Techdirt has finally accepted the inevitable and gone full democracy blog—because let’s face it, politics and tech are now the same dumpster fire. Google rolled out AI Mode for Search, proving once again that the internet is just Clippy with better branding. Meanwhile, Billy McFarland insists Fyre Festival 2 is totally happening, despite Mexican officials pointing out that his coordinates literally lead to the ocean. Speaking of fraud, Tesla sales are in freefall thanks to Elon’s alt-right cosplay, and people are setting Teslas on fire in protest. And in rich-guy disconnect news, Google’s Sergey Brin thinks engineers should work 60-hour weeks to build the AI that will replace them. That’s some late-stage capitalism poetry right there.
Elsewhere, Trump Media paid Don Jr. nearly a quarter of its revenue to show up twice, while indie musicians can’t afford to tour, proving once again that grifting is more profitable than making art. Technicolor shut down overnight, stranding 10,000 workers because Hollywood’s financial planning is apparently as stable as a Starship rocket launch. Oh yeah, SpaceX exploded another one.
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
Google announces ‘AI Mode’ as a new way to use Search, testing starts today
Government Officials for Announced Fyre Festival 2 Location Say Event “Does Not Exist”
‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes
Tesla Just Got Even More Bad News
Tesla Just Got News About Its Sales in Germany, and It Shows That Elon Musk Has Seriously Messed Up
Arsonists Set Fire to a Dozen Teslas, Charging Stations Amid "Anti-Capitalist Coordination to Target Tesla"
Google’s Sergey Brin Says Engineers Should Work 60-Hour Weeks in Office to Build AI That Could Replace Them
Ex-Amazon VP explains why rich a-holes with helicopters and personal assistants don't get why you hate your commute
Trump Media Paid Donald Trump Jr. Nearly A Quarter Of Its Annual Revenue. He Attended Just Two Board Meetings
Cinema Giant Technicolor's Abrupt Shutdown Affects 10,000 Workers Worldwide
US employers cut more jobs last month than any February since 2009
No part of Amazon is 'unaffected' by AI, says its head of AGI
ChatGPT doubled its weekly active users in under 6 months, thanks to new releases
Hugging Face's chief science officer worries AI is becoming 'yes-men on servers'
A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda
OnlyFans Model Amouranth Held at Gunpoint for Her Crypto in Home Invasion
Crypto Soars Then Plunges Following Trump’s Post About a Strategic Reserve
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile
Trump creates a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve one day ahead of White House crypto summit
CFPB drops Zelle lawsuit in latest reversal under Trump administration
Canadian Municpalities and the Canadian Supreme Court to stop using twitter.
Ontario once again promises to nix $100 million Starlink deal over Trump tariffs
OpenAI reportedly plans to charge up to $20,000 a month for specialized AI 'agents'
Kevin Rose, Alexis Ohanian acquire Digg
Does the World Even Want Digg in 2025?
Scrolling Through Social Media Has a Unique Effect on Your Body
SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion
A second Intuitive Machines spacecraft just landed on the moon — and probably tipped over
Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video
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