“Tesla branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable extreme-right ‘totems.’” The Implications Tesla drivers in France are suing Elon Musk’s EV maker for turning their vehicles into what they characterize as “extreme-right” symbols. As news agency France 24 reports, the owners are demanding that their lease contracts be terminated… Continue reading Tesla Drivers Sue Elon Musk for Turning Their Cars Into “Extreme” Right-Wing Symbols
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Tech Startup Raises $24 Million to Replace Hollywood With AI Slop
In case you haven’t noticed, generative AI is creeping into our lives at an alarming rate. The perfidious tech and its algorithmically-generated slop is becoming a fact of life as unscrupulous tech companies set it loose into the world, consequences be damned. Unless you live in a hut, AI video slop is pretty much unavoidable.… Continue reading Tech Startup Raises $24 Million to Replace Hollywood With AI Slop
Apple Execs Get Seriously Flustered Trying to Explain the Company’s Dismal AI Failure
Apple is facing some intense scrutiny after yet again flubbing its AI tech. During the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Tuesday, the company showed off its latest vision for “Apple Intelligence,” a suite of tools that use machine learning to scan images for objects or smush emojis together to form custom Franken-reacts — cutesy ideas… Continue reading Apple Execs Get Seriously Flustered Trying to Explain the Company’s Dismal AI Failure
Boeing Jet Explodes in Giant Fireball, Killing Hundreds
A Boeing Dreamliner 787 plane crashed into a residential neighborhood with 242 people aboard mere moments after taking off from Ahmedabad in western India, exploding in an immense fireball. The cause of the immensely tragic loss of life remains unknown. As CNBC reports, it could take months to find out. The top-selling wide-body aircraft was delivered… Continue reading Boeing Jet Explodes in Giant Fireball, Killing Hundreds
Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (Chirla) estimates that in recent days, around 300 migrants have been detained in California as part of raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in compliance with an order issued by the Trump administration. This figure is based on collaborative reports compiled by the… Continue reading Social Media Is Now a DIY Alert System for ICE Raids
Apple will let you play video in CarPlay with iOS 26
But only when parked. But only when parked. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Apple’s days of blocking you from watching video through CarPlay appear to be coming to… Continue reading Apple will let you play video in CarPlay with iOS 26
Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway
A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services,… Continue reading Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway
CEO Says AI Will Replace So Many Jobs That It’ll Cause a Major Recession
The CEO of layaway startup Klarna is claiming that AI is coming for your white-collar jobs — even though his own experiments with replacing human workers with AI were a bust. Speaking to The Times Tech podcast, the Sweden-based CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski admitted that adoption of the technology will result in “implication[s] for white-collar jobs” that… Continue reading CEO Says AI Will Replace So Many Jobs That It’ll Cause a Major Recession
Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
This weekend, tanks will roll through the streets of Washington, funded by taxpayer money and donations from big tech. This weekend, tanks will roll through the streets of Washington, funded by taxpayer money and donations from big tech. Tina Nguyen is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of… Continue reading Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed
The lawsuit comes one week after an investigation found hundreds of AI undressing apps advertised on Meta platforms. The lawsuit comes one week after an investigation found hundreds of AI undressing apps advertised on Meta platforms. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at… Continue reading Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed