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An Altoona, Pennsylvania McDonald’s is under fire after an employee tip led to the arrest of a suspect in the high-profile murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Fans of the alleged killer have flooded the restaurant with negative Google reviews, leading the tech giant to intervene.
Geoffrey Hinton, often referred to as the godfather of AI, expressed his thoughts on the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence and the need for increased focus on safety during his Nobel week in Stockholm.
Residents of Staten Island, New York and New Jersey have reported an ongoing wave sightings of unidentified drones in the night sky, raising concerns among local politicians who are now urging federal agencies to provide answers and impose flight restrictions.
A widespread social media scam involving fraudsters impersonating actor Johnny Depp has defrauded elderly Americans of millions of dollars, according to FTC complaints obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has secured $6 billion in fresh capital, capping off a funding round that values the company at over $40 billion.
In an era of heightened anxiety over personal safety, Silicon Valley’s tech elite have come up with a self-serving answer — turning their homes into fortresses to rival elite military installations. A host of companies are revolutionizing home security with cutting-edge technology reminiscent of military-grade defenses.
NASA announced on Thursday that the Artemis II mission, which will send four astronauts on a flight around the moon, will be delayed until April 2026, pushing back the timeline for landing astronauts on the lunar surface. China claims it will land its own Moon mission by 2030, putting pressure on America to stay one step ahead of the communist country.
The shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has prompted several major health insurance companies to take down the webpages listing their executive leadership teams. The most comes as users on leftist echo chamber Bluesky, including journalist Taylor Lorenz, are not only cheering the assassination, but posting the names and pictures of other prominent health insurance executives.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram is failing to remove explicit self-harm images and is even encouraging vulnerable teens to connect with each other, enabling the concerning content to proliferate on the platform, according to an alarming new study.
Three major brands have pulled their ads from Amazon’s Twitch streaming platform following allegations that the company is enabling antisemitic content.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is seeking nuclear energy partners to power its growing AI goals, joining other tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft in the pursuit of nuclear power to feed their insatiable AI datacenters.
Meta head of global affairs Nick Clegg revealed in a press briefing that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is eager to play an “active role” in shaping tech policy for President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. In March Trump described Facebook as “the enemy of the people” and labeled its CEO “Zuckerschmuck.”
Craig Peters, the CEO of Getty Images, argues that a nuanced approach to AI and copyright, based on the principles of fair use, can foster innovation while respecting the rights of creators. According to Peters, AI giants try to argue that respecting copyright is an “unsurmountable challenge” as they spend billions on manpower and processors.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket today from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, setting a new record for rocket reusability.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lost his bid to have his record-breaking $56 billion 2018 pay package reinstated after a Delaware judge upheld her previous ruling that the compensation plan was improperly granted.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has become the first individual user to amass one million followers on the social media platform Bluesky. The Twitter alternative, originally founded to be a kinder and gentler social media experience, has evolved into a leftist echo chamber filled with censorship requests and child pornography.
In leftist strongholds like Seattle, Washington, driving a Tesla has become a politically charged act following CEO Elon Musk’s conservative statements and support for Republican Donald Trump. Fanatical Democrats who once thought they were saving the world by driving a Tesla EV now feel betrayed by Musk.
A machine learning researcher has released a massive dataset containing one million public posts from leftist social media echo chamber Bluesky, raising questions about data privacy and consent. The data could potentially be used to train AI to be even more woke than notoriously left-leaning AI chatbots like ChatGPT.
Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, recently expressed concern over the potential negative impacts of AI romantic partners on younger generations, particularly young men.
Researchers from Hong Kong have created a handheld user interface in the shape of a lollipop that can recreate various flavors in a virtual environment, the latest technology aimed at making VR more immersive.
Donald Trump’s vow to dismantle the censorship cartel of “misinformation” researchers, media blacklisters like NewsGuard, and Big Tech has sent shivers through the academic community that has dedicated itself to censoring conservatives.
As artificial intelligence continues its meteoric rise, a hidden workforce of millions toils to ensure its smooth operation, often in exploitative conditions and for low wages.
Thousands of Amazon workers in over 20 countries are gearing up for demonstrations and work stoppages during the Black Friday shopping weekend, demanding better working conditions, union rights, and environmental responsibility from the e-commerce giant.
Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr., a resident of Bradenton, Florida, has been arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly posing as billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk in a scam that defrauded a 74-year-old Texas woman out of at least $250,000.
The Biden administration has agreed to lend $6 billion to troubled electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian to build a new factory near Atlanta, Georgia, a massive giveaway from an administration in love with EVs.
Bluesky, the leftist echo chamber that has enjoyed explosive growth since the election, has pledged to adhere to the EU’s censorship-happy regulations following accusations of noncompliance by the bloc’s authorities.
The DOJ and Google presented their closing arguments in the antitrust trial focusing on the internet giant’s stranglehold over the online ads business, with both sides reiterating their main points from the three-week trial held in Alexandria, Virginia.
A proposal by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to offer rebates to electric vehicle buyers if President Donald Trump repeals federal subsidies on EVs would exclude Elon Musk’s Tesla from the program.
Video platform Rumble has announced a major expansion into the gaming arena by signing a contract with legendary streamer “Dr. Disrespect.” The entertainer has recently become vocal about his conservative values, including the promise to “Make Gaming Great Again” in honor of Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA slogan.
The FTC is launching an investigation into Microsoft’s alleged anticompetitive practices, some of which may have been directed at the U.S. government, according to a recent report by ProPublica.
The rapid growth of AI and cloud computing is leading to a surge in the power consumption of data centers, with individual campuses potentially using far more electricity than some U.S. cities and states.
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, believes that AI will change the face of the work week and increase the lifespan of Americans to 100 years. A larger population of people with more free time is the dream of Silicon Valley’s relentless flow of consumerism and mindless distraction.
Apple CEO Tim Cook joined a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and executives from global companies to discuss trade and supply chain matters amid economic uncertainty in the communist country.
A leading “misinformation expert” has come under fire for citing seemingly nonexistent sources in an affadavit supporting Minnesota’s new law banning some AI-generated deepfakes. Opposing lawyers claim the Stanford professor used AI to write his legal document, which backfired when the system “hallucinated” by generating false references to imaginary academic papers.
A new wave of AI-generated influencers is taking over Instagram, built on content stolen from real porn stars and models without their consent. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta does not appear to be taking action against the scam dubbed “AI pimping.”
Bluesky, the social media platform that has recently enjoyed a huge influx of leftists fleeing X/Twitter, is designed to be “billionaire proof,” according to CEO Jay Graber.
Apple and Google risk a formal UK investigation over their dominance of web browsers on cell phones, according to a provisional decision targeting the tech giants’ stranglehold on mobile operating systems.
NASA has announced plans to use cargo landers developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin to deliver heavy equipment to the Moon in support of its Artemis missions. Each lander will be designed to carry between 26,000 and 33,000 pounds of cargo to the moon beginning in 2032.