DNA testing company and former Silicon Valley darling 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced the resignation of its co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki. TechCrunch reports that the genetics testing giant 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States, signaling a significant downturn for the once-promising company. The move comes as…
President Donald Trump on Monday announced a “Secondary Tariff” on Venezuela, declaring that any country that purchases oil or gas from them will be forced to pay an additional 25 percent on any trade they do with the U.S. Citing violent Venezuelan gangs like Tren de Aragua (TdA), Trump wrote on Truth Social that the…
A Boston-based National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team has changed its name after the transgender community reacted negatively to the team’s marketing campaign. The since abandoned marketing campaign, featured the slogan “Too Many Balls.” The slogan was met by intense blowback from the transgender community, including a trans player for the Seattle Reign named Quinn,…
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…
A new study from Columbia Journalism Review’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism has uncovered serious accuracy issues with generative AI models used for news searches. According to the study, AI search engines have a startling error rate of 60 percent when queried about the news. Ars Technica reports that the research tested eight AI-driven search tools equipped…
The leader of Ansarullah, the jihadist terror organization commonly known as the Houthis, announced a new campaign “against American and Israeli oppression” in an unhinged speech on Sunday, threatening to “escalate” against American military assets in the Middle East. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the head of the Houthi terrorist organization governing most of Yemen, was responding to an…
Xavier Worthy, a first-round draft pick and key member of the Chiefs 2024 playoff run, was arrested Friday for domestic violence. Police records show Worthy was arrested in Georgetown, Texas, on March 7, 2025. Worthy, 21, faces one charge of “ASSAULT FAM/HOUSE MEM IMPEDE BREATH/CIRCULAT,” a third-degree assault charge, according to KCTV. The Chiefs issued only a brief statement:…
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…
A recent study by Palisade Research has revealed that advanced AI models including OpenAI’s o1-preview and DeepSeek R1 attempt to cheat when playing chess against powerful chess engines like Stockfish. In some cases, AI systems planned to reprogram their chess program opponent to make the game easier. Popular Science reports that researchers from Palisade Research have found that…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) admitted to Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk that the Democrats have taken wildly unpopular positions on certain issues — such as men competing in women’s sports — but will continue maintaining such losing stances as a matter of “principle.” “I don’t mind losing. Sometimes you lose on principle,” the California governor…
