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“Our Son Called Me Elon Musk”: 79 Times Tumblr Took A Rather Wild And Unexpected Turn (New Pics)

Tumblr often veers off the beaten path. Here, rabbit holes reign supreme and strange tangents take unexpected twists and turns of their own. It's easy to get lost in the collective chaos. So here's a list of Tumblr posts that have nothing in common, except th…

“Such Awkwardness”: Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter’s Viral Paris Fashion Week Appearance Ignites Fierce Debate

“Those poses look absolutely ridiculous,” one commenter wrote.

Jillian Michaels Loses It On ‘B*tch’ Joy Behar

Fitness expert Jillian Michaels repeatedly called “The View” co-host Joy Behar a "bitch" during a Friday episode of "Actual Friends."

Elon Musk Keeps Adding Deafening Turbines To Power His Data Centers Because He Doesn't Care About Residents

But Elon doesn't care, because Grok makes fire memes.

Worried that AI might replace you? Check out this graph from Anthropic showing the jobs most at risk

Anthropic economists say there's not yet evidence to suggest AI is fueling a spike in job losses in highly exposed fields like computer programming.

xAI Exec Says Have Grok Check Your Taxes! Tax Experts Say Do Not Do That!

Grok is not a CPA.

Iran war: Internet shutdown severs outside contact

The digital blackout has severely curtailed communication, not only between people inside and outside Iran but also within the country.

US governor boosts US-Iran 'combat footage' that is actually from War Thunder, featuring WW2-era weapons

The entanglement of war with simulation continues with the discovery that a video of a US battleship shooting down an Iranian fighter jet is very likely a clip from videogame War Thunder, depicting ordnance from the World War 2 era. The clip in question has c…

Mind Wars: A guide to breaking free from brainwashing

“Mind Wars: The Invisible Battle for Your Thoughts and How to Fight Back” notes that unlike traditional warfare, 5GW manipulates perceptions, beliefs and behaviors using psychological operations (psyops), AI and neuroweapons—often without victims realizing th…

The Future of Marketing Briefing: Epsilon’s quiet bet against the LLM goldrush

Differentiation -- the thing marketers are actually paid to create -- cannot be outsourced to something that treats every prompt the same.

Charlie Munger's 2008 Investment Into This Company Made 39x Returns Over 17 Years, But Berkshire's Timely Exit May Have Cemented The Profits

Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman, Charlie Munger's investment into BYD Co. Ltd. in 2008 made the company a sizeable profit. However,...

Amazon Quietly Abandoned Its Robot Innovation

Amazon recently abandoned an innovative robotic line that it had deployed last year in an effort to streamline some of its warehouse operations.

William Shatner Previews X Money Features As Elon Musk's Super App Vision Accelerates

Actor William Shatner has shared updates on the X Money payments service's beta rollout as Elon Musk's "everything app" goal takes shape. Shatner had...

X overhauls its Creator Subscriptions with new features including exclusive threads, a refreshed subscriptions paywall, and a shareable subscriptions card (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: X overhauls its Creator Subscriptions with new features including exclusive threads, a refreshed subscriptions paywall, and a shareable subscriptions card  —  Elon Musk-owned X announced on Thursday that it's revamping the social net…

GLiNER2: Unified Schema-Based Information Extraction

Unified Schema-Based Information Extraction. Contribute to fastino-ai/GLiNER2 development by creating an account on GitHub.

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Corey Lewandowski’s Role In DHS Contracts

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed …

X and XAI Traffic Surge With Iran War Event News

X (x.com) has traffic surges during major global events like wars, as users turn to it for real-time updates, videos, and discussions. The joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran starting February 28, 2026 drove a significant spike with a daily Surge +13.3% from Fri…

Fortune Magazine, WaPo: Won't Someone PLEASE Think Of The Billionaires?

Your heart just breaks for them.

The Corvette ZR1X hybrid can outpace million-dollar sports cars for a fraction of the cost

When Elon Musk burst onto the scene in his little Tesla Roadster, it seemed a matter of time before electricity rendered gas-powered sports cars obsolete. It hasn't worked out that way. Automakers have struggled to bring purely electric two-seaters to market.…

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship. The post Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online appeared first on The Intercept.

Elon Musk's Daughter Vivian Wilson Flashes Nipples at Paris Photo Shoot

Vivian Wilson stripped off her top for a daring new photo shoot ... one we imagine her estranged dad, Elon Musk, may not be too happy about. The model and social media personality posed for photos at Acne Studios fashion show in Paris, France…

What Tesla and XAI AGI Reveals Before SpaceX-XAI IPO?

