šŸ¤ Musk + Trump = besties

PLUS: The Chinese military is using Metaā€™s AI; Brands are giving away free stuff to voters.

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šŸ¤ Musk + Trump = besties

I didnā€™t think it was possible, but I think weā€™ve finally found someone who loves Donald Trump as much as he loves himself. Elon Musk.

Over the past few months, Musk has poured $130 million into backing Trump through rallies, mobilizing supporters, and, of course, flooding X with pro-Trump content.

Clearly, Musk isn't afraid to pick favorites.

šŸ’¬ Musk even took control of America PAC, a type of political action committee that raises and spends money to support candidates, to boost Trumpā€™s voter outreach, using his money and platform to amplify Trumpā€™s campaign.

But, as usual, it isnā€™t just typical donations with him; heā€™s also pledged $1 million in cash prizes for randomly selected voters in key swing states who signed a petition supporting free speech and gun rights.

  • Which actually landed him in some hot water, as Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner labeled it a potential ā€œillegal lottery.ā€

  • Krasner even filed a lawsuit to block the giveaway, arguing it "violates consumer protection laws and lacks transparency in how winners are chosen.ā€

Thankfully for Musk, America, and the world, this will all come to an endā€”and then the fun will really begin.

Canā€™t wait! šŸ˜…

šŸ’¬ The issue is that offering financial incentives tied to voting can be interpreted as vote-buying, which is prohibited.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
šŸ¤– The Chinese military is using Metaā€™s AI

šŸ“ø Jason Lee/REUTERS

Uh, oh, that doesnā€™t sound good.

Top Chinese researchers have been using Metaā€™s Llama model to develop a military AI tool called ā€œChatBIT.ā€

šŸ’¬ The Llama model is an open-source AI developed by Meta, designed to understand and generate human-like text, similar to ChatGPT.

šŸ“ø Reuters

ChatBIT (not ChatGPT) is designed to gather intelligence, analyze data, and support military decision-making.

  • Think of it like a tactical Alexa whose job is to determine how to destroy your enemies.

  • And thanks to Meta, itā€™s now in the hands of the Chinese.

  • Metaā€™s response? Any use of Llama by the Chinese is unauthorized and against its acceptable use policy.

Big whoop. 

But thereā€™s not much they can do about it; by design, the open-source nature of Llama models means Meta has little control over unauthorized uses.

Thanks, Zuck.

šŸ“ˆ Meta Platforms ($META) stock is up 63.78% this year.

POLITICS
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø Brands are giving away free stuff to voters

Finally, something about the election I can get excited about: free stuff!

A number of brands have decided to give away perks and prizes in hopes of attracting more voters to the polls this year.

Uberā€™s ā€œGo Voteā€ feature

Hereā€™s a list of just some participating brands:

  • Uber: 50% off trips to polling places (up to $10) through the "Go Vote!" feature.

  • Uber Eats: 25% off orders (up to $15) with a $25 minimum from 6 p.m. Nov. 5 to 7 a.m. Nov. 6.

  • Lyft: 50% off rides to the polls (up to $10) with the code VOTE24.

  • Hertz: One free rental day when renting for two or more days from Oct. 21 to Nov. 5.

  • Krispy Kreme: Free original glazed doughnut; no purchase necessary.

Why?

The main reason is that many states donā€™t offer paid time off for employees to vote, so brands want to make it worth peopleā€™s while, you know, for democracy and such.

Thatā€™s Krispy Kremeā€™s slogan, isnā€™t it? "Doughnuts for Democracy"

šŸ’¬ More than 2,000 companies are part of the ā€œTime to Voteā€ initiative, which agrees to ensure their employees are able to vote with their work schedules. 

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