Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Canadian Podcasters Must Register with Government
October 1st, 2023The Canadian government, armed with one of the world's most repressive online censorship schemes, announces that all "online streaming services that offer podcasts" must formally register with the government to permit regulatory controls:https://t.co/wHOloLgnY2 pic.twitter.com/6noTYceVsg — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 1, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg Shows Photorealistic Virtual Reality System with Lex Fridman
September 28th, 2023Here's my conversation with Mark Zuckerberg, his 3rd time on the podcast, but this time we talked in the Metaverse as photorealistic avatars. This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. It really felt like we were talking in-person, but we were miles apart ? It's… pic.twitter.com/Nu8a3iYWm0 — Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) September […]
ChatGPT Can Now Browse the Internet for Updated Information
September 28th, 2023How long until they let it write and run its own code? “It’ll be sandboxed,” they’ll say. “It’ll be safe,” they’ll say. Via: Al Jazeera: ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide users with current information, its parent company OpenAI has announced. The chatbot was previously trained to use data up to September 2021 […]
Starshield: SpaceX Wins Pentagon Contract to Supply Military Communications Using Starlink Technology
September 28th, 2023All the Starlink satellites now around Earth pic.twitter.com/cdDypr6uSo — Latest in space (@latestinspace) September 27, 2023 Via: PC World: SpaceX has won a Pentaogon contract to supply military communications to the US Armed Forces using Starlink technology. The contract was awarded to SpaceX’s Starshield program, which is applying the company’s Starlink technology to defense and […]
Nucor and Helion to Develop Historic 500 MW Fusion Power Plant
September 27th, 2023Via: PRNewswire: Today, Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced a collaboration with fusion power company, Helion to develop a 500 MW fusion power plant. This transformational project will offer baseload zero-carbon electricity from fusion directly to a Nucor steelmaking facility. Nucor and Helion are working together to set a firm timeline and are committed to beginning […]
Analog Telephone Service Ending in UK
September 26th, 2023Via: Daily Mail: BT has confirmed the next phase of Digital Voice – the nationwide scrappage of the copper landline network for phone calls – will hit the North West and London later this year. The phone operator is aiming to move away from old-style landlines entirely by the end of 2025, which will mean […]
“AI Girlfriends Are Ruining an Entire Generation of Men” [???]
September 26th, 2023As far gone as things seem to be, is the situation actually much worse? Via: The Hill: The rise of virtual artificial intelligence (AI) girlfriends is enabling the silent epidemic of loneliness in an entire generation of young men. It is also having severe consequences for America’s future. How is something that seems so ridiculous […]
20 Cruise Self-Driving Cars Cause Gridlock in Austin
September 23rd, 2023Self driving comedy gold. Self-driving cars cause a traffic jam in Austin, Texas. Shocking footage from Austin showed around 20 Cruise-operated Chevrolet Bolts causing traffic mayhem. "Are you telling me they have no way to get out of this?" a man shouts in the video. ?? pic.twitter.com/CGthWPRLRq — KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) September 23, 2023 Via: Daily […]
Considering the Purchase of a Rolex Daytona from Anywhere Other Than a Rolex Authorized Dealer?
September 20th, 2023Bring your own watchmaker along and make sure that the non-authorized Rolex dealer is willing to take the back off. People aren’t buying these fakes to wear. You don’t need a (nearly) completely reverse engineered Rolex movement to fool someone into thinking you’re wearing a real one. These are definitely meant to be used for […]
FAA Authorizes Zipline to Make Drone Deliveries Beyond Operator’s Line of Sight
September 20th, 2023Via: Zipline: Today the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized Zipline to make commercial deliveries beyond visual line of sight without visual observers – a milestone the entire industry has worked to achieve for years. For more than a decade, even the most advanced long-range drone deliveries in the U.S. required visual observers, stationed on […]
