Is nothing sacred? City of Shamegels As Angelenos look to rebuild in the wake of the region’s devastating wildfires, landlords are taking advantage of their misery. As the Los Angeles Times and other outlets report, landlords are hiking prices tens of thousands of dollars — or 100 percent more than what they were asking in 2024… Continue reading Greedy Landlords Are Massively Price-Gouging Rents After LA Wildfires
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Apple Halts Disastrous AI System That Was Making Up Fake News Stories and Pushing Them to iPhone Users
It’s about time. Failed Experiment Apple has temporarily halted its disastrous “Apple Intelligence” feature which consistently bungled its one task of summarizing breaking news alerts. An upcoming iOS 18.3 update will disable the summaries for news and entertainment apps, as the Washington Post‘s Geoffrey Fowler reports. Apple’s admission that its feature has failed is rare… Continue reading Apple Halts Disastrous AI System That Was Making Up Fake News Stories and Pushing Them to iPhone Users
Character.AI Restricts Minors from Interacting With Bots Based on Real People and Fandom Characters
Content warning: this story discusses sexual abuse, self-harm, suicide, eating disorders and other disturbing topics. Character.AI — the Google-backed AI chatbot company currently facing two separate lawsuits concerning the welfare of minor users — appears to have blocked any users under 18 from engaging with some of the site’s most popular bots, such as fictional… Continue reading Character.AI Restricts Minors from Interacting With Bots Based on Real People and Fandom Characters
US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
The US Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that could result in a ban on TikTok in the United States this Sunday. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the court’s unanimous opinion reads.… Continue reading US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
There was a time when Mark Zuckerberg didn’t regard mainstream media as the enemy. He even allowed me, a card-carrying legacy media person, into his home. In April 2018, I ventured there to hear his plans to do the right thing. It was part of my years-long embed into Facebook to write a book. For… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media
Can You Get Rich Using a Raspberry Pi to Mine Cryptocurrency?
After the first 20 minutes, the water temperature seemed to increase at a fairly constant rate of 0.0006 degrees Celsius per second. This increase in temperature means there is an increase in thermal energy, which we can calculate as: Here m is the mass of the stuff (in this case, water), and C is the… Continue reading Can You Get Rich Using a Raspberry Pi to Mine Cryptocurrency?
How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event
Shopping for a new phone? Wait at least one more week before whipping out that credit card. That’s because Samsung’s first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year is slated for Wednesday, January 22 — and like past years, you’ll be able to watch along from home. Between credible leaks and historical precedent, we can reasonably… Continue reading How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked event
Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on January 22
Samsung’s first big launch of 2025 is right around the corner. Galaxy Unpacked is confirmed for January 22 at 1PM ET in San Jose, CA, where Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” (to borrow a 14-year-old marketing slogan) will be revealed. What exactly will be on tap? Well, apart from a few sure bets and some likely… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S25 Unpacked 2025 event: What to expect on January 22
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden Administration on a law that could ban TikTok in the coming days. In a unanimous ruling, the court upheld the law, writing in an unsigned opinion that “TikTok’s scale and susceptibility to foreign adversary control, together with the vast swaths of sensitive data the platform collects, justify… Continue reading Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
Prime members can now get $50 off the Kindle Colorsoft
Amazon expanded its ereader lineup a few months back with the Kindle Colorsoft, its first model with a color display. However, at $280, it was certainly on the pricier end — especially compared with similar devices from competitors. That equation has changed a bit, at least for Amazon Prime members. They’re currently able to pick… Continue reading Prime members can now get $50 off the Kindle Colorsoft