The Best Mini Instant Pots of 2023

Instant Pot appliances have gained a cult following over the years and it’s easy to see why. These smart, multi-use kitchen gadgets are designed to do the work of multiple other devices, including slow cookers, rice cookers, and steaming pots. And while some Instant Pot models can be big, bulky, and hard to store or… Continue reading The Best Mini Instant Pots of 2023

Rival Slams CNET: “We Will Never Have an Article Written by a Machine”

Shots fired. No Pulled Punches As the fallout from tech news stalwart CNET‘s disastrous experiment with AI-generated SEO-bait articles — which, as we recently reported, weren’t just shrouded in secrecy and chock full of errors, but also seem to have been riddled with substantial instances of plagiarism — continues, a major publishing rival to CNET owner… Continue reading Rival Slams CNET: “We Will Never Have an Article Written by a Machine”

Chaotic Italian Fashion Line Baffles Facial Recognition Software

These aren’t for the faint of heart. Mamma Mia! If you’re looking to bypass the Madison Square Garden enemy list, do we have a brand for you. An Italian clothing line, Cap_able, just released a collection of absolutely outlandish knits, all designed with the goal of fooling facial recognition software — no mask or face painting… Continue reading Chaotic Italian Fashion Line Baffles Facial Recognition Software

Facebook’s Resident AI Guru Just Brutally Slammed ChatGPT

“It’s nothing revolutionary.” Not Impressed ChatGPT, OpenAI’s impressive new text generating system, has more than its share of fans — and apparently it’s got haters in high places, too. In an online discussion transcribed by ZDNet, Facebook-turned-Meta AI czar Yann LeCun — a titan in the field, widely hailed as of the “godfathers of AI”… Continue reading Facebook’s Resident AI Guru Just Brutally Slammed ChatGPT

World’s Third Richest Person Says He’s Developed “Addiction” to ChatGPT

To each their own. Jacked In Gautam Adani, the world’s third richest person, is apparently hooked on OpenAI’s ChatGPT. He said so himself, in a post-Davos blog post on LinkedIn. ChatGPT “was the buzzword at this year’s event,” Adani wrote in the post, caveating that he “must admit to some addiction since I started using it.”… Continue reading World’s Third Richest Person Says He’s Developed “Addiction” to ChatGPT

Multiple OSHA Violations Identified in Video of Boston Dynamics Robot Assisting Construction Worker

Atlas is a walking workplace safety hazard. Work Hazard Last week, we watched as Boston Dynamics’ bipedal robot Atlas deftly threw an entire bag of tools to a human construction worker who was standing on top of some scaffolding. While it was an impressive display of strength and agility, it now sounds like the video… Continue reading Multiple OSHA Violations Identified in Video of Boston Dynamics Robot Assisting Construction Worker

Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Excel Docs That He Says Shows Nothing Was His Fault

It’s solved! Episode Two In case you missed it, newly-minted Substack author Sam Bankman-Fried was back on the blogging grind last week. This time, he laid even further into his bankrupt exchange’s longtime lawyers, the New York City-based firm Sullivan & Cromwell — meanwhile, of course, once again insisting that he’s totally innocent and (the… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Posts Excel Docs That He Says Shows Nothing Was His Fault

The Best Audio Mixers of 2023

Audio mixers are an essential piece of sound equipment that comprise the control center of every professional sound system, from live performance venues to recording studios. The best audio mixers excel at combining signals from a number of sources like microphones, keyboards, and guitars, and blending them into a cohesive mix that’s clear, balanced, and… Continue reading The Best Audio Mixers of 2023

Scientists Build Gruesome Robots That Move With Mouse Muscles

Did they just build Mousenstein’s Monster?! FrankenBot Scientists have created remote-controlled walking robots actuated by mouse muscle cells, Inverse reports, a Frankensteinian mashup of state-of-the-art robotics and basic biological systems that could lay the groundwork for far more complex cyborg robots in the future. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Science Robotics,… Continue reading Scientists Build Gruesome Robots That Move With Mouse Muscles

The TSA’s Entire No Fly List Appears to Have Just Leaked

This is embarrassing. TSA Leak A cybersecurity hacktivist appears to have leaked the Transportation Security Administration’s No Fly List, a highly sensitive document, after discovering it on an unsecured server, the Daily Dot reports. Unsurprisingly, the TSA is now investigating how the data was exposed. It’s an egregious lapse in cybersecurity protocols that has already… Continue reading The TSA’s Entire No Fly List Appears to Have Just Leaked