Siblings lose parents in 'devastating act of violence'; authorities investigate Baldwin Park shooting

A Baldwin Park couple died along with another man in a shooting in the city early Friday morning that is being investigated by homicide detectives.

Amazon says it plans to expand its Amazon Now quick commerce service to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times: Amazon says it plans to expand its Amazon Now quick commerce service to 100 Indian cities; the service is currently live in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru Amazon Now is rapidly exp

Australia targets Meta, Google with new media pay laws

Anthony Albanese says the plan targets a loophole in current bargaining rules.

Police believe missing 5yo girl still alive after alleged abduction from Alice Springs home

Sharon vanished from her home after being put to bed.

Rodent infestation at Angel Stadium leads to concession stand shutdown after health inspection report

The Los Angeles Angels have seemingly traded the rally monkey in for alley rats. Now, there is a new problem crawling into Anaheim: a rodent infestation at Angel Stadium.Health inspection reports that surfaced this week showed Section 432 at Angel Stadium was hit with a shutdown, and inspectors found the concession stands were not exactly running a tight ship.Turns out some uninvited, four-legged guests were making themselves at home. For once, the stench at the Big A is not just coming from the...

Cooper Flagg wins NBA Rookie of the Year after Kon Knueppel's Play-In Tournament struggles swayed voters

Dallas Mavericks first overall pick Cooper Flagg was named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, and it was a thrillingly close vote in the end.Flagg narrowly beat out Charlotte Hornets’ sharpshooter Kon Knueppel, his fellow Duke Blue Devils star who went three picks later than Flagg in last year’s draft, earning 56 first-place votes compared to Knueppel’s 44. So, Flagg finished with 412 total vote points to Knueppel’s 386.Philadelphia 76ers guard VJ Edgecombe finished in third place with 96 point...

Fetterman says America must turn down the temperature after White House Correspondents Dinner shooting

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said America needs to cool heated political rhetoric after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner."We really have to just… turn that temperature down," he told "Hannity" Monday. "The president was shot in the head in my own state just back in Butler too. People seem to, they forgot that, too.""We really got lucky because it could have been far more even catastrophic, and I'm so grateful no one was hurt."TRUMP RUSHED AWAY FROM WHITE H...

Shanghai-based Lightelligence, which makes photonics chips, surges by nearly 400% in its trading debut in Hong Kong after raising ~$310M in its IPO

Ann Cao / South China Morning Post: Shanghai-based Lightelligence, which makes photonics chips, surges by nearly 400% in its trading debut in Hong Kong after raising ~$310M in its IPO Lightelligence

Wisconsin teacher placed on leave after social media post advocating to 'make Americans great assassins again'

A Wisconsin teacher was placed on leave following controversial comments in which he said he was "not impressed with recent presidential assassins."Kaukauna High School social studies teacher Patrick Meyer suggested that the four men who successfully assassinated a U.S. president John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau, Leon Czolgosz and, Lee Harvey Oswald must be rolling over in their graves after recent failed attempts to kill a president."I am not impressed with recent presidential assassins. It's...

OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source spec for agent orchestration that turns a project-management board like Linear into a control plane for coding agents (OpenAI)

OpenAI: OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source spec for agent orchestration that turns a project-management board like Linear into a control plane for coding agents Six months ago, while working o

South Korea's stock market value has surpassed the UK's, growing 45%+ this year to $4.04T after a surge in AI-linked tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix

Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg: South Korea's stock market value has surpassed the UK's, growing 45%+ this year to $4.04T after a surge in AI-linked tech stocks like Samsung and SK Hynix South Korea has

Kentucky man credits Younghoe Koo's embarrassing botched field goal attempt with saving his life

One of the worst moments in Younghoe Koo's NFL career last season may have saved a man's life.At least that's how it seems if you hear Mark Toothaker describe what happened to him when he was home with his wife last December watching Monday Night Football as the New York Giants played the New England Patriots.In the second quarter of the game, Koo, kicking for the Giants, suffered a terrible, funny, awful, embarrassing moment when he abruptly decided not to follow through on a field goal attempt...

SEC Issues Warning For US Investors On Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing Scams

SEC Issues Warning For US Investors On Phishing, Smishing, and Vishing Scams Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned investors recently that fraudsters use phishing, smishing, and vishing scams to attempt to compromise their financial, investment, or personal accounts. “Phishing, smishing, and vishing are types of scams where a fraudster tries to trick you into providing sensitive personal or financial informatio...

