Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.

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Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute misconduct claims, warn of chilling effect

Three fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute allegations of mishandling sensitive information, warning in an open letter that their dismissals are creating a chilling effect on the company’s AI safety culture.

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Van Orden Asked For Help And Found Jebus (Johnson)

Having ten different members of the Trump crime syndicate come to Wisconsin to stump for Drunken Van Orden apparently wasn't enough. On Wednesday, Speaker Jebus Johnson came to western Wisconsin to tell the crowd he considered the race one of the top five most important races this year and that he absolutely needed DVO reelected.

But then Johnson really laid it on thick for the fives of people that showed up for the rally:

In Sparta, Johnson called Van Orden "overqualified" for his job in Congress, and joked about how he calls the military veteran in for enforcement during tough conversations in the House of Representatives.

"We do the good cop, bad cop thing a lot, you know," he said. "I bring in the hammer, and he scares everybody to death... so he's really, really, really important to us. Really important to moving this machinery along."

At first I busted out laughing when I saw that overqualified comment. But if Johnson is including drunk-raging at people as a political strategy, then he was right. DVO is definitely overqualified as a drunken asshole.

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'Shoddy, Filthy, BAD': Trump Loses His MIND Over Unflattering Photo Of His Golf Club

With midterm elections right around the corner and his very presidency and quite possibly his freedom hanging in the balance, President Donald Trump is clearly working hard to keep his priorities straight, as he spun out in an absolutely unhinged meltdown over an apparently unflattering photo of his Doral, Florida golf club used in a recent piece by the New York Times.

The Times used a featured image of Donald's Trump National Doral Miami in an article titled, "An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line," that highlighted how the president has managed to utterly decimate what was once considered presidential norms and standards in this country.

But it seems that Trump was less concerned about what the Times wrote and far more concerned about the photo they used.

Taking to his Truth Social echo chamber in not just one, but two deranged posts, the president tailspinned into an out-and-out meltdown because the Times' photo of his Doral golf club -- which showed the club looking yellowed and blackened and, frankly, in desperate need of some TLC -- made his beloved building look "shoddy, filthy, and just plain BAD."

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The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.

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Instinct brings its AI agent to group chats, even for friends without an account

Instinct is launching group chats that let friends use its AI agent together for tasks like planning trips, organizing carpools, and coordinating events. The company says personal accounts remain separate, with permission required before personal agents share information or take action.

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Quelle Surprise: Karoline Leavitt Is Joining Fox News As Network Infuriates Trump

In a move that comes as a shocking surprise to precisely no one, the New York Times has confirmed that former Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is slated to join Fox News as an on-air contributor. According to the report, Leavitt is expected to start with the network on November 1, and Fox is expected to make an official announcement soon.

In a statement published by the Times, Fox News Media CEO said, "Karoline’s firsthand experience in the White House and on the presidential campaign trail gives her a distinct understanding of today’s political landscape."

Karoline gave her own statement to the NYT, promising to offer viewers "the unique perspective and candor that defined my tenure with the Trump administration."

Leavitt joins Dana Perino and Kayleigh McEnany as former White House press secretaries who ended up at Fox.

Karoline's move to Fox comes as her former boss, President Trump, has repeatedly expressed his outrage with the network, most recently complaining that Fox has not adequately covered his recent rallies.

Just yesterday morning, he raged, "Fox spends more time talking to Communists, Socialists, and Dumocrats, often without rebuttal, and MAGA is not, to put it mildly, happy."

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