Elon Musk abruptly cancels ‘Don Lemon Show’ on X after interview
Don Lemon was fired again — even before the debut of his new show on X. Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” hours after sitting down for an...
What makes airplane toilets so ‘extraordinary’? Flight experts explain why they suck — in a good way
Airplane toilets suck … literally. Airplane toilets are anything but a simple touch-and-flush operation. Flight experts wowed travelers after revealing the “extraordinary” amount of engineering that goes into allowing people...
Meta’s Quest VR headsets vulnerable to ‘Inception-style’ hack
Meta’s $499 virtual reality headsets are vulnerable to “Inception-style” hacking attacks that allow offenders to gain control of the headsets and steal sensitive information without the user being aware of...
Will deepfake AI content influence the 2024 election?
Nearly half of American voters believe AI-generated content will negatively impact the outcome of 2024 elections (43%), according to a recent poll. The survey of 2,000 registered American voters revealed...
Chuck Schumer facing intense pressure as House overwhelmingly passes bill to force TikTok sale
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will face intense pressure to hold a vote on TikTok’s future in the coming days after House lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to pass a bipartisan...
Europe on verge of adopting world’s first AI rules targeting ChatGPT, other chatbot systems
Europe moved closer to adopting the world’s first artificial intelligence rules on Wednesday as EU lawmakers endorsed a provisional agreement for a technology whose use is rapidly growing across a wide...
Amazon workers told to ‘close your eyes’ and think happy thoughts
Amazon has sought to improve the morale of its stressed-out warehouse workers and reduce injuries by setting up so-called “ZenBooths” — interactive kiosks that are billed as “mindful practice rooms,”...
What’s at stake for TikTok as Congress moves to force a sale
A closely-watched House vote on Wednesday passed legislation that poses the biggest threat yet to TikTok’s presence on some 170 million American phones. The bill in question, which would ban...
Musk praises German workers during visit to arson-hit Tesla plant: ‘Deutschland rocks!’
Elon Musk on Wednesday visited Tesla’s European gigafactory in Gruenheide, Germany, where operations had resumed after an arson attack on a nearby electricity pylon last week led to a costly power outage...
Google DeepMind’s Latest AI Agent Learned to Play ‘Goat Simulator 3’
“SIMA takes one step further and shows stronger generalization to new games,” he says. “The number of environments is still very small, but I think SIMA is on the right...
An AI that can play Goat Simulator is a step towards more useful AI
Fly, goat, fly! A new AI agent from Google DeepMind can play different games, including ones it has never seen before such as Goat Simulator 3, a fun action game...
US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner — but that’s easier said than done
US lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a...
Your car is spying on you and upping your insurance rates: report
Drivers of cars manufactured by General Motors, Ford, Honda and other popular brands say that their insurance rates went up after the companies sent data about their driving behavior to...
House bill to ban TikTok set for vote as US intelligence flags security risks
A House bill requiring TikTok’s China-based owner to sell it or face a total US ban is speeding toward a vote this week – and the wildly popular video app’s...
The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, needs to brush up on her Photoshop skills, apparently. Over the weekend, the royal family released the first image of Middleton since her abdominal...
