7 hours ago Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California

Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California  The Washington Post

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16 hours ago Canadian companies are using social media to boost their ESG credibility, but investors aren't buying it

Tesla founder Elon Musk made his stance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings unmistakably clear in June 2023 when he posted "ESG is the devil" on his social media platform, X. Musk, a well-known critic of ESG, made the comment in response to a report that cited poor ESG scores for his electric vehicle company, Tesla—ironic, considering the environmental benefits of Tesla's products.

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9 hours ago Red Cross of Alaska sends volunteers to California to aid those affected by the wildfires

Red Cross of Alaska sends volunteers to California to aid those affected by the wildfires  Alaska's News Source

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13 hours ago Why a deal between Space X and the Italian government has become so controversial

In Italy, questions swirl around a possible deal between Elon Musk's Space X company and the far-right government.

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10 hours ago Elon Musk made another wild claim about an S.F. crime. Police don’t know what he’s talking about

Elon Musk made another wild claim about an S.F. crime. Police don’t know what he’s talking about  San Francisco Chronicle

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15 hours ago Elon Musk isn’t the only tech leader helping shape the Trump administration

Elon Musk isn’t the only tech leader helping shape the Trump administration  The Washington Post

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12 hours ago Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on disaster aid for LA wildfires

The GOP House speaker claimed California leaders “were derelict in their duty.” 

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16 hours ago Tech companies are turning to 'synthetic data' to train AI models—but there's a hidden cost

Last week the billionaire and owner of X, Elon Musk, claimed the pool of human-generated data that's used to train artificial intelligence (AI) models such as ChatGPT has run out.

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23 hours ago WATCH: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket

The reusable New Glenn rocket marks the first major competitor to Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9, which has been launching payloads for more than a decade.

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17 hours ago A new campaign aims to safeguard social media from billionaires using Bluesky’s underlying tech

As Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg continue to reshape the social media space, a group of international tech entrepreneurs and advocates has launched a campaign to protect social media from the control and influence of billionaires. The initiative, Free Our Feeds, aims to protect Bluesky’s underlying technology, the AT Protocol, and leverage it to create […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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