In 1989, Alan Moore wanted to write a comic about what a man does when driven to the point of insanity. In the comic book, The Killing Joke, the Joker kidnaps and tortures Jim Gordon to see if he can drive him to the point of insanity that both the Joker and Batman have already… Continue reading The megamerger killed Batgirl
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Tesla is the latest company to be drawn into the Elon Musk-Twitter legal mess
Twitter wants all of Tesla’s documents and communications related to Elon Musk’s bid to take over the social media company, according to a new subpoena filed August 2nd. The electric car maker is the latest company to be drawn into the increasingly sticky mess that Musk created when he first proposed — and later attempted… Continue reading Tesla is the latest company to be drawn into the Elon Musk-Twitter legal mess
These ‘CSS crimes’ turn social media posts into games
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you build something on the internet, people will find ways to creatively break it. This is exactly what happened with cohost, a new social media platform that allows posts with CSS. Digging through the #interactables hashtag on cohost reveals a bounty of clickable, CSS-enabled experiments that go… Continue reading These ‘CSS crimes’ turn social media posts into games
The Most Surveilled Place in America
For more than two years, Title 42 has created a two-tiered migration system along the border. Some migrants try their hand at crossing, hiring a smuggler to guide them through — or, increasingly, to tell them how to get across — the rugged terrain of the Sonoran Desert. If they’re caught by Border Patrol and… Continue reading The Most Surveilled Place in America
GM’s Super Cruise will cover 400,000 miles of roads in North America, doubling coverage
Super Cruise, the “hands-free” advanced driver-assist system (ADAS) from General Motors, will soon be available on a lot more roads in North America. GM announced today that, later this year, the ADAS system will be able to operate on 400,000 miles of roads, including non-divided highways — which would essentially double Super Cruise’s current coverage… Continue reading GM’s Super Cruise will cover 400,000 miles of roads in North America, doubling coverage
Ford says it delivered the sold-out F-150 Lightning to customers in all 50 states
Ford says it has delivered F-150 Lightning electric truck — which is totally sold out in the US for 2022 — to customers in all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. It’s a nice, if not exactly important, milestone and a feather in Ford’s cap as it seeks to ramp up production and deliveries of… Continue reading Ford says it delivered the sold-out F-150 Lightning to customers in all 50 states
Chevy is offering up to $6,000 Bolt rebates — with a big asterisk
Chevy has started offering some Bolt owners rebates of up to $6,000 as a “goodwill reimbursement” for anyone who bought one of the battery-powered EVs shortly before the company made them significantly cheaper. However, as Jalopnik points out, taking the rebate means agreeing to never sue the company for any present or future issues with… Continue reading Chevy is offering up to $6,000 Bolt rebates — with a big asterisk
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor steps down to ‘focus’ on Bitcoin as chairman
Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor is stepping down as the CEO of the software company he co-founded, MicroStrategy, and will instead take on the role of executive chairman. Saylor’s belief in Bitcoin has turned the company into a holding vehicle for the cryptocurrency. The news came as the company reported its second-quarter earnings. It noted a… Continue reading MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor steps down to ‘focus’ on Bitcoin as chairman
‘An engine for the imagination’: the rise of AI image generators
AI-generated artwork is quietly beginning to reshape culture. Over the last few years, the ability of machine learning systems to generate imagery from text prompts has increased dramatically in quality, accuracy, and expression. Now, these tools are moving out of research labs and into the hands of everyday users, where they’re creating new visual languages… Continue reading ‘An engine for the imagination’: the rise of AI image generators
Roku has a problem — its buttons aren’t printing enough money
No, you didn’t suddenly forget how to read: Roku, the streaming box and service company, is worried about how much money its buttons are bringing in. Not because it suddenly started making clicky actuators for other companies to include in their products (what a pivot that would be), but because Roku’s really an advertising company… Continue reading Roku has a problem — its buttons aren’t printing enough money