/ Some users have reported inadvertent activations while riding on rollercoasters, so maybe the updates in iOS 16.1.2 will fix those. The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max both have Apple’s Crash Detection feature.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple has just released iOS 16.1.2, and the company is calling out two key… Continue reading Apple’s latest iOS 16 update includes optimizations for car crash detection
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Leaked Messages Show FTX Insiders Begging SBF to Step Down as Crisis Deepened
In the early days of the FTX collapse, wunderkind founder Sam Bankman-Fried was so stuck in the mud about saving the exchange that people near him were spinning their wheels trying to get him to do the right thing and step down as CEO. As the New York Times reports, a trove of leaked internal messages… Continue reading Leaked Messages Show FTX Insiders Begging SBF to Step Down as Crisis Deepened
San Francisco Cops Now Allowed to Use Robots to Kill People
“This is opening up a Pandora’s box that could change our society in a significant way.” San Francisco police have been granted permission by city supervisors to kill civilians using robots. Yes, that’s a real thing that just happened — though it sounds like an episode of “Black Mirror,” it’s an actual turn of events… Continue reading San Francisco Cops Now Allowed to Use Robots to Kill People
The World Cup Is So High Tech That They Have to Charge the Balls
Dodgy offside calls will be a thing of the past… as long as someone keeps the balls charged. Serious Balls Officiating World Cup games comes with extraordinary pressure, and over the years FIFA has been introducing new technology like video assisted refereeing (VAR) and goal-line observation tech to give referees a helping hand. Now, the… Continue reading The World Cup Is So High Tech That They Have to Charge the Balls
SBF Says His Lawyers Can “Go F*ck Themselves”
That’s one way to handle your lawyers. Four Letters In spite of — or perhaps because of — being raised by lawyers, Sam Bankman-Fried of the collapsed FTX crypto exchange seems to have a very adversarial relationship to those representing him. In a newly-released interview with vlogger Tiffany Fong, recorded on November 16 just after… Continue reading SBF Says His Lawyers Can “Go F*ck Themselves”
The Fyre Fest Guy Is Off House Arrest and of Course His New Scheme Involves the Metaverse and Crypto
Billy McFarland, the colorful personality behind the dumpster fire that was 2017’s Fyre Fest, is officially off house arrest. And boy does he have a new opportunity for the most gullible people out there! McFarland wants you to meet him for something that’s apparently not a festival (despite it featuring a “handful of artists, content creators,”… Continue reading The Fyre Fest Guy Is Off House Arrest and of Course His New Scheme Involves the Metaverse and Crypto
Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare
Scott Kennedy, senior adviser with the Washington, DC, think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies, visited China in October. “When I was there, it seemed clear to me that, privately, officials understood they needed to exit zero-Covid, and that plans were in the works to do so that would be implemented after the 20th… Continue reading Why China Is Still Stuck in a Zero-Covid Nightmare
Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest
Leaf waxes also predate climate records from Antarctic ice cores, which go back only about a million years and require a climate that can support ice. One study used leaf waxes to glimpse the climate of a warmer Spain some 15 to 17 million years ago. Another looked at the moisture history of Southwest Africa for the past… Continue reading Pliocene-Like Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest
Honda will start US production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2024
Honda’s big electrification push will include US-oriented hydrogen fuel cell cars. The automaker has revealed that it will begin US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2024. The first model will be a plug-in hybrid based on the current-generation CR-V (pictured here). You’ll theoretically have pure electric driving for your daily commute, but still get… Continue reading Honda will start US production of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2024
Uncharted: The Movie: The Rollercoaster is coming to a Spanish theme park
When the original Uncharted game debuted in 2007, an IGN reviewer called it a “rollercoaster adventure.” Fast forward 16 years and you’ll be able to experience Uncharted as a literal thrill ride at a theme park. Spanish resort PortAventura World has signed a deal with Sony to build a rollercoaster based on the Uncharted movie,… Continue reading Uncharted: The Movie: The Rollercoaster is coming to a Spanish theme park