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Billie Eilish Calls On Billionaires To 'Give Your Money Away' Before Announcing Huge Donation Of Her Own
Oct 31, 2025
Speaking at the WSJ Innovater Awards, Billie Eilish called on billionaires to "give all your money away" and asked them, "why are you a billionaire?" as she was honored Wednesday for her contributions to the music industry.
Among the billionaires in attendance was Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who accompanied his wife, Priscilla Chan, recognized for her philanthropic work.
She said:
“We’re in a time right now where the world feels really dark, and people need empathy and help more than ever—especially in our country. If you have money, it’d be great to use it for good—maybe give some to people who need it."
“Love you all, but there’s a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. If you are a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? No hate, but give your money away, shorties."
You can hear what she said in the video below.
According to People magazine, which covered the event, Zuckerberg did not join the audience in applauding Eilish’s remarks.
The Facebook cofounder’s net worth is estimated at $226 billion, per Forbes. By contrast, Eilish—who has won nine Grammy Awards—has an estimated net worth of $50 million and continues to live with her parents in their modest two-bedroom, one-bathroom home in Los Angeles.
Her words definitely struck a chord.
Putting her money where her mouth is, Eilish donated a significant amount of her own money.
During the event, it was announced that Eilish had made an $11.5 million donation that will go toward her Changemaker Program, which supports organizations combating world hunger and environmental challenges. The news was announced by late-night host Stephen Colbert, the event's host.
Meanwhile, Eilish continues to address food insecurity and climate change through her ongoing Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, named for her third album, which received critical acclaim and has broken numerous records.
Eilish is known to offer plant-based food options at venues where she performs, uses biodegradable confetti, sells merchandise made from recycled cotton, and encourages fans to bring reusable water bottles and use public transportation to her shows.
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Trump Roasted After Sharing Quote Praising Him For Winning 'His First Nobel Prize'—And Yeah, Nope
Oct 31, 2025
President Donald Trump was widely mocked after he published a Truth Social post in which he quoted Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who claimed this year's Nobel Prize in physics is by an extension a win for the Trump administration.
The Nobel Foundation awarded this year's physics prize to John Clarke (UC Berkeley), Michel H. Devoret (Yale and UC Santa Barbara), and John M. Martinis (UC Santa Barbara and Qolab) for “the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit."
In response to the news, Wright claimed that:
“Quantum computing, along with AI and Fusion, are the three signature Trump science efforts. Trump 47 racks up his first Nobel Prize!!”
Trump then shared this quote to his followers, basking in this praise.

