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Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” Grocery Checkout AI Was Actually 1,000 Contractors in India
April 3rd, 2024Via: The Byte: Amazon is giving up with its unusual “Just Walk Out” technology, The Information reports, which allowed customers to simply put their shopping into their bags and leave the store without having to get in line at the checkout. The tech, which was only available at half of the e-commerce giant’s Amazon Fresh […]
TSMC, UMC EVACUATE CHIPMAKING LINES AFTER MAJOR TAIWAN QUAKE
April 2nd, 2024Via: Bloomberg: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and its closest rival evacuated factory areas after the biggest earthquake to hit its home island in 25 years, casting uncertainty over production at the world’s largest maker of advanced chips. TSMC, the main contract chipmaker to Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp., moved staff out of certain areas and […]
Israeli Air Strike Destroys Iranian Consulate in Syria
April 1st, 2024Via: BBC: An Israeli strike has destroyed the Iranian consulate building in Syria’s capital, Damascus, killing and wounding several people, Syrian authorities say. A senior Revolutionary Guards commander Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi was among the dead, Iranian state media reported. Pictures showed smoke and dust rising from the multi-storey building, which was next to the […]
Is Russia Behind “Havana Syndrome” Attacks?
April 1st, 2024Via: 60 Minutes:
First U.S. Army Unit Just Received Long Awaited M4 And M249 Replacements
March 31st, 2024Garand Thumb goes over the new SIGs. This is big departure from the the M-16/M-4 and M249 variants used for decades: Via: The Warzone: Troops from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell have become the first to get the Army’s next-generation rifles and light machine guns chambered in the new 6.8mm round. This marks […]
“7-Eleven, Inc. Announces the Arrival of New Big Bite® Hot Dog Sparkling Water”
March 30th, 2024Via: 7-Eleven: 7-Eleven, Inc., the world’s largest convenience retailer, today announced a collection of new 7-SelectTM sparkling waters in a variety of bold and cutting-edge flavors. The retailer teamed up with art-inspired beverage brand Miracle Seltzer to create a lineup of sparkling waters with flavors including: Lemon Lime, Green Apple, Sweet Orange and Hot Dog, […]
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Container Ship “Potentially Atop High-Pressure Underwater Gas Line”
March 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: The salvage operation may not begin as seamlessly as government officials hoped. As Captain John Konrad, CEO of gCaptain, a website specializing in tracking the shipping industry, states, the 984-foot Singapore-flagged container ship Dali is apparently “sitting atop a high-pressure underwater gas line.”
Joe Biden Declares Easter Sunday, “Transgender Day of Visibility”
March 30th, 2024Please help me understand this unbelievable situation. Why would President Biden (or whoever is controlling him) flagrantly mock Christians, the largest religious group in the U.S.? What is this meant to accomplish? March 29, 2024 A Proclamation on Transgender Day of Visibility, 2024 Via: Gateway Pundit: NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of […]
Two Of The Fastest U.S. Sealift Ships Trapped By Baltimore Bridge Collapse
March 29th, 2024Via: The War Zone: Two of the most capable military cargo ships in U.S. inventory are among the vessels now stuck in Baltimore following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge yesterday. The two members of the Algol class, which are also some of the fastest cargo vessels of their general size anywhere in […]
“I Invested Most of My Salary for 7 Years and Had Enough to Retire at 29”
March 27th, 2024Are we near the top? Via: Business Insider: At the age of 29, I reached financial independence to retire early. After finishing my Ph.D. at 24 in 2018, I worked at Google X, leading AI for secret early-stage moonshot projects. In 2020, I left for a VP role at JP Morgan and stayed with the […]
