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  • Amazon presses the nuclear button: Tech giants show growing interest in atomic power

    03/18/2024 8:42:47 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 7 replies
    Financial Times ^ | 03/18/2024 | Lee Harris
    Hello from London, where I am, as a recent American transplant, still adjusting to English understatement (it turns out “you might send me that draft soon” was not just a suggestion). I’m very excited to join this team. This week’s controversy over new climate reporting rules in the US shows that the push for cleaner, fairer capitalism is becoming ever more fiercely contested. And while this debate may not always be moral, it is certainly material. I hope to help readers see which way it will tack next. Today, I have a story on two big themes that may be...
  • Struggling Sports Illustrated inks deal to stay afloat following partnership with Minute Media

    03/18/2024 8:24:03 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    NBC News ^ | March 18, 2024, 9:39 AM CDT | By David K. Li
    The digital sports media company said it and owner Authentic Brands have agreed to a "long-term partnership" to run the iconic publication. The owner of "Sports Illustrated" came to an agreement with digital media company Minute Media, officials said Monday, to operate the iconic magazine, two months after mass layoffs appeared to signal the publication's demise. Authentic Brands, which owns a host of clothing and lifestyle brands, purchased SI back in 2019 and it had been operated in recent years by publishers at The Arena Group. Then in late January, Authentic Brands said it had terminated The Arena Group’s publishing...
  • Boycott time! Dylan Mulvaney's insulting new pop video isn't just misogynist - it perversely pushes alcohol, pills and risky sex on young girls. So, demands AMBER DUKE, do woke brands paying this trans influencer endorse such candy-coated obscenity?

    03/17/2024 3:10:11 PM PDT · by Morgana · 22 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | March 17, 2024 | Amber Duke
    Hello, dolls! Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has wriggled back into the spotlight to celebrate a second year cosplaying a biological female. The great brand-destroyer teased 10-million-plus TikTok followers this week with a 'surprise.' But did anyone anticipate the assault on eyes and ears that was about to be unleashed? Titled 'Days of Girlhood,' it was a music video no one asked for, named after the viral TikTok chronicle of Mulvaney's male-to-female gender transition. That social media series hit all of the classic sexist tropes: women are addicted to clothes, cry when they see bugs, regularly frolic in meadows and can't...
  • 16 Habits Of People Who Have Average Intelligence But Try To Seem Really Smart

    03/16/2024 11:27:24 AM PDT · by dennisw · 100 replies
    MSN ^ | Last month | Hannah Acton
    16 Habits Of People Who Have Average Intelligence But Try To Seem Really Smart Is this you or me??? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/16-habits-of-people-who-have-average-intelligence-but-try-to-seem-really-smart/ss-BB1ihiln?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=8ed56833122e4604893a308c5d21739c&ei=29
  • Yes, Your Car Is Spying on You and the Data Is Being Sold

    03/15/2024 8:49:07 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 31 replies
    Hotair ^ | 03/15/2024 | David Strom
    I drive an older car--a Lexus LS430 from 2005, so I can rest assured of two things: an amazingly comfortable ride and that the tech in my vehicle is way too old to collect data to be sold online. You, however, may not be so lucky. Some late-model cars are secretly collecting data on your driving habits, and selling the results for profit. Full Story: https://t.co/2vmg92Q3Yw— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) March 13, 2024Not only is this practice super creepy, but it could be costing you money and, if what I suspect is the case, giving the government a window into your...
  • Roger Daltrey warns AI could ‘destroy’ music business

    03/15/2024 7:36:45 PM PDT · by DoodleBob · 68 replies
    MSN ^ | March 13, 2024 | Bang Showbiz UK
    Roger Daltrey fears AI has the power to “destroy” the music industry. The Who frontman, 80, who has already said he believes smartphones and TV are “brainwashing” and killing humanity, added he is reassured artificially intelligent bots don’t have our “empathy”. He told broadcaster Shaun Keaveny, 51, on the ‘Shaun Keaveny’s Daily Grind’ podcast: “The one thing I totally believe AI will never have, and it will be its downfall – it will never have empathy. “It’s going to destroy the music industry if we're not careful… music is a different language, and we shouldn’t let AI control that. “That...
  • Caffeine Makes Fuel Cells More Efficient, Cuts Cost of Energy Storage

