The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was created in 1914 to protect consumers from corporate overreach. Under Donald Trump, the 110-year-old bipartisan agency is now being converted into a weapon of censorship and repression for the administration to wield against its political enemies.
Last week, the FTC hosted a “workshop” with the unambiguous goal of spreading disinformation about one of the administration’s favorite targets: trans people. The event, which was titled The Dangers o
Tesla launched ride-hailing in San Francisco’s Bay Area on Thursday but did not mention using self-driving robotaxis for the service.
In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami loses her only child and carries the body around town, searching for some way to resurrect the child.
When she encounters the Buddha, he asks her to collect several mustard seeds from a family that has never experienced death. Not surprisingly, Kisa Gautami is unable to find a single such family. She buries her child and de
In a former cattle field in rural central Texas, a startup called Starfront has quietly built what it claims is the world’s largest remote telescope observatory by number of scopes.
The facility houses more than 400 telescopes, most of which belong to Starfront’s customers—hobbyist astronomers and space-focused businesses who pay for scope-docking space in one of the company’s 11 observatory buildings. Essentially, it’s a data center for the night sky:
New York-based cybersecurity company Reality Defender offers one of the top deepfake detection platforms for large enterprises. Now, the company is extending access to its platform to individu
In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard, the Tesla Diner opened its doors in Hollywood last week, and online reviews have been pouring in.
While some raved about the food, others were
The gospel according to fitness influencers: drink three liters of water per day, get a minimum of eight hours of sleep, and walk at least 10,000 steps per day.
From the hot girl walk, to wearing weighted vests and
A cryptocurrency working group formed by President Donald Trump is set to release a report on Wednesday that is expected to outline the administration’s stances on tokenization and market-defining crypto legislation, among other issues critically important to
Google is indexing conversations with ChatGPT that users have sent to friends, families, or colleagues—turning private exchanges intended for small groups into search results visible to millions.
A basic Google site search using part of the link created when someone proactively clicks “Share” on ChatGPT can uncover conversations where people reveal deeply personal details, including struggles with addiction, experiences of physical abuse, or serious mental health issues—sometimes e