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The Polestar 3 will keep an eye on you

/ The Swedish EV maker will use a camera-based driver-monitoring system from Smart Eye to ensure drivers stay attentive and engaged in the driving tasks. As cars add more and more automated driving features, how can car companies be certain these systems won’t be misused to wreak havoc on our roads?  They can’t, actually. That’s… Continue reading The Polestar 3 will keep an eye on you

Bizarre Smartwatch Contains Living Organism

“There were very human responses. Some people were sad, some people really felt like the connection was broken.” Creature Caretaker Scientists at the University of Chicago have designed a truly curious — and partially alive — smartwatch. It incorporates a heart rate monitor that’s (kind of) powered by electrically conductive slime mold, resulting in one of… Continue reading Bizarre Smartwatch Contains Living Organism

Elon Musk Brought His Mommy to a Big Business Meeting For Some Reason

According to Elon, “the proof is in the pudding.” Maybe his mom made that too? OedipusX Things seem to be going really well for CEO of many companies Elon Musk, who reportedly brought his mother to a recent client meeting. According to Bloomberg‘s sourcing, Maye Musk was spotted at Twitter’s New York offices on Halloween, five… Continue reading Elon Musk Brought His Mommy to a Big Business Meeting For Some Reason

Elon Musk Conducts Poll, Doesn’t Like Results, Conducts New Poll, Still Doesn’t Like Results

In a fit of rage last night, Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk suspended the accounts of over a dozen journalists from high profile publications including CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. The drama kicked off when Musk accused Jack Sweeney, a university student who has been tracking the movement of Musk’s private… Continue reading Elon Musk Conducts Poll, Doesn’t Like Results, Conducts New Poll, Still Doesn’t Like Results

Donald Trump’s NFT Collection Is So Fantastically Ugly That Even His Biggest Fans Are Aghast

There are lots and lots of issues with a new collection of Donald Trump non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — not least of which that they’re spectacularly ugly and shadily-run. “Hello everyone, this is Donald Trump, hopefully your favorite president of all time,” the real estate pariah says in a promo video for the drop which, because of… Continue reading Donald Trump’s NFT Collection Is So Fantastically Ugly That Even His Biggest Fans Are Aghast

Trump’s Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think

In January 2021, after former US president Donald Trump tweeted in support of an insurrection on the Capitol, his account was frozen and he was locked out. But across the world, leaders have tweeted in support of genocide and threatened violence, yet none of them have been banned from the platform. Less than six months… Continue reading Trump’s Twitter Ban Was Unfair, but Not for the Reason You Think

Storytelling Will Save the Earth

Picture the world 4.4°C hotter than preindustrial levels by the end of this century. That was one of the IPCC’s sixth assessment report predictions for scenarios with either unabated emissions rise or immediate climate action. But unless you’ve pored over climate models and understand the intricacy of tipping points to a tee, it’s unlikely that… Continue reading Storytelling Will Save the Earth

Waymo now offers driverless rides between Downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport

Starting today, human-averse travelers in Phoenix can book a fully autonomous Waymo ride between the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and downtown. The Alphabet-owned company, which is also doubling its fully automated coverage area in the city, says the new route is the world’s only fully autonomous airport robotaxi service. Waymo has accelerated its public… Continue reading Waymo now offers driverless rides between Downtown Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport

Extreme weather leads to more negative tweets, study finds

More at 11. If it’s ever seemed like people are more crotchety on social media when there’s a heatwave or heavy rain, you’re probably not alone in having that perspective. Researchers analyzed more than 7.7 billion geotagged tweets from 190 countries that were posted between 2015 and 2021. They used a language analysis tool to… Continue reading Extreme weather leads to more negative tweets, study finds