    03/15/2024 1:07:08 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    The Register ^ | Thu 14 Mar 2024 | Dan Robinson
    Boffins show less platinum may be needed for long-lived power sourceAdding caffeine can enhance the efficiency of fuel cells, reducing the need for platinum in electrodes and significantly reducing the cost of making them, according to researchers in Japan. Fuel cells are attracting interest as an alternative energy storage technology in a variety of applications, from electric vehicles to powering datacenters, yet they can be costly as they use expensive material. Researchers at the Graduate School of Engineering at Chiba University, Japan, claim to have discovered that adding caffeine can boost their efficiency, reducing the amount of platinum required and...
  • Jeff Bezos just gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit

    03/15/2024 9:28:40 AM PDT · by dennisw · 38 replies
    MSN -- Daily Beast ^ | 3 15 | Orianna Rosa Royle
    Jeff Bezos just gave $100 million to actress Eva Longoria and the retired admiral who oversaw the capture of Osama bin Laden to use as they see fit Story by• 4h • 3 min read
  • Dodge Releases World's First Electric Muscle Car

    03/14/2024 4:20:53 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 42 replies
    AsiaOne ^ | MARCH 13, 2024
    Dodge is pushing muscle cars into a new era — with the unveiling of the world's first and only electric muscle car to date. The Dodge Charger is not just the world's first electric muscle car, but also what the brand is calling its first "multi-energy muscle car". The term refers to the fact that the Charger is now being offered in both electrified and combustion-powered forms. Despite going electric, the Charger will remain as the world's quickest and most powerful muscle car. Two electrified Charger models will be offered — the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Scat Pack which delivers...
  • Tech Ping: proton mail server and outlook my own . Proton has to reformulated outlook every time the computer turns on. Instead of leaving the emails in outlook. Ideas@

    03/14/2024 11:38:45 AM PDT · by Chickensoup · 14 replies
    chickensoup ^ | chickensoup
    Tech Ping: proton mail server and outlook my own . Proton has to reformulated outlook every time the computer turns on. Instead of leaving the emails in outlook. I will leave this here and check when I get back this evening
  • Email Cleanup: Is 'Unsubscribe' advised [vanity]

    03/14/2024 7:28:07 AM PDT · by fwdude · 37 replies
    self | 03/14/2024 | fwdude
    I've become super-careful and sensitive to online security threats in recent years, through personal experience an those who I love. One question I have advanced is the wisdom of "unsubscribing" to various junk emails from senders who I have no idea how I've been connected to in the first place. Many of them are political emails, which I can understand, since these orgs get names from databases in political donations and party affiliations. I will readily unsubscribe from org e-mailings I'm familiar with, but what about mystery ones? I'm very reticent to click on ANY link without knowing exactly what...
  • Gerald Levin, Architect of Disastrous AOL-Time Warner Merger, Dies at 84

    03/13/2024 9:59:53 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 9 replies
    The Hollywood Reporter ^ | MARCH 13, 2024 | Paul Bond
    He had battled Parkinson's disease since being diagnosed in 2006.Gerald Levin, the visionary executive in the early days of HBO whose career will be forever marred after he orchestrated the merger of Time Warner and AOL, a debacle that destroyed the value of employees’ retirement accounts and culminated in a historic $100 billion write-down, has died. He was 84. Levin died Wednesday in a hospital, his grandchild Jake Maia Arlow told The New York Times. He had battled Parkinson’s disease since being diagnosed in 2006. Arlow added that he lived in Long Beach, California. Levin was an attorney who worked...
  • Google Timeline can track your Android Device in detail linked to your account

    03/12/2024 8:12:29 PM PDT · by Vigilanteman · 43 replies
    timeline.google.com ^ | 12 March 2024 | Big Brother
    This is very scary. Anywhere I stopped for more than a couple of minutes in the last few years is shown as a red dot on a world map. The level of detail is very creepy when you zoom in. I didn't recall being in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles or Seattle . . . but zoom in and I'm at the airport.
  • I Found The Internet Off Button

