Pricey AI Pins are being returned quicker than they are sold: ‘It just doesn’t work’
I’ll pin this as a questionable product. Bulky and expensive wearable tech is being returned faster than it’s being sold. Humane’s AI pins retail for $700 to $800, with a $24 monthly subscription costing $288 per year, but all but about 7,000 have been returned to the company so far. The Verge reported. According to […]
Shadowy ad cabal GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files antitrust suit over censorship
A left-leaning advertising group accused of conspiring to suppress conservative media reportedly disbanded on Thursday, just days after Elon Musk’s X filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the group. The World Federation of Advertisers, which formed the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, informed its members that GARM would “cease operations,” according to an email seen […]
Flying taxis for passengers at Paris Olympics scrapped over safety concerns
A German air taxi manufacturer has scrapped plans to transport passengers in futuristic drones during the Paris Olympics due to delays in engine certification, the company said. Personal aircraft maker Volocopter has been testing flying taxis in the Paris area for several years and had been lobbying European authorities to allow the introduction of its […]
Google, Meta reportedly hatched secret deal to target teens on YouTube with Instagram ads
A shocking report on Thursday said Google and Meta had reportedly struck a secret agreement to target underage YouTube users with ads promoting rival service Instagram, violating the online search giant’s own advertising rules. The Instagram ad campaign was targeted to YouTube users classified as “unknown” in Google’s advertising system and was designed to appeal […]
Just 8 minutes of TikTok can have ‘negative consequences’: study
Regularly watching weight loss TikToks can be extremely harmful to your mental health. According to a new study. Spending a lot of time on social media platforms, especially viewing pro-anorexia content, could damage young women’s self-esteem and increase their risk of developing eating disorders, according to a study from Australia’s Charles Sturt University. “Our study […]
New Distraction Control feature explained
With the touch of a button, you might never have to wrestle with a popup window again. Touch the button multiple times. New iOS and MacOS updates will allow Apple users to eliminate unwanted pop-ups and other unsightly intrusions while using Safari. Just one site at a time. MacRumors report. With the touch of a […]
Three OpenAI executives exit firm, go on leave in latest shakeup
Three key OpenAI executives have left their positions in a recent leadership shakeup at CEO Sam Altman’s company. Greg Brockman, president of OpenAI and one of its 11 co-founders, has announced that he will be taking a sabbatical from the company until the end of the year. “I’m taking the rest of the year off […]
Robot dentist performs first-ever ‘fully automated’ procedure
Let’s call this h-AI-genics for dentistry. The Boston-based technology company backed by Mark Zuckerberg’s dentist father is the world’s largest The first fully robotic dental treatment. Perceptive, a company that utilizes artificial intelligence image processing software combined with robotic arms, has made a big push into the medical tech of the future. A robot performs […]
Elon Musk’s X to reportedly shutter San Francisco office
Elon Musk is reportedly planning to close his company’s San Francisco office amid an ongoing feud with California Governor Gavin Newsom after the state passed a controversial student gender identity law. X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a staff memo Monday that the office closures would happen “in the coming weeks” and called the decision […]
Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says
Neuralink has successfully implanted a device in a second patient designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices just by thinking, according to startup owner Elon Musk. Neuralink is testing a device aimed at helping people with spinal cord injuries. The device enabled the first patient to play video games, browse the […]