Elon Musk reveals he would back Trump rival in 2024 US presidential election

Elon Musk Sets Poop Emoji as Autoreply to Reporters

Elon Musk Sets Poop Emoji , as Autoreply to Reporters. Elon Musk Sets Poop Emoji , as Autoreply to Reporters. Gizmodo reports that Twitter CEO Elon Musk made the announcement via a tweet on March 19. When Gizmodo reached out to press@twitter.com for a comment, they received a poop emoji in return. Amid Musk's mass layoffs since acquiring the company in October, Twitter's communications team was let go. The move is in line with policies at his other companies, Tesla and SpaceX, which don't make a habit of responding to the press. The move is in line with policies at his other companies, Tesla and SpaceX, which don't make a habit of responding to the press. Musk has a history of disdain for the media. In February, Musk said Twitter would take legal action against a disgruntled ex-employee who was a source for a Platformer article. In December, Musk referred to a Reuters article alleging that Twitter had taken down suicide prevention information as "fake news.". According to CBS News, Musk has also accused reporters of bias against Tesla and being in cahoots with the company's rivals

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Twitter owner and Billionaire Elon Musk has said that former US President Donald Trump will be re-elected in a landslide victory #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #USPresident

OpenAI Unveils New Chatbot That Can 'See' Uploaded Images

OpenAI Unveils, New Chatbot That Can , 'See' Uploaded Images. On March 14, the San Francisco tech company behind ChatGPT announced a new version of its artificial intelligence software. On March 14, the San Francisco tech company behind ChatGPT announced a new version of its artificial intelligence software. NBC reports that OpenAI said its new GPT-4 software , "can solve difficult problems with greater accuracy, thanks to its broader general knowledge and problem solving abilities.". According to the company, the AI has a variety of capabilities that separate it from its previous iterations. These include the ability to process and "reason" based on user-uploaded images. GPT-4 is a large multimodal model (accepting image and text inputs, emitting text outputs) that, while less capable than humans in many real-world scenarios, exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, Via OpenAI.com. NBC reports that the latest version of ChatGPT is not available for free, but it is available for people to try on ChatGPT Plus, the company's subscription service. NBC reports that the latest version of ChatGPT is not available for free, but it is available for people to try on ChatGPT Plus, the company's subscription service. In 2015, OpenAI launched with funding from tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. In 2015, OpenAI launched with funding from tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. In 2015, OpenAI launched with funding from tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. In 2015, OpenAI launched with funding from tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. In 2015, OpenAI launched with funding from tech industry leaders such as Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. The advent of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot has sent shockwaves throughout the tech sector and given rise to questions of ethics and the regulation of a rapidly developing technology. The release of OpenAI's chatbot has even shaken up Google over concerns that AI tech could impact its share of the search engine market. The release of OpenAI's chatbot has even shaken up Google over concerns that AI tech could impact its share of the search engine market. NBC reports that Sarah Myers West, the managing director of the AI Now Institute, warns that releasing systems like this without regulation , “is essentially experimenting in the wild.”

Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking Laid-Off, Disabled Twitter Employee

Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking , Laid-Off, Disabled Twitter Employee. Associated Press reports that Haraldur Thorleifsson began working for Twitter in 2021 when his startup, Ueno, was acquired by the company. On March 5, Throleifsson, who lives in Iceland, signed on to his computer to work. But he and about 200 other people were locked out of the system. Considering the recent mass layoffs at Twitter, Thorleifsson questioned whether he still had a job. He reached out to the appropriate channels to see if he was still employed but didn't hear back for nine days. So he decided to tweet Twitter CEO Elon Musk to see if he could get an answer. Musk went on to question Thorleifsson about his role at Twitter and his disability. . Musk then accused Thorleifsson of just trying to "get a big payout.". Thorleifsson said he received an email amid the Twitter exchange that he had been let go. But on March 7, Musk issued a public apology

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2022 Sets Record for Most Attempts to Ban Books

