Microsoft’s cloud security, particularly its Azure platform, has come under severe criticism for what security experts are calling negligent and irresponsible handling of security vulnerabilities. The CEO of one security firm explains, “What you hear from Microsoft is ‘just trust us,’ but what you get back is very little transparency and a culture of toxic obfuscation.”
Apple’s iconic iPhone has experienced a revenue decline for the third consecutive quarter, but the drop in hardware sales has been balanced out by accelerating growth in the company’s services division.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has reported the sale of 64,285 Shanghai-made vehicles in China for July 2023, a massive 31 percent decline from June’s sales figures.
Elon Musk has announced his intention to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook about the company’s 30 percent commission on in-app purchases, commonly referred to as the “Apple tax.” The issue was raised to Musk based on the massive slice of Twitter content creators’ revenue claimed by Apple.
Facebook’s ambitious venture into the world of smart glasses with “Ray-Ban Stories,” creepy sunglasses with the ability to record video has flopped, with less than 10 percent of the devices being actively used by purchasers.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating reports of steering control loss in 2023 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, potentially affecting approximately 280,000 vehicles.
Facebook (now known as Meta) has initiated a news content blackout in Canada on both its main platform and Instagram following the passage of the Online News Act by Canadian legislators.
Twitter’s subscription service, Twitter Blue, is undergoing a transformation into X Blue, and with this change comes a new feature that allows subscribers to hide the notorious blue checkmark on their profiles. Although Elon Musk’s plan for profitability was initially based on the masses of Twitter users paying for to have a verification badge, it quickly become the subject of mockery.
Facebook’s rebranding as Meta succeeded in overshadowing coverage of the whistleblower disclosures known as the “Facebook Papers,” according to a top executive within the company.
Elon Musk’s Twitter (now known as X Corp.) has taken down the giant glowing X sign from its headquarters in San Francisco after facing criticism from neighbors and city officials.
Facebook (now known at Meta) is set to launch AI chatbots that can mimic famous personalities such as Abraham Lincoln in a desperate bid to compete with the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
In a recent critique, television star and car enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson has voiced serious concerns about the safety of electric vehicles, calling them “bloody dangerous.” His concern goes beyond cars to other devices powered by batteries, like electric bikes. Clarkson writes, “People have died, and that’s not surprising when you learn that a fully charged e-bike contains the same explosive energy as six hand grenades.”
Elon Musk’s giant “X” sign, installed on the roof of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters as part of his rebranding effort, is under investigation by city officials for lacking the necessary permits. City inspectors attempted to access the roof to inspect the sign, but Twitter denied them access.
In a landmark case that has drawn international attention, the transgender convicted felon operator of a self-driving Uber vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian in 2018 has pleaded guilty to endangerment, avoiding a prison sentence.
Facebook users have less than a month to claim their share in a historic $725 million settlement over privacy violations, a consequence of Mark Zuckerberg’s role in the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media platform, Threads, has suffered a massive setback as the Facebook-owned platform hoping to be a “sanely run” Twitter alternative has lost at least half its users. Zuckerberg said, “If you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it would be awesome if all of them or even half of them stuck around. We’re not there yet.”
RJ Scaringe, the CEO of Rivian, an electric truck company notable for recalls and its vehicles’ trouble handling snow, recently shared his insights on the future of the automotive industry, comparing the purchase of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to “building a horse barn in 1910.”
Newly disclosed emails from within Facebook (now known as Meta) reveal that the Biden administration and its appointed officials exerted significant pressure on the tech giant. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook frequently bent the knee to the White House demands, such as one case in which emails state executives were “ready to tell the White House that it had demoted a video posted by Tucker Carlson by 50% in response to the White House’s demands, even though the post didn’t violate any policies.”
A former Tesla employee has released a video showing a Tesla vehicle in Full Self-Driving (FSD) Mode running a red light. The incident has raised serious concerns about the safety of Elon Musk’s self-driving technology.
Reality Labs, the division of Facebook (now known as Meta) spearheading the development of virtual and augmented reality technologies for the metaverse, has reported a staggering loss of $3.7 billion in the second quarter, bringing its total losses to over $21 billion since the start of the previous year.
A recent investigation has revealed that Elon Musk’s Tesla, the leading electric vehicle manufacturer, established a “Diversion Team” to suppress and deflect complaints about the driving range of its vehicles, which often fall short of the company’s advertised estimates.
