Author: Stephanie Gauthier

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has revealed that Mark Zuckerberg may have tried to lure some of his employees with bonuses of up to several million dollars, in a bid to recruit them for the “superintelligent” AI project that Meta recently unveiled.

OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign-on bonuses

— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-06-18T13:37:14.850Z

In a discussion on the future of AI on the podcast hosted by his brother Jack Altman, Sam Altman pointed out that the race to develop artificial intelligence had, in his opinion, taken a turn completely out of proportion.

In particular, he cited Meta’s recent attempt to poach some of its key employees by offering them gigantic bonuses of up to $100 million.

He took the opportunity to openly denounce this approach, warning that such a recruitment method could foster a toxic culture in an under-pressure, fast-growing technology sector.

Altman says he is fortunate that none of his employees appear, so far, to have given in to Meta’s offers.

While Zuckerberg is deploying considerable resources, from huge investments to offensive recruitment, to catch up in the AI race with his “superintelligence” project, Altman adopts a more measured stance: in his opinion, the real impact of AI may well not justify the scale of the investments involved.

A video has gone viral on social networks, starring RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. was spotted leaving a tanning salon at midday.MAHA

— Republicans Against Trumpism (@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social) 2025-06-20T02:29:50.996Z

The video shows U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emerging from a tanning salon at the Palm Beach Tan chain, surrounded by his security team.

For many Internet users, the scene illustrates a profound irony: seeing a senior public health official frequenting an establishment associated with the risks associated with UV exposure raises questions about the consistency of his image and health messages.

Others point out that RFK Jr. questions the safety of vaccines, while seeming to regard artificial rays as safe, even though studies have clearly established a link between indoor tanning and an increased risk of skin cancer, particularly melanoma.

There’s no doubt that the US Health Secretary’s contradictory messages, often criticized for their inconsistency and dubious theories, have fueled controversy since his appointment by Donald Trump.

Fox News, long considered Donald Trump’s channel of choice, seems to have lost some of its popularity with the former president, not least because of its recent reporting on internal polls deemed unflattering to him.

The president has escalated his rhetoric against the press in recent months, claiming Fox News and other pollsters are “negative criminals.”

— Forbes (@forbes.com) 2025-06-19T15:40:04Z

In a recent post on Truth Social, Trump sharply criticized their latest polls, claiming that this is precisely why his supporters don’t like Fox News.

Trump has sharply criticized a recent Fox News poll revealing mixed views on his presidency: 53% approve of his handling of border security, but as many disapprove of his migration policies, while his results on the economy (40% approve vs. 58% disapprove) and inflation (34% vs. 64%) are judged even more negatively.

In response, Trump sharply criticized the TV network, calling its polls “crooked FoxNews Polls”.

The president then sharply criticized previous Fox News polls, accusing the network of being biased against him for years and claiming that he had largely won the election beyond their predictions: “I hate FAKE pollsters,” he said.

Trump also criticized the fact that he is only credited with just over 50% approval on the border, when, in his words, “the border is perfect”.

Although Trump claims his supporters hate Fox News, he took the opportunity to compliment his favorite hosts, declaring, “That’s why MAGA HATES FoxNews, even though their anchors are EXCELLENT.”

Another of Donald’s contradictions…

Elon Musk spoke out on his social network X, as a growing number of users expressed their displeasure with the Grok AI.

Elon Musk lashed out at his own AI chatbot, Grok, after it stated that right-wing violence has become “more frequent and deadly” than left-wing attacks.

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2025-06-18T10:57:30.911006Z

The latter, in response to several questions about the frequency of political violence attributed to the left, indicated instead that the right seemed more responsible, a “fact-check” that triggered strong criticism, including from Musk himself, visibly annoyed by his own artificial intelligence.

It was a user’s question to Grok, “Since 2016, has the left or the right been more violent?”, that prompted a response from Musk, who accused the AI of taking its answers straight from the mainstream media.

In particular, Grok replied that, “Since 2016, the data suggests that political violence from the right has been more frequent and more deadly.”

AI then cited several examples to back up his words, concluding that these acts had “caused a significant number of deaths”.

Musk then reacted by commenting directly below Grok’s response, implying that he intended to correct his AI.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1935180620352958935

Yet, according to data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), around 75% of acts of political violence in the US since 2016 have been attributed to right-wing extremists, compared to around 20% for the far left.

These figures, while fueling controversy, reflect a trend documented by several security organizations.

One of Walmart’s heiresses, billionaire Christy Walton, drew the ire of the Trump camp and its supporters by calling on Americans to take part in the vast “No Kings” protests held on June 14.

Billionaire Walmart Heiress Promotes Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests

— Forbes (@forbes.com) 2025-06-11T11:32:26.160Z

Her message was featured in a full-page ad in the New York Times, where she issued a strong warning to Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming protests.

These anti-Trump protests, in all 50 states, were held on the same day as the big military parade organized by the Trump administration to celebrate the army’s 250th anniversary, a date that also coincides with Donald Trump’s birthday.

As tensions between Walmart and Trump intensified in recent months, the administration imposed tariffs that prompted Walmart to announce an inevitable price hike due to decisions made from the Oval Office. Furious, Trump had reacted on Truth Social by threatening the company with the words “EAT THE TARIFFS”. Joe Pennington, Walmart’s global press director, quickly clarified to Forbes that the ad paid for by Christy Walton was not “endorsed by Walmart”.

Despite this, calls for a boycott of Walmart quickly emerged on social networks, particularly on X, where many people strongly challenged Christy Walton and the company itself. This mobilization also provoked reactions in Trump’s entourage, notably from Roger Stone, Representative Anna Paulina Luna (Republican from Florida) and White House Special Advisor Kari Lake.

