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The TikTok Panic Reached a New Level of Stupidity at Last Night's GOP Debate
In the fourth Republican debate, Nikki Haley said every 30 minutes spent watching TikTok makes people "17% more antisemitic."
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Real Estate Startup Buying Up Family Homes to Rent
Your next landlord could be a bunch of random people backed by Jeff Bezos' money.
I Went Alien Hunting on Chile's Mountainous 'UFO Route'
Chile's "Ruta Ufológica," a hotspot for sightings and emerging tourist destination, is a microcosm of the global UFO craze.
Elon Musk Had a Normal Live Interview. Hahaha Just Kidding, He Told Advertisers to ‘Go Fuck’ Themselves.
The billionaire owner of X told advertisers to “go fuck themselves” during the New York Times’ DealBook Summit.
The LAPD Is Using Controversial Mass Surveillance Tracking Software
Cobwebs Technologies' WebLoc software allows police to track individuals using geolocation signals displayed on a map interface.
A Basic Income Trial In the U.S. Got $2 Million In Funding to Continue for a Second Year
Denver's basic income pilot secured new funding from Mayor Mike Johnson after a coalition of advocacy groups lobbied for it to continue.
‘I’m a Doomer’: OpenAI’s New Interim CEO Wants to Slow AI Progress Down
Emmett Shear has called himself a "doomer" and "AI safetyist" in posts on X, and railed against e/acc ideology.
Tenants and Economists Are Pushing to Regulate Rent for a Vast Amount of U.S. Housing
A growing movement is pressuring the government to regulate rents on buildings where developers received federal loans.
The Far Right Is Loving Elon Musk's Comments About Jewish Groups Corrupting 'the West'
Musk's comments on Jewish groups fomenting "anti-white racism" were celebrated by the far right and neo-Nazis on X.
Crypto Crashed and Everyone's In Jail. Investors Think It's Coming Back Anyway.
After a year of spectacular implosions and waves of arrests, crypto investors insist that it's already coming back.
Getting Rid of Gas Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions, Advocates Say
Decarbonizing California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for renters.
Elon Musk’s ‘GrokAI’ Is Beating the Competition In Generating Cringe
A chatbot based on Elon Musk's sense of humor is about as funny as you'd expect.