In a statement given to The Verge, Meta Platforms confirmed that it’s working on optional user controls which will help filter out unsolicited images and messages. There are many types of those, of course, but one of the most pervasive are almost certainly sent by a deranged subset of men who just can’t seem to stop… Continue reading Instagram Working on AI to Block Unsolicited D**k Pics
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Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks
“I remember when Google was small and scrappy,” he lamented. Google Vexed In the days of Silicon Valley past, Google made sure to cement itself as the tech world’s resident Cool Boss. But not anymore! The company’s productivity crackdown continues, and according to internal audio obtained by CNBC, the tension between forlorn Googlers and their… Continue reading Google CEO Incredulous at Employees Mad About Loss of Perks
Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn
They can see everything. Graceless An evangelical Southern Baptist church known as Gracepoint was caught relying on a little more than God’s watchful gaze to keep an eye on members of its congregation. And if a church feels compelled to clarify that it’s not a cult, well… New members joining Gracepoint’s congregation are asked to… Continue reading Churches Using “Shameware” Apps to Make Sure Members Don’t Watch Porn
Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over
What were they thinking? Saved by an App American car giant Ford has come up with a puzzling new way to ensure pedestrians aren’t run over while crossing the street — a smartphone app. The tech, which the company is set to show off at this week’s Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s World Congress in… Continue reading Ford Wants Pedestrians to Download an App So Its Trucks Don’t Run Them Over
Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually
Uh, sure. Oh, Okay One trillion dollars vaporized to nothing? Down payments and Bachelorette dads’ savings lost to the wind? Sounds terrible. But not to crypto celeb and Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao! According to the man at the helm of the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, the devastating crypto bear market is ultimately… Continue reading Binance Guy Says the Crypto Crash is Good, Actually
Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars
We keep learning more and more about the water that once flowed on the Red Planet. Water Signs China’s Mars orbiter and rover have together captured possible evidence of an ancient ocean on the Red Planet — signs that could bolster case that Earth’s dried out neighbor had a lush, watery past. As China’s state-run… Continue reading Chinese Rover Discovers Evidence of Ancient Ocean on Mars
JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2
“… a game-changer for our industry…” Jet Fuel Emissions are complicated, but one thing’s for sure: jetliners — and their fuel — are terrible for the climate. But in a bright hint of a more environmental future, several airlines are now signing deals with a company that might just lessen their environmental toll. To wit,… Continue reading JetBlue, Virgin Strike Deal to Buy Jet Fuel Made From Recaptured CO2
Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
Owie! Keep Clear Tesla is issuing software updates for a more than a staggering million of its vehicles, due to an eyebrow-raising bug: that the cars’ powered windows fail to detect obstacles — like your hand — in their way while closing. In the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration’s (NHTSA) own words, “the window automatic… Continue reading Tesla Updating Vehicles to Not Crush Passengers’ Hands in Window
A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean
There’s a new kid on the block. Double Take Hey, was that there before? A new island has popped up in the southwest Pacific Ocean, according to the NASA Earth Observatory. This fledgling patch of land spawned out of a seafloor ridge teeming with highest density of underwater volcanoes on the planet. Known as the… Continue reading A New Island Just Appeared in the Pacific Ocean
Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI
A disgusting invasion of privacy. Doctor Botto An AI artist going by the name Lapine says she discovered that private medical photos from nearly ten years ago were being used in an image set that trains AI, called LAION-5B. Lapine made this unnerving discovery by using Have I Been Trained, a site that lets artists… Continue reading Woman Horrified To Discover Her Private Medical Photos Were Being Used To Train AI