On August 4, 2025, a landmark database—the Police Records Access Project—went live, providing unprecedented public access to formerly secret internal police records in California WIRED. Built over seven years by a coalition…
• Yesterday (August 4, 2025), Tesla’s board approved a new $29 billion stock-based compensation award for CEO Elon Musk. The award grants him 96 million restricted shares, valued at approximately $300…
On January 29, 2025, an American Airlines regional jet (Flight 5342) collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, approximately 0.8 km from runway 33 at Reagan National…
Summary:For the first time in its 90-year history, the Culinary Workers Union represents employees at every major casino on the Las Vegas Strip. This follows two major breakthroughs in late…
On August 1, 2025, Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted of aiding Jeffrey Epstein in sex trafficking underage girls, was transferred from FCI Tallahassee—a low-security federal prison in Florida—to Federal Prison Camp Bryan…
On August 1, 2025, a Miami federal jury delivered a historic verdict: Tesla was deemed partly responsible—33% liability—for a fatal 2019 crash involving its Autopilot system. The crash took place…
Quebec doctors have issued urgent warnings about a surge of AI-generated deepfake videos that use their likeness to promote dubious health advice and products. These videos—circulating across social media and…
On July 31, 2025, The Guardian reported that nearly $9.7 million worth of USAID-funded contraceptives—including IUDs, implants, and birth control pills—stored in a Belgian warehouse are at risk of being…
On August 1, 2025, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly—dominated by President Nayib Bukele’s Nuevas Ideas party—voted overwhelmingly (57 to 3) to approve constitutional amendments allowing the president to be re-elected indefinitely.…
SummaryOn July 30, 2025, the Trump administration announced a major initiative, unveiled at a White House event titled “Making Health Technology Great Again.” More than 60 public and private sector…