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The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, the Trump administration, backed by right-wing influencers, launched a smear campaign against the victim, labeling him a “terrorist” and a “lunatic.” Pretti, 37, was killed during a confrontation with multiple federal immigration agents. Pretti was an American… Continue reading The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti

ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is asking companies to provide information about “commercial Big Data and Ad Tech” products that would “directly support investigations activities,” according to a request for information posted on Friday in the Federal Register, the US government’s official journal for agency notices, rulemaking, and other public filings. The posting says that… Continue reading ICE Asks Companies About ‘Ad Tech and Big Data’ Tools It Could Use in Investigations

P24 RS is Donkervoort’s most extreme model ever with 600bhp V6

The stripped-back, aero-focused P24 RS is the latest creation from Dutch maker Donkervoort – and it is the most powerful model in its 48-year history. As the follow-up to the F22 from 2022, the P24 RS is the firm’s 20th model and, while extreme, is billed as its most accessible car to drive yet. It… Continue reading P24 RS is Donkervoort’s most extreme model ever with 600bhp V6

Scientist Horrified as ChatGPT Deletes All His Research

ChatGPT may be an excellent tool in case your strongly-worded email to your landlord about that ceiling leak needs a second pair of eyes. It also excels at coming up with a rough first draft for non-mission-critical writing, allowing you to carefully pick it apart and refine it. But like all of its competitors, ChatGPT… Continue reading Scientist Horrified as ChatGPT Deletes All His Research

Top African Health Official Blasts Trump Administration’s Plans for Human Experimentation in Africa

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Samuel Corum / Getty Images Last week, officials at the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced that health authorities in Guinea-Bissau had moved to halt a controversial study which would have used unvaccinated infants as lab rats. The US Department of Health and Human… Continue reading Top African Health Official Blasts Trump Administration’s Plans for Human Experimentation in Africa

Trump’s Huge AI Project Is Running Into a Major Financial Problem

It’s 2026, and tech companies continue to insist they need to spend staggering amounts of money on AI data centers. Yet for all of its enthusiasm over the past few years, Wall Street is finally starting to squint at the numbers. According to new reporting by Business Insider, JPMorgan Chase is running into trouble finding… Continue reading Trump’s Huge AI Project Is Running Into a Major Financial Problem

Mind Blowing James Webb Photo Shows Star Crumbling Into Dust

Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) A new image taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope provides an astonishingly close up look of a dying star crumbling into gas and dust — as well as a morbid preview of the fate that could eventually befall our Sun. Taken with the Webb’s… Continue reading Mind Blowing James Webb Photo Shows Star Crumbling Into Dust

Workers Say AI Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist It’s a Productivity Miracle

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images Bosses being severely disconnected from the needs of their employees is a tale as old as time. But it sure feels like the AI craze has driven them to lock themselves in ever taller ivory towers, as employees are told that the tech is going to… Continue reading Workers Say AI Is Useless, While Oblivious Bosses Insist It’s a Productivity Miracle