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Trump zeroes out Biden’s funding for rural broadband access
The Trump administration continues with its cost-slashing, anti-DEI agenda, and its coming for nationwide efforts to close the digital divide next. On May 8, President
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, state-sponsored cyberwarfare, and espionage. Now
Tinder CEO to step down in July
Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Tinder, will step down from her role in July, according to a post she published on LinkedIn. Isootaluno served less
Tesla just lost another major benchmark, this time in Europe
China is officially eating Elon Musk’s lunch in Europe. Market research firm JATO Dynamics said in a report on Thursday (via Reuters) that Tesla fell
A United Arab Emirates Lab Announces Frontier AI Projects—and a New Outpost in Silicon Valley
An academic lab in the United Arab Emirates today launched an artificial intelligence world model and agent, two large language models (LLMs), and a new
Meta adds another 650 MW of solar power to its AI push
Meta signed another big solar deal on Thursday, securing 650 megawatts across projects in Kansas and Texas. American utility and power generation company AES is
Leak reveals what Sam Altman and Jony Ive are cooking up: 100 million AI ‘companion’ devices
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s vision for its AI device is a screenless companion that knows everything about you. Details leaked to the Wall Street Journal
The Best Sleeping Pads For Campgrounds—Our Comfiest Picks (2025)
Honorable Mentions The following sleeping pads didn’t impress us as much as the ones above, but we’d still recommend them if none of the others
Klarna used an AI avatar of its CEO to deliver earnings, it said
Sebastian Siemiatkowski is leaning all the way into the idea that his buy-now-pay-later, IPO-bound startup Klarna is an AI company. When Klarna delivered updated quarterly
Majority of Gen Z would marry an AI, survey says
People are already using AI to date (and to flirt), but what about marrying one? In an April 2025 survey of 2,000 Gen Z respondents