You probably wouldn't notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses

Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from product recommendations to romance, making them a tempting audience to target with potentia

Paris-based SquareMind, whose Swan robot uses AI for full-body dermoscopic skin imaging, raised $18M, including a previously undisclosed pre-Series A

Jim Hammerand / MassDevice: Paris-based SquareMind, whose Swan robot uses AI for full-body dermoscopic skin imaging, raised $18M, including a previously undisclosed pre-Series A SquareMind has raise

Florida Murder Suspect Reportedly Asked ChatGPT What Happens If You Put Someone in a Dumpster

Florida's attorney general has an ongoing criminal probe into ChatGPT.

'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse sentenced to life in prison after sexual assault conviction

"Dances With Wolves" star Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.According to the Associated Press, a Nevada judge sentenced the actor on Monday. Earlier this year, jurors found Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of the 21 charges he faced, most involving a victim who was 14 years old when the assaults began. According to the outlet, Chasing Horse stared straight ahead as the victims and their families told Judge Jessica Peterson about the trauma they continue to su...

Stagecoach festivalgoers split on whether America is headed in the right direction ahead of its 250th birthday

In a dusty corner of the California desert, the national anthem plays on loudspeakers, awakening patriots for another day at one of the largest country music festivals in the world.Stagecoach – headlined this year by Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone – draws roughly 80,000 people a day to Indio, Calif., to listen to some of the biggest names in country music.Fox News Digital spoke with festival goers about the state of the country, whether the American dream is still achievable and wha...

Giants legend Lawrence Taylor hospitalized for a week with stomach-related issue, attorney says

New York Giants legendary linebacker Lawrence Taylor was hospitalized for a stomach-related issue that his attorney says is non-life-threatening.Attorney Mark Eiglarsh issued a statement on Monday saying Taylor authorized him to let people know he has been in the hospital for a week with no discharge date determined.The 67-year-old Pro Football Hall of Famer is under medical observation for the stomach-related issue, and he is showing signs of improvement.   CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE O...

Some jurors selected in the Musk v. Altman trial expressed negative feelings about Elon Musk and AI, but assured the court they would put these concerns aside (Wired)

Wired: Some jurors selected in the Musk v. Altman trial expressed negative feelings about Elon Musk and AI, but assured the court they would put these concerns aside OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and presid

LIV Golf's New Orleans event cancelled weeks after CEO vowed season would go on 'full throttle'

The LIV Golf Tour seems to be at a major turning point. Rumors swirled about the breakaway golf format over the last few weeks, when reports broke that an announcement was imminent about the future of the Tour and its relationship with the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund. Then, LIV CEO Scott O’Neil confirmed that the Saudis would be pulling their financial support for LIV after the end of the 2026 season. While most have assumed that would mean the end of the league entirely, O’Neil t...

Stephen A. Smith calls out heated political rhetoric after WHCD security scare

Stephen A. Smith expected a routine night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The black tie event was anything but, as it turned into a moment of real fear.The ESPN host was inside the Washington Hilton on Saturday night when gunfire outside the event triggered panic throughout the room.Ben Stiller's three-word post about the Knicks sparked a firestorm after White House security scareThe deranged anti-Trump and anti-Christian gunman never made it into the ballroom and was stopped by secur...

Study finds more AI praise for Black students, softer treatment of females

A new study found that artificial intelligence (AI) gave more praise and positive feedback to Black students' essays and differing treatment for other students based on their race and sex.The study, titled "Marked Pedagogies: Examining Linguistic Biases in Personalized Automated Writing Feedback," was published in March by three Stanford University researchers who analyzed 600 eighth-grade persuasive essays through four different AI models, including various versions of OpenAI's ChatGPT, as well...

The National | Carney says Canada can't rush U.S. trade deal

April 27, 2026 | Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must hold out for a good U.S. trade deal without rushing. Press night shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen is charged with trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump. And parasitic diseases devastate P.E.I.'s oyster industry.

Ontario Provincial Police officer killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg, Ont.

An Ontario Provincial Police officer was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg, Ont., on Monday, the OPP says.

French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore

The good news for Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien is that Singapore's draconian attitude toward petty crime won't get him caned. But filming himself licking a straw and putting it back in a vending machine could get him a jail term and a fine. Read the rest The post French teen arrested for licking vending machine straw in Singapore appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Moral Malaise: The New York Times Makes The Case For "Microlooting" To Murder

The Moral Malaise: The New York Times Makes The Case For "Microlooting" To Murder Authored by Jonathan Turley, “It is so hard to live ethically in an unethical society.” That lament heard this week from New York Times opinion culture editor Nadja Spiegelman could well be the Democratic Party’s epitaph. Spiegelman was interviewing two left-wing influencers about how everything from shoplifting to murder may be excusable today in light of the unfairness they see in society. The p...

