Indians who paid $1,000 for a Tesla pre-order in 2016 never received a car — but it’s not so easy to get the money back
In April 2016, Tesla opened a pre-booking site for India, but it still does not sell electric cars in the country, which is the third largest car market in the world.
Apostrophes are being removed from signs on the streets of a British town through digital databases — not all residents agree
The local authorities of the British region of North Yorkshire have announced that they are banning the use of the apostrophe on street signs because of digital databases and possible search problems. In English, the apostrophe before «s» indicates affiliation, and simply «s» at the end of the word — indicates plurality. not all residents…
Musk advised J.K. Rowling to publish «interesting and positive» content on X/Twitter instead of posts about transgenderism
Both the billionaire and the writer have often been criticized for their views and statements on transgender issues.
The Verge’s article about the «best printer 2024», generated by AI and SEO-optimized, tops Google for a month for the query «best printer»
In early April, the technology publication The Verge published an article «Best printer 2024…»which is still the first Google result for the query «best printer». In fact, this material, generated by the language model Google Gemini and SEO-optimized, is an experiment and an example of how technology can bypass people’s attempts to…
Bitcoin trader loses $70 million after sending cryptocurrency to wrong address
This is a popular type of scam with «address poisoning»/ address poisoning — when fraudsters create fake accounts with a fake cryptographic address that contains similar first and last characters to the real one.
British police post a strange generated sketch of a suspect on Twitter — users nominate candidates
In the town of Tunbridge Wells near London, a burglar broke into the home of a 90-year-old resident. To find him, Kent County Police published «computer-generated» sketch of the suspect. But something tells us that it will be difficult to find someone by it — however, Twitter users X already have several versions.
Priest spent about $40 thousand of parish funds on mobile games – he faces official charges
Mobile gaming can be a time-consuming and expensive endeavor. This was once again proven by a Catholic priest who was recently arrested and charged with stealing more than $40,000 from his former parish. He spent the money not on good deeds, but on worldly pleasures such as Candy Crush and Mario Kart, ITC.UA reports.
Google Phone now has Audio Emoji – sound effects (from laughing to farting) that can be inserted into a conversation
Google has updated the Google Phone app and added sound effects to the Android dialer. As a result, during a phone call, users will be able to press one of the six Audio Emoji buttons to play a short sound signal for both parties to the conversation.
Artificial intelligence helped a physical education teacher compromise a school principal and investigate his embezzlement
A physical education teacher and former athletic director at a high school in Pikesville, Maryland, USA, was arrested and charged with using artificial intelligence to clone his voice to frame the school principal.
Drifting — sadistic tendencies? Researchers say that love for «loud» cars often indicates mental disorders
Psychologist Julie Aitken Shermer of the University of Western Ontario in Canada interviewed and analyzed the responses of more than 500 people to investigate the relationship between «dark» personality traits and a love of loud cars with modified mufflers.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned by court 4 years after conviction
One of the most influential Hollywood producers in the past first faced rape allegations back in 2017, when The New York Times published serious revelations of his misconduct.
Photoshop has fooled everyone again: a viral photo of a dog copulating with a Dalmatian robot turned out to be a fake
Most likely, everyone has seen the photo of a dog trying to make love to a robot dog, right? The photo went viral on Reddit, Instagram, X, and other social platforms. But, as expected, it is fake.
A Korean woman fell in love with fake Elon Musk — he talked about gigafactories and took $50 thousand from her for «investment»
A South Korean resident says she met «Musk» on Instagram, where he allegedly selectively communicates with fans.
How an Intel Core i7-8700 processor for $3.25 works from a Japanese vending machine
Vending machines like this usually sell small toys, but this one is loaded with Intel processors from previous generations. Japanese YouTuber Sawara-San purchased an Intel Core i7-8700 processor after giving the machine 500 yen (about $3.25) and returning the handle. The chip was tested and found to be flawed.
A famous streamer’s dipfake forced a fan to smash his PS4 in exchange for a PlayStation 5 — which he never received
The controversial streamer Adin Ross has a large fan base who are willing to do anything to attract attention — drown a car in a lake or something similar. Ross’s broadcasts are usually accompanied by the promise of a reward for destructive pranks. With the help of a dipfake, the tiktoker managed to mislead his fans.
Wheels go in any direction: a YouTuber created an unusual electric motorcycle
British YouTuber James Bruton has extensive experience with self-balancing technology and omnidirectional wheels. His new electric bike balances well and goes in any direction. Previously, Bruton has already made self-balancing bicycleand a bunch of self-stabilizing robots.
