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Exclusive — Head of AI Safety Agency Could Facilitate ‘Government-Big Tech Collusion’ Like Coronavirus Pandemic, 2020 Election

A Senate Commerce Committee document exposes how the head of an AI safety agency at the Commerce Department could stifle competition, consolidate AI developments in the hands of a few big tech companies, and facilitate “government-Big Tech collusion seen during the pandemic and the 2020 election,” Breitbart News has learned exclusively. 

Carly Tabak via NIST.gov

AI Doing Its Worst: Intuit to Lay Off 10% of Workforce

Intuit, the financial software giant behind QuickBooks and TurboTax, has revealed plans to lay off approximately 1,800 employees worldwide, representing 10 percent of its workforce, as part of a strategic shift towards AI and other priority areas.

Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi

EV Inferno: Tesla Burns to Bare Metal at Pennsylvania Charging Station

A routine car fire call in Upper Allen, Pennsylvania, turned into a complex firefighting operation when crews discovered the blaze involved a Tesla at an electric vehicle charging station. A massive response from multiple fire departments including a hazmat team was required to safely extinguish the blaze.

Elon Musk forms an X

Cryptocurrency Thefts Surge to $1.38 Billion in First Half of 2024

A new report from blockchain research firm TRM Labs has unveiled a startling increase in cryptocurrency theft, with hackers more than doubling their illicit gains in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year. Crypto crooks have stolen an astounding $1.38 billion so far this year.

Intelligence Community Warns on Election Day Eve that Russia Is Conducting 'Additional Inf

PragerU Slams NewsGuard’s ‘Insidious’ Practices Aimed at Driving Conservative Media ‘Out of Business’

PragerU slammed NewsGuard, a for-profit company that is running a mass blacklisting campaign working with corporations and advertisers to strangle conservative media. PragerU is shining a light on its sly and “insidious” practices aimed at driving conservative media outlets “out of business.” The nonprofit founded by Dennis Prager has launched an X/Twitter takeover with the hashtag #EndBigTechCensorship to expose NewsGuard’s practices.

PragerU NewsGuard video

‘Sweetheart Deal:’ Boeing Faces $243M Fine After Agreeing to Plead Guilty to Criminal Fraud in 737 Max Crash Case

Boeing has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud charges related to the fatal 737 Max crashes, a move that will brand the aerospace giant as a felon but allow it to avoid a trial. The company is likely to face of fine of $243 million — a drop in the bucket compared to its $78 billion in annual revenue, which a victims’ lawyer calls a “sweetheart deal.”

Boeing factory

Happy Fourth from Big Tech: Google’s Gemini AI Chatbot Spews Anti-American Garbage on America’s Birthday

Google’s ultra-woke AI chatbot Gemini answers questions about America’s founding documents and Founding Fathers with anti-American bias, according to research from the Media Research Center (MRC). When asked “Should Americans celebrate the Fourth of July holiday?” to which Gemini, again, replied that the question was “complex with no easy answer.”

Google's black George Washington