Dances with Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse handed life sentence for sexual assaults

A Nevada judge sentenced Dances With Wolves actor Nathan Chasing Horse on Monday to life in prison for sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.

Some Musk v. Altman Jurors Don't Like Elon Musk

Musk’s lawsuit challenges OpenAI’s evolution under Sam Altman. But during jury selection, several potential jurors voiced negative views of Musk himself.

Bessent: IRGC Leaders 'Trapped' Like 'Drowning Rats' By US Blockade, Will Soon Face Uprising Over Coming 'Gasoline Shortages Next'

Bessent: IRGC Leaders 'Trapped' Like 'Drowning Rats' By US Blockade, Will Soon Face Uprising Over Coming 'Gasoline Shortages Next' Summary Bessent describes IRGC leaders as now "trapped like drowning rats" amid the enduring US naval blockade of Iranian ports, which will soon result in gasoline shortages, anger and uprising Putin tells FM Araghchi that he's been in contact with the new Supreme Leader, and says Iran fighting for 'sovereignty' After a weekend of stalemate ...

Ex-Mountie's lawyer claims no evidence showing he'd threatened B.C. fraudster on China's behalf

The Crown has failed to prove William Majcher was taking steps to threaten an alleged B.C.-based fraudster at the behest of the Chinese government, a lawyer for the former Mountie told the judge overseeing Majcher's foreign influence trial Monday.

Boy, 13, on e-bike is killed by Amtrak train; community mourns teen with 'unforgettable smile'

Simi Valley community is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old baseball player who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train while riding an e-bike.

Newsom's wife lashes out at Trump after he rips '60 Minutes' host: 'Internalized misogyny'

California's "First Partner," Jennifer Siebel Newsom, ripped into President Donald Trump after his contentious "60 Minutes" interview with the female host, slamming the president for "speak[ing] to a woman journalist with that level of contempt."The interview included a contentious back-and-forth between Trump and Norah O'Donnell over her questions about the shooter from this past weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump calling O'Donnell a "disgrace" and "disgraceful" ...

Upcoming Weather Shift "Far From Drought-Breaker" For America's Parched Breadbasket

Upcoming Weather Shift "Far From Drought-Breaker" For America's Parched Breadbasket Some of the worst drought conditions in a generation are plaguing America’s breadbasket just as spring planting season gets underway. Institutional desks, including UBS, have ramped up warnings about drought, fertilizer shortages, and what these current-day issues could morph into for the food supply chain later this year. The good news: parts of the central U.S. may finally see some weather relie...

Adaptive Ultrasound Imaging with Physics-Informed NV-Raw2Insights-US AI

Nearly 10,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine And Marijuana Seized By US Authorities

Nearly 10,000 Pounds Of Methamphetamine And Marijuana Seized By US Authorities Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Around 10,000 pounds of marijuana and methamphetamine were seized by U.S. authorities in two separate incidents in recent weeks. A joint operation on April 20 intercepted a Go-Fast vessel with 3.2 tons of marijuana, the largest load of marijuana ever stopped in Colombian waters. Courtesy of the Joint Interagency Task Force/X “A joint op...

Allyson Felix, most decorated US female track Olympian, announces comeback bid for 2028 LA Games

Allyson Felix, the most decorated track and field Olympian of all time, wants one more crack at adding more medals to her illustrious career.The 40-year-old told Time she will be making a comeback in hopes of running in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, which will be hosted in her home city.  "So many of us have been told not to do the big, bold thing," Felix said to the outlet about her comeback. "You know, at this age, I should probably be staying home and taking care of my kids, doing all t...

Mamdani's education plan's 'lack of merit' could fundamentally change student outcomes: GOP leader warns

NEW YORK, N.Y. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s education agenda might be the most concerning of his administration and would have a damaging impact, a local GOP leader told Fox News Digital, arguing that schools will be shifting away from merit-based achievement under Mamdani's tenure.Mamdani has proposed phasing out the city’s gifted and talented programs for younger students over inequity concerns, a move critics argue could limit academic opportunities for high performers from low-income...

Trump worries someone will try to 'take him out' every time he goes anywhere, Lara Trump says

Lara Trump said during a Monday interview that her father-in-law fears assassination attempts each time he makes a public appearance.Lara Trump spoke to Chris Cuomo on his SiriusXM radio show "Cuomo Mornings," mere days after an assailant was stopped rushing a security checkpoint and opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and senior Cabinet officials were in attendance.Cuomo praised Trump’s comments at the press...