Elon says Tesla will be one of the companies to make AGI and probably the first to make it in humanoid/atom-shaping form. He ties this to Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots and advanced manufacturing systems, which enable real-world interaction and precision man…

On ‘Industry’ as in the Real World, All Roads Lead to Epstein

The series’ just-concluded fourth season peeled back the curtains on the latent desires that fuel global capital

Video: Rihanna Recruits Elon Musk’s Transgender Son to Model Women’s Sports Bras

Xavier Alexander Musk, who now goes by the name Vivian Jenna Wilson, has been seen been making a name for himself as a women’s sports bra model for Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty brand. The post Video: Rihanna Recruits Elon Musk’s Transgender Son to Model Women’s S…

Kristi Noem misled Congress about top aide’s role

Testifying before the Senate, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts.

Time to End the American-Israeli Alliance

Alliances are built on shared interests. Those do not exist here. The post Time to End the American-Israeli Alliance appeared first on The American Prospect.

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk shows off X Money as limited beta goes live

Elon Musk has transferred funds to Hollywood actor William Shatner on X Money to show the new payments app in action in a limited beta to select users, with a worldwide rollout to follow.

Tesla's Grunheide overhaul signals shift to multi-product 'superfactory' with implications for European automakers

Tesla's Gigafactory in Grunheide, Germany, is being repurposed into a multi-product manufacturing hub after CEO Elon Musk outlined five transformation initiatives to address falling capacity utilization and mounting labor disputes.

Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial over actions before purchase

Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.

Elon Musk dodged cameras ahead of courthouse testimony. Snubbed photogs blamed a 'decoy' Tesla.

Elon Musk rushed into the courthouse while photographers were distracted by a Tesla being surrounded by security, the photogs told Business Insider.

Sergey Brin has ties to a $51 million mansion that just sold in Miami

The purchase comes on the heels of California billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Page each spending nine figures on Florida properties.

Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box

Elon Musk’s car company is quietly poised to power the AI boom.

Damon Albarn Confirms He’s Scoring Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Movie Artificial

The Gorillaz mastermind confirmed the news during a wider discussion on AI in the music industry. Damon Albarn Confirms He’s Scoring Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Movie Artificial Eddie Fu

Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in Homeland Security Contracts

Internal DHS records and interviews with agency staffers contradict Noem’s claim about Corey Lewandowski’s role.

Residents Say Elon Musk’s AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor

"I just haven't really internalized that this is here and this is what's happening." The post Residents Say Elon Musk’s AI Facility Is Like Living Next Door to Mordor appeared first on Futurism.

Garbage In, Carnage Out

David Futrelle The harrowing lessons of the Pentagon’s recently dissolved partnership with Anthropic. The post Garbage In, Carnage Out appeared first on The Nation.

The TikTokers Reading the Epstein Files So You Don’t Have To

How TikTok turned a massive government document dump into a crowdsourced investigation.

One of Tesla's biggest individual shareholders says he just bought 1 million shares of Nvidia

Investor Leo KoGuan said he bought 1 million shares of Nvidia, adding that he doesn't see AI as a bubble.

Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts

Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffers contradict her testimony.

Mike Myers, Hazel Mae among recipients of special 2026 Canadian Screen Awards honours

Canadian Screen Week takes place in Toronto from May 27 to May 31, culminating with the Canadian Screen Awards ceremony honouring the best in the country's cinema, television and digital media.

Did Alibaba just kneecap its powerful Qwen AI team?

The takeaway? If you value Qwen's open source efforts, download and preserve the models now, while you still can.

'Narrative war': disinformation surges as conflict roils Middle East

Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Recycled images, video game footage passed off as missile strikes, and AI-generated combat visuals: the US-Israeli assault on Iran has unleashed a torrent of online disinformation that analysts are calling a war …

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2026 NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. That goal remains unchanged,…

Video allegedly shows Trump promising he wouldn't start war with Iran. Here's what he actually said

An authentic video reshared online in early March 2026 shows U.S. President Donald Trump saying: “I can tell you you’re not going to have a war with Iran with me as president.”

Trump Signed a Directive to Accelerate 6G Deployment to Operate “Implantable Technologies”

A few months ago, President Trump signed a directive to accelerate 6G deployment, with a stated goal to operate “implantable technologies.” . . . . Nokia’s CEO said that by 2030 “smartphones will be implanted directly into our bodies” as … The post Trump Sig…

The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Rebecca Solnit

The author of The Beginning Comes After the End talks about jackrabbits, her own “informational hypervigilance,” and the one word she won’t stop using.

