One Person Killed, Several Injured In Explosion Outside California Fertility Clinic An explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs has left at least one person dead and four people injured. Pedestrian.tv · May 18, 2025
Mexican navy training vessel hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge A Mexican navy ship has hit the Brooklyn Bridge during a promotional tour in New York City, the top of its mast brushing the iconic span as it sailed through the East River The Independent UK · May 18, 2025
‘Dangerous Stuff’: Of course Elon Musk is trying to spread skepticism about the Holocaust Elon Musk's AI is turning on him. We Got This Covered · May 17, 2025
Musk's XAI Blames 'Unauthorized' Tweak For 'White Genocide' Posts Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup has blamed an "unauthorized modification" for causing its chatbot Grok to generate misleading and unsolicited posts referencing "white genocide" in South Africa. International Business Times · May 17, 2025
SpaceX wins federal approval to launch more rockets in South Texas The federal approval comes after vote from residents — mostly SpaceX employees — to form a new city at the Rio Grande Valley beach. The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2025
AMD subtly confirms reveal date for its next Radeon GPU – an ideal time to compete with Nvidia at Computex 2025 AMD has all-but-confirmed that the Radeon RX 9060 XT will be revealed at Computex 2025, on May 21. TechRadar · May 16, 2025
French Crypto Boss Hails 'Heroic' Duo For Foiling Kidnap Bid French cryptocurrency boss Pierre Noizat on Friday praised his "heroic" son-in-law and a neighbour armed with a fire extinguisher for thwarting the attempted kidnapping of his pregnant daughter and young grandson. International Business Times · May 16, 2025
Marathon features apparently stolen art? Its developer really needs to learn This was the best thing about the new game. Creative Bloq · May 16, 2025
Elon Musk’s AI firm blames unauthorised change for chatbot’s rant about ‘white genocide’ xAI’s Grok bot repeatedly referred to widely discredited claim about South Africa that has been touted by Donald Trump The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025
Laurence Fox pleads not guilty to encouraging Ulez camera vandalism He allegedly praised anti-Ulez activists known as ‘Blade Runners’ The Independent UK · May 16, 2025
11 Y.O. Girl Sexually Abused In Victoria After Adding Stranger On Snapchat An 11 Y.O. girl in Victoria, who the court called “April”, became the victim of sexual abuse after adding a stranger on Snapchat in 2023. Pedestrian.tv · May 16, 2025
McDonald's to Hire 375,000 Workers Despite Worst US Sales Since Pandemic—Aims for 50,000 Stores by 2027 Despite experiencing its worst US sales decline since the pandemic's peak, McDonald's has announced a major initiative to hire 375,000 workers nationwide. International Business Times UK · May 15, 2025
The Last of Us, The Legend of Zelda, and D&D royalty will host the Future Games Show Summer Showcase next month Laura Bailey and Matthew Mercer (re)join forces for the latest show GamesRadar · May 15, 2025
Ex-Tory councillor’s wife ‘never’ intended X post to incite violence, court told Lucy Connolly is challenging the sentence of 31 months imprisonment that she was given last October after posting following the Southport attacks. Evening Standard · May 15, 2025
AAP · May 15, 2025 Musk takes on eSafety tsar in court over content duty Outspoken billionaire Elon Musk's X Corp is mounting a Federal Court challenge against Australia's eSafety Commissioner.
Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025 Guest house in Japan under fire for asking Israeli guests about war crimes Israeli envoy protests Kyoto guest house over policy of asking guests to declare they have never committed war crimes.
The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2025 India blocks X accounts of Chinese state media over coverage of Kashmir crisis Move comes after Indian officials accused the outlets of spreading Pakistani propaganda and misinformation
Al Jazeera · May 15, 2025 ‘Significant step’: Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkiye – what to expect Zelenskyy will be in Turkiye, but Putin is not on Russia’s team for the first direct Moscow-Kyiv talks since 2022.
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025 Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian buys £20m stake in Chelsea Women Alexis Ohanian said he has invested in the Chelsea women’s team in order to ‘finally match their talent with the resources and respect they deserve’
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025 Minister accused of being too close to big tech after rise in meetings Exclusive: Technology secretary Peter Kyle had 28 meetings with people in or close to tech sector in six months
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Travel firms in India see drop in bookings to countries supporting Pakistan Political tension has now spilled over into the tourism sector
TechRadar · May 14, 2025 Intel is seemingly preparing a huge Battlemage GPU reveal at Computex 2025 – and it's expected to be a higher-end offering It looks like the rumors of a new Intel Battlemage GPU may be true, as Team Blue has just teased that it may unveil a new Arc B770 GPU at Computex 2025.
Radio France Internationale · May 14, 2025 European court delivers blow to EU Commission over Von der Leyen-Pfizer texts The European Court of Justice has upheld a transparency challenge over undisclosed text messages between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO during the Covid-19 vaccine negotiations.
Windows Central · May 14, 2025 "Any third-party websites selling Esquie plushies are NOT officially licensed. Many of them are using AI-generated artwork" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developers call out fakes and confirm its own official merchandise in the works Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 fans have fallen in love with Esquie and eagerly demand a plushie, however scam websites are taking advantage.
The Independent UK · May 14, 2025 Emotional Martin Lewis welcomes changes to ‘aggressive’ council tax practice An emotional Martin Lewis has hailed the government’s pledge to review 'aggressive' council tax collection practices.