'Hell Week' in Washington: A look at House Republicans' current bind, and how we got here

There’s no such thing as hazing in Congress.You won’t find "fraternity row," with each house festooned with a trifecta of deltas, gammas and epsilons.No drinking games here.At least not officially.WHCD SHOOTING SHOWS DEMS ARE 'PLAYING' WITH AMERICANS' SAFETY BY WITHHOLDING DHS FUNDING, GOP LAWMAKER SAYSBut get ready for something on Capitol Hill with which many Greek pledges are all too familiar:"I’m going to say next week is hell week," warned Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, last Thursday. "Next week...

A guy bought Friendster for $30K and is rebuilding it to be more social, less network

Friendster, the proto-social network that beat MySpace and Facebook to market in 2002 and then stopped operating in 2018, has a new owner with a strange plan for it. Mike Carson paid roughly $30,000 for the domain. The deal was $20,000 in Bitcoin plus another domain that throws off about $9,000 a year in ad revenue. Read the rest The post A guy bought Friendster for $30K and is rebuilding it to be more social, less network appeared first on Boing Boing.

Pastor known for marriage advice arrested at rumored swingers community accused of having multiple wives

A pastor who runs a ministry in a rumored swingers community for Florida seniors and ironically wrote a book on how to love your spouse was arrested Wednesday following allegations that he married multiple women.Leslie Williams, 62, was taken into custody at the sprawling retirement center, The Villages, on an outstanding warrant out of Georgia tied to a bigamy charge, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.He is currently being held without bond due to his status as an out-o...

Democrat-Owned Brewery Complains About Failed Trump Assassination Attempt With Twisted Promise To Customers

Democrat-Owned Brewery Complains About Failed Trump Assassination Attempt With Twisted Promise To Customers Minocqua Brewing Company, a craft-beer maker in Minocqua, Wisconsin, run by a Democrat activist, is facing fierce blowback after its social-media account appeared to mock a recent assassination attempt on President Donald Trump and reiterated an earlier pledge to offer free beer on the day of his death. Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad (screenshot via Instagram) T...

'The Voice' contestant Dylan Carter dead at 24

Former "The Voice" contestant Dylan Carter, who earned a four-chair turn while competing on season 24 of the singing competition series, has died. He was 24.The musician passed away in a single-vehicle car accident in South Carolina's Colleton County on Saturday, according to local TV station Count on 2 News.Corporal Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol shared details of the accident with Fox News Digital on Monday. He said that the victim, who was the sole occupant of the car, was driv...

Engineer's anti-brain-fog routine: stare at a wall for 10 minutes

Engineer Alex Selimov keeps falling into the same trap: bad sleep, too much coffee, podcasts in his ears while he works, then HackerNews on every "break," then up too late because the caffeine and scrolling have him wired. Around 1 or 2 in the afternoon, his head starts hurting, and his motivation evaporates. Read the rest The post Engineer's anti-brain-fog routine: stare at a wall for 10 minutes appeared first on Boing Boing.

Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey Makes His First Statement About Mysterious Absence

Representative Thomas Kean Jr. of New Jersey, who has missed nearly two months of votes in Washington, said he expected to fully recover from a “personal medical issue” but gave no other details.

A.I.-Themed High School Is Put on Hold After Parental Backlash

Families in New York City expressed concerns about the rapid adoption of the technology. The schools chancellor also canceled a plan to close two Upper West Side schools.

Taylor Swift's TAS Rights Management has filed applications to trademark the singer's voice and image, aiming to protect against threats posed by AI

Josh Gerben / Gerben IP: Taylor Swift's TAS Rights Management has filed applications to trademark the singer's voice and image, aiming to protect against threats posed by AI Taylor Swift has filed n

Report Claims Iranian Jet Bombed American Base In Kuwait At War's Start

Report Claims Iranian Jet Bombed American Base In Kuwait At War's Start Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, Iranian attacks on US bases across the Middle East have caused far more damage than the Trump administration has publicly acknowledged, and an Iranian fighter jet was able to bomb at least one US base, NBC News reported on Saturday, citing unnamed US officials. The administration has attempted to cover up the damage to US bases in the war, and has gone as far as request...

'Menace II Society' star Samuel Monroe Jr. on life support after meningitis went untreated for months

90s star Samuel Monroe Jr., best known for his role in "Menace II Society," is currently on life support, his family told Fox News Digital."As Samuel’s wife, Shawna Stewart, we all been fighting over the past nine months to keep him alive due to meningitis," Stewart began."Around 18 months ago, Samuel was in Las Vegas filming, and unfortunately, that is where he contracted meningitis. He went to several different hospitals, where his condition was repeatedly misdiagnosed and because of this negl...

