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Waymo’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims Called into Question on Capitol Hill
Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.TikTok Backlash Fuels Sudden Surge in Little-Known Australian Social App
Upscrolled surged into the top 10 free apps after users accused TikTok of suppressing political content, straining UpScrolled’s servers.Elon Musk’s X Bans Access to ‘InfoFi’ Crypto Projects Amid ‘AI Slop’ Backlash
X is making major changes to its API to prevent access by “InfoFi” crypto projects that seek to incentivize “reply spam,” an ...Iran’s Internet Traffic Drops to ‘Near Zero’ as Protests Intensify
Cloudflare data shows a near-total blackout as demonstrations calling for regime change spread and authorities tighten control.Scientists Crammed a Computer Into a Robot the Size of a Grain of Salt
Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim independently for months.TikTok Users Claim They’ve ‘Unredacted’ the Epstein Files
A burst of social-media sleuthing has focused on alleged redaction failures in newly released DOJ documents—raising real questions about digital security and ...Elon Musk and Novelist Joyce Carol Oates Clash in Viral X Spat Over Meaning and ...
A viral clash between novelist Joyce Carol Oates and Elon Musk over “soul” in the algorithmic age became a referendum on empathy, ...Man Clones Best Friend: Tom Brady’s New Pup Is a Copy of the Original
Colossal Bioscience has cloned former NFL star Tom Brady’s dog, drawing the ire from some who are calling for a moratorium on ...Bitchat Tops Jamaica App Charts as Hurricane Melissa Cuts Connectivity
Bitchat uses Bluetooth mesh networking for offline communication, turning each phone into a node that relays messages to nearby devices.Putin Boasts of Testing Poseidon Nuclear Drone Meant to Unleash Radioactive Tsunamis
Putin touts tests of Russia’s nuclear “Poseidon” drone, built to trigger radioactive tsunamis—analysts see posturing, not proof.















