California golfing legend Phil Mickelson brutally schools AG Rob Bonta on crisis-hit state

California golf legend Phil Mickelson had strong words for the state’s Attorney General, calling Rob Bonta incompetent over his handling of California’s oil supply and the legal drama following it. “The epitome of incompetent leadership right here,” Mickelson wrote on X Monday, characterizing Bonta’s response to a Trump executive order that reinstated oil operations in California refineries. “No more oil from the Middle East, skyrocketing gas prices, highest gas tax in the nation, jet fuel shortage, national security threat from CA’s policies, and marine life destruction from the largest natural seepage in the world,” the 55-year-old golfer wrote. Mickelson responded…

Willie Brown makes stunning endorsement in California governor’s race

California political kingmaker Will Brown made a surprise endorsement in the governor’s race — throwing his support behind billionaire Tom Steyer. Brown, the former mayor of San Francisco, said in a statement that he’s known Steyer “for many years” and praised his ability to lead. “I’ve seen how how he…

Burlington plots major May expansion — including 3 California stores

Bargain hunters in the Golden State are about to get a few more aisles to dig through. Burlington is rolling out 26 stores nationwide this month, with California landing multiple locations as the off-price giant doubles down on brick-and-mortar. The May openings spawn 20 states — including California, Texas, Ohio…

Ken Griffin says Mamdani’s attacks against him are ‘creepy weird’

Ken Griffin called Zohran Mamdani’s controversial social media post outside the Citadel founder’s swanky midtown penthouse “creepy weird” and ultimately “frightening” after watching the socialist NYC mayor invoke Griffin’s name to tout a new tax plan on second homes of non-residents. Griffin, who runs the Citadel Investment empire headquartered in…

Tesla rival unveils two-seat robotaxi without a steering wheel or pedals

Lucid unveiled a two-seater robotaxi concept without steering wheel and pedals, and launched new self-driving tech subscriptions, as the electric-vehicle maker laid out its roadmap for the technologies at an investor day event on Thursday. The unveiling deepens Lucid’s push into fully autonomous vehicles, potentially putting it in direct competition with Tesla’s Cybercab as automakers race to build a driverless future. The Elon Musk-led…

Costco shopper sues retailer for tariff refunds after Trump import taxes overruled

An Illinois-based Costco shopper is suing the big-box retailer for tariff refunds in a possible class-action case after President Trump’s core import taxes were overruled last month. Matthew Stockov, a Costco member, bought food, electronics, household items, small appliances and hygiene products from Costco that were imported from other countries…

Anthropic would ‘pollute’ US military supply chain, Pentagon official says

The Pentagon cut ties with Anthropic because use of its artificial intelligence models would “pollute” the US military’s supply chain, a top War Department official claimed Thursday. Emil Michael, the War Department’s chief technology officer, said Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot was trained using a fundamentally different ideology from what the…

Scientists use ‘negative light’ to send secret messages hidden inside heat

Researchers have developed a technology to invisibly transmit information disguised as background thermal radiation. Using a phenomenon called “negative light,” they transferred 100 kilobits of data per second in a way that was completely undetectable to outside observers.Most methods for concealing data during transfer involve hiding it among other data…

‘Interstellar messenger’ 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is up to 12 billion years old and unlike anything found in our solar system, new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations suggest.Comet 3I/ATLAS became a celestial celebrity last year after the interstellar visitor was discovered hurtling through our cosmic neighborhood. Not long after, online speculation suggested…

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