Elon Musk’s Tesla has revealed its new “master plan” — and it’s so chock-full of meaningless corporate buzzwords, we can’t help but suspect that it was generated by an AI chatbot. The so-called “Master Plan Part IV” follows up on Musk’s preceding “master plan” installment, which underwhelmed investors back in early 2023 with a vague… Continue reading Tesla Just Published a New “Master Plan” and Um, How Do We Say This
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Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long represented one of the most disturbing forms of cybercrime. Now one specimen of widely available spyware has turned that relatively manual crime into an automated feature, detecting when the user is browsing pornography on their… Continue reading Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
Finally, an AirTag alternative that fits my wallet and works well with Android phones
LuLuLook AirCard Pro ZDNET’s key takeaways The LuLuLook AirCard Pro is thin, lightweight, and fits seamlessly into wallets. The built-in rechargeable battery lasts for 4 to 5 months between top-ups. Handy slot cut to allow the finder to be attached to luggage. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. My grandfather had a saying… Continue reading Finally, an AirTag alternative that fits my wallet and works well with Android phones
The Honda Prologue outsold the Odyssey and Passport last month, thanks to big savings
The Honda Prologue quietly outsold much of the competition last month after sales surged 80% from last August. With over 9,300 models sold in August, the Honda Prologue is coming off its best sales month yet. Honda Prologue had its best sales month in August Honda’s electric SUV is one of the most popular electric… Continue reading The Honda Prologue outsold the Odyssey and Passport last month, thanks to big savings
Toyota announces another new EV, but this one will be unique
The world’s largest automaker, Toyota, just announced plans for another new electric vehicle. This one isn’t just another EV. It marks a new milestone for Toyota as it expands its lineup. Toyota will build a new EV in Europe, its first Toyota announced plans to build the new EV at its plant in the Czech… Continue reading Toyota announces another new EV, but this one will be unique
Mysterious Object Headed Toward Mars
Incoming! Earlier this year, astronomers spotted a mysterious interstellar visitor, widely believed to be a comet, screaming into our solar system. With the help of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers recently got a closer look at the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, that revealed an unexpectedly high ratio of carbon dioxide to water for a comet, as… Continue reading Mysterious Object Headed Toward Mars
The Tech Industry Has a Dirty Secret: The More People Learn About AI, the Less They Trust It
Researchers have found that trust in artificial intelligence falls among people as they become more AI literate — a damning revelation that highlights persistent skepticism in the tech. AI companies continue to paint the tech as a mesmerizing, revolutionary inflection point for humanity that justifies enormous capital expenditures to run wildly resource-intensive AI models. But when… Continue reading The Tech Industry Has a Dirty Secret: The More People Learn About AI, the Less They Trust It
Shein Caught Using CEO Killer Luigi Mangione as a Male “Mommy And Me” Model
In the roughly eight years since it burst onto the global e-commerce scene, the uber-cheap fast fashion marketplace Shein has been accused of everything from stealing designs and requiring exploitatively grueling shifts to forcing China’s Uyghur minority to work at its facilities, and even working with suppliers that used child labor. Now, the Chinese-founded and… Continue reading Shein Caught Using CEO Killer Luigi Mangione as a Male “Mommy And Me” Model
Hot Mic Catches Putin and Xi Discussing Plans to Transplant Organs for Immortality
Image by SERGEY BOBYLEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught chatting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping — about the light topic of organ transplants, and how they could let “us live younger and younger, and perhaps even achieve immortality.” As ABC News reports, the comments were overheard on a hot mic attached… Continue reading Hot Mic Catches Putin and Xi Discussing Plans to Transplant Organs for Immortality
Activists Are Using AI to Identify Masked ICE Agents
A Netherlands-based immigration activist named Dominick Skinner is using AI and facial recognition to reveal the identities of masked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Talk about turned tables — and a striking ethical paradox. In an interview with Politico, Skinner claimed that he and his team of volunteers have so far been able to… Continue reading Activists Are Using AI to Identify Masked ICE Agents