Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with the Korean automaker Hyundai to equip a fleet of its electric vehicles with self-driving technology. The vehicles, modified Ioniq 5s, will hit the road as part of Waymo’s self-driving ride-hail service… Continue reading Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China
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She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came
This all started like four or five days ago. How many followers have you gathered in that amount of time? I went from, let’s see, I haven’t honestly been on TikTok in hours. I went from 6,000 to 576,000, so I’ve gained 570,000 followers. [Editor’s note: As of this writing, she now has 1.6 million… Continue reading She Asked TikTok If Her House Was Haunted. Then the Cops Came
Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules
Europe’s most famous privacy activist, Max Schrems, landed another blow against Meta today after the EU’s top court ruled the tech giant cannot exploit users’ public statements about their sexual orientation for online advertising. Since 2014, Schrems has complained of seeing advertising on Meta platforms targeting his sexual orientation. Schrems claims, based on data he… Continue reading Meta Can’t Use Sexual Orientation to Target Ads in the EU, Court Rules
The Black List Upended the Film Industry. The Book World Is Next
Fifty-four Academy Awards and 267 nominations. That’s the sort of concrete impact the Black List has had since launching in 2005 as Hollywood insiders’ go-to index of emerging screenwriters. The Social Network, Edge of Tomorrow, Selma, Don’t Worry Darling—each one started as a submission on the Black List. “I knew there were great writers and… Continue reading The Black List Upended the Film Industry. The Book World Is Next
Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism
Czelazewicz is just one of many affiliates who sell Pure Body Extra online, including Larry Cook, one of the best known US anti-vax influencers. Cook and his Stop Mandatory Vaccination group was kicked off Facebook in 2020, but only after it had amassed a following of around 200,000. Today, Cook sells Pure Body Extra as… Continue reading Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism
Trump Supporters Are Pushing a Clip of a Voting Machine Being Hacked. It’s Not What It Seems
Behizy’s post caught the attention of some big names in the world of voting machine conspiracies. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, who was named in a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting on account of lies he spread about their machines following the 2020 election, amplified Behizy’s post. Trump’s former national security adviser and election conspiracist Michael… Continue reading Trump Supporters Are Pushing a Clip of a Voting Machine Being Hacked. It’s Not What It Seems
VP Debate Night: Vance Sanitized Trumpism, Walz Called Himself a Knucklehead
Leah Feiger: I think it adds to it. It’s this, it’s stolen valor. Even when you’re actually parsing through the specifics of it, is it that terrible? Tim Marchman: I don’t think he came off great. I don’t think it’s … Leah Feiger: Yeah, he came off not well in the fact that he called… Continue reading VP Debate Night: Vance Sanitized Trumpism, Walz Called Himself a Knucklehead
Hacking Generative AI for Fun and Profit
You hardly need ChatGPT to generate a list of reasons why generative artificial intelligence is often less than awesome. The way algorithms are fed creative work often without permission, harbor nasty biases, and require huge amounts of energy and water for training are all serious issues. Putting all that aside for a moment, though, it… Continue reading Hacking Generative AI for Fun and Profit
Pavel Durov Defends Telegram’s Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov today defended recent changes to his platform, amid concerns his arrest in France has made the messaging app more compliant with legal requests to share user data with the authorities. Durov attempted to minimize the significance of changes made to the app since he was arrested in August and charged with… Continue reading Pavel Durov Defends Telegram’s Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest
Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is
In comparison, North Carolina’s insurance market looks pretty good. No insurers have exited the state since 2008, while homeowners pay an average of $2,100 per year—high, but avoiding the sky-high rates of states like Florida, California, and Texas. “What traditionally has happened is that there’s a rate increase every few years of 8 to 9… Continue reading Hurricane Helene Shows How Broken the US Insurance System Is