2022 Sets Record , for Most Attempts , to Ban Books. Associated Press reports that the number of attempted bans and restrictions on books continues to surge. . According to a new report from the American Library Association released on March 23, the number of attempts in 2022 set a new record. Last year, the association compiled over 1,200 attempts to either ban books or restrict access to them in schools and libraries. The number nearly doubled from 2021, which set the record that 2022 broke. I’ve never seen anything like this. The last two years have been exhausting, frightening, outrage inducing, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, via Associated Press. In 2022, over 2,500 books were objected to. . In 2021, the number of objections was 1,858, and just one year earlier it was only 566. . States including Arizona, Iowa, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma have all passed or proposed bills restricting books. . States including Arizona, Iowa, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma have all passed or proposed bills restricting books. . AP reports that some books have been targeted for racist language, others for having gender or racial themes. In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has approved a bill to review classroom reading material and limit discussion of gender identity and race in schools.

United States: Florida Governor DeSantis takes over Disney district

Florida Governor Takes Aim at Disney's 'Corporate Kingdom'

Florida Governor , Takes Aim at Disney's , 'Corporate Kingdom'. Florida Governor , Takes Aim at Disney's , 'Corporate Kingdom'. On February 27, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a bill taking control of a special tax district containing Walt Disney World. . On February 27, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a bill taking control of a special tax district containing Walt Disney World. . Al Jazeera reports that the special tax status allowed Walt Disney Co to operate within Florida with a high degree of autonomy. . The corporate kingdom finally comes to an end, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera. Last year, Republicans in Florida clashed with Disney over a law restricting classroom instruction of gender and sexual orientation. . The new bill authorizes the governor to appoint five supervisors to oversee municipal services like road maintenance, waste collection and fire protection. The new bill authorizes the governor to appoint five supervisors to oversee municipal services like road maintenance, waste collection and fire protection. Allowing a corporation to control its own government is bad policy, especially when the corporation makes decisions that impact an entire region, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera. This legislation ends Disney’s self-governing status, makes Disney live under the same laws as everybody else, and ensures that Disney pays its debts and fair share of taxes, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor, via Al Jazeera. According to the Themed Entertainment Association, Disney World drew 36.2 million visitors to Florida in 2021. . The park is also central Florida's largest employer, employing approximately 75,000 people. Al Jazeera reports that shares in Disney were up 0.4%, as of February 27, despite the signing of the Florida bill

Trump Escalates Attacks on Potential 2024 Opponent Ron DeSantis

Trump Escalates Attacks , on Potential 2024 Opponent , Ron DeSantis. NBC News reports that in anticipation of DeSantis announcing his presidential candidacy. Trump has increased his public condemnation of the Florida governor. On Truth Social, Trump referred to DeSantis as a "RINO GLOBALIST," meaning "Republican in name only.". He also reposted someone else's unfounded claims that DeSantis may have been inappropriate with female students when he was a high school teacher. He also reposted someone else's unfounded claims that DeSantis may have been inappropriate with female students when he was a high school teacher. Trump endorsed DeSantis in 2018 for the governorship, but now views his former ally as disloyal. A reporter spoke with DeSantis on Feb. 8 and began to reference Trump's attacks, but DeSantis cut him off. I get that you guys want the controversy. I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida, and fighting against [President] Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, at a news conference on Feb. 8, as reported by NBC News. I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans, Ron DeSantis, at a news conference on Feb. 8, as reported by NBC News. Several national polls show DeSantis as a viable contender for the 2024 GOP nomination. The governor will reportedly decide on his candidacy after the end of Florida's legislative session later this year. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to launch her campaign for the Republican nomination next week. NBC News reports that Sen. Tim Scott and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu are also considering running. NBC News reports that Sen. Tim Scott and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu are also considering running

House Passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights Act’ Requiring Increased School Transparency

