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The children of Jeffrey and Michelle Bauer have filed a lawsuit against Tesla, accusing Elon Musk’s EV giant of negligence in a fatal car crash that claimed the lives of their parents and three others. The lawsuit claims that multiple people survived the crash, only to be trapped in the burning Tesla by the company’s…

During an interview on investor Brad Gerstner’s BG2 podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman bristled at questions regarding the company’s enormous infrastructure spending commitments in the face of much smaller revenues. Altman turned a friendly interview with an OpenAI supporter into a tense exchange that has gone viral, a preview of OpenAI’s potential interactions with investors if…

CNBC reports that in a significant move away from its previous reliance on Microsoft, OpenAI has entered into a multi-billion dollar agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to access the cloud provider’s vast computing infrastructure. The $38 billion deal, announced on Monday, marks one of OpenAI’s biggest steps towards diversifying its cloud partnerships and preparing…

CNBC reports that Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Dick Blumenthal (D-CT) have announced new bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the availability of AI chatbot companions to minors, framing the measure as a necessary response to reports that some systems have steered teenagers toward sexual content or self-harm. The bill, formally titled the Guidelines for User…

Executives from Google and Meta testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on internet censorship under the Biden administration on Wednesday, October 29. “The First Amendment is a powerful weapon that protects against government’s efforts to silence its own citizens. However, we have seen the government trample on this right through third parties,…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has launched “Grokipedia,” an AI-powered online encyclopedia aimed at challenging Wikipedia’s dominance on the internet. The extreme leftist bias of Wikipedia has been extensively chronicled by Breitbart News, including widespread slurs of Charlie Kirk following his assassination. Elon Musk’s xAI unveiled Grokipedia on Monday, a long-awaited alternative to Wikipedia…

Reuters reports that Australia’s competition regulator has taken legal action against Microsoft, alleging that the company misled approximately 2.7 million customers by suggesting they had to switch to more expensive Microsoft 365 personal and family plans that included the AI-powered Copilot tool. The lawsuit, filed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday, claims…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has announced a set of upcoming parental control features aimed at safeguarding teens’ conversations with AI characters on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. TechCrunch reports that in a bid to address growing concerns about the impact of AI interactions on teen mental health, Meta has unveiled a suite of parental control…

A recent survey from Monster reveals a disturbing trend in the American workforce: an increasing number of employees say they are facing toxic work environments, with detrimental effects on their mental health. The latest Mental Health in the Workplace survey conducted by Monster paints a grim picture of the current state of American workplaces. The…

New York City has launched a lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok, alleging that their social media platforms have played a key role in fueling a youth mental health crisis. The 327-page complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, accuses the companies of gross negligence…