    03/11/2024 6:47:28 PM PDT · by OneVike · 35 replies
    3/11/24 | OV
    Ever wonder what happens to the internet after you log off? I bet it never crossed your mind that even though you logged off the internet, your computer is still vulnerable. Yes, if you fail to actually turn the internet off first before you log off, you are leaving your pc's hard drive vulnerable to being hacked. It doesn't happen to everyone, but it does happen enough. Imagine all the vital information you have on your computer that someone could steal. Well, very few people know about this, but there is an OFF button (off button below) that needs...
  • Pentagon wants 1000s of AI-piloted fighter jets to support human pilots

    03/11/2024 12:56:20 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    interestingengineering.com ^ | Mar 11, 2024 09:13 AM EST | Christopher McFadden
    The announced program will form part of the larger $6 billion Collaborative Combat Aircraft project. Artist's impression of Boeing MQ-28 wingmen in formation with a piloted jet fighter. - Boeing The United States Pentagon has announced its intention to fund the development of a fleet of artificial intelligence-piloted (AI-piloted) aircraft. The contract has gone out to tender with the plan to contract two private contractors to develop the craft. Called the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) project, it will form part of a larger $6 billion program to see at least 1,000 new drones join the United States Air Force (USAF)...
  • STOP THE STEAL

    03/11/2024 6:37:00 AM PDT · by JesusIsLord · 17 replies
    DuckDuckGo Search Results | 3/11/24 | DuckDuckGo
    Stop the Steal "Stop the Steal is a right-wing campaign in the United States promoting the conspiracy theory that falsely posits that widespread electoral fraud took place during the 2020 presidential election to deny incumbent President Donald Trump victory over former vice president Joe Biden." - Wikipedia
  • Gold and Bitcoin Peaks: Are We Heading to Another Dot-Com Bubble?

    03/09/2024 8:47:26 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | March 9, 2024 | Nick Kampouris
    The stock markets have been on the rise recently, with major indexes like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record highs. At the same time, speculative assets like bitcoin and gold have also surged to new peaks. While many investors are cheering the gains, some analysts are sounding the alarm that we may be right in the middle of another financial bubble, similar to the dot-com boom and bust of the late 1990s. Gold and Bitcoin Peaks: Are We Heading to Another Dot-Com Bubble? Much of the recent market’s rise has been driven by a small group of mega-cap tech...
  • TikTok users reveal the REAL reason why they deleted the ultra-addictive app

    03/09/2024 8:37:38 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 8 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9 March 2024 | Dolores Chang
    TikTok might be entering its flop era as users revealed the reasons why they are quitting the ultra-addictive app that witnessed an explosion in popularity over the past few years. Former TikTok user Keilah Bruce, who found herself constantly neglecting household chores like laundry and dishes, said the app's eerie algorithm seemed to start 'reading her mind.' She stopped using the app last year when content matching her private thoughts began surfacing on her feed, the 27-year-old accountant based in New York shared with the Wall Street Journal. For Samantha Rodriguez, 29, the habit of bedtime scrolling on TikTok took...
  • How a Vegan Doughnut Coverup Outraged the Internet

    03/09/2024 7:09:04 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 23 replies
    Food & Wne ^ | March 6, 2024 | Amelia Schwartz
    There's more than one hole in this story.Even if you don’t run on Dunkin' their doughnuts are pretty much unavoidable. According to ScrapeHero, there are 28,776 locations across the United States alone. Whether you’ve grabbed a Boston Cream and an impossibly large iced coffee at an airport or your coworker brought in a dozen for a birthday, you’re probably familiar with what their doughnuts look like. But would you still recognize them if they were taken outside of their hot pink storefront, placed on sheet trays lined with parchment, and sold at a vegan marketplace? Since 2019, Cindy Snacks has...
  • Journalist, Who Demanded Concentration Camps for Unvaccinated, Dead at 33

    03/09/2024 6:25:14 AM PST · by Jan_Sobieski · 46 replies
    Slay News ^ | 03/06/2024 | Frank Bergman
    A corporate media journalist, who controversially demanded that unvaccinated members of the public be taken away to concentration camps, has died at just 33 years old.Ian Vandaelle died after being hospitalized and “declared neurologically dead,” his family revealed.Vandaelle was a Canadian business journalist who worked as a reporter and editor at the Financial Post.He was also previously a producer at BNN Bloomberg for over a decade.However, he was known to many on social media for his pro-Covid vaccine posts on Twitter, now known as X.Vandaelle advocated for vaccine passports and mandates and called for the firing of anyone who refused...