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Raw Liver Eating Bodybuilder Accused of Injecting Himself With $11,000 Worth of Steroids Every Month

Image by Liver King via YouTube Brian “Liver King” Johnson, a caveman-esque bodybuilder who credits his extremely muscular physique to eating raw animal liver, has been accused by a different bodybuilder influencer of making heavy use of steroids to achieve his extremely muscular physique, Rolling Stone reports. It’s a debate that has been going on… Continue reading Raw Liver Eating Bodybuilder Accused of Injecting Himself With $11,000 Worth of Steroids Every Month

Courtroom Erupts in Cheers After Bitcoin Plant Rejected From Opening in Community

“Bitcoin mining is not welcome in Washington County.” Not in My Backyard A courtroom in Washington County, Tennessee, erupted in applause after county commissioners rejected a proposal to build a Bitcoin mining plant in the area. Bitcoin miner Red Dog Technologies was already operating a 25-megawatt Bitcoin mine in Limestone, Tennessee since late 2020, but the… Continue reading Courtroom Erupts in Cheers After Bitcoin Plant Rejected From Opening in Community

San Francisco’s Killer Police Robots Threaten the City’s Most Vulnerable

One effect of AB 481 is to add local oversight to hardware like the kind obtained through a US Department of Defense program that sends billions of dollars of military equipment such as armored vehicles and ammunition to local police departments. Equipment from the program was used against protesters in the wake of the police killings… Continue reading San Francisco’s Killer Police Robots Threaten the City’s Most Vulnerable

Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

The commercial spyware industry has increasingly come under fire for selling powerful surveillance tools to anyone who can pay, from governments to criminals around the world. Across the European Union, details of how spyware has been used to target activists, opposition leaders, lawyers, and journalists in multiple countries have recently touched off scandals and calls… Continue reading Google Moves to Block Invasive Spanish Spyware Framework

Neuralink CEO Elon Musk expects human trials within six months

It’s been six years since Tesla, SpaceX (and now Twitter) CEO Elon Musk co-founded brain-control interfaces (BCI) startup, Neuralink. It’s been three years since the company first demonstrated its “sewing machine-like” implantation robot, two years since the company stuck its technology into the heads of pigs — and just over 19 months since they did… Continue reading Neuralink CEO Elon Musk expects human trials within six months

Elon Musk says he and Tim Cook ‘resolved the misunderstanding’ about Twitter’s iOS app

Elon Musk and Tim Cook have apparently made up following a dustup over the status of Twitter’s iOS app. Musk, who earlier this week, claimed that Apple had “threatened to withhold’ Twitter from the App Store,” said he and Cook had a “good conversation” during a meeting at Apple’s headquarters. “Among other things, we resolved… Continue reading Elon Musk says he and Tim Cook ‘resolved the misunderstanding’ about Twitter’s iOS app

Twitter is now pushing recommended tweets to everyone

Twitter is now pushing more tweets from accounts users don’t already follow into their timelines. The company revealed that it’s now surfacing recommendations to all its users, even people who had successfully avoided them in the past. “We want to ensure everyone on Twitter sees the best content on the platform, so we’re expanding recommendations… Continue reading Twitter is now pushing recommended tweets to everyone

Google begins refunding Stadia hardware purchases made on the Google Store

Google tweeted today that it’s beginning to process refunds for Stadia hardware bought on the Google Store. The company announced in September that its cloud gaming service was joining the long list of projects buried in the “Google graveyard.” Google is refunding purchases for the Stadia controller and bundles that included a Chromecast Ultra with… Continue reading Google begins refunding Stadia hardware purchases made on the Google Store

Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling

So much for giggling at robots falling down. Researchers at the University of Lorraine have developed a “Damage Reflex” system (aka D-Reflex) that has a humanoid TALOS robot prop itself against a wall when one of its legs is broken, much like a human who just lost their balance. The neural network-based system uses its… Continue reading Robots are learning to brace themselves against walls to avoid falling

GoTo’s pre-IPO investors opt out of coordinated secondary offeringThe company’s shares have declined consistently for eight consecutive trading days.

The pre-IPO shareholders of Indonesia-listed technology group PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk have decided not to pursue the plan for a coordinated secondary offering of shares after a lock-up period ends on Nov 30, the company said on Wednesday. GoTo did not explain further but the announcement may indicate a hesitancy on the investors’ part amid… Continue reading GoTo’s pre-IPO investors opt out of coordinated secondary offeringThe company’s shares have declined consistently for eight consecutive trading days.