Elon Musk dropped a bloodcurdling AI bombshell for 2026 — Glenn Beck offers one of the last freedom-preserving solutions

On an episode of “Moonshots with Peter Diamandis” released earlier this year, Elon Musk dropped a statement so chilling, it stopped Glenn Beck in his tracks.“Well, one, like, side recommendation I have is, like, don’t worry about, like, squirreling money away…

The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss

Grace Byron She claims to be a free speech champion. But as her actions at CBS News keep showing, she seems to think free speech should run only in a rightward direction. The post The Endless Hypocrisy of Bari Weiss appeared first on The Nation.

OpenAI investor Vinod Khosla predicts today’s 5-year-olds won’t ever need to get jobs thanks to AI

“The need to work will go away,” Khosla said. “People will still work on the things they want to work on, not because they need to work.”

Ray Dalio says AI is 'eating everything' — and it might 'eat itself'

Ray Dalio says AI is "eating everything," but warns the boom could backfire if companies struggle to turn massive spending into profits.

Inside the secret meeting that led to the AI political resistance

In early January, a group of 90 or so political, community and thought leaders gathered in a New Orleans Marriott for a secret conference on artificial intelligence - so secret, in fact, that no one knew who else had been invited until they walked into the ro…

State Rep. James Talarico Topples Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democrat Senate Primary

Texas state Rep. James Talarico secured a victory over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, overturning weeks of polling that had shown the Dallas congresswoman with a significant advantage in the race to determine the par…

Elon Musk defends himself against accusations of misconduct leading up to Twitter takeover

Elon Musk’s X Finally Tries to Stop the Epidemic of AI-Generated War Footage

It's unclear if other types of non-AI video will also be penalized.

Gavin Newsom Admits He Is A Shapeshifter

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he had "been shape-shifted" in recent years during a Thursday interview on "Next Up with Mark Halperin."

These 5 money stats reveal how typical Americans are doing in 2026 — and it's a stark picture. See how you compare

Average Americans really are struggling. It's not just in their minds.

Someone Needs to Go to Jail

A solution to the Epstein problem

John Kennedy Holds Kristi Noem’s Feet To Fire Over Expensive Ad Campaign

John Kennedy pressed Kristi Noem over her costly television advertising campaign.

Most Vocal Democrats Silent On Donations From Epstein-Linked Billionaire

Democrats most vocal about the Epstein files have been silent about money they took from a megadonor who visited the convicted sex offender's private island.

Hospitals Closing And Disabled People Losing Home Care Thanks To Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

But Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna have a solution. (Surprise! It is taxing billionaires!)

US Serves Iran Taste Of Its Own Medicine In Kamikaze Attacks

The US debuted its low-cost suicide drone, just eight months after the Pentagon unveiled the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) done.

Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

Online users reposted the image in late February 2026 after a House committee deposed Bill and Hillary Clinton regarding Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Weirdos Making Bank Betting On When America Will Kill People

What level of dystopia is this?

X Will Penalize Creators Who Share AI-Generated War Videos Without Disclosure

X will boot creators off of its revenue sharing program for failing to disclose when videos depicting war are made with AI.

When ‘be nice’ becomes the whole ethic, we’re in trouble

The appeal to pity is the modern left’s favorite fallacy.In logic, it is called argumentum ad misericordiam. Instead of showing that a policy is just or true, the speaker points to suffering and insists compassion requires agreement. It works because it weapo…

Trump BLACKLISTS Anthropic after AI firm defies Pentagon demands

President Donald Trump directed U.S. agencies to cease using Anthropic’s AI systems, accusing the company of undermining national security by refusing Department of War demands to remove ethical restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons. The Pe…

Did Tesla Just Pull in a Year’s Worth of Orders for the Cybertruck?

Last week, Tesla released a new version of the AWD Cybertruck, one that cost only $59,990. That’s not the same as the $49,990 price Tesla said it would sell the base AWD Cybertruck for when it unveiled the truck 7 years ago, but it’s better than it was. That …

New Mexico Dems Pass An Affordable Broadband Law In 25 Days

In late 2024, Trump Republicans killed a very popular program that provided low-income Americans $30 off of their monthly broadband bill. The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was, unsurprisingly, very popular, with more than 23 million Americans be…

“Pay a fair share”: Sanders, Khanna propose wealth tax on billionaires

The tax revenue could result in direct payments to Americans making less than $150,000 a year.

Leaked deck shows Elon Musk's X is promoting Grok's brand-safety scores after sexualized images backlash

A leaked deck shows that Elon Musk's X is touting its brand-safety features. It comes after a controversy about sexualized images.

