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02/11/2025

Elon Musk and a group of investors, including Vy Capital, his AI company xAI, and Hollywood mogul Ari Emanuel, have made a $97.4 billion bid to take over OpenAI, escalating Musk’s long-running feud with CEO Sam Altman.

OpenAI, which is finalizing a $40 billion funding deal led by SoftBank that values it at $300 billion, has not officially responded. However, Altman dismissed the bid on X, joking, “No thank you but we will buy Twitter for $9.74 billion if you want.” Musk fired back, calling Altman a “swindler,” adding to the growing tensions over control of the AI giant.

02/11/2025

Duolingo announces that Duo, the app mascot, is dead.

02/07/2025

Google has confirmed it will rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America on Google Maps in the U.S., following an executive order from Donald Trump.

In Mexico, it will remain the Gulf of Mexico, while users outside the U.S. and Mexico will see both names displayed on Google Maps. Similarly, the name of Denali, North America’s tallest peak, will revert to Mount McKinley in the U.S., in accordance with Trump’s January 20 executive order.

02/06/2025

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has lifted a longstanding ban on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for developing weapons and surveillance tools...

02/06/2025

The CIA has confirmed offering buyouts to its employees as part of President Trump’s ongoing push to overhaul federal agencies.

These buyout offers, aimed at employees willing to voluntarily resign, are the latest effort by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to reshape the agency’s workforce to align with national security priorities.

The offers come as part of a broader initiative by Trump’s Office of Personnel Management, which has already extended buyout packages to millions of federal workers—offering up to eight months of salary for those who agree to leave by Thursday.

While the exact number of CIA employees receiving buyout offers isn’t clear, this move shows that President Trump’s government overhaul is affecting even national security agencies.

02/06/2025

Authorities are investigating the theft of 10,000 eggs—worth an estimated $40,000—from a Pennsylvania distribution trailer, as egg prices hit near-record highs due to a devastating avian flu outbreak.

The virus has wiped out 17.2 million egg-laying hens, cutting supply and driving up costs. In December, the average price for a dozen large, grade-A eggs rose to $4.15, a 36% increase from the previous year.

02/04/2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to begin the creation of a U.S. version of the Iron Dome missile defense system, calling for “immediate” action.

The executive order, signed aboard Air Force One, directs the development of the system with the promise that “everything will be made right here in the USA 100%.”

02/04/2025

U.S. Navy Shows Off HELIOS Laser By Blasting a Drone Out of the Sky

The U.S. Navy just turned sci-fi into reality—again. The Navy recently tested its High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS)

02/04/2025

NFL Drops ‘End Racism’ Message from Super Bowl End Zone, and Honestly, Who Cares?

The New York Times is at it again, making a headline out of absolutely nothing. According to their latest “groundbreaking” report, the NFL will not display

02/04/2025

Waffle House is Charging Extra for Eggs, and This Cannot Stand

Waffle House Egg Tax - Everything is all well and good until it affects your Waffle House breakfast. We’ve endured economic turmoil, rising grocery prices,

02/04/2025

NFL will no longer have “END RACISM” messaging in the end zones - starting this week at Super Bowl LIX.