Katy Perry’s 11-minute jaunt to the lowest reaches of space may be thankfully behind us, but the fun isn’t quite over yet. As the UK’s Sun tabloid speculates, celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio, and even Rihanna have been named as potential passengers on Jeff Bezos’ next expensive trip via Blue Origin, the billionaire’s… Continue reading Rumors Swirl of Even Worse Celebrities Jeff Bezos May Shoot Into Space Next
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I expected this cheap multitool to be a waste of money, but it’s my new a toolbox essential
ZDNET’s key takeaways A well-designed multitool with a range of quality tools that can handle a variety of tasks. At under $20, this is in a class of its own in terms of price, and it makes it a great tool for occasional use, or a tool that you don[t mind if it gets trashed… Continue reading I expected this cheap multitool to be a waste of money, but it’s my new a toolbox essential
Clean Technica: Tesla Woes Continue To Pile Up003978
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Nyree Hinton, a Tesla owner in California, filed a lawsuit against Tesla in Los Angeles County recently, alleging that Tesla manipulated the odometer in his car in… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Woes Continue To Pile Up003978
Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives
The restrictions are coming in new models, but existing Synology NAS systems won’t be affected. The restrictions are coming in new models, but existing Synology NAS systems won’t be affected. Wes Davis is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist… Continue reading Synology is tightening restrictions on third-party NAS hard drives
There’s Something Horrifying in Your Toothpaste
Image by Getty / Futurism Alarming new research has found that toothpastes are often contaminated with lead and other heavy metals. In tests conducted by the lead safety activist Tamara Rubin, who runs the website Lead Safe Mama, 90 percent of the 51 examined brands were found to contain the toxic metal — in some… Continue reading There’s Something Horrifying in Your Toothpaste
Scientists Activate Facility to Suck Carbon Directly Out of the Ocean
To combat climate change, a team of scientists are sucking CO2 out of the ocean. The project, dubbed SeaCURE, began operating a small-scale trial this year on England’s south coast, the BBC reports. It hangs its hopes on a simple premise: that the ocean is the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing nearly a third of… Continue reading Scientists Activate Facility to Suck Carbon Directly Out of the Ocean
Sam Altman Admits That Saying “Please” and “Thank You” to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
If chivalry isn’t already dead, it’s certainly circling the drain. OpenAI CEO and tech billionaire Sam Altman recently admitted that people politely saying “please” and “thank you” to their AI chatbots is costing him bigtime. When one poster on X-formerly-Twitter wondered aloud “how much money OpenAI has lost in electricity costs from people saying ‘please’… Continue reading Sam Altman Admits That Saying “Please” and “Thank You” to ChatGPT Is Wasting Millions of Dollars in Computing Power
Meta Says It’s Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No “Economic Value”
Meta has been accused of illegally using copyrighted material to train its AI models — and the tech giant’s defense is pretty thin. In the ongoing suit Richard Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms, led by a group of authors including Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates, the… Continue reading Meta Says It’s Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No “Economic Value”
Thailand Deploys Humanoid Robot Dressed in Police Uniform
Unperturbed by the dystopian optics, the Royal Thai Police have deployed a humanoid police robot during a festival. As the Straits Times reports, the unsettling robot, dubbed “AI police cyborg 1.0” — even though it’s technically more of an android and not a cyborg — surveyed the streets during the country’s Songkran festival using 360-degree… Continue reading Thailand Deploys Humanoid Robot Dressed in Police Uniform
Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive
When Donald Trump took office in January, volunteer archivists got to work, ensuring that government websites were backed up before the incoming administration had a chance to purge more than 110,000 government pages. As part of the administration’s extremist anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda, agencies were forced to take down any material related to anything… Continue reading Elon Musk Cuts Funding for Internet Archive