Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It
Streaming invigorated the film and TV industry and sent established studios scrambling. That was before AI sparked one of the biggest work stoppages in Hollywood history. Source
Anastasia Synn is world-record ‘human cyborg’ with 52 implants
She’s got a magnetic personality — literally. Anastasia Synn, 48, from Tehachapi, California, now holds the Guinness World Record for the woman with the most technological implants in her body....
Obamacare Call Center Staff Strike Over Steep Health Care Costs and Scarce Bathroom Breaks
Katherine Charles’ work days are relentless. She’s one of thousands of call center workers who help Americans find suitable health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA....
Apple issues urgent iPhone update — how and why to install it
Maybe the new titanium iPhone isn’t as solid as it seems. Apple recently released a critical update for iPhone 15s — the tech giant’s latest smartphone — following reports of...
Elon Musk’s X is beginning to cash in on ‘premium’ subscriptions: source
X — despite getting blasted over its “X Premium” subscription service that charges users for their blue checkmarks — is now making nearly a quarter of its revenue from premium...
Humane’s Ai Pin is a $700 Smartphone Alternative You Wear All Day
For months, an odd sight has intrigued a San Francisco cop regularly stationed outside the downtown offices of the startup Humane. Out of its door have streamed employees with a...
This New Breed of AI Assistant Wants to Do Your Boring Office Chores
This week, OpenAI announced a service that makes it possible for just about anyone to build a custom version of ChatGPT, no coding skills required. The company suggests that users...
Chat site Omegle shuts down after 14 years
Notorious video chat site Omegle — which was launched to link like-minded strangers but morphed into a cesspool for child predators — was shut down Thursday. Founded in 2009 by...
How Humane’s Ai Pin Works
This week, we talk about the new Humane wearable and the future of phone alternatives. Source
