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Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
yesterday·AI bias -1.1

Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day

Servers operated by Ubuntu and its parent company Canonical were knocked offline on Thursday morning and have remained down ever since, a situation that’s preventing the OS provider from communicating normally following the botched disclosure of a major vulnerability. Attempts to connect to most Ubuntu and Canonical.

Apple may take "several months" to catch up to Mac mini and Studio demand
yesterday·AI bias 0.0

Apple may take "several months" to catch up to Mac mini and Studio demand

Apple’s Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops have been increasingly difficult to buy over the course of the year—multiple configurations are listed on Apple’s site as “currently unavailable,” which almost never happens, and others will take weeks or months to ship if you order them today. A top-end version of the Mac.

A Wuling miniEV
yesterday·AI bias 0.0

There's a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true?

The Beijing Auto Show is currently taking place in China, offering those of us behind the Trump tariff curtain a peek at what’s increasingly being dubbed the world’s most advanced car market. Chinese EVs leave everyone else in the dust, we’re told, with infotainment that makes your smartphone look like a StarTac.

Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general
2 days ago·AI bias 0.0

Trump nominates Fox News doctor to be the next surgeon general

In a series of social media posts Thursday, President Trump withdrew his nomination of Make America Health Again influencer Casey Means to be surgeon general, lashed out at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) for Means’ stalled nomination in the Senate, then announced a new nominee: Nicole B. Saphier, a breast radiologist at.

Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial
2 days ago·AI bias 0.0

Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial

Elon Musk seems tired and cranky. On Thursday, he took the stand for the third day in a four-week trial stemming from his lawsuit alleging that OpenAI abandoned its mission and should be blocked from taking the company public later this year. If Musk plays his cards right, Sam Altman could be ousted and OpenAI would.

RFK Jr. appeals ruling that wiped out his vaccine advisory panel
2 days ago·AI bias -1.9Outlier

RFK Jr. appeals ruling that wiped out his vaccine advisory panel

After some uncertainty—and a little drama—the Trump administration is appealing a ruling by a judge last month that temporarily halted anti-vaccine changes Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy had implemented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those changes include filling a key vaccine advisory panel.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr standing next to and speaking to Donald Trump, who is wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat.
3 days ago

ABC can beat Trump FCC's license threat if owner Disney is willing to fight

Disney will have the law on its side in its fight against the unusual broadcast license review ordered yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission, legal experts say. In 1996, Congress made it a lot harder for the FCC to take away a broadcast license, even when it’s up for renewal. “Since the NAB [National.

Motorola reveals 2026 Razr lineup with modest upgrades and higher prices
3 days ago·AI bias 0.0

Motorola reveals 2026 Razr lineup with modest upgrades and higher prices

Motorola is crazy about foldables. With each passing year, the company has beefed up its folding phone lineup, and in 2026, there will be four devices launching on May 21. At the top end is the company’s first tablet-style foldable, the Razr Fold. Below that, Motorola will again offer three flip-style foldables: the.

School-shooting lawsuits accuse OpenAI of hiding violent ChatGPT users
3 days ago·AI bias -1.9Outlier

Sam Altman is “the face of evil” for not reporting school shooter, says lawyer

OpenAI could have prevented one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canada’s history, a string of seven lawsuits filed Wednesday in a California court alleged. Ultimately, the AI company overruled recommendations from its internal safety team. More than eight months prior to the school shooting, trained experts had.

Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors
4 days ago

Anti-Trump Instagram pic of seashells now enough to indict ex-FBI directors

In my misspent youth, I once worked a summer job as a waiter at Shoney’s . It is an experience that I do not recommend. But it did teach me two valuable things: 1) How not to drown in a puddle of my own embarrassment when marching around the dining room with my fellow servers and singing a birthday song that began.

Jimmy Kimmel wearing a tuxedo and standing in front of a Walt Disney Company logo.
4 days ago·AI bias 1.9Outlier

FCC orders review of ABC licenses after Kimmel joke offends Trump and first lady

The Federal Communications Commission today opened an unusual review of ABC’s broadcast licenses, one day after President Trump and the first lady called on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel over a recent joke in which he said Melania Trump looked like an “expectant widow.” There are no TV station licenses for any company up.

Musk and Altman face off in trial that will determine OpenAI's future
5 days ago·AI bias -1.0

Musk and Altman face off in trial that will determine OpenAI's future

A hotly anticipated trial starts this week, where Elon Musk will attempt to prove that OpenAI, under Sam Altman, has abandoned its mission to remain a nonprofit in order to ensure that artificial intelligence serves humanity, and not just billionaires. Many view the lawsuit as a grudge match between Musk—who left.