House Passes , 'Parents Bill of Rights Act' , Requiring Increased School Transparency. On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education. On March 24, the House passed GOP-sponsored legislation meant to provide more information to parents regarding children's education. NBC reports that the legislation highlights Republicans' efforts to determine what is taught in public schools. . The Parents Bill of Rights Act was approved in a 213-208 vote. . The bill requires schools to publicly post information regarding their curriculum for students. In addition to this, schools will be required to provide parents with a list of books and reading materials that are taught or available to students in libraries. . NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues ranging from racial equality to gender identity. NBC reports that the bill's passage comes amid GOP-led efforts to ban books or teaching about issues ranging from racial equality to gender identity. The new bill will also require schools to offer parents at least two opportunities for in-person parent-teacher meetings annually. . School boards will be instructed to listen to parents' feedback regarding student education. School boards will be instructed to listen to parents' feedback regarding student education. The bill also requires the public disclosure of school district budgets, including revenues and expenditures. Additionally, parents must be notified of any violent activity occurring at schools or school-sponsored events

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Arkansas Passes Law That Restricts Transgender Students' Access to Bathrooms

Arkansas Passes Law That, Restricts Transgender Students' , Access to Bathrooms . On March 21, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning transgender students from using restrooms that differ from the sex on their birth certificates. On March 21, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a bill banning transgender students from using restrooms that differ from the sex on their birth certificates. CNN reports that the new law represents the latest GOP-led effort to limit the rights of LGBTQ students in schools. . The bill applies to restrooms, locker rooms, changing rooms and shower rooms in public and charter schools. Failing to comply with the new law, which applies to pre-K through 12th grade, can result in $1,000 fines for superintendents, teachers and principals. The bill also requires schools to provide accommodations for those who would be prohibited from using the facilities under the new law. However, the law specifies that those accommodations must not include , “access to a restroom or changing area that is designated for use by members of the opposite sex to an individual while members of the opposite sex of the individual are present or may be present.”. The governor has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our kids, not indoctrinating them, and believes our schools are no place for the radical left’s woke agenda, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN. Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates, Alexa Henning, Spokesperson for Sanders, via CNN. Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, an advocacy group for LGBTQ students, argues that the new law uses , “trans and nonbinary kids as political pawns.". Enforcing these bills would be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming for schools and extraordinarily invasive toward transgender students, Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, the executive director of GLSEN, via CNN

YouTube Decides to Fully Restore Donald Trump's Account

YouTube Decides, to Fully Restore , Donald Trump's Account. YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. . YouTube has become the latest social media network to lift restrictions and restore former United States President Donald Trump's account. . Al Jazeera reports that the March 17 announcement comes as the 2024 Republican nomination race begins to heat up. . We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, while balancing the chance for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter. We carefully evaluated the continued risk of real-world violence, while balancing the chance for voters to hear equally from major national candidates in the run up to an election, YouTube, via Twitter. The news also comes over two years after Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Critics of Trump accuse him of inciting violence and making false accusations of election fraud. Social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, have since reinstated the former president's accounts. Social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, have since reinstated the former president's accounts. Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social. Al Jazeera reports that despite being reinstated, Trump has not returned to any of those platforms, choosing instead to communicate with supporters on Truth Social. I am staying on Truth. I like it better, I like the way it works, Donald Trump, via Fox News. In the buildup to the 2024 primaries, Trump is currently facing several state-led investigations. Those investigations are looking at the former president's campaign conduct, his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his private business practices

Biden Administration Approves Contested Alaskan Oil Drilling Project

Biden Administration , Approves Contested Alaskan , Oil Drilling Project. CNN reports that the Biden administration has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. . CNN reports that the Biden administration has greenlighted the Willow Project in Alaska. . The decision has reportedly angered opponents such as climate activists and set the stage for legal challenges. CNN reports that the Willow Project is located in the National Petroleum Reserve, land that is owned by the federal government. . The area holds an estimated 600 million barrels of oil. According to the Biden administration's estimates, the project will generate enough oil to release 9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. . According to the Biden administration's estimates, the project will generate enough oil to release 9.2 million metric tons of carbon every year. . Supporters of the decision, including a coalition of Alaska Native tribes and groups, have hailed the drilling project as a vital revenue source that will also create jobs. . We finally did it, Willow is finally reapproved, and we can almost literally feel Alaska’s future brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN. We finally did it, Willow is finally reapproved, and we can almost literally feel Alaska’s future brightening because of it, Lisa Murkowski, Republican Senator of Alaska, via CNN. According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”. According to Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, the state is , “now on the cusp of creating thousands of new jobs, generating billions of dollars in new revenues.”. She added that the drilling project has the potential to improve , "quality of life on the North Slope and across our state.”. Opponents argue that the project works against the Biden administration's stated climate goals and poses a threat to both the environment and public health. Opponents argue that the project works against the Biden administration's stated climate goals and poses a threat to both the environment and public health

