President Donald Trump's controversially announced plans for the US to'take over and own' Gaza last night. While the proclamation drew criticism for'bringing more suffering to the region,' users on social media have used AI to transform the city into a gentrified metropolis with a large building featuring a'Trump Tower' sign glowing in lights at the city center. The rubble-filled streets were transformed into paved roadways lined with towering skyscrapers and areas where buildings had crumbled featured a green golf course surrounded by resorts. The AI-generated images were met with amusement, but others angered at the insensitivity of the creations and warned how'it would be the biggest blackpill ever if a great Biblical city was paved over.' Trump, who spent his career as a property developer, has long talked up Gaza's coastal location and pleasant climate as a perfect holiday vacation. In his vision, US reconstruction would create thousands of jobs and spare Palestinians the pain and expense of rebuilding once again.

Donald Trump granted clemency to 237 people during his administration. Some of the pardons--particularly those related to drug offenses--fit within the norms of the office. But a much larger portion were favors done for wealthy people who could access Trump through top-dollar lawyers, golf clubs, rich South Floridian social circles, and family. We revisited these pardons four years later to see what they could tell us about Trump's 2024 campaign. The biggest takeaway had to do with the shadowy political operatives--including Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn, and Roger Stone--who have spent the past four years pushing dangerous and wild election conspiracy theories in hopes they will be rewarded once more.

You might think putting a helipad on Trump Tower would give the president's Manhattan residence an added veneer of affluence. After all, nothing conveys wealth and power quite like arriving at your own skyscraper aboard Marine One, right? Not according to Penny, an artificial intelligence that uses satellite imagery to predict income levels in the Big Apple and how they change as you tinker with the urban landscape. When I called up the president's Manhattan residence via Penny's clean, intuitive interface, it saw nothing but wealth. "PENNY is 100% confident that this is a HIGH median income area," it reported.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The image was startling, but a look into what could be tech's immediate future. After being ostracized by the tech industry for most of the election year, there sat venture capitalist Peter Thiel, beaming, to the left of President-elect Donald Trump at the Trump Tower Tech summit in mid-December. Silicon Valley's billionaire leaders had disavowed Trump during the campaign, throwing their weight behind rival Hillary Clinton. Only Thiel stumped for the real-estate mogul, and after the tech industry had turned on him for that and his role in Gawker's failure, he was luxuriating in the I-told-you-so moment. Tech tries to get Trump's ear after shunning him during campaign Trump tells tech leaders'There's nobody like you in the world' The display of power portends a roiling year or two in tech.

Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. FILE- In this file photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, with retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, center left, and Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, obscured second right, attend an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of RT (Russia Today) 24-hour English-language TV news channel in Moscow, Russia. Flynn is widely reported Thursday Nov. 17, 2016, to be a potential contender to become national security advisor to U.S. president elect Donald Trump, although his appointment may be controversial. Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn walks through the lobby at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York.

Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn gestures as he arrives at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York. FILE- In this file photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, with retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, center left, and Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, obscured second right, attend an exhibition marking the 10th anniversary of RT (Russia Today) 24-hour English-language TV news channel in Moscow, Russia. Flynn is widely reported Thursday Nov. 17, 2016, to be a potential contender to become national security advisor to U.S. president elect Donald Trump, although his appointment may be controversial. Retired Lt. Gen Michael Flynn walks through the lobby at Trump Tower, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in New York.