ICE says it arrested pedophiles, sexual deviants and kidnappers over the weekend in latest enforcement sweep

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday released its latest "worst of the worst" list of criminal illegal immigrants convicted of a range of "horrific crimes," including pedophilia, kidnapping and other violent offenses.The agency released the identities of the 15 criminals officials arrested over the weekend. The group, which consists of 13 men and two women, originated from the Dominican Republic, China, Angola, Mexico and several other countries across South America.Many ...

Canadian Police Arrest Three Men Behind SMS Blaster Scam That Allegedly Hijacked Thousands of Phones

Authorities said the SMS Blaster could have disrupted network connections and potentially blocked calls to 911.

Florida law school reverses course, recognizes TPUSA chapter after state pressure

A Florida law school has reversed course and will allow a Turning Point USA chapter following intervention from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after the school initially denied the chapter. "We are glad Barry Law reversed course and is allowing its students an opportunity to hear ideas that are outside of the left-wing echo chamber," Uthmeier told Fox News Digital Monday in a statement. Florida’s Voice reported April 22 that "Barry University School of Law has reversed its earlier denia...

Archaeologists and researchers at Pompeii used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Giada Zampano / Associated Press: Archaeologists and researchers at Pompeii used AI for the first time to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius Archa

Study Finds a Third of New Websites Are AI-Generated

alternative_right shares a report from 404 Media: Researchers working with data from the Internet Archive have discovered that a third of websites created since 2022 are AI-generated. The team of researchers -- which includes people from Stanford, the Imperial College London, and the Internet Archive -- published their findings online in a paper titled "The Impact of AI-Generated Text on the Internet." The research also found that all this AI-generated text is making the web more cheery and less...

Disney under fire as ABC grapples with another Jimmy Kimmel controversy

The latest controversy hovering over liberal comedian Jimmy Kimmel is leaving a sour taste among those in ABC's orbit.Kimmel is under fire yet again, this time for a poorly-timed joke he made targeting President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump just two days before Saturday's shocking assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner, where the Trumps and nearly the entire Cabinet were located.On his own program, the late-night host depicted his own vers...

Two More Imploded Real-Estate Brokerage Stocks Tie the Knot: REMAX -85% from Peak, Real Brokerage -70%

Been brutal for real-estate stocks plunging from overhyped or meme-stock valuations amid thick losses, lots of debt, and a frozen housing market: Compass, Redfin, Anywhere Real Estate, eXp, and Douglas Elliman.

Why the top-seeded Montreal Victoire picked Minnesota as its first-round playoff opponent

While four PWHL teams prepare to battle for a Walter Cup, the other are grappling with questions around expansion. The playoffs begin on Thursday.

After that controversial OT goal, should the NHL embrace goal-line technology?

The Anaheim Ducks' OT goal over the Edmonton Oilers has reignited the debate over whether the NHL should follow other sports leagues and embrace new technology when making important calls.

Iran eyes revenge for Soleimani as WHCA Dinner shooting exposes security ‘vulnerability,’ expert warns

The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner has exposed a serious security vulnerability surrounding President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials, a former Defense Department intelligence officer has warned.And with tensions between Washington and Tehran rising and ceasefire talks stalled, Andrew Badger told Fox News Digital the April 25 breach could further increase Iran’s "motivation" to target Trump and others in the administration."This could show that there ...

Bailey's Law, aimed at changing how Canada addresses intimate partner violence, headed to Senate

The House of Commons has passed a proposed amendment to the Criminal Code named after a Kelowna woman who was allegedly killed by her estranged husband in a brutal daylight attack.

Newsom taunts Trump with multiple jabs as Florida redistricting fight ramps up: 'Beat at his own game'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes that Florida’s redistricting plan brings with it the end of the "saga" that has led states across the country to try to find untapped partisan advantages in redrawn congressional boundries."It's a predictable outcome, but hopefully it'll be the end of this era and this saga," Newsom told Fox News Digital."Trump got beat at his own game. It was a terrible mistake he made for the Republican Party. A lot of good Republicans are going to be districted out," Newsom ...

Charlamagne blames Trump for heated rhetoric amid WCHA Dinner fallout

Following Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, "The Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne Tha God suggested that President Donald Trump himself is "the drama.""People always ask if we’re going to tone down the violent rhetoric toward Trump," Charlamagne said. "Stop it. I’m sick of that narrative. I need every media personality to direct that energy and that question to one person and one person only: Donald J. Trump. At what point do people simply say, ‘Hey Trump...

