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Elon Musk to 'summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens' – The Guardian

World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riots
Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour.
Musk, who has been a fixture at the side of Donald Trump since his re-election as US president, was responding to a Guardian […]
Elon Musk to 'summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens' – The Guardian

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AI startup founder charged with defrauding investors of $10 million – USA Today

The founder of an artificial intelligence startup, promoted to strengthen communication between school districts and families, has been arrested on charges of defrauding investors.
Joanna Smith-Griffin, the founder and CEO of AllHere Education, Inc., was arrested in North Carolina on Tuesday on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and identity theft, according to a news release from the Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney’s Office.
An indictment unsealed on Tuesday alleges that […]
AI startup founder charged with defrauding investors of $10 million – USA Today

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You Too Can Hire an 'Etsy Witch' to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED

In the days following the presidential election, Riley Wenckus was angry. Specifically, she was angry at billionaire X owner Elon Musk for the role he played in president-elect Donald Trump’s victory.
“I was feeling really existential about what I can do,” she says. “You know, he is the richest man on earth.”
So Wenckus turned to a solution she’d used for other personal problems in the past: She hired a witch to curse him. Afterward, Wenckus took to TikTok, posting a video in which […]
You Too Can Hire an 'Etsy Witch' to Curse Elon Musk | WIRED

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Trump Wants Even Looser AI Guardrails. Why California, Despite Passing Over 20 AI Bills …

President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction?

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Alex Shultz

The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers […]
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Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here's where they …

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are sharing details about how their newly created Department of Government Efficiency — which isn’t an official government department — plans to take aim at paring federal spending, with the two writing in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Wednesday that they are aiming to cut $500 billion in annual spending.
The announcement of DOGE has raised a host of questions, from whether Musk and Ramaswamy will have the authority to make changes […]
Musk and Ramaswamy say DOGE will target $500 billion in spending. Here's where they …

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Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus – The Guardian

Peter’s chapel in Lucerne swaps out its priest to set up a computer and cables in confessional booth
The small, unadorned church has long ranked as the oldest in the Swiss city of Lucerne. But Peter’s chapel has become synonymous with all that is new after it installed an artificial intelligence-powered Jesus capable of dialoguing in 100 different languages.
“It was really an experiment,” said Marco Schmid, a theologian with the church. “We wanted to see and understand how people […]
Deus in machina: Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus – The Guardian

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Jeff Bezos says Elon Musk's claims are '100% not true' after the Tesla CEO reignites their feud

Elon Musk has taken aim at Jeff Bezos once more, reigniting the war of words between two of the world’s richest people.
In an X post on Thursday, Musk said Bezos had told people to dump their shares in his companies because Donald Trump was bound to lose the presidential election. Hours later, Bezos replied that the claim was “100% not true.”
Business Insider was unable to confirm the veracity of Musk’s post.
Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, spent more than $130 million supporting Trump’s […]
Jeff Bezos says Elon Musk's claims are '100% not true' after the Tesla CEO reignites their feud

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Podcast | Jurgen Schmidhuber: What can artificial intelligence do for you? – BBVA

In the 1980s, a young admirer of Einstein with a passion for science had a dream: to create an artificial scientist capable of solving the mysteries of the universe. At the time, everyone thought he was crazy.
This young man was Jürgen Schmidhuber, a German computer scientist who is now considered “the father” of modern artificial intelligence. As he explains, “In the 1990s, we began the research that led to the development of AI, but back then, no one was interested in the topic.” However, […]
Podcast | Jurgen Schmidhuber: What can artificial intelligence do for you? – BBVA

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Elon Musk's very humble $50,000 home where he really lives – realestate.com.au

Elon Musk has denied claims he is building a $53.2 million “compound” in Austin, TX, insisting he lives in a low-key home near Brownsville. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Billionaire Elon Musk has denied reports that he is building a $35 million (A$53.25m) Austin, TX, compound where he plans to house all 11 of his children — instead focusing his attention on the neighbourhood of Brownsville, where his SpaceX headquarters is located and where he owns an incredibly humble $50,000 family […]
Elon Musk's very humble $50,000 home where he really lives – realestate.com.au

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Cloud Computing: Removing Bottlenecks In Kubernetes Services

In today’s digital world, where access to smartphones and fast internet can be considered as vital as fundamental rights, making sure our apps and services run smoothly is more important than ever. Behind the scenes, several technologies called Kubernetes helps managing the infrastructure and scaling of these services. But sometimes it faces challenges when too many people use these apps at once. One expert has found a way to solve this problem, making our digital experiences faster and more […]
Cloud Computing: Removing Bottlenecks In Kubernetes Services