What makes airplane toilets so ‘extraordinary’? Flight experts explain why they suck — in a good way
Airplane toilets are literally the worst. Airplane toilets aren’t as simple as just touching and flushing. Aviation experts have stunned travelers by revealing the “extraordinary” amount of engineering that has gone into ensuring people can operate safely at 40,000 feet. “It’s like a vacuum cleaner, it’s the worst,” explained Nigel Jones, an aircraft engineer at […]
Meta’s Quest VR headsets vulnerable to ‘Inception-style’ hack
Meta Inc.’s $499 virtual reality headset is vulnerable to ‘Inception-style’ hacking attacks, allowing criminals to take control of the headset and steal sensitive information without the user’s knowledge, according to a study Make it. Last week, computer science researchers at the University of Chicago published an academic paper describing how flaws in Meta Quest VR’s […]
Elon Musk abruptly cancels ‘Don Lemon Show’ on X after interview
Don Lemon was fired again, even before his new show debuted on X. Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” hours after sitting down for an interview with the CNN anchor that was supposed to be his first broadcast on the platform, Lemon announced Wednesday. Lemon was taping a meeting with the billionaire owner […]
Europe on verge of adopting world’s first AI rules targeting ChatGPT, other chatbot systems
Europe on Wednesday moved closer to adopting the world’s first artificial intelligence regulations, as EU lawmakers approved an interim agreement on artificial intelligence technologies whose use is rapidly expanding in a wide range of industries and daily life. The AI Act comes three years after its enactment, as generative AI systems such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s […]
Musk praises German workers during visit to arson-hit Tesla plant: ‘Deutschland rocks!’
Elon Musk visited Tesla’s giant European factory in Grünheide, Germany, on Wednesday. The factory was restarting operations last week after an arson attack on a nearby power transmission tower caused costly power outages and halted production. Tesla’s chief executive, pictured at a factory in Germany, wore a black T-shirt that read, “We are the (giga) […]
US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner — but that’s easier said than done
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok, but they also say they are giving the Chinese parent company an opportunity to continue operating TikTok. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives is that TikTok fans in the U.S. can keep scrolling through their favorite social media […]
Your car is spying on you and upping your insurance rates: report
Drivers of cars from General Motors, Ford, Honda and other popular brands say their premiums have increased because the companies have sent data about their driving behavior to issuers without their knowledge. Ken Dahl, 65, is a Seattle-area businessman. Who told the New York Times The cost of his auto insurance rose 21% in 2022 […]
Tesla, most car makers get ‘poor’ ratings for automated-driving tech: study
Tesla’s Autopilot and fully self-driving technology, along with nine other driver-assistance systems sold by major automakers, received a “poor” rating from the U.S. government. New research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety It was released on Tuesday. The insurance industry’s safety research arm, the IIHS, also said there is no evidence that Autopilot or […]
I spoke to my dead mom with AI — it was spooky but helped me move on
Do you believe in AI angels? Shirine Maras, who lives in Berlin, Germany, lost her mother to kidney failure in 2018 at the age of 82. Sky News reported. Shirine, who had just given birth to her first child, Ishtar, before her mother died, felt insurmountable grief and turned to AI to connect with her […]
AI compared to nuclear weapons and could potentially lead to human extinction: report
The U.S. government has a “clear and urgent need” to act, saying the rapid development of artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity through weaponization and loss of control, according to a government-commissioned report. report, Get Time magazine The plan, titled “Action Plan to Improve the Safety and Security of Advanced AI,” states […]