Controversial Elon Musk-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee vandalized in North Center
Splatters of paint now dot the face of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after an unknown vandal defaced the Elon Musk-funded mural.
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Elon Musk to take stand in Twitter shareholder trial accusing him of deflating stock before purchase
The lawsuit claims Musk violated federal securities laws by making false, public statements that “were carefully calculated to drive down the price of Twitter stock.”
Elon Musk Praised Alibaba's LLM. Then Its Leader Quit: 'Bye My Beloved Qwen'
Lin Junyang stepped down from Alibaba's Qwen AI division amid explosive app growth and the launch of new Qwen 3.5 models.
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices
Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status.
Did Alibaba just kneecap its powerful Qwen AI team? Key figures depart in wake of latest open source release
Alibaba's Qwen team of AI researchers have been among the most prolific and well-regarded by international machine learning community — shipping dozens of powerful generalized and specialized generative models starting last summer, most of them entirely open source and free.But now, just 24 hours after shipping the open source Qwen3.5 small model series—a release that drew public praise from Elon Musk for its "impressive intelligence density"—the project’s technical architect and
A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals
Security researchers say exploits used by governments to hack into iPhones have been found to be used by cybercriminals. They warned of an emerging market for "secondhand" exploits.
Alibaba’s Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push
Reactions rippled through Alibaba's Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch.
Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month
Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups nabbing 90% of the capital.
TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale
TikTok experienced a similar outage just days after ByteDance divested the app's U.S. operations.
AI companies are spending millions to thwart this former tech exec’s congressional bid
A tech billionaire-backed super PAC is spending $125 million to undercut candidates pushing for AI regulation. New York's Alex Bores, a former tech executive himself, is one of them.
ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down
The company says the new model will reduce the "cringe" that's been annoying its users for months.
Anduril aims at $60 billion valuation in new funding round
The funding round would come less than a year after Anduril's Series G, which closed in June with $2.5 billion against a $30 billion valuation.
Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite at 1/8th the cost of Pro
Google's newest AI model is here: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, and the biggest improvements this time around come in cost and speed, especially for enterprises and developers seeking to leverage powerful reasoning and multimodal capabilities from the U.S. search and cloud giant.Positioning it as the most cost-efficient and responsive model in the Gemini 3 series, Google is offering a solution built specifically for intelligence at scale. This launch arrives just weeks after the February debut of
Claude Code rolls out a voice mode capability
Anthropic is stepping up its game in the AI coding space with the rollout of Voice Mode in Claude Code.
Elon Musk's unnerving WW3 prediction before Donald Trump attacked Iran
Elon Musk made an unnerving World War 3 (WW3) prediction before Donald Trump attacked Iran last weekend. The president aims to end the current regime there.
Musk asked Epstein for ‘the wildest party.’ Now he claims to stand up for victims
The billionaire Tesla CEO has called for accountability for figures named in the Epstein files — despite appearing in them himself.
Twitter investors claim Elon Musk ‘cheated’ in $44 billion takeover of social media platform
The investors told the jury Musk manipulated the market during his takeover of Twitter with misleading tweets and statements, ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX hasn't launched Starship in 2026. When is flight 12?
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.
Elon Musk: X Shatters All-Time Traffic Record During US-Israeli Strikes on Iran
Elon Musk says X hit its highest usage ever as US and Israeli strikes on Iran drove real-time updates, videos, and political debate across the platform.
Android users can now share tracker tag info with airlines to help locate lost luggage
More than 10 global airlines now accept Find Hub locations as part of their baggage recovery process.