Trump's post betrayed his latest attempt at Nobel glory—he's been obsessed with getting the Peace Prize.
A few weeks ago, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
The White House accused the committee of political bias because Trump was not recognized after his administration’s role in brokering a Gaza ceasefire deal earlier in the week. Israel has since violated the terms of the deal.
However, Trump was barely eligible for the prize to begin with. Nominations for this year’s award closed on January 31, 2025, just days after Trump began his second term in office.
Now he's trying to take some credit for something he didn't have anything to do with whatsoever.
Clark, Devoret, and Martinis earned the prize for a breakthrough they achieved while working together at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1984 and 1985, decades before Trump’s first presidency began in 2017. The same lab recently laid off between 15 and 20 percent of its research staff following federal research funding cuts made under Trump.
Trump's post was even more shallow than anything he's ever shared related to the Peace Prize—and he was swiftly called out.
Someone might win a special Nobel Prize one day for investigating the depths of Trump's narcissism.
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CEO predicts society accepts robot death
Oct 31, 2025
In 2009, Waymo introduced its first fleet of driverless cars, sleek pods equipped with sensors, AI, and a “Sense, Solve, Go” system designed to navigate roads autonomously without human input. According to the company, its robotaxis now experience 91 percent fewer crashes and 91 percent fewer serious injuries than human drivers over the same distances.
But even as Waymo brags about its spotless stats, co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana is already bracing for the inevitable: the first fatality caused by one of its cars, and she thinks society will accept it.
During TechCrunch’s Disrupt summit last week, Mawakana said plainly:
“We really worry as a company about those days. You know, we don’t say ‘whether.’ We say ‘when.’ And we plan for them.”
Ah yes, the classic Silicon Valley pep talk: innovate, disrupt, and maybe kill someone along the way.
The comment was startlingly blunt, but the logic is tough to dispute: if Waymo’s cars are truly safer than human drivers, then statistically, fewer people die overall. Squint a little, take a shot of tequila, and suddenly the moral math looks almost reasonable, body count and all.
When asked if the public is ready to face a Waymo-caused death, Mawakana replied:
“I think that society will. I think the challenge for us is making sure that society has a high enough bar on safety that companies are held to.”
Ah, yes, nothing like a little moral outsourcing to get the public on board.
See the moment Mawakana says the quiet part out loud below:
Still, self-driving cars live in a regulatory gray zone, and no one seems entirely sure how to handle an AI-caused death. Are we ready to forgive a computer for something we’d never forgive a person for?
Waymo’s record looks squeaky clean compared to most competitors, but not spotless.
Between February and August 2025, its cars were involved in 45 reported crashes, according to government filings. Most were minor, and, as Understanding AI noted, “the large majority of these crashes were clearly not Waymo’s fault,” including 24 when the car wasn’t even moving and seven when it was rear-ended.
Still, a few hiccups stood out: three incidents where passengers opened doors into cyclists and scooters, and one car that literally lost a wheel mid-ride. Not ideal, but hey, at least no one’s getting autonomously ejected.
In The Atlantic, University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith—an expert on autonomous-vehicle regulation—put it bluntly:
“I like to tell people that if Waymo worked as well as ChatGPT, they’d be dead.”
Good to know the new gold standard for AI is “didn’t kill you.”
But Mawakana has been clear that transparency is key, urging all autonomous-car companies to publish crash data, something Waymo proudly does on its online “safety hub.” That’s a not-so-subtle dig at Tesla and Cruise, whose records are, well, less brag-worthy.
Tesla’s Autopilot has been linked to fatal crashes and multiple lawsuits, while GM’s Cruise imploded last year after one of its robotaxis dragged a pedestrian 20 feet down a San Francisco street then tried to hide the video from regulators. Nothing says “trust our technology” like obstructing justice.
Waymo, in contrast, has taken a slow-and-steady approach, pausing testing whenever things go sideways. Mawakana told TechCrunch the company “pulls back and retests all the time,” even halting operations when vehicles block emergency responders.
And Mawakana didn’t mince words:
“We need to make sure that the performance is backing what we’re saying we’re doing.”
Reasonable enough—though Waymo still won’t disclose how often its “remote operators” have to step in when the system falters. So maybe “driverless” is doing some heavy lifting there.
And Mawakana’s viral quote hit the internet faster than a recall notice:
Then came Atlanta. Earlier this month, one of Waymo’s robotaxis was caught on video illegally passing a stopped school bus as children were getting off—an offense that usually earns human drivers a $1,000 fine and possibly jail time.
Georgia State Representative Clint Crowe told KGW8 he was stunned:
“I’m a big fan of new technologies and emerging technologies, and I think driverless cars are going to become more prevalent. But we’ve got to think about how they’re going to comply with the law.”
Crowe co-sponsored Addy’s Law, named after 8-year-old Addy Pierce, who was killed crossing to her bus stop in 2024. The law increased penalties for passing stopped school buses—penalties that, Crowe insists, should also apply to autonomous vehicles.
In response, Waymo issued the standard crisis-mode statement:
“The trust and safety of the communities we serve is our top priority. We continuously refine our system’s performance to navigate complex scenarios and are looking into this further.”
Ah, yes, the corporate equivalent of “thoughts and prayers,” now available in self-driving form.
But no one was injured, and the incident perfectly illustrated Mawakana’s point: perfection isn’t possible, and trust isn’t earned through spreadsheets and press releases.
You can watch Mawakana’s full interview below:
- YouTube TechCrunch
So yes—the driverless future has arrived. Fasten your seatbelts, everybody. The car might not need one, but you definitely still do.
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Prince Harry Had The Perfect Response When Asked If He Can Do An American Accent—And It Was Actually Pretty Good
Oct 31, 2025
Americans are fascinated by hearing people from other countries "drop" their accents and emulate an American one.
For example, it's always interesting to see a British or Australian actor in a movie where they're portraying an American character, but while they might veil their natural accent, they sometimes emulate an American accent from a different part of the country than what would make sense for their character.
While being interviewed by Hasan Minhaj, Prince Harry was asked if he could do an American accent, and he asked:
"Which part of America?"
This was such a refreshing question, because when people from fellow countries imitate American accents, they commonly lean into either a deeply southern accent or what is commonly referred to as "Valley Girl" only found in a very niche corner of California.
Minhaj sort of dodged the clarification question and instead offered several sentences for Prince Harry to repeat in an accent he felt was fitting.
Minhaj said:
"This is the most American sentence I could think of: I ordered breadsticks with ranch dressing at Applebee's."
Minhaj then coached Prince Harry on how to deliver the hard "a" sounds in "ranch" and "Applebee's."
Prince Harry then repeated the sentence in a fairly convincing Midwestern-ish accent.
Minhaj then told Prince Harry to express love for cybertrucks, which took Prince Harry's personality to an entirely different place.
"Hey, do you like my Cybertruck?"
The audience was thoroughly entertained, and when they struggled to quiet down, Prince Harry called them out:
"Come on, y'all!"
You can watch the video here:
@hasanminhaj yee-haw 🤠
Some gave immediate brownie points to Prince Harry for clarifying which part of America.





