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Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old.

What the Tech: App of the year 'Perplexity'

In my 2024 smartphone app reviews, one app stood out from the crowd: Perplexity. This AI-powered tool does everything ChatGPT can do but with greater accuracy, more recent information, and a wider range of capabilities. It's so good that it's even giving Google Search a run for its money.