I ride a lot of electric kick scooters here in New York City, and no one has ever smiled fondly at me as I zip around town. I get the occasional, “How fast does it go?” when I’m on the burlier scooters, but that’s it. Riding Honda’s new Motocompacto, however, was a heck of a… Continue reading Honda Motocompacto First Look (2023): Specs, Price, Release Date
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Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month
How much is privacy worth? Is a yearly subscription for a VPN justified? Is it better to pay with your time, changing the privacy settings on every website you visit? What is a fair price to stop data about who you are and how you behave being used to inform ads? Different companies have different… Continue reading Facebook Finally Puts a Price on Privacy: It’s $10 a Month
Live Updates: The Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried, the Verdict
As the closing arguments continue, let’s recap the charges filed against Bankman-Fried. There are twelve in total, seven of which are being tried at this, the first of two trails: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud on customers of FTX Wire fraud on customers of FTX Conspiracy to commit wire fraud on lenders to Alameda Research… Continue reading Live Updates: The Trial of FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried, the Verdict
The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died
Lawrence Faucette, the 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease who was the second person to receive a genetically engineered pig heart, died on October 30, according to a statement from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, where the transplant was performed. Faucette received the transplant on September 20 and lived for six weeks—less… Continue reading The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died
How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
Five hours after the attacks started, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country was at war. With little to no official information, many desperate Israelis were not just watching violent videos released by Hamas; they were also getting caught up in a mess of conspiracy theories. In some groups, the attacks were already… Continue reading How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
Joe Biden’s Big AI Plan Sounds Scary—but Lacks Bite
“We intend that the actions we are taking domestically will serve as a model for international action, understanding that AI developed in one nation can impact the lives and livelihoods of billions of people around the world,” Harris said Monday. “Fundamentally, it is our belief that technology with global impact requires global action.” Devilish Detail… Continue reading Joe Biden’s Big AI Plan Sounds Scary—but Lacks Bite
X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court
X has banned the account of a prominent critic after he published data that he claims exposed the site’s embrace of the far-right after Elon Musk’s takeover last year. Travis Brown, a software developer based in Berlin, alleges his account was first suspended on July 1 this year, several months after his data formed the… Continue reading X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court
Apple October 2023 Hardware Event: MacBook Pro, iMac, M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max
Unlike its predecessors, which are built on 5-nanometer process technology, all three new chips are now built on a 3-nanometer process—this packs more transistors into a smaller space and enhances both the speed and power efficiency of the chip. Photograph: Apple The M3 chips have a few features new to Apple silicon. The first, a… Continue reading Apple October 2023 Hardware Event: MacBook Pro, iMac, M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max
Matthew Perry Deserved Better Than #DiedSuddenly
It didn’t take long for news of actor Matthew Perry’s death to go public. TMZ broke the story so early that paparazzi had already camped out to photograph the Friends star’s grieving parents as they arrived on the scene. The vulturous routines of the celebrity death news complex are, at this point, predictable. Tabloids compete… Continue reading Matthew Perry Deserved Better Than #DiedSuddenly
Sam Bankman-Fried Built a Crypto Paradise in the Bahamas—Now He’s a Bad Memory
Each Sunday morning, the congregation of the International Deliverance Praying Ministry gathers in front of their church, ready to be let in. It’s a modest building in the southside of Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, on an overgrown and potholed street that floods when it rains. While they wait, a member of the church… Continue reading Sam Bankman-Fried Built a Crypto Paradise in the Bahamas—Now He’s a Bad Memory