The future of rideshare transportation is here — but no, the cars aren't flying yet. Uber, in partnership with a company that specializes in autonomous vehicles, just launched its first service area in Texas. On Wednesday, Uber announced that it will be launching fully autonomous robotaxis as part of its rideshare service. At launch, the robotaxis will be available in a 9-square-mile area from downtown to uptown Dallas, Turtle Creek, and Deep Ellum. 'We're proving how AVs and drivers can work side by side to make transportation more convenient, sustainable, and affordable for people everywhere.'Avride, a self-described leader in the autonomous vehicle and delivery robot industries, modified Hyundai Ioniq 5 models to convert them to robotaxis.RELATED: Tesla soft-launches Cybercab in Austin, Texas Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images The press release noted that an "on-board specialist" will be monitoring behind the wheel at launch. The fully autonomous, driverless ride will roll out in the future. "We're excited to launch autonomous rides in Dallas with Avride, as we continue to build towards an increasingly electric and autonomous future," Sarfraz Maredia, the head of autonomous mobility and delivery at Uber, told The Hill."With the world's largest hybrid network, we're proving how AVs and drivers can work side by side to make transportation more convenient, sustainable, and affordable for people everywhere," Maredia continued.Avride, a tech company originally affiliated with Russian giant Yandex, has also developed autonomous delivery robots. These robots have been rolled out in several places. Asked about future plans, an Avride spokesperson told Return that the company will start with a smaller fleet and "expand to hundreds of Avride robotaxis across Dallas in the next few years." Return reached out to Uber for comment but has not yet received a response.

OpenAI is providing millions of dollars to nonprofits, many of which openly promote race politics and gender ideology.In September, the ChatGPT creators announced it would be injecting $50 million into nonprofits and "mission-focused organizations" that work "at the intersection of innovation and public good."'The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world.'In order to be eligible, organizations must be a 501(c)(3) charity, located in the United States, and preferably have an annual operating budget above $500,000, but not more than $10 million. Simply put, OpenAI did not choose startups or struggling businesses.On Wednesday, the AI company posted its lengthy list of recipients, stating that it had plans to distribute more than $40 million before the end of 2025. First, OpenAI highlighted programs like a radio and digital media studio and a group that helps those with developmental and intellectual disabilities.However, after about a dozen examples, OpenAI began listing organizations that operate with ethnicity-based missions.This included STEM from Dance, which serves "young girls of color" across seven states. This also included Maui Roots Reborn, which provides "legal, financial, and social support to Maui's immigrant and migrant" communities. This was followed by the Native American Journalists Association.This was only the tip of the iceberg, though. The subsequent list of more than 200 entities included many other woke organizations as well as outright bizarre ones.For example, the Transgender District Company out of Compton, California, is a literal district founded in the city in 2017 "by three black trans women — Honey Mahogany, Janetta Johnson, and Aria Sa’id — as Compton's Transgender Cultural District. The Transgender District is the first legally recognized transgender district in the world."As well, the Source LGBT+ Center in Visalia, California, has transgender programs to hold "space for trans and nonbinary individuals."RELATED: AI-enabled teddy bear pulled off market after reportedly making sexual and violent suggestions — (@) OpenAI is funding countless race-based organizations, with a particular focus on black women, for some reason.Funding has been extended to groups like Black Girls Do Engineer Corporation (New York, Texas), the California Black Women's Collective Empowerment Institute, the Lighthouse Black Girl Project (Mississippi), and Women of Color On the Move (California, North Carolina).Other strange organizations listed were focused simply on specific cultures, like the Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco, the Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc. (California), and the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan Inc. (Michigan).Some grant recipients were seemingly just political or legal groups, such as: California Association of African American Superintendents and Admin, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality-California (California,) and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, which operates in almost every state.RELATED: AI chatbot encouraged autistic boy to harm himself — and his parents, lawsuit says Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc. Photographer: An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images While youth centers, YMCAs, and science-based organizations are sprinkled into the mix, it seems that, politically, only progressive and liberal groups received funding. None of the groups mentioned had a "right-wing," "conservative," or "Republican" focus. The race-based initiatives did not include any "white" groups or those based on European nations either — not even Ukraine.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