Can Anthropic survive taking on Trump's Pentagon?

In an unprecedented dispute between the U.S. government and a private business, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has declared AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk -- a measure usually reserved for companies from adversary nations, like China's Huawei. The P…

Ukraine's military makes gains in southeast region of Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv says

Ukrainian troops have retaken nine settlements in the Zaporizhzhia region since the end of January and are pressing ahead with a ‌counterattack along the southeastern frontline, the Ukrainian general staff said on Monday. Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi …

Trump fired Anthropic for being 'leftwing nut jobs,' but the company's AI is conquering the internet

An artificial intelligence company has one philosopher in charge of teaching its chatbot right and wrong, and now her views are everywhere.That person is Scottish immigrant Amanda Askell, who holds degrees from Oxford and NYU. Askell is in charge of the moral…

Bernie Sanders is unveiling a 5% billionaire wealth tax that would fund $3,000 checks for many Americans

The bill from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Ro Khanna could raise $4.4 trillion over 10 years, according to one analysis.

SpaceX's Starship could launch in March. Here's what we know

We've entered the third month of 2026, and the Starship rocket has yet to make its debut this year. Here's what Elon Musk's SpaceX may have planned.

Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well

Maureen Tkacik The former Harvard president and Treasury secretary has resigned over humiliating disclosures in the Epstein files. But will that be enough to keep an ardent neoliberal down? The post Larry Summers, We Knew Ye Too Well appeared first o…

EXCLUSIVE: A New Pitch Deck Reveals X Is Using Grok to Sell Brand Safety

In a new 44-slide pitch deck, obtained exclusively by ADWEEK, X is once again pitching itself as a highly safe environment for advertisers. The slides promotes various tools for transparency, […]

Exploring the future of Artificial Intelligence — today's models, tomorrow's agents, and the big privacy problem

The world of AI is getting more complex, and we assess the current state of LLMs, what makes them tick, and explore the risks and features that companies are looking to integrate in the future.

At Least Europe Cares About the Epstein Files

At least eight countries in the EU have since launched nine investigations. Meanwhile, the U.S. launched a war on Iran.

Energym AI dystopia goes viral as crypto projects tout user-owned AI agents

A Black Mirror‑style “Energym” spoof imagining 80% of jobs lost to AI is circulating as tech companies begin slashing thousands of roles, and white-collar job openings hit decade lows.

⚡ Weekly Recap: SD-WAN 0-Day, Critical CVEs, Telegram Probe, Smart TV Proxy SDK and More

This week is not about one big event. It shows where things are moving. Network systems, cloud setups, AI tools, and common apps are all being pushed in different ways. Small gaps in access control, exposed keys, and normal features are being used as entry po…

Pentagon embraces Elon Musk’s Grok AI despite internal warnings over safety risks

The Pentagon approved Elon Musk’s Grok AI for classified military operations, despite warnings from agencies like the GSA and NSA about its reliability, susceptibility to bias and security risks. Internal memos raised alarms over Grok’s vulnerabilities, inclu…

X to label paid promotions but prohibits crypto promos in EU, UK

X is now allowing paid promotional crypto posts under a new partnerships framework, but banned crypto promotions in the European Union, UK and Australia due to stricter financial laws.

New York Times Probes Musk Holdings & Political Activities In Texas

This week, a team of reporters for the New York Times consisting of Kirsten Grind, Melanie Bencosme, James Surdam, and Sean Havey, published a report about Elon Musk’s growing private empire in Texas. He is the wealthiest person in human history, so it’s not …

Tesla’s $59,990 Cybertruck Is Gone — Here’s the New Price

Tesla’s introduction of a more affordable Cybertruck variant appears to have paid off, as the all-electric pickup has reportedly seen strong demand just over...

Who Controls Military AI? Anthropic Standoff and America’s New Power Struggle

The standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon is more than a corporate dispute; it is a symptom of a deeper struggle within America’s power structure. AI, rare earths, and national security are converging in ways that challenge both ethical … The post Who C…

NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays

Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 27, 2026 NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the Moon's surface by 2028. That goal remains unchanged,…

Mexican President Sheinbaum considers legal action against Elon Musk over cartel allegations

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces accusations from Elon Musk and investigative reports of receiving financial support from drug cartels, fueling suspicions of government-cartel collusion. Sheinbaum is considering legal action against Musk for defamati…

Battery Swapping Expands In New York City

Public battery swapping and charging stations provide e-bike workers with a convenient, certified, fire-safe alternative to recharging at home. The post Battery Swapping Expands In New York City appeared first on CleanTechnica.