https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mark-zuckerberg-says-apple-hasnt-invented-anything-great-since-the-iphone-as-meta-blocks-its-ai-tools/ar-AA1EQ1Gp

Silicon Valley's headline feud just moved from boardrooms to every iPhone screen. As of mid-April, CNET reported that Apple Intelligence—Apple's AAPL new on-device AI suite—no longer works inside Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads or Messenger.

The silent change traced back to Meta Platforms META, which disabled Apple's application interfaces without fanfare.

Error messages appeared first, as iPhone owners tried to launch Apple's Writing Tools or Genmoji inside Meta's apps. PCMag reported that the features still load in Safari, signaling a targeted block rather than a system outage.

Meta's own numbers explain the timing. A Facebook post by Zuckerberg indicates capital spending could rocket to $65 billion in 2025 from $35 billion last year. Those dollars fund custom silicon and fresh server farms. One upcoming facility will draw two gigawatts of electricity—the output of twin nuclear reactors.

All that infrastructure feeds Meta AI, the assistant now woven through Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Shutting out Apple nudges millions toward Meta's own chatbot for caption rewrites and sticker generation.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/elon-musk-gets-devastating-news-as-the-anti-tesla-catches-on/ar-AA1EICVU

Once known as the undisputed leader of the electric vehicle (EV) sector, Tesla has struggled since the year started, largely thanks to Elon Musk’s polarizing actions. Even after the CEO announced he would be stepping back from his role at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), share prices haven’t garnered any sustainable momentum.

Recently, Tesla revealed that its sales in China are down more than 8% on a year-over-year (YOY) basis while demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continues to rise. This indicates that the company’s share of an important market is slipping at a highly vital time.

Less than two weeks ago, news broke that Tesla had an unexpected new rival, a startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Slate Automotive had been quietly pioneering low-cost electric pickup trucks for years, but has finally entered the market with a splash.

The company produces customizable electric pickup trucks with the traditional design at a sticker price of only $25,000. This low price decreases even more with the federal EV tax credit.

So far, demand for these vehicles is extremely high. Slate just reported that over the weekend of May 10, it exceeded 100,000 reservations. These figures haven’t led to sales yet, but they show that many people are very interested in owning a Slate Automotive electric truck before the vehicle has been released.

This comes at a time when Tesla is facing a significant Cybertruck demand problem. As TheStreet has reported, photos have shown hundreds of Tesla’s futuristic trucks sitting idly at its Texas gigafactory facility, as well as in random parking lots in other states.

>The group, which is seeking unspecified damages, argued that the public backlash [to the shooting] prevented the company from pursuing "the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve" its earnings goals.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/08/unitedhealthcare-sued-by-shareholders-over-reaction-to-ceos-killing.html

A group of investors sued UnitedHealthcare Group

on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading them after the killing of its CEO, Brian Thompson.

The class action lawsuit — filed in the Southern District of New York — accuses the health insurance company of not initially adjusting their 2025 net earning outlook to factor in how Thompson's killing would affect their operations.

On Dec. 3 — a day before Thompson was fatally shot — the company issued guidance that included net earnings of $28.15 to $28.65 per share and adjusted net earnings of $29.50 to $30.00 per share, the suit notes. And on January 16, the company announced that it was sticking with its old forecast.

The investors described this as "materially false and misleading," pointing to the immense public scrutiny the company and the broader health insurance industry experienced in the wake of Thompson's killing.

The group, which is seeking unspecified damages, argued that the public backlash prevented the company from pursuing "the aggressive, anti-consumer tactics that it would need to achieve" its earnings goals.

"As such, the Company was deliberately reckless in doubling down on its previously issued guidance," the suit reads.

Democrats prove once again they hate math and statistics. They think that they should be able to regulate math and statistics and what people can do with mathematics.
Republicans say "No" and block states from enacting regulations which would curtail the usage of math and statistics.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/tech/house-spending-bill-ai-provision-organizations-raise-alarm
House Republicans want to stop states from regulating AI. More than 100 organizations are pushing back

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More than 100 organizations are raising alarms about a provision in the House’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package that would hamstring the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.

Tucked into President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” agenda bill is a rule that, if passed, would prohibit states from enforcing “any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems” for 10 years.

Free Erica Walsh Free Erica Walsh Free Erica Walsh

The Massachusetts State Police arrested a woman protesting for Karen Reed outside the courthouse. She was wearing a hoodie that said on the back: Criminals Control Norfolk County. There is a “Buffer Zone” in front of the courthouse which was put in place by the Judge who is presiding the Karen Reed murder trial. This zone is currently being looked at in other courts due to constitutional issues, free speech being the biggest one. She was arrested under the rules that the Judge put in place. An interesting note, there is a provision in the order where a person who gets arrested in the buffer zone can see a Judge in the courthouse immediately.

