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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: Ignore AI’s Environmental Impact Because Climate Goals Were Always Unrealistic

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has called for a full-scale investment in AI infrastructure, even as the energy-intensive nature of AI development threatens to undermine global climate goals. Saying the quiet part out loud, Schmidt admitted Silicon Valley’s climate goals were always completely unrealistic, stating: “We’re not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we’re not organized to do it.”

Eric Schmidt formerly of Google

Livestreaming Menace Jack Doherty Crashes McLaren Supercar on Video

Internet personality Jack Doherty, known for videos and streams where he interrupts the daily lives of regular people with pranks and confrontations, crashed his McLaren supercar during a livestream. The video of the incident shows Doherty using his phone while driving on a rainy highway moments before the accident.

Streamer Jack Doherty with wrecked car

‘The Political Cartoons of Today:’ Judge Blocks California Law Banning ‘Deepfake’ Videos of Politicians

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of a recently passed California law aimed at curbing the spread of AI-generated deepfakes depicting political candidates. In his decision, Judge John Mendez wrote, “While a well-founded fear of a digitally manipulated media landscape may be justified, this fear does not give legislators unbridled license to bulldoze over the longstanding tradition of critique, parody, and satire protected by the First Amendment.”

Kamala Harris looking unhappy

Pennsylvania Department of State Under Criticism for Site Maintenance on Day of Trump’s Return to Butler

The Pennsylvania Department of State’s voter registration site will be down for maintenance beginning Saturday, October 5, originally overlapping former President Donald Trump’s triumphant return to Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly three months after the first assassination attempt on his life. However, it seems officials may have moved the time after criticism.

A sign highlights efforts to sign up voters at the Bayfront Convention Center before Repub

Walz Downplays Social Media Censorship at VP Debate, Accuses Conservatives of Yelling ‘Fire’ in a Crowded Theater

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) downplayed social media censorship during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate against Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) by suggesting that conservatives should have had their speech censored, claiming their criticism of the government over coronavirus-related issues is equivalent to yelling “fire” in “a crowded theater.”

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presiden

America Unprotected: Texas Hospital Crippled by Ransomware Attack, Ambulances Redirected

The University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, a critical level-one trauma hospital, has been severely impacted by a ransomware attack, leading to the diversion of emergency patients to nearby facilities. With the only level-one trauma center within 400 miles crippled, West Texas residents have been placed at significant risk by America’s failure to fight cybercrime.

an empty ambulance