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Jona Health Review: Microbiome Decoder for Health Conditions

Look, there’s nothing quite like starting your day by pooping on a little paper hammock affixed to your toilet seat and then poking it a bunch of times with a cotton swab. It was more of a mental hurdle than a practical one, though, as the collection and disposal (you just flush the hammock down… Continue reading Jona Health Review: Microbiome Decoder for Health Conditions

TechCrunch Mobility: A takeover that might not be hostile

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Want another reason to get this free in your inbox? The emailed version of this newsletter includes polls, including one this week that asks readers what they think the best business model is for autonomous vehicle technology.… Continue reading TechCrunch Mobility: A takeover that might not be hostile

Fire TV acting slow? 10 settings I changed on mine to instantly improve the performance

Why is my Fire TV running so slow? That’s a complex question to answer. It could be the age of your device. Older hardware might struggle to load the latest apps and services. But it could also be a combination of outdated software, too many background processes, and accumulated temporary files. All these things can… Continue reading Fire TV acting slow? 10 settings I changed on mine to instantly improve the performance

DMV’s AI System Says Woman Doesn’t Have a Human Face

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images When it comes to inclusion, artificial intelligence doesn’t have the best track record. As vast algorithms trained on troves of data scraped from the internet, AI models are inherently predisposed to reproducing human social biases. It’s no surprise, then, that AI has a real knack for… Continue reading DMV’s AI System Says Woman Doesn’t Have a Human Face

Reddit’s AI Suggests That People Suffering Chronic Pain Try Opioids

Getty / Futurism Tech companies are rushing to deploy AI everywhere. But because glaring issues remain with the tech, it’s almost inevitable that these efforts lead to public embarrassment when the AI malfunctions. In one of the latest examples, Reddit’s new AI was caught making an extraordinarily bad suggestion: that DIY heroin use might be… Continue reading Reddit’s AI Suggests That People Suffering Chronic Pain Try Opioids

It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Stephanie Keith / Getty Images PayPal and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel has long held outrageous ideological views — and imposed them on the world using his billions of dollars in wealth to do things like build ICE’s massive surveillance panopticon, support the rise of the “New Right,” and… Continue reading It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It

Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’m having my first Tesla mobile service visit this week. Up until now, my long range 2022 Tesla Model Y has needed no maintenance at all. A message recommending a new 12-volt battery has been flashing on my dash, though.** Anytime I needed a repair… Continue reading Clean Technica: As Other EV Makers Regroup, Tesla Surges, Boosted By Loyal Customers004212

The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy

Tesla, a company that prides itself on not advertising, is in the midst of a serious marketing effort. In doing so it’s exploiting employees, attacking shareholders, and retaining outside strategy firms to help it advertise. It’s running these ads not to boost its falling sales, but rather to advocate for another unprecedented award for its… Continue reading The way Tesla is marketing Elon Musk’s $1 trillion stock award is straight up crazy

MIT Grads Allegedly Googled “Money Laundering” Before Pulling Off $25 Million Crypto Heist

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images As technical education goes, few American institutions can match the prestige and influence of MIT. Of course, not every graduate is destined for greatness, as two MIT alums made clear earlier this year when they got busted for allegedly pulling a lightning-fast crypto heist, making off… Continue reading MIT Grads Allegedly Googled “Money Laundering” Before Pulling Off $25 Million Crypto Heist