model, which pairs GPT4o’s vision skills with advanced reasoning. This all comes together to let Operator understand and use elements within a browser – the search bar, various buttons, and on-screen content. OpenAI explains that “Operator can ‘see’ (through screenshots) and ‘interact’ (using all the actions a mouse and keyboard allow) with a browser,” allowing it to functionally use a browser to complete a task. That’s pretty neat, especially if it works at a high rate of success, and according to the blog post, it can self-correct. Link: https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/openais-first-ai-agent-is-here-and-operator-can-make-a-dinner-reservation-and-complete-other-tasks-on-the-web-for-you

Earlier this week, a notable entry-level Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT was released, supporting the PCIe 3.0 standard instead of PCIe 2.0 while also providing dual M.2 slots. The Seeed Studio PCIe 3.0 to Dual M.2 HAT [h/t CNX] costs just $45 per the official store page. For that price, you get one PCIe 3.0 lane per M.2 slot, with 8 GT/s throughput across both slots. Earlier this week, a notable entry-level Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT was released, supporting the PCIe 3.0 standard instead of PCIe 2.0 while also providing dual M.2 slots. The Seeed Studio PCIe 3.0 to Dual M.2 HAT [h/t CNX] costs just $45 per the official store page. For that price, you get one PCIe 3.0 lane per M.2 slot, with 8 GT/s throughput across both slots. Another compatibility concern, though likely a minor problem for much of the Raspberry Pi 5's target audience, is that you'll need to 3D print your own case for a Pi 5 setup with this adapter. It wasn't made to fit the default Raspberry Pi 5 case, unlike the official single-drive M.2 HAT. So, does all that make this one a contender for the best Raspberry Pi 5 HATs? It's undoubtedly competitive for the price if you intend to increase throughput over the Raspberry Pi 5's default SD card, whose speeds are anemic in comparison. However, as CNX notes, if your tastes in storage veer more high-end, or if you have higher hopes for a proper mini NAS, the yet faster four-slot CM3588 computing module may serve you better. In any case, this is a pretty nifty Raspberry Pi 5 HAT, and as the first one to use an ASM2806-based board. However, it remains to be seen how it will fare in the long run in a competitive market surrounding the Raspberry Pi 5. Christopher Harper has been a successful freelance tech writer specializing in PC hardware and gaming since 2015, and ghostwrote for various B2B clients in High School before that. Outside of work, Christopher is best known to friends and rivals as an active competitive player in various eSports (particularly fighting games and arena shooters) and a purveyor of music ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Killer Mike to the Sonic Adventure 2 soundtrack. Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-hats/seeed-studio-debuts-raspberry-pi-5-pcie-3-0-hat-with-dual-m-2-slots-for-usd45

Videogame mods are a blursed creation. They're the door to many a quality-of-life tweak or straight-up fix to get some of the shoddier PC ports in shape, but they're also the home to all kinds of bizarre running gags (Thomas the Tank Engine in everything) and a sprinkling of fetish fulfillment (gestures wildly at the many NSFW Skyrim mods). We've seen developers worried about mods before: both Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi and Final Fantasy 16 director-producer Naoki Yoshida politely asked modders not to run amok with their creations on PC. There was also friction a few years ago when Judgement star and giant Japanese celebrity Takuya Kimura's agency seemed reluctant to see the games heading to PC, seemingly down to concerns around how his likeness could be used. Still, I can't think of any time a developer has straight-up cited crass mods as a reason to not port a game over at all. Until now, that is. TeamKill Media—the developer behind Code Violet, touted as a spiritual successor to Dino Crisis—posted on X to say that it wouldn't be bringing the game to PC as it didn't want any dirty modder hands tainting its creation. "For those asking us about a PC version of Code Violet… the reason we are not bringing it to PC is we do not want anyone modding vulgar versions of the main characters as well as other characters in the game," the post read. "We hold our voice actresses and actors with high regard, as well as our artistic vision for the game and story and reject any form of destroying that with sexual mods. Making a joke out of our art and possibly tarnishing the reputation of our voice actresses and actors is not worth the extra money we can make." Now TeamKill has followed up to try and defend its stance somewhat, adding in a follow-up post: "We are not against PC gamers or the PC platform. We are not against modders and some of the fun mods they make. But we are 100% against p*rnographic mods… period." Like, part of me certainly understands where the team is coming from. It's nice to declare your respect for the people working to bring your game to life and ultimately developers have a right to protect that vision. But it also feels weirdly short-sighted to proclaim that PC is the sole home of degenerates doing degenerate things to videogames. Blaming a small subsector of modding culture on your entire reason for not porting a game over feels a bit strange to me, and even its half-hearted attempt to walk things back a little still feels finger-pointy. Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/developer-behind-the-dino-crisis-spiritual-successor-says-vulgar-mods-are-the-reason-were-not-getting-a-pc-port/

