Uber customers reported a significantly higher number of alleged sexual assaults or instances of sexual harassment than the company publicly disclosed for a recent six-year period, and executives at the ride-sharing app pulled back on plans for a women-matching safety program after Donald Trump’s election, according to a new report. …
Read More »Jim Acosta Just Interviewed an AI Version of a Parkland Victim
The parents of Joaquin Oliver, one of the students killed in the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, have created an AI version of their late son, who partook in an interview today with journalist Jim Acosta. The interview took place on what would have been Oliver’s 25th birthday. The conversation, …
Read More »Social Media Users Want to Turn the Manhattan Gunman into Another Luigi Mangione
On Monday, a 27-year-old man entered a Midtown Manhattan office building with a rifle and killed four people — a police officer, a security guard, a real estate associate, and a real estate executive — before turning the gun on himself. None, it appears, were intended targets, as law enforcement …
Read More »Tesla Ordered to Pay More Than $240 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
After a three-week trial, a Miami jury on Friday found Tesla partially liable for a fatal 2019 accident involving its Autopilot driver-assistance feature, awarding the family of the deceased and an injured party a total of $329 million in damages. The company will have to pay a third of the …
Read More »Foo Fighters Bring on New Drummer to Replace Josh Freese
After parting with Josh Freese in May, the Foo Fightershave enlisted Nine Inch Nails touring member Ilan Rubin as their next drummer. In an unexpected twist, Freese will join Nine Inch Nails on their Peel It Back run, Rolling Stone has confirmed. Rubin has been traveling with Nine Inch Nails …
Read More »Hulk Hogan's Cause of Death Revealed as Heart Attack
Hulk Hogan died from acute myocardial infarction, or a heart attack. The former WWE wrestler and right-wing figure’s cause of death was revealed by Page Six on Thursday, July 31, one week after sources confirmed his death. Hogan died in Clearwater, Florida, after paramedics responded to a “cardiac arrest” call …
Read More »'Rolling Stone' Names Sean Woods and Shirley Halperin Co-Editors In Chief
Rolling Stone announced the appointment of Sean Woods and Shirley Halperin as its new co-editors in chief today. Woods, Rolling Stone’s longtime executive editor, steps into the role effective immediately and will continue to be based in New York. Halperin, a veteran music journalist and co-editor in chief of The …
Read More »Meme-Stock Traders Thrilled at Outrage Over American Eagle Ads Starring Sydney Sweeney
Fresh off selling a limited-edition soap that contained a dose of her actual bathwater, Sydney Sweeney took on a starring role in a denim campaign for fashion brand American Eagle. The new collection includes the “Sydney Jean,” produced in collaboration with the actress. It features a butterfly motif that represents …
Read More »Shannon Sharpe and ESPN Part Ways Following $50 Million Rape Lawsuit Settlement
Shannon Sharpe will not return to ESPN following the settlement of a $50 million rape lawsuit, according to The Athletic. Sharpe, who appeared on the morning series First Take, first stepped away from the network in April when details emerged of the lawsuit in which he was accused of sexual …
Read More »Caitlin Clark's Stalker Who Claimed 'Imaginary Relationship' With WNBA Star Sentenced to Prison
A 55-year-old man from Texaswas sentenced to two and a half years of prison on Monday after pleading guilty to stalking and harassing Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. Michael Lewis was banned from Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the team plays home games, as well as Gainbridge Fieldhouse, according to The Athletic. …
Read More »