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GM hires Tesla’s former head of Autopilot and Aurora co-founder

GM announced that it has hired Sterling Anderson, who is known for being the early head of Tesla Autopilot and co-founder of self-driving startup Aurora. Anderson joined Tesla in 2014 to lead the Model X program, but he is better known for being the early leader of the Autopilot program at Tesla from 2015 to… Continue reading GM hires Tesla’s former head of Autopilot and Aurora co-founder

Elon Musk Is Running a “Quiet Trial” of Trump’s “Gold Card” Billionaire Immigration Program

South African-born Elon Musk, who became a US citizen in 2002 after moving to the country seven years prior, says he’s “doing a quiet trial” of president Donald Trump’s dubious “gold card” immigration program. The pay-to-enter scheme allows obscenely rich foreign “broligarchs” to fast-track their US residency application by shelling out a whopping $5 million… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Running a “Quiet Trial” of Trump’s “Gold Card” Billionaire Immigration Program

USA TODAY’s Disclaimers on Its Automated Sports Stories Are Longer Than the Actual Articles

USA TODAY is publishing automated sports stories that serve as SEO-targeted vehicles for sports gambling ads, toeing ethical lines and blurring the boundaries between sports journalism and the rapidly growing sports betting industry, the rise of which has been linked to a tidal wave of gambling addiction. At a quick glance, the posts — which… Continue reading USA TODAY’s Disclaimers on Its Automated Sports Stories Are Longer Than the Actual Articles

Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country

The media giant Gannett, the largest owner of American local newspapers and the publisher of USA Today, is using AI to churn out a nationwide torrent of automated articles about lottery results that often pointedly direct readers toward a gambling site with which Gannett has a financial relationship, giving the company a financial kickback when… Continue reading Gannett Is Using AI to Pump Brainrot Gambling Content Into Newspapers Across the Country

Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office

Two men claiming to be newly appointed Trump administration officials tried to enter the US Copyright Office in Washington, DC on Monday, but left before gaining access to the building, sources tell WIRED. Their appearance comes days after the White House fired the director of the copyright office, Shira Perlmutter, who had held the job… Continue reading Two Men Claiming to Be Trump Appointees Blocked From Entering US Copyright Office

The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would split up the agency’s main arm devoted to scientific research. According to a report from NPR, scientists at the 1,500-person Office of Research and Development were told to apply to roughly 500 new scientific research positions that would be sprinkled into other areas of… Continue reading The EPA Will Likely Gut Team That Studies Health Risks From Chemicals

Best 360 Cameras (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Options Photograph: Scott Gilbertson Insta360 X3 for $270: You’ll have to settle for 5.7K footage here, and that’s on a 1/2-inch sensor, which is only 1080p when you crop to a rectangular video format. Still, you get nearly the same form factor as the X4, and you can use it as a 4K, single-lens… Continue reading Best 360 Cameras (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer

New York City, United States, May 12th, 2025, Chainwire Crypto’s heavy hitter who catapulted Cardano to a top 10 project will ignite XION’s quest to make Web3 invisible and mainstream XION, the trailblazing blockchain rewriting the rules to make Web3 mainstream, just revealed Adam Bates as its Chief Marketing Officer. Renowned for his game-changing run… Continue reading Ex-Cardano CMO Maverick Adam Bates Jumps Ship to XION as Chief Marketing Officer

Ticketmaster will finally show the full price of your ticket upfront

Now you can see how much Ticketmaster tacks on before you reach checkout. Now you can see how much Ticketmaster tacks on before you reach checkout. Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Ticketmaster… Continue reading Ticketmaster will finally show the full price of your ticket upfront