Disney's political fight with Ron DeSantis cost company years of theme park expansion, court records reveal

You gotta hand it to the previous leadership at The Walt Disney Company, they were totally committed to hurting their business in order to score useless political points with a tiny percentage of their customer base. Just a few years ago, Disney found itself unnecessarily in the middle of a political fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state legislature in 2022 passed the Parental Rights in Education Act, meant to ensure that children were protected from being exposed to inappropriate cont...

Jury Selection Signals the Start of Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Blockbuster Court Battle

If Musk succeeds, OpenAI can go back to being a non-profit and Sam Altman can be ousted.

"Let's Get Ruthless": Bulwark's Bill Kristol Suggests Illiberal Means Are Needed To Save Liberal Democracy

"Let's Get Ruthless": Bulwark's Bill Kristol Suggests Illiberal Means Are Needed To Save Liberal Democracy Authored by Jonathan Turley, “Let’s get ruthless.” Those words are, unfortunately, nothing new in this age of rage. In just the last few weeks, various liberal pundits and politicians have been calling for radical and even violent action. Even comedian Margaret Cho publicly declared this week that “we need a feral, bloodthirsty, violent Democrat.” However, these words were...

How the Onion’s new Infowars creative director plans to get laughs out of conspiracies

Tim Heidecker could take over for Alex Jones as the head of conspiracy website Infowars in days as part of the Onion's acquisition. The comedian, actor and musician told As It Happens about his plan to get people laughing and smiling on a platform that inspired anger and fear.

Chiefs exec on how NIL deals are shrinking NFL Draft talent pool, keeping college players in school longer

With the 2026 NFL Draft concluded, teams are looking forward to rookie minicamp to gauge where their respective draft classes are at, while taking a gander at some invitees to see if they may crack the training camp roster.But one NFL executive shed some light on how the current landscape of college football has affected the draft considering name, image and likeness (NIL) deals create a key business decision for prospects.In the world of NIL, college athletes are able to work out brand deals fo...

What Would You Have Done on the Season Finale of ‘Invincible’?

Mark has to make an impossible decision about the fate of billions. Would you have made the same choice?

Air taxis cut hour-long commutes to minutes, riders may be shocked by the price

Electric air taxis are now moving closer to real-world use, completing test flights designed to turn hour-long commutes into trips lasting just minutes.Joby Aviation, Inc., said it completed what it described as the first point-to-point electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi demonstration flights in New York City, the company shared in a press release.The California-based company said its aircraft departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport and landed across the city's he...

Waymo says expecting robotaxis not to block bike lanes is "too high a bar"

Self-driving cars were supposed to fix human error. Instead, Waymo is building it in, telling cyclists that expecting robotaxis to stay out of bike lanes is simply "too high a bar." Speaking to Streets Blog NYC, Christopher White, executive director of the San Francisco Bike Coalition, said that Waymo has told campaigners that it is "normal practice" for the autonomous vehicles to veer into bike lanes and block cycling infrastructure. Read the rest The post Waymo says expecting robotaxis not...

Exit 8 movie escapes subway, opens in America

A few years ago, Kotakenotokeke's short but unnerving game The Exit 8 trapped the player in a looping but slowly-changing subway platform; to advance one would have to linger at whatever subtle anomalies each return presented. It soon became a film in Japan, which is now on release in the United States. Read the rest The post Exit 8 movie escapes subway, opens in America appeared first on Boing Boing.

'The View' hosts call out conspiracy theory that shooting was staged, warn against making shooter a martyr

"The View" co-hosts Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro called out people who were claiming the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner shooting was staged, and people who were thinking of turning the alleged shooter into a martyr during the show on Monday."I will tell you what really hit me, though, was later that night when I was on social media or the next morning, a good chunk of the country thinks this was staged. And where, I don’t think that. Let me just be clear, I don’t t...

Bernie Sanders' plans to schmooze with top Beijing AI experts ignites backlash: 'Holy sh--'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is drawing scrutiny for cozying up to Chinese AI governance officials while championing policies that critics say would hamper America’s ability to compete with Beijing in the global artificial intelligence arms race.Sanders is expected to be speaking at a panel discussion on Capitol Hill Wednesday alongside Xue Lan, a professor at the CCP-funded Tsinghua University and chairman of the Ministry of Science and Technology-backed New Generation Artificial Intelligence Go...

Bernie Sanders' plans to schmooze with top Beijing AI experts ignite backlash: 'Holy s---'

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is drawing scrutiny for cozying up to Chinese AI governance officials while championing policies that critics say would hamper America’s ability to compete with Beijing in the global artificial intelligence arms race.Sanders, who caucuses with Senate Democrats and is a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, is expected to be speaking at a panel discussion on Capitol Hill Wednesday alongside Xue Lan, a professor at the CCP-funded Tsinghua University and chairman of the ...

