Image by Steven Hirsch / Curtis Means / Pool / AFP / Getty / Futurism Investors are accusing UnitedHealthcare’s parent group of conning the public to boost profits — and, ultimately, contributing to the murder of CEO Brian Thompson. In a proposed class action lawsuit filed earlier this week in New York, UnitedHealth Group investor… Continue reading Investors Say UnitedHealth’s Greed Got Its CEO Murdered — and Cost Them Millions
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SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists’ Music
SoundCloud — a music sharing platform once so beloved by artists it spawned sub-genres named after it — updated its terms of service (TOS), forcing artists who use SoundCloud to let their music train AI. It looks like the change went into effect during SoundCloud’s last TOS policy update in February 2024, and it’s just… Continue reading SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists’ Music
With Sales Plummeting, Tesla Cancels Key Cybertruck Component
Tesla has officially abandoned its plan to sell a $16,000 range extender for the Cybertruck, Electrek reports — the latest in the automaker’s struggles with the incredibly controversial vehicle. This week, customers who paid a $2,000 reservation fee for the extender received emails from Tesla stating it was no longer selling the add-on, but that… Continue reading With Sales Plummeting, Tesla Cancels Key Cybertruck Component
This DOGE Operative Got a Huge Surprise Once He Was Actually Inside the Government
One of Elon Musk’s government-wrecking flunkies was in for the surprise of his life when he discovered that the federal workforce is full of dedicated civil servants who run it like a tight ship. In an interview with Fast Company, tech founder Sahil Lavingia was candid about his experience working for the billionaire’s Department of Government… Continue reading This DOGE Operative Got a Huge Surprise Once He Was Actually Inside the Government
Crypto Prediction Platform Polymarket Was Utterly Wrong About the New Pope
The American Pope surprised everyone. Papal Predictor Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market where users can place bets on events ranging from national elections to natural disasters, got the Pope odds way wrong. Those forecasts were reflected in Polymarket as well as the similar platform Kalshi, which both took a hard turn toward Parolin as the public… Continue reading Crypto Prediction Platform Polymarket Was Utterly Wrong About the New Pope
Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Canada After Tesla Was Caught Doing Something Incredibly Sketchy
It’s not a great time to be an attorney for Tesla. In recent months, the floundering electric vehicle company has been bombarded with dozens of lawsuits, like the California class-action that alleges Tesla’s manipulated odometers to get out of warranties, or the Australian class-action that alleges the company misled consumers with claims about its so-called… Continue reading Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Canada After Tesla Was Caught Doing Something Incredibly Sketchy
The Judge’s Reaction to an AI-Generated Victim Impact Statement Was Not What We Expected
A slain Arizona man’s family used AI to bring him back from the dead for his killer’s sentencing hearing — and the judge presiding over the case apparently “loved” it. As 404 Media reports, judge Todd Lang was flabbergasted when he saw the AI-generated video of victim Chris Peskey that named and “forgave” the man… Continue reading The Judge’s Reaction to an AI-Generated Victim Impact Statement Was Not What We Expected
College Students Are Sprinkling Typos Into Their AI Papers on Purpose
To bypass artificial intelligence writing detection, college students are reportedly adding typos into their chatbot-generated papers. In a wide-ranging exploration into the ways AI has rapidly changed academia, students told New York Magazine that AI cheating has become so normalized, they’re figuring out creative ways to get away with it. While it’s common for students… Continue reading College Students Are Sprinkling Typos Into Their AI Papers on Purpose
Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
What the hell is going on? Taking a Bath For the third time in six months, an uber-expensive military fighter jet has fallen into the sea from the same Navy warship amid continued American strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. As CNN reports, a $67 million F/A-18F jet was lost to the Red Sea earlier this… Continue reading Ludicrously Expensive Fighter Jets Keep Mysteriously Tumbling Off of an Aircraft Carrier
Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of “Killing the World’s Poorest Children”
In an ongoing battle for which capitalist overlord can claim the moral high ground, Microsoft founder and the world’s sixth richest man, Bill Gates, has accused Elon Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” by gutting the US Agency for International Development (USAID). “The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children… Continue reading Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of “Killing the World’s Poorest Children”