Everyone wants to eat Nvidia’s lunch
So far, Nvidia has provided the vast majority of the processors used to train and operate large AI models like the ones that underpin ChatGPT. Tech companies and AI labs don’t like to rely…
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Kash Patel Used FBI as Uber for His Girlfriend’s Drunk Friend
FBI Director Kash Patel is in trouble again for allegedly misusing the bureau’s resources. MS NOW reports that Patel has, at least twice, ordered the FBI security detail protecting his…
'Ticking time bomb': How dangers lurked in Afghan evacuee population
Tucked inside the tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul in 2021 were some ticking time bombs. Suddenly, they are starting to explode. Source link
Pete Hegseth Brags About Bombing Another Boat As Outrage Grows
“We concluded that the Secretary sent sensitive, nonpublic, operational information that he determined did not require classification over the Signal chat on his personal cell phone,” the…
Ikea to ramp up US production as tariffs bite
The push for local production aims to support its expansion in the US, its second-biggest market, and the wider region [LONDON/STOCKHOLM] Ikea plans to source more products from factories…
Netflix stock sinks as the streaming giant reveals plans to buy Warner Bros. and HBO in $83 billion mega-deal
Netflix has announced that it intends to buy legendary Hollywood studio Warner Bros. in a deal valued at approximately $82.7 billion. The deal, which must be approved by regulators, will…
The Download: political chatbot persuasion, and gene editing adverts
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI chatbots can sway voters better than political…
Around the world, refugees are shut out of the U.S. by Trump's new policies
When President Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration, thousands of people around the world who had been so close to a new life in America found…
ChatGPT’s AI lead may be more fragile than we thought
Greetings, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Even by tech-industry standards, the air of serene confidence OpenAI CEO Sam Altman projects in public appearances is…
X hit with 120 million euros EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles
Europe’s Big Tech crackdown to boost competition and consumer choice has drawn criticism from Trump’s administration Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros (S$181…
Manulife Singapore launches AI hub to groom talent
It is among 11 financial institutions working with IBF and MAS to pilot workforce development initiatives alongside adoption of artificial intelligence Manulife Singapore on Friday (Dec 5)…
UOBKH initiates coverage on UltraGreen.ai with ‘buy’ on optimistic growth outlook
The company is well-positioned to benefit from potential growth in the fluorescence-guided surgery market, say UOBKH analysts UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) initiated coverage on medical technology…
Green Energy’s Problems Go Beyond Messaging
If well-funded environmentalists are losing the information war, maybe it’s time for them to look inward. Source link
The Week: Hegseth’s Caribbean Campaign
Plus: Tom Stoppard, R.I.P. Source link
The Double Tap Isn’t the Issue
The debate should be about whether the ‘war on drugs’ is literal or not. Source link
The Laissez-Faire Sexism of Kill Bill Redux
How Tarantino inspired the race fantasies of wanton boys. Source link
Columbia’s new Star Wars drop walks thin line between cosplay and clothing
Columbia Sportswear just lauched its Endor collection, and I want it all. Inspired by the clothes worn by the rebel squad that took on the Death Star’s shield generator in Return of the…
The State Where Trump Voters Have Serious Buyer’s Remorse
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. A surprisingly close U.S. House race in…
Transcript: The State Where Trump Voters Have Serious Buyer’s Remorse
McMorrow: Yeah, I think that’s a great point. Because you can’t just be talking in buzzwords. You have to make it real. I was at a UA training facility—union hall training facility—talking…
The Blacklisted Pentagon Press Is Taking Pete Hegseth to Court
At the crux of the lawsuit is that the Pentagon is engaging in viewpoint discrimination, which is generally forbidden by the First Amendment. Defense Department officials are not required…
A Ray of Hope Amid the Climate Information War
Climate advocates “worry they are losing the information war,” The New York Times reported this week. Climate disinformation is pervasive, and “only 21 of the nearly 200 countries that…
The Bard of China’s Gig Economy
Not all of Hu’s jobs were in customer-facing roles. In 2017, he worked at a logistics warehouse for D Company, where the pace was grueling and the tasks—moving pallets, breaking down…
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
Complicated? Was that 2019-speak for something like “hopping with billionaires who must not be taxed”? If by “complicated” Obama had meant the country was increasingly socialist, he would…
The ads that sell the sizzle of genetic trait discrimination
The day after the campaign launched, Sadeghi and I had briefly sparred online. He’d been on X showing off a phone app where parents can click through traits like eye color and hair color.…