The Chinese century may be here — at least for the tech industry, that is. As the “magnificent seven” US tech companies slump amidst a disappointing fourth quarter, China’s tech sector is rallying, spurred by the explosive reverberations of Chinese AI company DeepSeek. On Wednesday, the Heng Seng Index — a Hong Kong aggregate index indicating… Continue reading China’s Tech Sector Is Absolutely Crushing America’s Right Now
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Elon Musk’s DOGE.gov Was Made So Sloppily That Anyone Can Vandalize It
Multi-hyphenate tech billionaire and White House advisor Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has already garnered a reputation for employing underqualified high school gradsand other twenty-something dimwits, not to mention installing unsecured email servers. And the entity’s official website, DOGE.gov, doesn’t instill much confidence either. As 404 Media discovered, the website is so sloppily… Continue reading Elon Musk’s DOGE.gov Was Made So Sloppily That Anyone Can Vandalize It
Elon Musk’s AI Company Just Sacked an Engineer for Posting About Its Upcoming AI Model
Broke or Woke? An “anti-woke” AI company founded by chronic poster Elon Musk has forced one of its engineers to resign for, essentially, posting. That engineer, Benjamin De Kraker, said in a lengthy X post that he’d been told he needed to either delete a post ranking the still-unreleased model lower than OpenAI’s offering for… Continue reading Elon Musk’s AI Company Just Sacked an Engineer for Posting About Its Upcoming AI Model
Confused Senator Rages That Self-Driving Cars Are Woke
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) believes that topics as diverse as solar eclipses and self-driving cars are “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.” According to a database he released this week, as NPR reports, just over $2 billion of the National Science Foundation’s $9 billion budget went to “left-wing ideological crusades masked as ‘academic research.’” It’s an absurd claim that… Continue reading Confused Senator Rages That Self-Driving Cars Are Woke
Man With Ostentatious Gold Cybertruck Complains That He’s Constantly Harassed While Driving
We wonder why. All That Glitters A man in Massachusetts claims he and his family are being harassed because he drives a Cybertruck, CBS News’ WBZ-TV reports. Or, more specifically, a gold Cybertruck, so glimmering and shiny you can see a clear reflection of the streets it graces with its ponderous presence. “Since getting our… Continue reading Man With Ostentatious Gold Cybertruck Complains That He’s Constantly Harassed While Driving
State Department Says Contract for $400 Million of “Armored Teslas” on Hold After Explosive Outcry
The country exploded in fury last night when it emerged that the US State Department was planning to purchase $400 million worth of “armored Teslas.” Critics raged at Musk’s massive conflict of interest, charging that he was locking down a huge government contract while acting as hatchet man for the federal budget. As Gizmodo reported, it’s a… Continue reading State Department Says Contract for $400 Million of “Armored Teslas” on Hold After Explosive Outcry
Silicon Valley Software Engineers Horrified as They Can’t Easily Find Jobs Anymore
Back in 2021, the tech industry was booming. Fueled by generous government subsidies and the pandemic economy, tech companies went on a hiring spree, promising unlimited time off and upward growth opportunities at open offices where kombucha and cold brew flowed from taps. Flash forward to now, and those taps have run dry. A seemingly… Continue reading Silicon Valley Software Engineers Horrified as They Can’t Easily Find Jobs Anymore
Tesla Using Close Relationship With Chinese Communist Party to Punish Drivers Who Complain That Their Brakes Suddenly Stopped Working
Tesla has pursued an unusually aggressive tactic in China to silence its critics. As the Associated Press reports, the company has sued at least six Tesla owners in the country who reported sudden vehicle malfunctions, including unexplained brake failures, over the last four years. It also sued at least six bloggers and two Chinese media… Continue reading Tesla Using Close Relationship With Chinese Communist Party to Punish Drivers Who Complain That Their Brakes Suddenly Stopped Working
As Tech Companies Keep Pouring Money Into AI, Signs May Be Pointing to Disaster
Rose Creek Without a Paddle Fourth quarter earnings season is in full swing, and despite budgets larger than some countries’ GDPs, big tech companies’ financial statements are looking grim. Even after president Donald Trump’s announcement of a $500 billion AI infrastructure deal, the so-called “magnificent seven” (M7) stocks — the Wall Street nickname for Google, Meta, Nvidia,… Continue reading As Tech Companies Keep Pouring Money Into AI, Signs May Be Pointing to Disaster
People in Florida Say Dense, Mysterious Fog With Chemical Smell Is Making Them Sick
Down in Florida, residents have been haunted by a strange specter: a lingering and super-dense fog that allegedly smells like chemicals and is making people sick. As USA Today reports, folks in large swaths of the Sunshine State are starting to freak out after encountering the mysterious fog repeatedly over the past few months. In response, many… Continue reading People in Florida Say Dense, Mysterious Fog With Chemical Smell Is Making Them Sick