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Economists have warned that the government is "on course" to miss its own Budget borrowing targets after interest rates for UK long-term borrowing rose to their highest levels this century. The official forecaster, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), will start the process of updating its forecast next month to be presented to parliament in late March. The rising cost of borrowing means "there is a significant chance that the OBR will judge that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves is on course to miss her main fiscal rule", according to Ruth Gregory from Capital Economics. The yield on the 30-year gilt reached 5.35% on Wednesday, surpassing a previous high in August 1998. Meanwhile, the yield on a 10 year bond surged on Wednesday to its highest since October 2008, to reach 4.784%. The government generally spends more than it raises in tax. To fill this gap it borrows money, but that has to be paid back - with interest. One of the ways it can borrow money is by selling financial products called bonds. A bond is a promise to pay money in the future. Most require the borrower to make regular interest payments. UK government bonds - known as "gilts" - are normally considered very safe, with little risk the money will not be repaid. Gilts are mainly bought by financial institutions in the UK and abroad, such as pension funds, investment funds, banks and insurance companies. Servicing the current national debt in the UK is forecast to take up 7% of total public spending, but that forecast was based on lower government borrowing rates. No.10 said there was "no doubt about the government's commitment to economic stability" and "meeting our fiscal rules is non-negotiable" saying that only the OBR's forecast is an accurate predication of the government's room for manoeuvre. The clear indication from the government is that although they will not hold another Budget in March, any necessary adjustment would have to come in terms of some new spending cuts. On Tuesday morning, a £2bn auction of 30 year UK government debt sold at an effective interest rate of 5.18%. The Debt Management Office, a part of Treasury, effectively paid the highest interest rates for these very long term loans that have been since 1998. Eyebrows raised over issuance The markets are raising their eyebrows about debts around the world, and in particular the level of issuance of bonds from countries such as the UK and the US, and additionally, the likelihood of sticky, above target inflation. Thirty-year debt such as this does not have a direct pass through into borrowing rates for households and companies. This type of debt is more of a specialist instrument used by pension funds. But today's auction shines a light on an uptick of borrowing rates over the past month. The more general gilt market move, has not yet significantly changed fixed mortgage rates for example. But if it continues, as is plausible, for the next month or so it will impact the OBR's new forecast. The rise in rates has affected the US and the UK more, and less so continental Europe. The tick-up in UK market rates after the Budget, initially faded by early December. But now British borrowing rates are moving up alongside US ones. Stagnant growth and sticky inflation have raised concerns about so-called "stagflation". Markets are starting to question the inflationary impacts of incoming President Donald Trump's trade and tax policies. So while this is not a crisis, it is a new reality. Markets are questioning if the UK really can sustain higher growth and restrained inflation. And those questions are now occurring against the backdrop of the Trump trade tumult affecting global markets for borrowing. It's a bumpy start to 2025. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62zpregm2mo

Temperatures across the county have continued to plummet this week, as weather warnings and flurries of snow brought with them a combined sense of chaos and calm. Gritters have been working late into the night to keep roads safe, while exotic animals frolicked through the freshly-fallen powdered snow. Meanwhile, photographers captured the county's landmarks in a state of quiet tranquillity, surrounded by twinkling frost and pastel skies. Some of Longleat Safari Park's residents enjoyed the cold snap this week. Zebras were spotted playing in the snow, while the rare Amur tigers cozied up together as temperatures across the county plunged into minus figures. Frosty scenes were captured as the sun rose above Stonehenge on Thursday. The monolithic monument, built to align with the sun on the solstices, providing a spellbinding spectacle. Wiltshire Council was forced to deploy gritters as temperatures dipped to -3C overnight this week, leading to challenging driving conditions. It was also quick to activate its Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) which ensures that anyone sleeping on the streets is offered a roomwhen temperatures dip below zero. Frigid temperatures cast Salisbury Cathedral, the icy waters of the River Avon, and the surrounding meadows as the idyllic muse for this photographer. The green pastures of Wexcombe Down in Wiltshire were buried under a thick blanket of snow on Wednesday. They were pictured thawing out the following morning, after a break in the clouds brought with it stunning blue skies and milder temperatures. Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd757jw778jo

This was the hashtag photographer Ken Saito used on his Tokyo Auto Salon Instagram post. No caption. While the sea of black suits and middle-aged men creates an austere atmosphere at TAS, there are always pockets of madness. But is that madness fading? I’m not a big fan of crowds at the best of times, so the po[CENSORED]tion of a small town crammed into the narrow alleyways between booths at the Makuhari Messe is never the most inviting. But I push myself to battle the sea of people, determined to hunt down the Tokyo Auto Salon oddities. Link: https://www.speedhunters.com/2025/01/the-not-so-weird-wacky-cars-of-tokyo-auto-salon-2025/

A quirk of fate meant Graham Potter's last game in management was a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. It cost him his job at Chelsea in April 2023, as the Blues acted less than 24 hours later to end his brief Stamford Bridge reign. Almost two years later the 49-year-old returned to the dugout to suffer another loss to Villa, this time in the FA Cup, in his first game as West Ham boss. At his Thursday unveiling, he spoke about accepting both the successes and the setbacks, his spell at Chelsea a perfect example. Potter said the Hammers felt like the "right one" after previously coming close to the jobs at Ajax and Leicester. He also said he was now well rested - but, after Friday's game at a freezing Villa Park, there is likely to be a little frustration. Lucas Paqueta's goal, during the Hammers' bright start, had the new manager celebrating on the sidelines just nine minutes in. At full-time, however, he was locked in conversation with assistant manager Bruno Satler on the touchline after Villa's comeback had knocked out his new side. "The emotions were excitement," said Potter when he was asked how he felt before the game at his post-match news conference. "Friday night, Villa Park, full house, 6,500 West Ham fans who were amazing. "Our performance gave me a lot of encouragement, the way the players tried to do what we asked them to do. We're just disappointed now because we're out and wanted to go through. "We just try to get the team into a good shape. The talent is there but it's just about trying to get the team together as a collective. That's what we're trying to do." After the final whistle, he walked over to salute the travelling fans who will be hoping Potter will deliver the style and substance they are demanding It is something Julen Lopetegui was unable to do in his six months in charge and Potter becomes the club's fifth manager in nine and a half years, counting David Moyes' two spells. Link: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/clyn8grrkxxo