Well, it’s a lie. At the time of this writing, she is still in a holding cell with the police.
The first report came from Doctor Turtleboy on X: https://x.com/DoctorTurtleboy/status/1924538478571798907

Doc is not a stranger to the overreach and corruption from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has been under the gun for some years now. He was the one to first really report on the Karen Reed trial, long before the legacy media would even touch it. He has been wrongly accused by the Commonwealth of witness intimidation for simply reporting on this case.

Over time it has become apparent that the Commonwealth, from the DA, State Police, Boston Police Dept and within the courthouse itself with the current presiding Judge, that there has been web of deceit in order to protect some people within the police departments.

It also seems that people involved in the Karen Reed murder case had also been involved with the death of a young woman who, it seems, was sexually used by various police officers starting at a young age.
She Is Dead Now, and there has never been a clear story of what happened.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70nqk9rlxpo
Former FBI director James Comey is being investigated by the Secret Service after he shared then deleted a social media post, which Republicans alleged was an incitement to violence against US President Donald Trump.

Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647", which he captioned: "Cool shell formation on my beach walk."

The number 86 is a slang term whose definitions include "to reject" or "to get rid of", according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, which also notes that it has more recently been used as a term meaning "to kill". And Trump is the 47th US president.

Comey insisted he did not know what the numbers meant, but Trump has disputed that.

Comey deleted the Instagram post, saying in a follow-up that he "assumed [the sea shells] were a political message".

"I didn't realise some folks associate those numbers with violence," he added. "It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down."

But Trump argued that "a child knows what that meant".

"That meant assassination, and it says it loud and clear," Trump told Fox News in an interview, clips of which were released before broadcast on Friday. "Now, he wasn't very competent, but he was competent enough to know what that meant."

In a post in X, Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said: "We vigorously investigate anything that can be taken as a potential threat against our protectees.

"We are aware of the social media posts by the former FBI Director & we take rhetoric like this very seriously. Beyond that, we do not comment on protective intelligence matters."

Trump survived two assassination attempts last year.

Current FBI Director Kash Patel responded on social media, saying that the bureau was "aware of the recent social media post by former FBI Director James Comey, directed at President Trump".

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/us/louisiana-republicans-last-vestiges-school-desegregation.html
Republican leaders in Louisiana are pushing to end the last remnants of federally ordered school desegregation in their state, arguing that the era of racial exclusion is in the past and that the U.S. government has forced burdensome requirements on school districts long enough.

They may have found allies in the Trump administration, as it seeks to slash federal bureaucracy and roll back diversity efforts across the country.

It has been 71 years since the Supreme Court made racially segregated schools illegal in its landmark 1954 ruling, Brown v. Board of Education. Louisiana officials say that federal orders forcing school districts to comply with the decision are outdated and no longer needed, and that the country needs to move on.

Civil rights advocates see the effort as part of a broader attack on Black students and civil rights under the Trump administration, at a time when U.S. schools are only growing more segregated.

Nationally, more than 300 desegregation orders are estimated to still be on the books from the 1960s and 1970s, when school districts resistant to integration were put under the supervision of federal courts. In the decades since, many orders have gone dormant, with little federal enforcement.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/court-records-suggest-probe-jacksonville-223030469.html

Trump has broad American support over his handling of America's trans issues
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-approval-rating-double-digits-above-water-key-issue-poll-2070604
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Double-Digits Above Water on Key Issue—Poll

More than half of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's approach to transgender issues—exceeding his overall job approval rating—according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll.

Why It Matters
After campaigning heavily on transgender issues, one of Trump's first executive orders declared that there are only two genders—"male and female." He has heavily pushed policies and issued several executive orders rolling back rights for transgender people since retaking office.

Trump signed a ban on openly transgender people serving in the military in an executive order on January 27, claiming that transgender troops negatively impact "excellence" and "readiness." Another order in February, banned transgender women from competing in women's sports. Schools that do not comply face loss of federal funding

Recent weeks have seen Trump's approval ratings plummet amid anxiety about the impact of his everchanging tariff policy, which in April saw markets temporarily crash before bouncing back days later. But after a sharp decline driven by economic anxiety, a recovery in his numbers suggests the president may be stabilizing his base and regaining control of the political narrative

What To Know
An AP-NORC poll of 1,175 adults conducted between May 1 and 5 and published on Saturday, found that more than half of Americans, 52 percent, approve of how the president is handling transgender issues. The findings are significantly higher than Trump's overall job approval rating, which the poll measured at 41 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.

19 percent of Democrats approve of his handling of transgender issues, compared to 48 percent of independents, and 90 percent of Republicans.