“I feel like Batman or [H]alo.” Downward Spiral The last few days of the Cybertruck bomber’s life sound like an absolute roller coaster. Matthew Livelsberger, the special forces soldier who killed himself in a vehicle bombing outside of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day, had reportedly been dumped by his… Continue reading Before Blowing It Up Outside Trump Tower, Bomber Used Cybertruck to Unsuccessfully Hit on Ex-Girlfriend
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Elon Musk, Who Is Definitely Not Secretly Trump’s Boss, Will Have Office on White House Compound
They’re ready to move in together. Office Space Multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk has grown so close to president-elect Donald Trump that he’ll be moving with him — well, sort of — following next week’s inauguration. Musk, who was put in charge of a so-called “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) last year by Trump, is expected to be… Continue reading Elon Musk, Who Is Definitely Not Secretly Trump’s Boss, Will Have Office on White House Compound
Google-Backed Chatbots Suddenly Start Ranting Incomprehensibly About Dildos
Screenshots shared by users of Character.AI — the Google-funded AI companion platform currently facing two lawsuits concerning the welfare of children — show conversations with the site’s AI-powered chatbot characters devolving into incomprehensible gibberish, melding several languages and repeatedly mentioning sex toys. “So I was talking to this AI this morning and everything was fine,… Continue reading Google-Backed Chatbots Suddenly Start Ranting Incomprehensibly About Dildos
LA Wildfires May Have Contributed to David Lynch’s Death
Image by Amy T. Zielinski via Getty / Futurism Beloved “Mulholland Drive” director David Lynch lived just off that titular Hollywood street — and his death may well have been related to the wildfires that blazed nearby. Sources close to the director told Deadline that Lynch “took a turn for the worse” after being forced to… Continue reading LA Wildfires May Have Contributed to David Lynch’s Death
Americans Flood Chinese App RedNote, Discover Its Users Are Obsessed With Luigi Mangione
“They’re posting Luigi like he’s Beyoncé.” Pitch Perfect On China’s RedNote social network, alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione has struck a chord. As folks on X-formerly-Twitter have documented, the so-called “TikTok refugees” preemptively rushing to Chinese social media ahead of the slated banning of the video app in the states are discovering that their China-based counterparts… Continue reading Americans Flood Chinese App RedNote, Discover Its Users Are Obsessed With Luigi Mangione
Waymo Finds a Way Around US Restrictions Targeting Chinese Cars
This week, President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration finalized rules effectively banning all Chinese- and Russian-connected vehicle tech from American roads—a landmark crackdown with far-reaching effects, not least on the rising trade of inexpensive Chinese EVs. The US Commerce Department has argued that the rules, first proposed in September, are necessary to protect American vehicles from… Continue reading Waymo Finds a Way Around US Restrictions Targeting Chinese Cars
Honor Magic 7 Pro Review: Refined Flagship
Honor’s Magic 7 Pro is a refined flagship Android phone that weaves the latest AI features with cutting-edge hardware. It excels everywhere that matters. You get an incredibly versatile camera, impressive stamina, speedy charging, silky smooth performance, and an excellent display. Several subtle but important improvements over its predecessor elevate this smartphone to the next… Continue reading Honor Magic 7 Pro Review: Refined Flagship
The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight
As the United States scrambles to kick China out of its communications networks, Jessica Rosenworcel, the outgoing Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission, says it’s vital for her Republican successor to maintain strong oversight of the telecommunications industry. The government is still reeling from the Chinese “Salt Typhoon” hacking campaign that penetrated at least… Continue reading The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Administration on a law that could ban TikTok in the coming days. In a unanimous ruling, the court upheld the law, writing in an unsigned opinion that “TikTok’s scale and susceptibility to foreign adversary control, together with the vast swaths of sensitive data the platform collects, justify… Continue reading Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they’re still friends and definitely not mad at each other
On Thursday, The New York Times published a lengthy story about the rise in power of Stephen Miller, a longtime loyalist of Donald Trump known for his hardline views on immigration. Normally, a story like that wouldn’t get much attention in the tech press. But the piece opened with an anecdote about Mark Zuckerberg that… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg want you to know they’re still friends and definitely not mad at each other