An AI-powered gaming news content mill was recently pranked by Redditors with a fictitious character named “Glorbo” in the popular game World of Warcraft. By excitedly discussing a game character they invented themselves, pranksters tricked an AI system into writing an article about their character.
Cigna Healthcare, a major player in the health insurance industry, is now at the center of a federal class action lawsuit over claims that the company has been using AI algorithms to improperly deny claims to customers. The lawsuit claims that Cigna’s system denied about 300,000 pre-approved claims, spending an average of 1.2 seconds to deny each claim.
Elon Musk has snatched the “@x” Twitter handle without offering financial compensation to the original owner, his latest move that symbolizes the chaotic nature of his rebranding of Twitter into an “everything app” named X.
A recent study by Stanford’s Internet Observatory has unveiled a disturbing prevalence of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), otherwise known as child pornography, on Mastodon. The decentralized social media platform has been a popular destination for leftists fleeing from Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the platform.
Threads, the Twitter clone launched by Facebook (now known as Meta), has suffered a massive drop in user engagement. One of Silicon Valley’s key metrics, daily active users, has plummeted by 70 percent since its initial launch.
The recent decision by Elon Musk to rebrand Twitter as “X” could potentially lead to legal complications, as hundresds of companies, including tech giants Facebook and Microsoft, already hold intellectual property rights to the same letter.
American law enforcement are now using AI-powered license plate recognition systems to identify “suspicious” patterns of movement by analyzing billions of license plate records. However, this new technology raises significant concerns about privacy and potential misuse.
A Tesla electric vehicle burst into flames after striking a piece of metal debris on the highway near Wilmington, North Carolina. The driver, Craig Lippe, was able to safely exit the vehicle and no injuries were reported.
Twitter has undergone a comprehensive rebranding, emerging as “X” under the stewardship of Elon Musk. Not surprisingly, Musk was met with derision on his own platform.
Twitter, Elon Musk’s social media platform, is about to undergo a major rebranding. Musk has announced that the platform’s name will soon change to “X,” and all bird symbols, a long-standing logo for the platform, will be phased out.
A 2023 Mercedes Benz EQE350+ electric vehicle caught fire while parked in the garage of a home in Nocatee, Florida, causing an estimated $1 million in damage to the home. The electric car reportedly wasn’t even charging when it caught fire. Thankfully, the residents of the home and their puppy were not harmed.
Amazon has announced plans to roll out its palm-scanning payment technology, Amazon One, to all Whole Foods locations by the end of 2023. The creepy technology goes far beyond scanning a customer’s palm print, instead using information like the vein pattern in the hand to establish identity.
Major tech companies including Amazon, Google, Facebook (now known as Meta), Microsoft, and ChatGPT developer OpenAI have agreed to adhere to a set of AI safeguards brokered by the Biden administration. One expert commented, “History would indicate that many tech companies do not actually walk the walk on a voluntary pledge to act responsibly and support strong regulations.”
Google is currently testing an AI tool, known as Genesis, that aims to allow corporate media to generate news stories. The woke Silicon Valley giant could have invented the only way some publishers could add even more leftist slant to their newsrooms.
A recent study conducted by Stanford University has unveiled significant performance fluctuations in OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, over a span of a few months. When the study examined OpenAI’s GPT-4 AI chatbot, it recognized a prime number 97.6 percent of the time in March, but just 2.4 percent of the time in June.
The second-quarter results reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla have sparked a mixed response from Wall Street, with some analysts expressing concerns over the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s slipping margins and others focusing on the company’s strong revenue and earnings numbers. Analyst Craig Irwin called the company “egregiously overvalued” while setting a price target that is more than 70 percent lower than its current share price.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook (now known as Meta) is reportedly embarking on a new challenge — obtaining his pilot’s license. Becoming a pilot appears to be Zuckerberg’s latest hobby, along with jiu-jitsu and verbal sparring with Elon Musk.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has initiated a new special crash investigation into a fatal accident involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3 in California. The crashed killed the 17-year-old driver of the other car and caused injuries that later claimed the life of a three-month-old baby riding in the Tesla.
Amidst reports of a substantial decrease in active users on the Threads, the Twitter clone launched by Facebook (now known as Meta), CEO Mark Zuckerberg is urging calm and expressing optimism for the platform’s future.
