It’s a big week for Facebook-turned-Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. After a few rough quarters, a dismal public reaction to a glimpse at the founder’s Horizon Worlds metaverse, and an allegedly imminent round of mass internal layoffs, the company is finally bearing down on the release of its Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest Pro VR… Continue reading Facebook Employees Seem Completely Confused by the Metaverse
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Professor of Engineering Issues Brutal Dig at Elon Musk, Sparking Backlash
Uh oh! Hot Topic Columbus Day — now increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in recognition of the lives lost due to explorers like Christopher Columbus — is as good a day as any to argue about Elon Musk, everyone’s favorite eccentric billionaire CEO, notably of SpaceX and Tesla. Take Chris Combs, an assistant professor… Continue reading Professor of Engineering Issues Brutal Dig at Elon Musk, Sparking Backlash
William Shatner Says His Space Trip Left Him With a Feeling of Terrible Grief
During his maiden voyage to space, “Star Trek” icon William Shatner had an awe-inspiring experience — but it wasn’t necessarily positive. “So, I went to space,” reads a Variety-published excerpt from Shatner’s new book, “Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder.” After describing the exhilarating launch procedure and beginning of his zero-gravity excursion,… Continue reading William Shatner Says His Space Trip Left Him With a Feeling of Terrible Grief
Google Not Releasing New Video-Generating AI Because of Small Issue With Gore, Porn and Racism
“We have decided not to release the Imagen Video model or its source code until these concerns are mitigated.” Challenge Mode Google’s impressive-looking new video-generating neural network is up and running — but issues with “problematic” content mean that for now, the company is keeping it from public release. In a paper about its Imagen Video… Continue reading Google Not Releasing New Video-Generating AI Because of Small Issue With Gore, Porn and Racism
Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk
Image by Getty Images/Futurism For the first time, microplastics have been discovered in human breastmilk, and as The Guardian reports, experts are concerned about the potential implications for infant health, if there are any. In a new study published in the journal Polymers, a team of Italian scientists analyzed breastmilk samples — all taken at exactly… Continue reading Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Breastmilk
Cops Upload Image of Suspect Generated From DNA, Then Delete After Mass Criticism
An image of a suspect, created from a sample of his DNA? It sounds like dystopian sci-fi, but experts say it’s even worse — it’s tech that cops are already rolling out, even though it almost certainly doesn’t work. Alberta, Canada’s Edmonton Police Section (EPS) took to Twitter on Tuesday to share an image created… Continue reading Cops Upload Image of Suspect Generated From DNA, Then Delete After Mass Criticism
Godfather of Self-Driving Cars Says the Tech Is Going Nowhere
There’s tons of enthusiasm over self-driving cars. But nearly twenty years and some $100 billion since the first demos, the technology just isn’t there yet. In fact, it may be further off from being fully — and safely — autonomous than we’re led to believe. “You’d be hard-pressed to find another industry that’s invested so many… Continue reading Godfather of Self-Driving Cars Says the Tech Is Going Nowhere
Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
Why does this keep happening? Another Hack Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange in trading volume, has been hacked yet again — and this time, the losses are genuinely staggering. Hackers got away with around $570 million worth of the exchange’s own BNB token, CNBC reports. “The issue is contained now,” Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao… Continue reading Hackers Steal Over Half a Billion Dollars From World’s Largest Crypto Exchange
United Airlines Says It’ll Use Electric Planes for Flights Under 200 Miles
Is this the future of short-haul flights? Getting Airborne United Airlines, one of the largest airlines in the world, has shared preliminary plans to get an electric fleet of planes airborne at CNBC‘s ESG Impact Virtual Conference on Thursday. The aviation giant is optimistic about the endeavor and is projecting it could have electric powered… Continue reading United Airlines Says It’ll Use Electric Planes for Flights Under 200 Miles
Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller
“You’d need an electric propeller mounted on the tow hitch to go faster than a few knots.” Going Amphibious Last month, in the face of a devastating hurricane, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that its long-awaited Cybertruck pickup would technically be an amphibious vessel. “Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat,… Continue reading Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller