US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has quietly rescinded several internal policies that were designed to protect some of the most vulnerable people in its custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with serious medical conditions. The decision, outlined in a memo dated May 5 and signed by acting commissioner Pete Flores, eliminates four… Continue reading US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
A US federal judge in the Southern District of New York has sentenced Alex Mashinsky, founder of defunct cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius, to 12 years in prison. On Thursday, at the end of a lengthy court hearing in Manhattan, Judge John Koeltl handed down the sentence. Beforehand, the court heard from multiple former Celsius customers… Continue reading Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Is the Tesla Roadster ever going to be made?
The Tesla Roadster appears to be quietly disappearing after years of delay. is it ever going to be made? I may have jinxed it with Betteridge’s Law of Headlines, which suggests any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with “no.” The prototype for the next-generation Tesla Roadster was first unveiled in 2017,… Continue reading Is the Tesla Roadster ever going to be made?
Tesla loses head of India just as it is rumored to finally enter the market
Tesla (TSLA) has lost its head of the Indian market just as the automaker is rumored to finally enter India after several false starts. more… Go to Source
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”
You’ll Start Spiralling When You Learn What the Trump Administration Just Did
Nothing is safe. Bye Bye, Savings The Trump administration is so committed to environmental deregulation that it’s ending a program that has saved Americans more than half a trillion dollars. According to officials briefed on the matter who spoke to the Washington Post, the Environmental Protection Agency — or what’s left of it, anyway — is… Continue reading You’ll Start Spiralling When You Learn What the Trump Administration Just Did
Tesla Is Sitting on an Enormous Pile of Unsold Cybertrucks as Crisis Deepens
Tesla’s Cybertruck, it’s fair to say, isn’t exactly flying off the shelves. As Electrek reports, the automaker’s inventory of unsold Cybertrucks has reached a record high of over 10,000 units — even as it reportedly slows down production of the disastrous vehicle. The figure is an estimate based on the number of Cybertruck listings in the… Continue reading Tesla Is Sitting on an Enormous Pile of Unsold Cybertrucks as Crisis Deepens
Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to VMware Perpetual License Holders
Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Following its November 2023 acquisition of VMware, Broadcom ended VMware perpetual license sales. Users with perpetual licenses can still use the software they bought, but they are unable to renew support services unless they had… Continue reading Broadcom Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to VMware Perpetual License Holders