Bing Is a Liar—and It’s Ready to Call the Cops
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You’re in!” the email said. “Welcome to the new Bing!” Last Sunday, I joined a small wave of users granted early access to Microsoft’s new chatbot backed search engine, put forward as an “AI-powered copilot for the web.” Given…
A Tesla Will Hit a Child-Sized Mannequin in a Super Bowl Ad This Year
A crashed Tesla from an accident in 2018.KTVU via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ah, the Super Bowl is upon us. Like most American news organizations, we are obligated to offer some predictions today, and the time of the game, for easy web…
As Climate Outlook Worsens, Republicans Go After “Woke” Capitalism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his state would divest about $2 billion from BlackRock, a Wall Street firm that advocates for environmentally conscious investing.John Locher/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has only been a decade since climate activists launched campaigns to get…
Forced Labor, Child Miners, Payment in Drugs—Clean Energy Supply Chain Has Issues
Child miners on the back of a vehicle en route to Numbi, DRC.Stephen Digges / Zuma Press This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Australian clean energy industry has warned of growing evidence linking renewable energy supply chains to modern slavery and urged companies and governments…
All the Twitter Teams Elon Musk Has Cut (So Far)
GDA via AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After a lengthy period of “will he or won’t he,” that’s gone on since last April, Elon Musk finally bought Twitter for the hilarious price of $54.20 per share—$44 billion total—a much higher price than…
Elon Musk Made It His Job To Make Himself Look Dumb
AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In 1987, Oliver Stone released Wall Street. The film, in theory, was an indictment of the rapacious excess wrought by rising financialization. At the center was Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas. “The personification of…