Olyzon, a NYC-based provider of an agentic CTV advertising platform, raised $5M in Seed extension funding. The round was led by Cassius Capital, with participation from Ventech, Eurazeo, and strategic angels including Greg Coleman (former President of Criteo), Tom O’Regan (former CEO of Madison Logic), Cédric Mao (founder of Epic12), and Christophe Parcot. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and… Continue reading Olyzon Raises $5M in Seed Extension Funding
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Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait
Tesla’s ‘Supervised Full Self-Driving’ (FSD) in customer vehicles hasn’t improved all year, based on the best available data previously praised by CEO Elon Musk. Now Musk points to having to wait until later this year, but wait for what? Tesla’s last major FSD update, v13, was released in December 2024. Musk had previously claimed that… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait
Government Website Caught Hosting “Gay Impregnation” Content
Portions of the US government’s official “Vaccine Hub” website, Vaccines.gov, seem to have been taken over by an AI sloperation that hosts “gay impregnation” content — and pages featuring lots of other NSFW topics, too. As flagged by 404 Media, this same spam marketing scheme seems to have also targeted websites for AI chipmaker Nvidia, National… Continue reading Government Website Caught Hosting “Gay Impregnation” Content
Sam Altman Goes Off at AI Skeptic
In the artificial intelligence world, there are two streams. One is the cool, analytical current of AI scholarship, flowing with genuine curiosity and drive to verify. The other is the boiling-hot torrent of commercial AI — excited, frenetic, gushing with utopian promises. As AI hype blasts off into the heavens, one notable tech critic asks an… Continue reading Sam Altman Goes Off at AI Skeptic
Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have some major regrets about losing his composure during his blowout verbal brawl with former bestie president Donald Trump last week. Musk and Trump have been at each other’s throats for well over a week. Their on-and-off-again bromance collapsed in spectacular fashion when Musk excoriated Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as… Continue reading Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein
People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down
Like all websites, ChatGPT is fallible — and when it went down this week, people lost their godforsaken minds. According to OpenAI’s status page, the company has experienced major issues this week, leading to breathless coverage from sites like TechRadar and The Independent — and, unsurprisingly, some massive freakouts on social media. “F*ck I can’t code… Continue reading People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down
Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice
Look, I’m no fool. I live in America. I know it’s only a matter of time until literally every device gets either an air fryer or a pizza oven. The world now admits to air fryer toasters, air fryer ranges, air fryer combi ovens, and air fryer microwaves. In the past few months, I’ve tested… Continue reading Blackstone Griddle Air Fryer Combo Review: Silly, but Nice
The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency moved to roll back emissions standards for power plants, the second-largest source of CO2 emissions in the country, on Wednesday, claiming that the American power sector does not “contribute significantly” to air pollution. “The bottom line is that the EPA is trying to get out of the climate change business,”… Continue reading The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
My Virtual Avatar No Longer Looks Terrible in the Apple Vision Pro
Remember Apple’s Vision Pro? That’s the $3,499 mixed reality headset the company launched early in 2024 that failed to garner much public interest. Apple has steamed ahead with updates for the platform over the past year, and soon there will be a new version upgrade: visionOS 26. (Apple announced at WWDC it was changing the… Continue reading My Virtual Avatar No Longer Looks Terrible in the Apple Vision Pro
The funky Subaru Brat is returning as an EV pickup with a little help from Toyota
Remember the Subaru Brat? The iconic low-riding pickup from the late ’70s and ’80s? Even US President Ronald Reagan owned a 1978 Subaru Brat. Well, word on the street is that the small Subaru pickup will return as a full-on EV, with help from Toyota. Is Subaru launching an EV pickup? Subaru isn’t particularly known… Continue reading The funky Subaru Brat is returning as an EV pickup with a little help from Toyota