"Resurgence Of Electrification": Goldman Says EV Demand Gaining Momentum Amid Fuel Price Shock

"Resurgence Of Electrification": Goldman Says EV Demand Gaining Momentum Amid Fuel Price Shock There were early signs during the third week of the U.S.-Iran conflict that EV demand was gaining traction in Asia, where the energy shock has been felt the hardest. That was followed by a separate note earlier this month confirming that EV demand was beginning to reaccelerate. Now, Goldman analysts led by Kota Yuzawa see global EV demand gaining momentum after several years of muted dema...

EU Tells Google To Open Up AI On Android; Google Says That's 'Unwarranted Intervention'

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: In January, the European Commission began an initial investigation, known as a specification proceeding, into how Google has implemented AI in the Android operating system. The results are in, and the EU says Android needs to be more open, which is not surprising. Meanwhile, Google says this amounts to "unwarranted intervention," which is equally unsurprising. Regardless of Google's characterization of the investigation, the commission may f...

Las Vegas pitched as relocation spot for Vancouver MLS team

Las Vegas pitched as relocation spot for Vancouver MLS team

Trump Media shakeup after stock collapse

Trump Media, which is to say the Twitter clone Truth Social, is ditching CEO Devin Nunes (formerly a congressman, also cows and relentless complaints) after what the Associated Press reports as a "stock collapse that wiped out billions in investor wealth. Read the rest The post Trump Media shakeup after stock collapse appeared first on Boing Boing.

Trump administration pays wind developer to walk away from California offshore lease

In the second such highly unusual move, the Trump administration is paying to make wind power go away

Chicago officer killed at hospital by suspect who was free on pretrial release, prosecutors allege

A man free on pretrial release in a separate criminal case opened fire at a Chicago hospital Saturday, killing one police officer and wounding another, prosecutors allege.Alphanso Talley, 27, was charged on Monday after allegedly killing 38-year-old Chicago Police Department officer John Bartholomew at Swedish Hospital on Saturday, and injuring another officer.Talley allegedly shot both officers around 11 a.m. at the hospital, where officials said he was taken into custody for a previous armed r...

‘Rogaine’ in a Pill? Oral Minoxidil Aces Major Hair Loss Trial

Veradermics' VDPHL01, an oral version of the existing drug minoxidil, showed strong results in a late stage clinical trial.

HUD Rejects Transgender Ideology For Women's Shelters

HUD Rejects Transgender Ideology For Women's Shelters Authored by Catherine Salgado via PJMedia.com, The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is removing radical transgender ideology from dozens of regulations, which will, among other things, reserve women’s shelters only for women, not for mentally ill men. HUD issued a press release on April 23 confirming that it is erasing "radical definitions of gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender" from some 50 regul...

Sydney Sweeney’s risqué ‘Euphoria’ wedding scene sends social media into frenzy

Sydney Sweeney’s latest "Euphoria" episode had fans buzzing – not just about Cassie’s walk down the aisle, but about a risqué bridal look that viewers said stole the spotlight.Fans watched Sweeney's character, Cassie Howard, get married in season three's third episode. Despite Cassie's dream for a "classy wedding," a low-cut corset gown that left little to the imagination, prompting fan reactions online. As Cassie performed her first dance with now-husband Nate Jacobs, played by Jacob Elordi, he...

Airline doesn't buy couple's claim that they were praying, bans them for attempting to join mile high club

Another horny couple on vacation couldn’t wait until their flight landed to fool around and insisted on doing so in the plane's cabin. It earned them a lifetime ban from the airline.Believe it or not, there are people flying alongside you that don’t want to witness you going at it as the plane takes off. Those sorts of activities, if you can't control yourself, are reserved for the bathroom at cruising altitudes.Let's head across the pond where a couple in their 50s ignored these guidelines and ...

Torrance man charged with attempt to assassinate Trump; records detail alleged 'manifesto'

The suspect in the White House correspondents' dinner shooting faces numerous counts related to his alleged attempt to assassinate numerous Trump administration officials.

Morrissey to open 2026 U.S. tour with 4 dates at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas

Morrissey to open 2026 U.S. tour with 4 dates at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas

Melania is right, Jimmy Kimmel shouldn’t have his show anymore: Bobby Burack

Jimmy Kimmel isn’t worth the problem for ABC.Last Thursday, Kimmel ran a skit parodying the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, mocking First Lady Melania Trump for a "glow like an expectant widow." Two days later, the actual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was interrupted by a suspected assassination attempt.On Monday, both the president and first lady posted about Kimmel's remarks on social media."Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about m...

