President Donald Trump pardoned two Thanksgiving turkeys on Tuesday, continuing a strange American tradition that has been going on for decades. And while Trump read a speech that included a line about the turkeys being “MAHA,” the acronym for Make America Healthy Again, the president seemed unconvinced. Why was Trump skeptical that these birds were […]
White House Hopes to Save Elon From Testifying in DOGE Lawsuit
The Trump administration is attempting to shield its former DOGE czar, Elon Musk, from having to testify in a legal case involving his work for the “government efficiency” initiative. DOGE has been sued many times over the past year for its efforts to carve up the government, but one of the most longstanding litigation efforts […]
The ‘Genesis Mission’: Here’s What’s in Trump’s Most Grandiose AI Executive Order Yet
The title of the executive order is on the short side for Trump: “Launching the Genesis Mission.” It reads in part: In this pivotal moment, the challenges we face require a historic national effort, comparable in urgency and ambition to the Manhattan Project that was instrumental to our victory in World War II and was […]
Homeland Security Is Reportedly Probing Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain for National Security Reasons
According to a new report from Bloomberg, federal authorities have quietly been digging into Bitmain, the Beijing-based bitcoin mining hardware manufacturing giant, over fears that its devices could serve as a backdoor for Chinese espionage or even deliberate blackouts on the U.S. electrical grid. The Department of Homeland Security is said to have been running […]
Search Epstein’s Emails in the Most Unnerving Way Possible
Are you curious about the recently released emails of Jeffrey Epstein but don’t feel like clicking through thousands of cumbersome files? There’s now a way to search Epstein’s inbox in a much easier way. And it’s both interesting and creepy at the same time. It’s called Jmail.world and it’s a project by Riley Walz and […]
The Sons of Trump’s Commerce Secretary Are Making Money in the Data Center Biz
The Trump administration has sought to open the floodgates for the AI industry, supporting America’s tech giants as they seek to drastically scale up their AI businesses and wed artificial intelligence to every aspect of American life. This industrial boom has been accompanied by a gold rush for the data center industry—which provides the cloud […]
Bitcoin Developers’ Pardon Request Creates Awkward Situation for Trump
The two developers behind the privacy-focused Bitcoin app Samourai Wallet have now been sentenced to multiple years behind bars. Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced a couple of weeks ago, while William Lonergan Hill was sentenced on Wednesday. These prison sentences have been heavily criticized by Bitcoin users and financial privacy advocates, as Samourai Wallet was non-custodial […]
Bitcoin Continues Steep Decline, Down 34% Since Early October
Bitcoin’s price just keeps falling. And nobody seems to know where the bottom might be this time. Bitcoin dipped to a low of $80,760 on Friday before recovering above $85,000, only to dip again. The price is currently $82,800 at the time of this writing, according to CoinMarketCap. Zooming out, Bitcoin has had a brutal […]
Joe Rogan Subreddit Bans ‘Political’ Posts, Sends Fans Into Fits of Confusion
The Reddit page r/JoeRogan is devoted to discussing The Joe Rogan Experience, the most popular podcast in the world. But moderators for the subreddit have decided to ban posts about politics in a highly confusing decision. And some contributors to the subreddit are not happy about it all. It all started on Tuesday, when a […]
Republicans and Europe Agree: It’s Time to Make Life Easier for AI Companies
The White House and European leaders rarely see eye-to-eye on much, but they are gradually finding common ground on the issue of deregulating AI companies to spur even more unfettered development. The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, announced on Wednesday that it wants to “simplify” its AI and privacy laws. The move is impacting […]