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
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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
U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada
U.S. trade policy has devastated the Canadian auto industry and pushed the country to reach an agreement that will make it easier for Chinese companies to sell cars there. Go to Source
German FAZ: Everyone deserves a second chance010473
FAZ + driving report Toyota bZ4X: Everyone deserves a second chance01/24/2026, 2:30 p.m. Reading time: 2 min. Expand image descriptionRecall, cold frustration, range criticism, that was yesterday. As part of the model update, Toyota’s electric SUV bZ4X will receive pre-conditioning in addition to new batteries. Go to Source
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