At 57 years old, writer Lilly Wachowski is still doing a lot of soul-searching. Born Andrew, and one-half of the famous Wachowski Brothers, Wachowski and his older brother, Lana (60), born Laurence, are known for their iconic movie series "The Matrix."Both claim to be transgender.'As a trans person, the dark question that I had as a trans person was, "Who will ever love this?"'Andy became Lilly in 2016, while Larry was four years ahead, becoming Lana in 2012. Since then, the duo have leaned into their new identities, going so far as to retroactively characterize "The Matrix" trilogy as a "trans metaphor" in 2020.Freedom friedDuring a recent interview on "So True with Caleb Hearon," Lilly Wachowski took another look back at his previous work and explained that he has a new perspective that helps him see how his work got him to where he is now, in relation to his gender status.I look back on all of my previous work, and I see it because I'm looking at it from this higher place. It just creates this different perspective from this point of view up here, and I can see "Bound" — the first shot of the movie is a closet. And it's like, "Okay, it looks like we're going to be working on some stuff."Noting that "The Matrix" was about "liberation and identity and, like, freedom," Wachowski then repeated a liberal trope about making art that can "will things into being that you need to see in the world," before further saying that his movies have also been about finding love, while also being subliminal instruments for transgender storytelling.RELATED: Dave Chappelle calls out censorious transsexual activists who claim his jokes cause violence "A lot of the things that me and Lana were also writing about was love — that we needed to create stories that gave us a grounding to see that love was possible," Wachowski tried to explain. "As a trans person ... the dark question that I had as a trans person was, 'Who will ever love this?' ... And it gave us this reminder that there was a future for us."Mad for itWachowski also noted another powerful source of creativity his new identity has given him: "trans rage."In 2017, he and a partner began working on a trans-themed screenplay — a process he described as "purging all this rage and horror out of the world and onto this page."After a few years executive producing the Showtime series "Work in Progress" — a vehicle for comedian and self-described "masculine queer dyke" Abby McEnany — Wachowski returned to the script in 2021, finding "catharsis" in responding to a world he found had become "way s**ttier for trans people."Wachowski channeled some of his rage into "creating caricature[d] buffoons of the right wing." He also used it to inspire a vision of "an idealized family, a network, a Weather Underground of trans people coming together and supporting each other and holding each other up, trying to create a story that is the best of us."RELATED: 'X-Men' writer 'really happy' that 'X2' was referred to as the 'gayest film' — claims the movie was about 'exclusion' Larry Wachowski, now Lana (L), and Andy Wachowski, now Lilly (R). Photo by Bob Riha Jr/WireImage Flip-flopWachowski's new creative direction hasn't been great for the bottom line. A fourth installment of the beloved Keanu Reeves saga, "The Matrix Resurrections," flopped when released in December 2021, making only about $38 million on a $190 million budget. That's less than a third of the $139 million its predecessor, "The Matrix Revolutions," pulled in 2004 — and a far cry from 2003's "The Matrix Reloaded," which took in over $280 million. The first "Matrix" made $171 million in 1999.

Hollywood actress Halle Berry said she vehemently opposes the reported presidential aspirations of California Gov. Gavin Newsom over menopause health care.The Academy Award-winning actress berated Newsom while speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit.The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause.She said that the governor's veto against the Menopause Care Equity Act (AB 432) led to her rejection of any presidential hopes he might have. The 59-year-old has become an advocate for expanding health care options for women going through menopause."Back in my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill, not one, but two years in a row," she said. "But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever," she added. "And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either. Just saying."Berry endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024.Newsom argued that the bill was too far-reaching when he vetoed it the last time. "Last year, I vetoed a substantially similar bill, stating that it would limit the ability of health plans to engage in practices that have been shown to ensure appropriate care while limiting unnecessary costs," the governor said. "That is still the case with this bill — despite my call for a more tailored solution. This bill's expansive coverage mandate, in conjunction with a prohibition on [utilization management], is too far-reaching."RELATED: Newsom tries to hit Trump administration on energy prices — and gets humiliated online Video of Berry's comments were widely circulated on social media.Berry won the Oscar for best actress in 2002 for her role in "Monster's Ball." She was the first black woman to win the award in that category and, to date, the only one to do so.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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