Sex, Drugs, and AI Mickey Mouse

On January 1, Mike Neville gave Midjourney the following prompt: “Steamboat Willie drawn in a vintage Disney style, black and white. He is dripping all over with white gel.” There’s no polite way to describe what this prompt conjured from the AI image generator. It looks, very much, like Mickey Mouse is drenched in ejaculate.… Continue reading Sex, Drugs, and AI Mickey Mouse

AllianceBernstein obtains China mutual fund business licence

U.S.-based AllianceBernstein Holding LP has obtained a license to run its wholly-owned mutual fund business in China, the company said on Tuesday, making it the latest foreign asset manager to tap China’s $3.8 trillion mutual fund market. “AllianceBernstein will offer Chinese investors onshore investment products and solutions, and help them explore opportunities in China’s domestic… Continue reading AllianceBernstein obtains China mutual fund business licence

BYD overtakes Tesla in overall battery-electric vehicle volume

Tesla is no longer the world’s largest electric vehicle automaker by volume. BYD, which Elon Musk used to literally laugh at, overtook Tesla in overall battery-electric vehicle volume in Q4 2023. You might have seen a variation of that headline over a year ago, but it wasn’t as significant as it is today. Tesla has… Continue reading BYD overtakes Tesla in overall battery-electric vehicle volume

Despite ongoing strike, Tesla takes the crown in sales in Sweden, Norway

Photo by Lukas Kloeppel on Pexels.com It’s no surprise that Norway is leading the world in EV adoption, but 2023 saw the country reach new heights with electric vehicles taking a record 82% market share, and Tesla with a whopping 20% market share. And despite Tesla’s ongoing labor disputes in the region and blocks on imports, new… Continue reading Despite ongoing strike, Tesla takes the crown in sales in Sweden, Norway

Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results, breaks another record

Tesla (TSLA) has released its Q4 2023, and subsequently, full-year 2023, delivery results, and the automaker has broken another delivery record. During the first three quarters of the year, Tesla delivered 1,324,074 vehicles around the globe. With a guidance of 1.8 million vehicles delivered in 2023, it meant that Tesla needed to deliver around 476,000… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) releases Q4 delivery results, breaks another record

Samsung’s new robot vacuum can steam clean your floors

/ The Bespoke Jet Bot Combo robot vacuum and mop uses AI to spot stains and steam clean them from hard floors. It can then remove its mops to tackle the carpet. By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, a smart home reviewer who’s been testing connected gadgets since 2013. Previously a writer for Wirecutter, Wired, and BBC… Continue reading Samsung’s new robot vacuum can steam clean your floors

Women in the US Are Now Stockpiling Abortion Pills

When access to reproductive health care is threatened in the United States, a growing number of women stock up on abortion medications to keep on hand in case they need the pills in the future, new research shows. A study analyzed 48,404 requests for “advance provision” abortion medications made to Aid Access, an Austria-based nonprofit… Continue reading Women in the US Are Now Stockpiling Abortion Pills