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Google removed PragerU’s app from the Google Play Store for Android devices, claiming it violated the big tech platform’s “misleading claims” policy. As the educational organization publicized Google’s latest in a long string of censorship moves against it, the internet giant reversed its blacklisting without explanation.

Amazon has launched its long-awaited drone delivery service in Arizona, taking a significant step towards fulfilling founder Jeff Bezos’ decade-old vision of autonomous drones delivering packages to customers’ doorsteps in under 30 minutes. The service launches just as millions of Americans have their eyes turned to the skies in search of mystery drones buzzing major cities.

Silicon Valley continues to curry favor with President-elect Donald Trump, offering compliments, Mar-a-Lago visits, and million-dollar checks.

Itamar ben Hemo, the CEO of an Israeli tech startup called Rivery, survived being shot in the chest while in combat in Gaza earlier this year and signed a $100 million deal with data management company Boomi in the U.S. this week.

An immediate ban on drones flying over some of New York’s “critical infrastructure sites” was declared Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which further reserved the right to use “deadly force” against unmanned aircraft if they pose an “imminent security threat.”

China’s state-run Global Times on Thursday mocked the United States as a “breeding ground for delusion” because of the furor over drone sightings in New Jersey.

The state-of-the-art Robin Radar System, currently being used in the Ukraine war to detect drones, may soon be deployed to investigate the perplexing mystery drone sightings throughout the East Coast.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) since June 5, 2024, will have to wait a little longer to return to Earth due to a delay in SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission.

An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London’s High Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years.

Teamsters union members went on strike at seven Amazon facilities in four states Thursday morning, demanding better wages and benefits amidst the company’s soaring profits. The strike was timed for the height of the Christmas rush, as consumers around the country turn to the e-commerce giant to secure last minute gifts — which now may not arrive on time.

Family Feud host Steve Harvey was the victim of a bogus death pronouncement Wednesday which was automatically generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and spread to a waking world.

As reports of mysterious drone sightings continue to pour in from across the Northeast, a military expert has shared the reasons that he believes these drones are originating from within the United States. He added, “We are telegraphing right now that we do not know where these drones are. We’re telegraphing that we can fly these drones over U.S. bases and we can’t do anything about it.”

Pornhub, the world’s most popular pornography website, will deny access to all users in Florida beginning on January 1, 2025, in protest of the state’s new age verification requirements that protect children from adult content.

Fans of Nick Jonas are outraged over the Jonas Brothers singer’s apparent support of Elon Musk. “I used to pray to god to take your diabetes away,” one so-called fan wrote to Jonas.

LGBTQ activists are reacting with alarm to the growing list of gay-friendly streaming and TV shows that are getting the axe as wokeness seems to be on the downswing in U.S. culture.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) on Tuesday said “based on my experience,” the aircraft flying over the country are Chinese “spy drones.”

Brexit boss Nigel Farage said that Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to making a donation to his Reform UK party in Britain following a meeting with the world’s richest man at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Tuesday.

Belleville, NJ Mayor Michael Melham said Tuesday on Fox5’s “Good Day New York” that missing radioactive material might be what the mysterious drones over his state are looking for.

A flurry of mystery drone sightings along the East Coast have left local authorities and residents seeking answers, as federal agencies maintain that the incidents pose no threat to public safety or national security.

Tech moguls Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have found common ground in their opposition to OpenAI’s planned transition from a non-profit to a for-profit entity.

New Chipotle CEO Scott Boatwright reportedly wants to “modernize” the restaurant with robots working in the kitchen.

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO of fintech company Klarna, believes that AI has the capability to perform all jobs currently done by humans, leading to a halt in hiring at the company despite advertising job openings on its website. Critics say the company continues to bring in workers on green cards as it cuts established employees and builds AI tools.

Pop star Madonna, age 66, sparked backlash from fans this weekend by sharing AI-generated photos of Pope Francis getting handsy with her. 

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Monday wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, demanding answers about the big tech platform censoring military recruitment content.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DOD) released a joint statement on Monday saying the drones currently seen over New Jersey pose no national security threat.

President-elect Donald Trump expressed that he has a “warm spot” in his “heart for TikTok” as the app’s Chinese parent company is facing a looming January deadline to either sell the app or face a potential ban in the United States.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned New Jersey residents against shooting at mysterious unidentified drones or “pointing lasers at manned aircraft.”

Podcast powerhouse Joe Rogan says he is “genuinely concerned” about recent drone sightings in the tri-state area after an expert theory emerged.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “to deploy special detection systems” in New York and New Jersey to investigate the ongoing drone phenomena.

“Our military knows where they took off from. If it’s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went, and for some reason they don’t want to comment,” Trump said, noting that the government should be honest with the American people.

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram for Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, recently addressed the growing concern surrounding AI-generated content on social media platforms, emphasizing the need for users to consider the source before believing others’ posts.

Bluesky, the leftist echo chamber that has enjoyed explosive growth since the 2024 election, is now facing pressure by its users to ban progressive journalist and podcast host Jesse Singal over his skeptical views on transgenderism.