It seems that Haliey “Hawk Tuah” Welch is finally facing the music after angry investors filed a lawsuit against her disastrous meme coin. Just a day after the new filing dropped, the “Talk Tuah” podcaster broke her extended silence during the fiasco and took to X-formerly-Twitter to announce that she would be “fully cooperating” with the… Continue reading Hawk Tuah Girl Pledges Full Cooperation With Lawsuit Against Her Disastrous Memecoin
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We Regret to Bring You This Audio of Two Google AIs Having EXTREMELY Explicit Cybersex
Over on Reddit, a dirty-minded user has posted what they claim is an entirely AI-generated exchange using Google’s Notebook LM — and reader, it’s very naughty. “Make this simulation as explicit and visceral as possible,” a female-voiced AI says in the sexually-charged audio exchange posted to r/Singularity. What follows is extremely not safe for work,… Continue reading We Regret to Bring You This Audio of Two Google AIs Having EXTREMELY Explicit Cybersex
Spotify Employees Say It’s Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
According to a shocking new book, Spotify has been promoting so-called “ghost artists” so it can avoid paying its piddling royalties to real artists. In an excerpt from “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist” published in Harper’s, author Liz Pelly reveals that the streaming platform has a secretive internal… Continue reading Spotify Employees Say It’s Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
/ Regulators say they’ll ease rules allowing for fully driverless cars, but companies need to cough up the data. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Share this story Cath… Continue reading NHTSA finally releases new rules for self-driving cars — but there’s a twist
I Used AI to Do All of My Holiday Shopping
In its initial responses, ChatGPT didn’t provide any links to products. But it easily supplied them when I asked, and while I didn’t click on every single one, none appeared to be hallucinations. Claude, on the other hand, apologized and said that it “cannot actually link to websites or products directly.” Anthropic hasn’t released a… Continue reading I Used AI to Do All of My Holiday Shopping
Why Can’t You Switch Seats in an Empty Airplane?
It’s the last flight of the day and the plane is pretty empty. So you’re thinking, maaaybe you’ll just move up a few rows, where there’s a nice window seat with a view that’s not obstructed by the wing. Not so fast, buster. The flight attendant says that’s a no-go. You have to stay in… Continue reading Why Can’t You Switch Seats in an Empty Airplane?
The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks.
/ Google and other tech companies are spending millions to clean up their carbon pollution using rocks. Terradot’s pilot program in Brazil involves spreading crushed basalt over farmland.Image: Terradot To try to counteract the impact their pollution has on the climate, Google and other big companies have bought into a plan to trap carbon dioxide… Continue reading The proposed climate fix tech companies just spent millions on? Rocks.
The 7 best white elephant gifts that are worth stealing
Whether or not you’ve heard of a white elephant gift exchange before, there’s a good chance you have the wrong idea of what it is, how it actually works and where the idea came from. According to legend, the King of Siam would give a white elephant to courtiers who had upset them. It was… Continue reading The 7 best white elephant gifts that are worth stealing
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sues Zelle and four of its partner banks
On Friday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued four financial companies involved with Zelle. The CFPB’s lawsuit (via CNBC) accuses Zelle’s operator (Early Warning Services) and three of the service’s partner banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank Of America and Wells Fargo — of failing to protect consumers from widespread fraud on the peer-to-peer payment… Continue reading The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sues Zelle and four of its partner banks
Netflix scores the broadcasting rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup
Netflix has inked a deal with FIFA to snag exclusive US broadcasting rights to the next two Women’s World Cup tournaments, according to a report by ESPN. This contract covers both the 2027 and 2031 events. Neither entity has described the financial value of the deal, but it has been reported to be the most… Continue reading Netflix scores the broadcasting rights to the FIFA Women’s World Cup