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The world’s largest technology companies, known as the “Silicon Six,” have paid nearly $278 billion less in corporate income tax over the past ten years than would be expected based on the average statutory tax rate for U.S. companies, according to a new report by the Fair Tax Foundation (FTF). TechSpot reports that a recent analysis conducted by…

Hertz, the car rental giant that also owns the Dollar and Thrifty brands, is notifying customers of a data breach that compromised their personal information and driver’s licenses. TechCrunch reports that Hertz has disclosed a data breach stemming from a cyberattack on one of its vendors, Cleo, between October and December 2024. The breach exposed various types of…

Leading American robotics firms, including Tesla and Boston Dynamics, are calling on the U.S. government to implement a national strategy to bolster the country’s competitiveness in the global robotics and AI race. Fortune reports that American robotics companies are sounding the alarm, warning that without a comprehensive national strategy, the United States risks losing ground to China in…

The Disney Grooming Syndicate has lost the top spot in total television viewing to YouTube. “YouTube has pulled ahead of Disney in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for February, with a 2% increase to a record 11.6% share of time spent watching TV during the month,” reports The Wrap. “The milestone marks the Alphabet-owned video platform’s best share of TV…

A fire blazing at a Tesla charging station in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday is believed to be intentionally set, the city’s battalion chief said. Acts of domestic terrorism against Tesla continue despite the federal government threatening arsonists and vandals with heavy prison fines. Fargo firefighters, who responded to a 3:15 a.m. fire at the Tesla…

An AI coding assistant called Cursor AI recently stunned a developer by refusing to generate further code and instead offering career advice, suggesting the user should learn to program on their own. Ars Technica reports that a developer using the AI-powered code editor Cursor AI encountered an unexpected roadblock when the assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code…

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr advanced his investigation into NPR and PBS running “prohibited” commercials. Carr ordered an investigation in early January into the taxpayer-funded NPR and PBS, believing the nonprofits are running commercials that they are barred from airing. “I am concerned that NPR and PBS broadcasts could be violating federal law by…

China’s TikTok is reportedly profiting from sexual livestreams involving children, while the platform’s moderation policies are too weak to pick up on the explicit content, according to an investigation by the BBC. Three women in Kenya told BBC News that they have used the Chinese platform to openly advertise and negotiate payment in exchange for explicit content, noting…

Hackers linked to the North Korean dictatorship pulled off the biggest heist in history last week, looting an estimated $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from Bybit, an exchange based in Dubai. If estimates of the stolen crypto’s value hold up, the Bybit data breach will go down as the biggest bank robbery in history, eclipsing the…

Billionaire Elon Musk has largely chosen to stay quiet regarding explosive allegations from the mother of his youngest child, Ashley St. Clair. In fact, his only public response has been a one-word post to his X social media platform. The controversy surrounding Elon Musk and conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair took a new turn yesterday…