Elon Musk, co-founder of Neuralink, said the the first human has received an implant from the brain-chip startup. The billionaire and X/Twitter owner made the announcement on his social media platform Monday evening. “The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well,” he tweeted, adding, “Initial …
Read More »Pentagon Official Charged With Running Gruesome Dog Fighting Ring
A Pentagon official has been charged by federal authorities with “promoting and furthering” an illegal dog fighting ring in Maryland. Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., a Deputy Chief Information Officer for Command, Control, and Communications, for Office of the Secretary of Defense, and a co-defendant, Mario Damon Flythe, were indicted on …
Read More »The Animal-Rights Activist Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Dolphin
During Becky Milligan’s more than three decades as a journalist, she still remembers her encounter with a bottlenose dolphin, Freddie, that touched people in the British seaside town of Amble in the mid-1980s and 1990s. Freddie was all people talked about. Crowds waved and cheered from the pier as Freddie …
Read More »Michael Bay Denies Killing a Pigeon While Shooting Netflix Film in Italy
A dead bird has director Michael Bay in trouble with Italian authorities. The filmmaker is currently facing charges for allegedly killing a pigeon while he was shooting Netflix’s 6 Underground in Rome, the TheWrap reports. On Thursday, Michael Bay denied having killed the bird, which is considered a protected species, …
Read More »Elon Musk's Brain Implant Company Probed for Animal Abuse: Report
Elon Musk’s medical device company Neuralink is facing federal investigation for potentially abusing animals in its attempt to develop a brain implant for humans, according to a report from Reuters. Musk, whose year was marked by a series of company crises, including a severe devaluation of Tesla’s stock and his …
Read More »They Used Telegram to Organize a Dog-Fighting Ring. Now, They're Facing Federal Charges
A grand-jury indictment filed in federal court last month reveals authorities conducted a years-long investigation into how a depraved group of individuals located in and around the greater Washington, D.C., area utilized the messaging app Telegram to operate an underground dog-fighting venture, regularly sharing tips on a variety of inhumane …
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