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Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf

Imagine my surprise when in the spring of 1939 a letter arrived at my house inviting me to dinner at the Old Chancellery with the world’s most reviled man, Adolf Hitler. I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything he was going to do on the …

Fareed’s Take: Trump’s tariffs and what they show

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” shares this take on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including the repercussions he predicts. #CNN #News

Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor

The first of 3,200 Project Kuiper satellites blast off next week. The first batch of 27 Project Kuiper space internet satellites are scheduled to launch next week. Amazon has secured 80 such launch missions that will each deliver dozens of satellites into low earth orbit (LEO) to create a …

Long Live Print

Over the course of 30 raucous—make that ass-kicking—years, Vanity Fair’s mix of consequential journalism and bold-faced names pulled in millions of …

White House attacks Independent reporter after being challenged over deportation criteria

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to answer a question about the criteria the administration is using to determine whether an immigrant is a member of the Tren de Argua gang and blamed media outlets for being sympathetic to deported migrants. In a heated exchange on Monday afternoon, Leavitt pushed back on The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg when asking about the criteria – which was revealed in a court document. “You can get classified by simply having certain symbols in your tattoos and waring certain streetwear brands, that alone is enough to get someone classified as TdA and sent to El Salvador,” Feinberg said. Leavitt denied the allegation and criticized mainstream media for “trying to cover for” members of the TdA gang. “Shame on you and shame on the mainstream media for trying to cover for these individuals,” Leavitt said. Read More Prince Harry’s ‘toxic brand’ impacted charity, chairwoman says Kristi Noem issues immigration warning in front of El Salvador mega-prison inmates Ian Hislop names best and worst Have I Got News For You guest

SpaceX trying to block Apple satellite messaging expansion, says WSJ

A new report says that SpaceX is trying to block Apple’s expansion plans for iPhone satellite messaging by pressuring the FCC to intervene. Elon Musk’s close relationship with both the White House and the FCC chair could give SpaceX a substantial advantage in an ongoing battle between the two …

Something Important Is Missing in the Signal Scandal

“I think we are making a mistake,” wrote Vice President J.D. Vance in the now-infamous chat group discussing plans to carry out military strikes in …

We went to 10 anti-Tesla protests — and a couple counter protests, too

Thousands of anti-Tesla protesters took to the streets Saturday March 29th in opposition to Elon Musk and his efforts with DOGE to eliminate humanitarian aid, close federal agencies, and fire government workers. It was the culmination of nearly two months of steady, almost daily demonstrations …

Dean Blotto Gray - Shredding with the Leica SL3-S

Tahoe Side Mission Dean Blotto Gray, Jussi O ksanen and Danny Davis with the Leica SL3-S More here: https://leica-camera.com/dean-blotto-gray Gear Used: *** Camera: - Leica SL3-S​ *** Lenses:​ - Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70mm f/2.8 ASPH. - APO-Vario-Elmarit-SL 90-280 f/2.8-4 *** Accessories:​ Multifunctional Handgrip HG-SCL7 *** Production Team: Producer: @deanblottogray & @knox_mmg; Director: @bryanknox; Photography: @deanblottogray & @kevin_keller; Cinematography: @justineeles & @timanning; Post-production: @frameremoval; Color: @danolsen.tv

Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol

A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 33 million users, while the technology it’s built upon — the AT Protocol (or …

Grok Is Rebelling Against Elon Musk, Daring Him to Shut It Down

The X-formerly-Twitter AI's teenage era has started in earnest. Grok, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, has been trashing the man who made …

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. I, however, knew two hours before the first bombs exploded that the attack might be coming. The reason I knew this is that Pete …

Boston Dynamics shows off another major leap in humanoid mobility

Chinese humanoids are starting to move with extraordinary grace and agility, but Boston Dynamics is the OG in this field, and fresh video of its …

Tesla Fans Furious at Video of Tesla Crashing Into Wall Painted Like Road

Did the fanboys just accidentally uncover something super shady about Tesla? YouTuber and former NASA engineer Mark Rober has kicked the hornet's nest …

This Fatal Flaw Killed Leica’s Most Important Camera

In September 2009, Leica launched the M9. Despite the aesthetics and precision that fans love about the German manufacturer, the design contained a …

A new generation of AIs: Claude 3.7 and Grok 3

Note: After publishing this piece, I was contacted by Anthropic who told me that Sonnet 3.7 would not be considered a 10^26 FLOP model and cost a few …

Robot with 1,000 muscles twitches like human while dangling from ceiling

A new humanoid robot prototype uses fluid-filled muscles to kick its legs while hanging. On Wednesday, Clone Robotics released video footage of its …

Here Are the Digital Clues to What Musk Is Really Up To

Watching Elon Musk and his band of young acolytes slash their way through the federal government, many observers have struggled to understand how such a small group could do so much damage in so little time. The mistake is trying to situate Musk solely in the context of politics. He isn’t …

Tesla sues customers, reporters to silence negative press

The electric car giant has leveraged lawsuits to suppress criticism, raising concerns about consumer rights. Tesla’s aggressive legal strategy in China has resulted in a nearly flawless track record in court, silencing critics, customers, and media outlets that challenge the company’s reputation. …

Paramount Executives Ask: Could They Be Sued for Settling Trump’s $20 Billion CBS Lawsuit?

Media company executives fear liability from potential settlement paid before Skydance merger Paramount GlobalPARA2.62%increase; green up pointing triangle is wrestling with whether to settle President Trump’s lawsuit against its CBS News unit, and how it might do so without exposing executives to …

$329 Leica Lux Grip Is a Premium MagSafe Camera Grip for iPhone

Last June, Leica announced Leica Lux, an iPhone camera app with a Leica-inspired user interface, carefully crafted Leica lens simulations, and unique …

New England Patriots VP of content says NFL told team to shut down Bluesky account

Why is the NFL steering clear of a social media platform with almost 29 million users? Major social media platforms and their parent companies have …

America's youth longs for Chinese e-commerce

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Elon Musk misrepresents data that shows Tesla is still years away from unsupervised self-driving

Elon Musk is praising data that he claims shows Tesla is on the verge of achieving unsupervised Full Self-Driving, when in fact, it shows it is still years away and he is misrepresenting it. It’s hard to take Musk seriously when it comes to self-driving timelines because he has been so consistently …

Why Doesn't LA Just Put the Fires Out Using Ocean Water?

Funny you should ask. As the city takes stock of the wreckage, firefighters are still battling several wildfires in the Los Angeles region — and the …

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Bluesky Won't Save Us

If you take nothing else from this essay, understand this: you should quit Twitter. Yesterday. Contra the opinions of Twitter addicts desperately …

Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

I thought I’d done everything right: breastfeeding my children, a careful diet, plenty of exercise. I wasn’t overweight and didn’t have a family …

Elon Musk’s Newest Critics on X Just Paid the Price

Conservative influencers slammed Elon Musk over his recent posts on immigration—and now they’re being punished. The online beef between Donald Trump’s …