Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.

Author of The Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates: A Proper Resistance to Tyranny and a Repudiation of Unlimited Obedience to Civil Government Matt Trewhella recently delivered a message on the current state of the Church and the state of the united States. This is a powerful and informative message that everyone needs to hear and respond …

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Stephen Wilson Jr.’s latest song “Gary” just might be the anti-AI anthem that we didn’t know we needed. It was on November 19 (the same day that he wowed the world with his performance of “Stand By Me” at the CMA Awards) that the artist who describes himself as “Death Cab for Country” shared the song that acts as an ode to a dying breed of people that work hard, and work even harder to keep old things running. “Gary” almost acts as the next step in Wilson Jr.’s musical journey, and the track lays out a very fitting concept for the 46-year-old country singer’s brand. He’s the type of guy that gets things done, even long before he entered into his music career (he used to be a scientist). And his latest release is a tribute to those type of people… who may or may not specifically be named Gary: “Gary: Garis mechanicus. Our Garys are going extinct, I fear. Much like the polar glare. I believe we need to save them. It’s gonna be a Gary scary world without them. Where I come from, the Garys get it done and when your septic tank blows, I do not believe AI will show, but I believe a guy will… and there’s a good chance his name’s gonna be: Gary” View this post on Instagram In a recent interview with Billboard, Wilson Jr. explained that the idea for the song came to him during a drive, as he passed a memorial sign for a pre-teen that happened to be named Gary who had passed away. It struck him in that moment that there aren’t a lot of people being named Gary these days, and that thought right there basically birthed the song. It also reminded him of all the Garys he had come across in his life, and how they all seemed to have a through line: “The Garys that I grew up with were guys that could just fix everything. They always had a cigarette kind of stuck to their lip while they were talking, and they’d always shoot you straight and always did you a solid.” And though the song might not mention it explicitly, “Gary” is somewhat of an anti-AI anthem. Obviously, he mentioned in his post above that “AI” won’t be there to do the kind of work for you that requires your hands to get messy. In the interview, he once again brought up that sentiment, and said that the “Garys” of the world are the type of people that can actually lend a helping hand: “AI ain’t gonna show up when your septic tank blows. But, hey, Gary will, and if his name is Gary, you’re probably in good shape. At least, that’s just what I’ve experienced.” Upon my first listen of the song a month or so ago, I never thought of “Gary” as a track that stuck it to AI. But now that the artist who brought the song to life has mentioned it numerous times, and with a couple of revisits to the song, it’s very clear that it’s a strong, underlying message. Mainly because the song touches on the many things that makes Gary human: his faults, his hopes, his weaknesses and his worries. Artificial intelligence prides itself in being perfect as it learns. Stephen Wilson Jr. lays out a song that explores how the Garys of the world like to learn, but at the end of the day, they take pride in their imperfections. Not only that, but as the world depends more and more on technology, there seems to be less and less people out there (like Gary) that can fix a problem with their hands rather than a computer. All of that depth tied up neatly into a singular song is why Stephen Wilson Jr. is one of the bright, new artists in the country music genre. “Gary” by Stephen Wilson Jr. Oh, and if you haven’t seen Stephen Wilson Jr. live, I can’t recommend it enough. Check out this list of tour dates below to see if he’s playing anywhere near you, then do yourself a favor… and go see him. 2026 Tour Dates: 1/27-1/31: Key West, FL – Mile 0 Festival * 2/17: Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 2/26: Tulsa, OK – BOK Center ^ 2/27: Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena ^ 2/28: Austin, TX – Moody Center ^ 3/6: Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! # 3/7: Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe # 3/10: Cleveland, OH – The Agora # 3/11: Detroit, MI – The Fillmore # 3/14: Toronto, ON – HISTORY # 3/18: Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues # 3/21: Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount # 3/22: Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre # 3/25: Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore # 3/28: Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore # 4/11: Bossier City, LA – The Paradise Theater at Margaritaville Bossier City # 4/15: St. Louis, MO – The Pageant # 4/17: Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre # 4/18: Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom # 4/22: Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha # 4/24: Madison, WI – The Sylvee # 4/25: Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed # 6/6: Lexington, KY – Railbird Music Festival * 7/18: Whitefish, MT – Under the Big Sky Festival * * – Festival # – Gary The Torch tour ^ – Supporting Eric ChurchThe post “AI Ain’t Gonna Show Up” – Why Stephen Wilson Jr.’s New Single “Gary” Is An Anthem For The Working Class first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Only George Jones… We’ve