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A 23-year-old TikTok influencer was shot and killed while livestreaming by a man who reportedly showed up at her beauty salon pretending to bring her a gift in Jalisco, Mexico, on Tuesday.

Internal Meta documents revealed during the FTC’s antitrust trial aiming to break up the social media giant exposed an alarming warning from an executive about the prevalence of “fake” activity on Instagram.

President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to increase domestic iPhone production, as the tech giant accelerates its manufacturing shift from China to India.

U.S. engineers have discovered mysterious, undocumented communication devices lurking in some Chinese-made solar power inverters and batteries, Reuters reported.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch its Starship rocket on a critical test flight, aiming to rectify the issues that led to the failure of its two previous attempts. Both rockets exploded in flight, raining debris into the ocean after producing an impression spectacle in the sky.

Google is experimenting with a new “AI Mode” search feature on its homepage, potentially marking a significant shift in how users interact with the search engine giant’s artificial intelligence features.

President Donald Trump used his meeting with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to introduce him to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, two of the leading figures in AI.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday proposed legislation that would scrap diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements and restore the original intent of the CHIPS and Science Act.

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram to directly address Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to remove AI-generated commercials that featured her likeness without her consent or endorsement. The personal appeal was successful — ads the actress called, “totally AI fake commercial for some bullshit that I didn’t authorize, agree to or endorse,” were removed from Meta’s platforms.

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant eavesdropped on private conversations and shared them with third-party businesses for targeted advertising. You can file a claim in the settlement regardless of if you’ve already been identified as a claimant.

The U.S. Copyright Office recently published a report that could have significant implications for how Big Tech giants train their AI models, a process notorious for indiscriminately sucking up vast amounts of copyrighted works.

The Foundation that owns Wikipedia is preparing to require two-factor authentication for users with significant privileges starting in late May.

A recent investigation reveals that PAX Global Technology, a Chinese company under federal investigation for suspicious data transmissions, has ownership links to Che Feng, a Chinese financier closely connected to Hunter Biden.

Travel disruptions persist at Newark Liberty International Airport, with the Trump administration announcing plans to reduce flights in the coming weeks to mitigate ongoing tech issues like radar screens blanking out in front of harried air traffic controllers.

Microsoft President Brad Smith recently testified to Congress about the company’s role in America’s AI race against China, while simultaneously allowing Chinese companies to access cutting-edge AI tools despite OpenAI’s restrictions on the communist country.

The Media Research Center claims Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta attempted to gain favor with the prominent conservative watchdog group just before the start of the company’s historic antitrust trial with the FTC, which seeks to unwind Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.

May 11 (UPI) — Operations are returning to normal after a unrelated equipment issues prompted ground stops at Newark Liberty and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airports Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced.

Pope Leo XIV cited the sudden rise in artificial intelligence (AI) and fast-booming technologies for his name choice as the Roman Pontiff. 

Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Silicon Valley darling Theranos who was exposed as a total fraud, has lost her bid to have an appeal of her 2022 fraud conviction reheard by the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

User-generated AI chatbots posing as licensed therapists on Instagram are providing mental health advice without proper qualifications, an investigation by 404 Media has found.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC) on Friday told Breitbart News that, as a kid who grew up in poverty, it was “disgusting” to see Senate Democrats block a crypto bill that promotes financial inclusion.

The United States got another reminder this week that despite billions spent by the Biden administration, crucial components of American transportation infrastructure are running on outdated technology.

President Donald Trump will rescind a Biden-era rule that many conservatives have said would undermine American leadership in artificial intelligence (AI).

Amazon has announced that it will now offer prescription pet medications through its online store, providing an option for pet owners willing to trust the e-commerce with the health of their furry friends.

Congressional Republicans are set to unveil new legislation aimed at significantly restricting online pornography and potentially dealing a major blow to the internet porn industry.

In response to testimony from Apple SVP Eddie Cue suggesting Google’s search traffic is falling, the internet giant has come out guns blazing to dispute any decline in its search business.

In today’s edition of why the Democrat Party must be forever obliterated and never again allowed to hold power, we learn that 73 percent of Democrat voters and 80 percent of self-identified liberals want Elon Musk thrown in prison.

Creepy Bill Gates claims that Elon Musk will be responsible for “killing the world’s poorest children” through his work leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), tasked with rooting out wasteful government spending.

The FTC has lost its appeal of a ruling in its case against Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard.

Peloton shares stumbled in early trading after the company reported a 13 percent year-over-year drop in revenue for the fiscal third quarter, marking the third straight quarter of declining sales.

Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue defended the company’s $20 billion a year deal with search monopoly Google during the remedy phase of the internet giant’s antitrust trial in Washington, DC. Cue also testified that rapid advancements in AI could disrupt Google’s search monopoly more effectively than court intervention.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is about to “knife the crypto community” after he took $10 million from a pro-crypto super PAC during the contentious 2024 Senate election.