No notes. Baby Erdoğan’s Mustache It’s called diplomacy, guys. This year’s European Political Community, an annual forum for European leaders founded in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, kicked off on Friday in Tirana, Albania. Europe’s leaders were greeted with a ten-ish minute presentation that celebrated Europe’s commitment to sovereignty and shared triumphs over evil.… Continue reading World Leaders Shown AI Baby Versions of Themselves at European Summit
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Star Wars’ Showcase of AI Special Effects Was a Complete Disaster
If Disney leadership has its way, we’ll all be drooling over endless Star Wars reboots, sequels, and spinoffs until the Sun explodes. And what better way to keep the slop machine humming than using good old generative AI? Unfortunately, as highlighted by 404 Media, we just got a preview of what that might look like.… Continue reading Star Wars’ Showcase of AI Special Effects Was a Complete Disaster
The Hot New AI Tool in Law Enforcement Is a Workaround for Places Where Facial Recognition Is Banned
At the end of 2024, fifteen US states had laws banning some version of facial recognition. Usually, these laws were written on the basis that the technology is a nightmare-level privacy invasion that’s also too shoddy to be relied upon. Now, a new company aims to solve that problem — though maybe not in the… Continue reading The Hot New AI Tool in Law Enforcement Is a Workaround for Places Where Facial Recognition Is Banned
Brazilian “Supercows” Reportedly Close to Achieving World Domination
These are no normal bovines. More Cowbell In southeastern Brazil, bovine beauty pageants help determine the most genetically desirable cows in the world — and these “supercows” are changing the meat farming industry as we know it. As The Economist reports, the drapey-necked “zebu” cows who compete in Brazil’s ExpoZebu gala originally hailed from India,… Continue reading Brazilian “Supercows” Reportedly Close to Achieving World Domination
Clean Technica: Tesla Brand Image Plunges Amidst Regulatory Questions & Competitors’ Rising Approval Ratings004022
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Electric vehicles are transformational, and the Tesla brand steered a new era in automobile manufacturing around the world. Today, though, questions about the all-electric carmaker’s current viability… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Brand Image Plunges Amidst Regulatory Questions & Competitors’ Rising Approval Ratings004022
Clean Technica: Tesla Sales In April Of 2025 Continue To Disappoint004021
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 16th May 2025, 06:40 pm Sales data for April 2025 is now in, and the skies over Tesla continue to get darker. The company… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Sales In April Of 2025 Continue To Disappoint004021
Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Crashing, and We Finally Know Why
Amazon, the multi-trillion dollar e-commerce monolith, seemingly cheaped out on on a key feature installed on its six-propeller delivery drones. Predictably, this backfired almost immediately. On a (lightly) rainy December day at the company’s testing range in Oregon, not one but two Prime Air drones suddenly stopped spinning their propellers mid-flight and plummeted some 200… Continue reading Amazon’s Delivery Drones Are Crashing, and We Finally Know Why
AI Is Helping Job Seekers Lie, Flood the Market, and Steal Jobs
And nobody knows what to do about it, either. Oodles of Experience The advent of generative AI has fundamentally altered the job application process. Both recruiters and applicants are making heavy use of the tech, making an already soul-sucking and tedious process even worse. And as TechRadar reports, applicants are going to extreme lengths to… Continue reading AI Is Helping Job Seekers Lie, Flood the Market, and Steal Jobs
Anthropic Tried to Defend Itself With AI and It Backfired Horribly
The advent of AI has already made a splash in the legal world, to say the least. In the past few months, we’ve watched as a tech entrepreneur gave testimony through an AI avatar, trial lawyers filed a massive brief riddled with AI hallucinations, and the MyPillow guy tried to exonerate himself in front of… Continue reading Anthropic Tried to Defend Itself With AI and It Backfired Horribly
Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas
New gas plants could be built to power the company’s largest data center yet. New gas plants could be built to power the company’s largest data center yet. Meta’s building a new AI data center so massive in Louisiana that the local utility company has plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants to provide… Continue reading Meta faces Democratic probe into plans to power a giant data center with gas