Ex-Obama aide calls on Kimmel to apologize for 'tasteless' Trump joke ahead of assassination attempt

A top Democratic strategist for former President Barack Obama is calling on Jimmy Kimmel to apologize for the poorly aged joke about President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump made just days before Saturday's assassination attempt.Former Obama White House advisor and CNN political analyst David Axelrod weighed in on the controversy after the Trumps on Monday both called for Kimmel's firing."I like @jimmykimmel. He's funny and courageous at a time when there has been too much cowardice. ...

Bye-Bye Bibi? Israeli Opposition Leaders Join Forces In 'Together' Alliance To Topple Netanyahu

Bye-Bye Bibi? Israeli Opposition Leaders Join Forces In 'Together' Alliance To Topple Netanyahu Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid unveiled Monday that they are merging their parties into a joint ticket dubbed "Together - Led by Bennett" - as a major challenge to current leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. During a press conference Bennett said the alliance with Lapid is the "most Zionist and patriotic act we have ever done, for the sake ...

Notepad++ Finally Lands On macOS as a Native App

BrianFagioli writes: Notepad++ has finally made its way to macOS, and this time it is not through a compatibility layer. A new community-driven port brings the long-standing Windows text editor over as a fully native Mac application, built with Cocoa and compiled for both Apple Silicon and Intel systems. Instead of relying on Wine or similar tools, the project replaces the Windows-specific interface with a macOS-native one while keeping the core editing engine intact, allowing longtime users to ...

Hakeem Jeffries doubles down on 'maximum warfare' rhetoric, tells critics 'I don't give a damn'

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., doubled down on his inflammatory rhetoric toward Republicans during a fiery news conference Monday, telling critics, "I don’t give a damn.""I stand by it," Jeffries told reporters, when asked about his vow last week to unleash "maximum warfare" on the GOP to counter the party’s redistricting efforts ahead of November’s midterm elections. "You can continue to criticize me for it. I don't give a damn about your criticism."Jeffries' messaging sparked b...

Why Dan Stevens Enjoys Being a Weird Genre Guy

He broke through in 'Downton Abbey,' but the star of 'The Terror: Devil in Silver' explains why we're always seeing him in horror, fantasy, and sci-fi projects now.

Feds Will Start Charging Companies Like SpaceX For Rocket Launches

The FAA's fees start at 25 cents per pound of payload, capped at $30,000 for a single launch or reentry.

Rogers offering buyouts to about 10,000 employees as it aims to cut spending

Telecommunications, media and sports giant Rogers Communications Inc. confirmed to CBC News on Monday that it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 10,000 eligible employees.

Mini-documentary about Pittsburgh's Long Lines telecom fortress

You've likely heard of the menacingly brutalist ATandT Long Lines skycraper in Manhattan, a massive telecommunications center believed to house an NSA surveillance facility and the inspiration behind the Oldest House in the Control games. On YouTube, Kevin Keys describes another smooth fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, 635 Grant—also an ATandT Long Lines exchange and arguably the city's "most secretive downtown structure." Read the rest The post Mini-documentary about Pittsburgh's Long Lines tel...

Leak Suggests Samsung Cribbed Meta’s Smart Glasses Design

At least, you won’t have to deal with the Meta AI app to use them.

This $399 white-label business builder is for agencies with software fatigue

TL;DR: Sellful is $399 (reg. $1497) and bundles website building, CRM, invoicing, appointments, courses, payroll, POS, and more into one white-label platform. Running an agency usually means living inside too many systems at once. One handles the site, another tracks leads, and then something else sends invoices. Read the rest The post This $399 white-label business builder is for agencies with software fatigue appeared first on Boing Boing.

"The Democrats Have To Cheat To Win": Voter Fraud Is Legion In America

"The Democrats Have To Cheat To Win": Voter Fraud Is Legion In America Via  Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com, The next big battle in elections is the 2026 Midterms in November.  Dr. Jerome Corsi has a Harvard PhD in political science.  He has written more than 30 books with many of them becoming best-sellers.  Dr. Corsi says the Democrats have been stealing elections nationwide for years.  This November, the Dems will try again, but team Trump is trying to stop the biggest ever vot...

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya weighs in on why Russini's credibility is forever gone

Michele Tafoya knows the NFL media world better than most, which is why her take on the Dianna Russini-Mike Vrabel scandal carries more weight than the average media pundit.Photos of Vrabel and Russini that surfaced online earlier this month sparked widespread speculation about the nature of their relationship. Russini resigned from The Athletic on April 14, 2026, and both she and Vrabel have denied any wrongdoing; Vrabel said he’s seeking counseling, and the NFL has said Vrabel is not under inv...