‘Collecting Dust:’ Apple Vision Pro Buyers Consider Headset a Costly Boondoggle

A year after its launch, some early buyers of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro headset are voicing disappointment and disillusionment with their pricey purchases. According to many, the headsets are “collecting dust” instead of revolutionizing VR usage. The Wall Street Journal reports that when Apple launched its highly anticipated Vision Pro mixed-reality headset in February 2024, it was met…

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OpenAI Chief Sam Altman Defends Donald Trump’s AI Chip Deals with UAE and Saudi Arabia, Blasts ‘Naive’ Critics

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the multibillion-dollar AI partnerships between U.S. companies and Gulf nations brokered by former President Donald Trump, labeling critics of the deals as “naive.” TechSpot reports that during his recent tour of the Middle East, Trump announced a series of agreements with Gulf states, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi…

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‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Holdouts Previously Lauded Bill’s Spending Cuts

Republicans withholding support for President Donald Trump’s trademark legislation over spending concerns repeatedly praised spending cut levels Trump’s bill achieves and surpasses. Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” — the master marketer’s name for the budget reconciliation bill — includes a staggering $1.6 billion in mandatory spending cuts, which Trump’s Office of Management and Budget Director…

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DOJ Reveals Plan to Remedy Google’s Stranglehold over Online Advertising

As the September trial date approaches for the next phase of the DOJ’s antitrust case against Google’s ad tech practices, both sides have outlined their proposed remedies to address the tech giant’s monopoly over digital advertising. Digiday reports that the DOJ and Google have put forth their proposals for remedying the company’s alleged monopolistic practices in the…

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Lankford: Illegal Immigrants Should Get Due Process

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) said Tuesday on CNN’s “The Arena” that someone being deported for illegally being in the United States should get due process “before they’re removed from the country.” Host Kasie Hunt said, “President Trump sat down for an extensive interview with Kristen Welker at ‘Meet the Press’ over the weekend. She asked…

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NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt Blasts Media over Shedeur Sanders Draft Coverage: ‘Bat Bleepin’ Insane’

NFL Network’s Kyle Brandt used his time during Monday morning’s edition of Good Morning Football to take the American sports media to task for their “bat-bleepin’ insane” coverage of Sanders’ fall to the fifth round of the draft. Before the draft, many media pundits projected Sanders as a top-five pick or at least a first-round pick. As…

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U.S. Attorney Ed Martin Accuses Wikipedia of Allowing ‘Foreign Actors’ to Push Propaganda

Interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Ed Martin is accusing the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit group that runs Wikipedia — of violating its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by allowing propaganda and misinformation from ‘foreign actors’ to flourish on the platform. The Wikimedia Foundation’s tax-exempt status has been called into question by U.S. Attorney for…

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