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Report: 6 Big Tech Giants Dodged $278 Billion in Corporate Tax over Last Decade
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…
Robot Runners Compete Alongside People in Chinese Half Marathon
It looks like twenty-one Chinese robots competing along with human beings in a Beijing half marathon Saturday couldn’t beat serious runners — but a few may be eligible for participation trophies. The event, hosted by the city’s E-Town tech hub did have a winning robot called Tiangong Ultra among its android competitors. It finished the…
Sen. Van Hollen Pleads: Stop Talking About Abrega Garcia’s Crime Links
President Donald Trump’s deputies should stop talking about the apparent criminal record of the deported Salvadoran illegal migrant, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). “Don’t put everything out on social media” about deported migrant Kilmar Abrega Garcia, Van Hollen told ABC’s This Week show on April 20. The issue should be decided by judges, he said, adding: The Trump administration is…
Federal Judge Blocks New Hampshire Parents from Protesting Trans Athletes with Wristbands
A federal judge in New Hampshire sided with a local school district — and gender insanity — by blocking parents from wearing wristbands on school property to protest transgender-identifying boys from playing on girls’ sports teams. In September several parents wore pink wristbands with “XX” on them to reference female sex chromosomes during a girls’…
Hertz Discloses Data Breach Exposing Customers’ Personal Information, Driver’s Licenses
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…
Hacked Silicon Valley Crosswalks Speak in AI-Generated Voices of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg
Pedestrians in San Francisco’s South Bay area reportedly heard AI-generated messages in the voices of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg coming from hacked crosswalks after pressing buttons on the devices. “Hi, this is Mark Zuckerberg, but real ones call me the Zuck,” a voice that sounded like Zuckerberg said from a crosswalk device, according to a…
Auchincloss: Harvard ‘Has Been Captured’ by ‘Progressive Orthodoxies’, But Has Made Changes, Trump Approach Is Wrong
During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) said that Harvard “has to be free from the progressive orthodoxies of the left. And, in recent years, it has been captured by those.” But the Trump administration is attempting to make the school right-wing and shouldn’t go after funding for…
Deion Sanders Gets 5-Year, $54 Million Extension with Colorado
Speculation that the departure of Deion Sanders’ sons to the NFL would soon lead to a departure of the coach himself for the NFL ranks has taken a serious hit. The University of Colorado announced on Friday that it had agreed to a new five-year, $54 million deal with Deion Sanders, making him the highest-paid…
Tesla and Boston Dynamics Push for National Strategy on Robotics and AI to Compete with China
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…
Web 1.0 Giant Yahoo Plans AI-Powered Comeback
Yahoo, one of the most well-known companies in America during the original internet boom, is plotting a turnaround focused on leveraging AI across key products like Yahoo Finance and Sports. Wired reports that Yahoo, the internet pioneer once valued at over $100 billion, is staging a comeback under the leadership of CEO Jim Lanzone as it turns 30…