Vinod Khosla publicly disavows Keith Rabois’ comments on ICE shooting

To understand the stance of an unwavering Trump loyalist after United States Custom and Enforcement shocked the nation this weekend by shooting another American citizen in Minneapolis, look no further than Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois. Rabois’ public support for ICE’s actions in the killing of Alex Pretti, made via posts on X, was so … Read more

Do we really need polio shots? Deep thoughts by RFK Jr. advisor get dragged.

He then pondered out loud what would happen if people stopped getting vaccinated. “If we take away all of the herd immunity, then does that switch, does that teeter-totter switch in a different direction?” he asked. Backlash In a statement, AMA Trustee Sandra Adamson Fryhofer blasted the question. “This is not a theoretical debate—it is … Read more

Here’s the tech powering ICE’s deportation crackdown 

President Donald Trump said he would make countering immigration one of his flagship policies during his second term in The White House, promising an unprecedented number of deportations.  A year in, data shows that deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection have surpassed at least 350,000 people.  ICE has taken … Read more

Odd anomaly caused Microsoft’s network to mishandle example.com traffic

When asked early Friday afternoon why Microsoft was doing this, a representative had no answer and asked for more time. By Monday morning, the improper routing was no longer occurring, but the representative still had no answer. The new JSON response suggested that as of Monday morning Microsoft hadn’t actually fixed the configuration routing traffic … Read more

“Wildly irresponsible”: DOT’s use of AI to draft safety rules sparks concerns

At DOT, Trump likely hopes to see many rules quickly updated to modernize airways and roadways. In a report highlighting the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s biggest “wins” in 2025, the White House credited DOT with “replacing decades-old rules with flexible, innovation-friendly frameworks,” including fast-tracking rules to allow for more automated vehicles on the … Read more

Apple introduces new AirTag with better range and a louder speaker

Additionally, the speaker in the AirTag is now 50 percent louder, Apple says. These two things together address some user complaints that as useful as an AirTag can be in ideal circumstances, sometimes it was frustrating trying to get things just right to find something. It won’t eliminate all edge cases, but it ought to … Read more

Social network UpScrolled sees surge in downloads following TikTok’s US takeover

In the wake of TikTok’s U.S. ownership change last week, some users are seeking out alternative platforms. One app gaining traction is UpScrolled, a social network that pledges to remain impartial to political agendas. The app currently ranks 12th overall in Apple’s App Store and second in the social networking category. Upscrolled blends familiar features … Read more

OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor

OpenAI’s co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn’t just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC — together, he and his wife Anna’s September 2025 donations equaled the largest of them all, totaling $25 million to “MAGA Inc.,” per a recent filing. The Brockmans’ donations made up nearly one-fourth of the six-month … Read more

Rad Power Bikes reaches deal to sell itself for $13.2 million

Electric bike company Rad Power Bikes has reached a deal to sell itself to a company called Life Electric Vehicles Holdings (or Life EV) for around $13.2 million, a little more than a month after entering the bankruptcy process. Florida-based Life EV bills itself as a “developer, manufacturer, and distributor in the light electric vehicle … Read more