A 74-year-old entrepreneur played an entirely AI-generated video of a male avatar to address the judge during a court appearance on his behalf. And as The Register reports, the judge was extremely unimpressed by the stunt, and proceeded to chew him out. Plaintiff Jerome Dewald appeared before the New York State’s Supreme Court on March… Continue reading Judge Goes Ballistic When Man Shows AI-Generated Video in Court
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Trump Official Says It’s Okay to Destroy Endangered Species Because We Can Just Clone Them
A Trump official is coming after the real menace plaguing America: those gosh-darn freeloaders moping around the endangered species list. On Monday, interior secretary Doug Burgum suggested that the list, which is maintained by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and is a cornerstone of the nation’s conservation efforts, needs cleaning out. We should celebrate… Continue reading Trump Official Says It’s Okay to Destroy Endangered Species Because We Can Just Clone Them
Thistle Meal Kit Review: Surprisingly Tasty
My favorite meals focused on multiple textures and various ingredients to make a truly dynamic salad-type dish. The Corn and Poblano Chile Salad With Adobo Pinto Beans was a solid, Mexican-inspired meal that was the perfect lunch to eat on the first warm spring day of the year. Roasted poblano peppers, sweet corn, cabbage, brown… Continue reading Thistle Meal Kit Review: Surprisingly Tasty
The Best TV Deals on 2024 Models to Skip the Tariffs
If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Donald Trump’s new tariffs have put a strange pall on the US economy. Uncertainty abounds, but prices seem likely to rise on all kinds of goods, from food to construction materials. Big-ticket electronics like TVs and soundbars may be… Continue reading The Best TV Deals on 2024 Models to Skip the Tariffs
Smartphone tariffs are coming back in ‘a month or two,’ says Trump admin
Smartphones and other devices exempt from Trump’s April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with semiconductor duties. Smartphones and other devices exempt from Trump’s April 9th tariffs will be lumped in with semiconductor duties. Wes Davis is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more… Continue reading Smartphone tariffs are coming back in ‘a month or two,’ says Trump admin
Scientists Intrigued by Tree That Harnesses Electricity to Kill Its Enemies
For trees, lightning strikes are the great leveller. Stick your neck out by growing taller than the rest, and you risk getting zapped into oblivion. Hundreds of millions of trees suffer this fate every year. But the opposite appears to be the case for the towering tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera), a native of the… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Tree That Harnesses Electricity to Kill Its Enemies
Bottles of “Holy Water” Contaminated With Cholera Send European Tourists to the ICU
Image by Getty / Futurism Researchers are warning that bottles of “holy water” from a well in Ethiopia could be laced with dangerous bacteria that could cause cholera. As detailed in a new report published in the journal Eurosurveillance and spotted by Ars Technica, three German and four British tourists developed a nasty case of cholera,… Continue reading Bottles of “Holy Water” Contaminated With Cholera Send European Tourists to the ICU
Doctors Just Found Something Horrifying in the Brains of Heavy Alcohol Drinkers
Image by Getty / Futurism Boozers beware: a new study has found links between heavy alcohol consumption, brain damage, and earlier death. As the American Academy of Neurology notes, Brazilian researchers established in a new study that heavy drinkers — defined as those who have “eight or more alcoholic drinks per week,” so not a particularly… Continue reading Doctors Just Found Something Horrifying in the Brains of Heavy Alcohol Drinkers
Scientists Invent Holograms You Can Touch
Get your hands on the latest in holographic tech — or if you want to be pedantic about it, volumetric displays. Using a clever system of elastic bands and rapidly projecting images, a team of researchers in Spain have created three-dimensional virtual objects that you can physically manipulate, allowing you to directly poke and prod… Continue reading Scientists Invent Holograms You Can Touch
Wool, water, Wi-Fi: Modernizing an ancient business at the final frontiers of e-commerce
At Tumar, women in Kyrgyzstan are bringing together ancient nomadic felting techniques, Soviet machinery, and modern tech to build a new kind of business. At Tumar, women in Kyrgyzstan are bringing together ancient nomadic felting techniques, Soviet machinery, and modern tech to build a new kind of business. One night in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a felting… Continue reading Wool, water, Wi-Fi: Modernizing an ancient business at the final frontiers of e-commerce