Def Leppard Drummer Thanks Fans for Support After Being Attacked in Florida

Def Leppard Drummer Thanks Fans , for Support After Being Attacked in Florida. Def Leppard Drummer Thanks Fans , for Support After Being Attacked in Florida. 'The Guardian' reports that Rick Allen, the one-armed drummer for rock band Def Leppard, was attacked on March 12. The 59-year-old was smoking outside of a hotel when he was beaten and knocked to the ground. 19-year-old Max Edward Hartley has been charged with battery. Allen took to Instagram on March 20 to thank everyone for their support as he heals. Thank you everyone for your overwhelming support. Your love and prayers are truly helping. My wife Lauren was thankfully not with me at the time of the incident. , Rick Allen, via Instagram. To all of the fans, veterans, and first responders in our global community we are thinking of you all. Together with love, we can all get through these difficult times, Rick Allen, via Instagram. 'The Guardian' reports that last weekend, Miami Beach officials initiated a curfew as two deadly shootings occurred among spring break crowds. 'The Guardian' reports that last weekend, Miami Beach officials initiated a curfew as two deadly shootings occurred among spring break crowds. Mayor Dan Gelber said that the crowds and guns "created a peril that cannot go unchecked.". We don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police, Dan Gelber, Miami mayor, via statement. We don’t ask for spring break in our city. We don’t want spring break in our city. It’s too rowdy, it’s too much disorder and it’s too difficult to police, Dan Gelber, Miami mayor, via statement. It's not clear if Allen's attacker was on spring break. It's not clear if Allen's attacker was on spring break. Allen was in Fort Lauderdale to play a Def Leppard show in celebration of their 40th anniversary as a band

5,000 Mile-Wide Mass of Seaweed Heads Toward the Gulf Coast

5,000 Mile-Wide , Mass of Seaweed Heads Toward , the Gulf Coast. CNN reports that a massive blob of seaweed is headed for the shores of Florida and other coasts along the Gulf of Mexico. The mass of seaweed that formed in the Atlantic Ocean threatens to bring down the upcoming tourist season. CNN reports that scientists have been tracking large accumulations of a variety of seaweed called sargassum since 2011. Sargassum is known to form large blooms in the Atlantic, however this year's is the largest on record. The massive bloom spans over 5,000 miles from the coast of Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. . This floating habitat provides food and protection for fishes, mammals, marine birds, crabs and more, Sargassum Information Hub website, via CNN. It serves as a critical habitat for threatened loggerhead sea turtles and as a nursery area for a variety of commercially important fishes such as mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks, Sargassum Information Hub website, via CNN. Over the course of the summer, the mass will push west through the Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico. According to Dr. Brian Lapointe, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, the mass of seaweed is expected to reach the shores of Florida around July. This is an entirely new oceanographic phenomenon that is creating such a problem — really a catastrophic problem — for tourism in the Caribbean region where it piles up on beaches up to 5 or 6 feet deep, According to Dr. Brian Lapointe, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, via CNN. This is an entirely new oceanographic phenomenon that is creating such a problem — really a catastrophic problem — for tourism in the Caribbean region where it piles up on beaches up to 5 or 6 feet deep, According to Dr. Brian Lapointe, a researcher at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, via CNN

Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt: Enormous seaweed causes concerns in US beaches | Oneindia News

A massive carpet of seaweed stretching 5,000 miles and is equivalent to about twice the width of the United States is discovered. The seaweed will reportedly cause problems along the beaches of Florida and Mexico, as scientists become increasingly concerned about the algae's effects. #GreatAtlanticSargassumBelt #US #Seaweed