Others agreed and shared their favorite moments from the video.





Some were really blown away by how much Prince Harry's demeanor changed with the accent switch.





A few decided that this was the only kind of news they needed going forward.





Maybe his accent wasn't perfect, but because Prince Harry was mindful of different regions and accents across America, and willing to have fun while trying it out, there's no question that he could develop a range of accents with a little practice! While this might not have been his goal for something to learn in a day, honestly, why not?!
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Democratic Senate Candidate Blasts Trump Administration With Reality Check Over Their Withholding Of SNAP Funding
Oct 31, 2025
If you ask pretty much any conservative, they will tell you that the government shutdown and all its blowback is entirely the Democrats' fault.
This includes the cancellation of SNAP benefits, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program previously known as "food stamps," beginning in November, which will cut off access to food to millions of people.
That this is Democrats' fault is propaganda and a bold-faced lie. Republicans control the entire government, and Democrats are refusing to cave to them in order to save the health insurance subsidies the GOP also wants to cut.
But there is another detail to the story that conservatives would have us believe they are totally unaware of: billions of dollars in emergency funding for SNAP is just sitting there, all the time.
But as Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow explained in a fiery speech this week, the Trump administration has simply decided to pretend it doesn't exist—even going so far as to delete the verbiage about the funding.
The emergency contingency fund for SNAP totals just under $6 billion, and it is by law meant to be used for precisely situations such as the one we're now in.
As McMorrow explained:
"There are years worth of funding available for the SNAP program. Our tax dollars that we have already paid to the federal government to facilitate this program."
But the Trump administration has illegally decided to say no to using it—and have deleted the evidence that it exists.
"The Trump administration deleted this language from the website this morning."
"They are hiding the fact that not only is there more than enough funding to pay these benefits that we have already paid our tax dollars into, but that there was contingency language to ensure that even in the event of a government shutdown, that SNAP would go uninterrupted."
Knowing how this administration operates, we can't even be certain that money even exists anymore and hasn't ended up in Trump's pockets. Or Putin's, or Argentinian President Milei's, for that matter.
McMorrow went on to cast this appalling move as a choice to purposefully starve Americans.
"The Trump administration and the Republicans supporting him are using food as a political weapon."
"This is a choice. They chose to delete this language. They are choosing to force children to go hungry."On social media, many applauded McMorrow for her blunt take on the SNAP situation.
McMorrow's speech was given during debate at the Michigan state house over a resolution to use state funds to replace SNAP until the shutdown ends.
Michigan is one of several states attempting such an end-run around federal funding to ensure its citizens do not starve.
Michigan is also among the more than two dozen Democratic Governors and Attorneys General who are suing the federal government over the halting of SNAP funding.
McMorrow, who hails from the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, is running for the U.S. Senate next year, to replace Democratic Senator Gary Peters, who is retiring.
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