Elon Musk says he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the US starting next year. With around 72 million children in the US as…
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A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband
Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she had shared her Flock login information with her husband, Tyler Harpe, an…
A woman was arrested in Philly for blocking a delivery robot
Carolyn Marvin was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after blocking the path of an Uber delivery robot and refusing to get out of the way. Marvin told Philadelphia’s ABC13…
Video game ownership bill introduced in Congress
Rep. Ritchie Torres of New York’s 15th congressional district in the Bronx introduced the Power To The Players Act this week. If passed, the bill would direct the Federal Trade…
Trump says Google kisses his ass
During a rally on Saturday, October 17th, in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Donald Trump bragged about how much more powerful and influential he was during his second term. While listing off…
Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on autonomous vehicles, policy, and road rules, follow Andrew J. Hawkins. The…
TikTok bans Musk documentary account
Just ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney’s Musk documentary, TikTok has banned the film’s social media account from its platform. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request…
Elon Musk settles lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaway
That directly contradicted Musk’s claim that the drawings were random. The plaintiffs say they never would have signed the petition required to enter the giveaway if they had known it…
Trump posts AI-edited photo to brag about White House restoration work
President Donald Trump posted a series of photos on Truth Social showing off renovations to the White House — but one of them appears to be modified with AI. The…