Death toll from the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui jumped to 80, as per the latest reports. Wildfire authorities are still shocked at the rapid devastation caused by the wildfires in a short span of time on the island. The death toll is expected to rise further as the fires are still blazing in multiple places.
Tesla’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has stepped down paving the way for the Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja to become the new CFO. Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down after spending 13 years with the company including 4 years as CFO.
US President Joe Biden has finally publicly acknowledged having his seventh granddaughter after repeated refusals to do so. Biden has repeatedly refused to acknowledge Hunter Biden’s daughter for years citing privacy reasons.
Ex-twitter employee Esther Crawford has said that Elon Musk is destroying twitter after he rebranded the platform recently. Crawford, the product manager, went viral for her photo last year when she slept at twitter office to show her hard work. Crawford has come out as a critic of the new changes Musk has introduced in the platform after she was fired in February.
Over 400 mass shootings have occurred in 2023 alone, according to a website that tracks firearms related deaths and violence. Just the past weekend, 9 mass shootings were recorded that killed 3 people and injured more than 30, according to Gun Violence Archive. 2023 is expected to surpass 2019 and 2021 in terms of mass shootings, a record without any meaningful legislation in sight.
The Australian cyber watchdog has given 28 days ultimatum to twitter to clean up its platform from hate speech. The Australian internet safety watchdog wanted the platform to respond to multiple complaints filed against it or face a penalty of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The origin of the rocket engine caught by fishermen is still shrouded in mystery. The Virgin Orbit, which was believed to own the engine, said it didn’t belong to them as the features didn’t match any of their systems. The rocket engine was discovered by Union Hall fishermen back in February but has not been claimed by anyone.
The US government has imposed a ban on importing Ninestar from China over the latter’s human rights record against the Uyghur minority. The Ninestar, who claimed to be the world’s fourth largest laser printer producer will not be able to export its products to the US after its alleged involvement in China’s aggression against Muslims.
An AI generated photo of baby Elon Musk went viral on twitter. A twitter user by the name of @alifarhat79 uploaded a photo of little Elon Musk with the description saying “BREAKING: Elon Musk was reportedly working on some anti-aging formula but it got way out of hand”.
A woman from California found an ancient foot-long tooth on the Rio Del Mar State Beach. The tooth was sticking out of the sand and caught the attention of Jennifer Schuh who then took some pictures and posted them on Facebook to know what the unusual thing was.
Google has announced to have worked on updating the ‘Find My Device’ feature for its users. Google has made lots of improvements and has made it easier for its customers to find their lost devices. Based on the recent announcement, users will receive automated notifications from their phone indicating the presence of an unidentified tracker that is in motion alongside them.
Classified CIA documents have revealed that China is building cyberweapons to hijack western satellites. Papers show that China is working on developing high tech satellites to seize control of satellites of European countries currently in orbit. China is developing the capability to make sure it dominates the exterior of earth to hinder their communication systems.