all heard the legendary stories of George Jones driving a lawnmower to the liquor store, but his 1970s trip to Chicago might be the most expensive “No Show” of his career. After purchasing a showroom-floor Lincoln to navigate the Windy City, “The Possum” went on a legendary bender that ended with him hopping a flight out of town with a group of strangers. The only problem? He hadn’t just forgotten his luggage… he’d forgotten the name of the bar where he’d parked his brand-new car. And believe it or not, what happened to that Lincoln remains one of country music’s greatest unsolved mysteries. During an appearance on the Drifting Cowboy podcast, Georgette Jones, who is the daughter of Tammy Wynette and George Jones, talked about her life and memories growing up with two of country music’s most famous musicians as parents. And as you can probably imagine, it led to some pretty unique moments and memories for her, as she obviously had an incredibly personal relationship with two legends, and so that means she also has a perspective that no one else one Earth has. A Trip To Chicago It happened back in the “bad old, good old days,” as he puts it, when George decided to take a trip to Chicago: “Back in what he called the bad old good old days, he had left some place he didn’t wanna be, so he said, and ended up in Chicago. He got out of the airport and went immediately to the car dealership, and bought himself a car so he could drive himself around in Chicago. So he found a bar that looked appealing to him, I suppose. When he got there, he said, ‘I met these people there that were just so much fun. We were having a great time, and we start talking about some other place.’ And he said, ‘We were talking about flying somewhere else and then coming back to Chicago later.'” He had just brought a brand new car on a whim, and then had to leave it behind to go take a trip somewhere else… it sounds crazy, and that’s because it was. Jones left the car in Chicago, right there at the bar where he parked it, took a three or four day trip with these strangers to somewhere else. Sounds incredible, right? The kind of thing that only a legendary music icon with “F You” money could pull off? But there was one big problem, and that was that George couldn’t remember the name of the bar he had been at before they left. If you’ve ever been to Chicago, you know that there is 5 bars on just about every block in the massive city. Assuming George wasn’t super familiar with the city, and knowing how much he liked to drink, it’s not a surprise that he couldn’t remember. So he tried and tried to find it, but he never could. Georgette said he eventually had to give up the search for his brand new Lincoln, and left it behind in the Windy City: “He said, ‘So I left with these people in their vehicle. I left my car there, so we went to the airport and flew to wherever it was.’ Three or four days later, he said, ‘I flew back to Chicago.’ And he said, ‘I couldn’t remember what the bar’s name was, or where I had left the car.’ To that day, I mean, decades later, Dad never found the car. He just had to just give up looking for it, he had no idea where it was. So somewhere in Chicago, there was an abandoned car, I think it was Lincoln. Dad never found it. I don’t know who ever got it. No telling.” She joked that her dad only owned the car for maybe half a day: “He only owned it for what, half a day? I’m not sure, but it wasn’t long.” It’s hard for us normal people to even imagine a situation like this happening, and I’m sure if it happened in the year 2026, it would be a lot easier to locate the vehicle. Then again, Chicago in 2026… the car would probably be stolen or towed before he could even get back to town. And if he did find it, we’re taking half a dozen parking tickets. The man and his vehicles, though… it’s made for some great stories, that’s for sure. I would just love to know what happened to that vehicle though… if any of our loyal Chicago readers have a tip (Whiskey Riff actually got started in Chicago), shoot us an email. The full podcast is available below. The post “He Just Gave Up” – Why George Jones Abandoned His Brand New Lincoln At A Chicago Bar & Never Saw It Again first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s been revealed that both former dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife were injured during their arrest by US forces. Some have speculated that they were inured by US forces, . . .

The Trump administration has just dealt a big blow to the Minneapolis hotel which denied service to DHS agents this week. In short, the GSA is disallowing all use of the hotel . . .

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), who served seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, passed away suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 65. LaMalfa, who represented California’s First Congressional District since 2013, chaired the Congressional Western Caucus and was known for his work on water and forestry issues. National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) remembered LaMalfa as “a principled conservative and a tireless advocate for the people of Northern California,” while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) called for a moment of silence in his honor during a House panel on Tuesday morning. In September 2023, LaMalfa became the only Republican from California to vote against additional Ukraine war spending, supporting a provision that would have blocked $300 million in funding to fuel the conflict. The post Rep. Doug LaMalfa, Seven-Term California Republican, Dies at 65 appeared first on The American Conservative.