Whether MAGA supporters like it or not, these massive demonstrations, with over 1,800 protests across every state, sent an unequivocal message to Donald Trump.

According to CNN, Amazon has informed its employees of its intention to significantly reduce its human workforce in the future, relying increasingly on artificial intelligence to take over.

Amazon is warning its employees that artificial intelligence will help the company have a smaller workforce in the future.Read more: cnn.it/3FZVFuP

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-06-17T20:45:34.487Z

This announcement, made by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy via a blog, marks a major change to come in the way work will be done within the company: “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today”.

Although no specific date has been given for their implementation, these changes are expected to take place “in the next few years”, according to the CEO.

Jassy also asserts that what he calls “AI Agents” will be deployed very quickly, adding: “Make no mistake, they’re coming, and coming fast”.

The CEO then invited employees, in his blog post, to consider these AI Agents as “useful” “helpful” colleagues, specifying that they will become “smarter” “wiser” as they gain experience.

This message from Amazon only serves to heighten concerns, at a time when many experts predict that artificial intelligence will profoundly disrupt the job market in the years to come, by massively automating tasks in areas such as sales, logistics or customer service.

With millions of jobs at risk of disappearing, companies are betting on these “AI agents” to take over, a revolution that promises greater efficiency, but also raises real social concerns.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed that their MQ-9 drones were deployed to the protests in Los Angeles, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security headed by Secretary Kristi Noem under the Trump administration.

NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed.It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

— WIRED (@wired.com) 2025-06-13T16:02:09.649Z

CBP maintains that its drones are not used to directly monitor protesters in Los Angeles.

According to 404 Media, and as reported by Wired, the official justification put forward for deploying the drones is that they are used to “ensure officer safety when requested.”

These devices, designed for high-altitude surveillance, are generally reserved for military or border control missions.

Their use in a protest context raises serious concerns about the militarization of law enforcement and respect for the privacy of American citizens.

It should be remembered that although few details have been provided on the precise use of these drones in the context of the Los Angeles protests, the same devices had already been deployed during the demonstrations that followed the death of George Floyd.

Their use continues to draw criticism over the use of military surveillance technologies in the context of protests protected by the First Amendment, and reinforces calls for greater transparency over the use of these military drones for purposes of population control.

Trump seems to have finally found a worthy opponent: California governor Gavin Newsom isn’t hesitating to confront him head-on, calling him “unhinged” and also accusing him of behaving like a dictator.

Trump is ‘not all there,’ Newsom says amid Los Angeles fight.

— Politico (@politico.com) 2025-06-12T14:59:33.682Z

While the two men clash in court, the governor of California has sued the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles without the state’s consent.

The complaint filed by the governor denounces a violation of the US Constitution, accuses Trump of abuse of power for political purposes in connection with the anti-ICE protests, and asks the court to block the operation while reaffirming states’ rights in the face of federal interference.

But the confrontation is also being played out in the media and on social networks, where Gavin Newsom openly criticizes Trump and his policies, which he compares to those of authoritarian regimes.

The governor condemns the deployment of the Marines on American soil, the threats of arrest against him and the mayor of Los Angeles.

Newsom accused the president of deliberately manufacturing the crisis in Los Angeles and called his threats of arrest “the actions of a dictator”.

He also asserted that he would “stand firm” in the face of Trump’s actions, embodying a resistance that many expect from Democratic elected officials in the face of the Trump administration, while the president asserts for his part that Newsom should thank him for sending the National Guard to Los Angeles as backup.

Since these events, the right-wing and several MAGA media outlets seem to be lashing out at Gavin Newsom, who is striking back blow for blow. The question now arises:

Is Gavin Newsom the future of the Democratic Party, or just a flash in the pan?

To everyone’s surprise, Donald Trump has decided to remove Christopher Hanson from his position as Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

A top nuclear safety regulator was fired by the White House in a two-sentence email Friday night.He says his firing is illegal.

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-06-16T17:55:32.523Z

According to the Washington Post, Hanson learned the news through a brief email, a method now common in the Trump administration.

He says he was fired for no good reason, even though the position is supposed to be neutral and independent of politics.

In a move aimed at consolidating its authority over independent federal agencies, the Trump administration is criticizing the NRC for what it sees as its restrictive standards, perceived as an obstacle to the rapid deployment of small nuclear reactors.

This dismissal is part of a broader strategy linked to Trump’s recently unveiled energy agenda, centered on US “energy dominance”.

The decision drew widespread criticism, with some seeing it as a serious attack on the independence of regulatory institutions. Among them, the director of nuclear safety at the Union of Concerned Scientists accuses the administration of compromising the safety of the US nuclear fleet.

The year 2025 is proving to be a difficult one for SpaceX, which has just suffered the ground explosion of its rocket during a static test, while the company was conducting tests in preparation for the tenth test flight since the program began in April 2023.

Another SpaceX rocket explodes in new setback to Elon Musk’s Mars project

— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-06-19T10:31:36.854Z

The Star ship 36 explosion occurred in Texas at around 11pm local time, during its second static firing test.

A gigantic fireball was observed, and spectacular images of the incident were captured on video.

Prior to this spectacular explosion, Ship 36 had already carried out two cryogenic pressurization tests, as well as a single-engine static firing, according to NASA.

Prior to this explosion, SpaceX had already suffered seven major incidents since the program’s launch in April 2023, with explosions or total losses on test flights 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9.

These failures, mainly due to engine failures, fuel leaks or anomalies during the re-entry phase, testify to the persistent technical challenges of the Starship project aimed at Mars exploration.

Just a scratch

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 19, 2025

Elon Musk reacted briefly to the situation on X, calling the incident a “scratch”.