LGBTQ+ dating service Grindr is accused of selling confidential user data to advertisers
A class-action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating and hookup app Grindr claims that thousands of users’ data in the UK, including their HIV status, has been shared with third parties. The lawsuit, filed on Monday by British law firm Austen Hays, accuses Grindr of violating British data protection laws by sharing sensitive information with third…
«Dead bots» — a creepy new AI business that helps Chinese people survive the death of their loved ones
A somewhat creepy Chinese trend involves creating avatars of deceased relatives to communicate with them even after death and make it easier to survive the loss of a loved one.
Taylor Swift mentioned GTA in a song and set a Spotify record with 300 million album streams per day
Taylor Swift does not stop break records. After Spotify announced on Friday that the singer’s new album «The Tortured Poets Department» was the first ever to reach 200 million streams in a single day, the service updated the news with a statement that the number of streams on the first day actually exceeded 300 million after careful…
Artificial intelligence is not useful? It can cook a steak in the Brisk It’s Origin grill to your individual taste
The Brisk It’s Origin smart grill uses generative artificial intelligence to help you cook steaks. This is an assistant that won’t fall asleep or get drunk to burn the meat.
Jewish organization defends Swastika — a woman who was not served by Uber because of her name
A young mother from Sydney, Australia, is fighting Uber — she was banned from using the service because of her name. Swastika Chandra’s first name, Swastika, means good luck and prosperity in Sanskrit and is a big part of her Hindu identity. But Uber found it so offensive that the woman’s registration on the platform was canceled for…
Again? Again! Seven Waymo robocars blocked traffic on one of San Francisco’s highways
Fully self-driving cars continue to fight traffic cones — a new curiosity occurred with a motorcade of seven Waymo drones that temporarily blocked traffic on the San Francisco highway exit.
Artificial intelligence Meta joins a Facebook parent group and announces that it has a child too
And he doesn’t even know about Viber chats…
🤡Durov gave an interview to Tucker Carlson, who now also has a Telegram channel
Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a new interview with Tucker Carlson, the same American pro-Russian propagandist who recently interviewed Putin for Elon Musk’s Twitter account X. And before that, the propagandist, who was kicked out of Fox News, repeatedly claimed that the genocide in Bucha was an orchestrated attack and blamed Ukraine…
Dbrand’s offensive comment on X (Twitter) cost the company $10 thousand, but it was forced to delete the tweet by pressure from Marques Brownlee
Phone case maker Dbrand is known for its defiant attitude toward users and tech companies. This time, however, this behavior played a cruel joke on the company and led to the payment of $10 thousand to a customer as an apology for a racist comment about his last name.
Goodbye, «keratin». Some hair straightening products will be banned in the US, but the rest are not too safe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban the use of formaldehyde in currently popular hair straightening products at the end of April, but experts say that this is not enough «not enough».
OpenAI investor: TikTok — is «programmable fentanyl» Chinese communists to manipulate Americans
TikTok should be seen as «another kind of heavy Chinese weapon», says billionaire Vinod Khosla, who was one of the early sponsors of OpenAI.
ChatGPT writes songs for Indian movies — and is credited in the credits
OpenAI chatbot starts its career in Bollywood — ChatGPT was spotted in the credits of an Indian TV series as part of the music team, according to posts users on Reddit. More specifically, he is referred to as «songwriter».
Boeing is in trouble again — 737 loses engine cover during takeoff at Denver airport
Fortunately, there were no casualties — all passengers were transferred to another plane, which took them to their destination with a 3-hour delay.
80% of employees agree to work in offices if their employers pay for their travel
After the pandemic and the transition of many employees to remote work, the average cost of travel has risen sharply — and now that companies are calling for a return to the offices, some employees are not ready to pay for their commute out of their own wallets.
Amazon closes cash registers Just Walk Out — «AI triumph» was the result of thousands of Indian workers
The Just Walk Out technology allowed people to shop without a cash register — they simply scanned a QR code at the entrance, and Amazon relied on sensors and cameras to track what people were leaving the store with.
«Gays are controlled by Gates» and other gems: Lawsuit accuses Kanye West of racism against African-Americans, Judaism and homophobia
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, a former employee accused Kanye West of racism directed at African Americans and said he witnessed West’s homophobic and anti-Semitic outbursts. Trevor Phillips, who is African-American, claimed that West berated him and humiliated him in front of others — several employees noted that West treated…
Each additional hour of leisure time computer use increases chances of impotence, — study
Analyses of data from more than 200,000 men showed that every 1.2 hours of additional leisure time computer use predicted a 3.57-fold increase in the likelihood of erectile dysfunction (or impotence), according to a research article in Andrology (via Interesting Engineering).
Zuckerberg was photographed wearing Jensen Huang’s new leather jacket and compared him to «Taylor Swift in the world of technology»
It seems that Zuckerberg likes Huang’s style, but the Nvidia boss looks a bit embarrassed in the picture, as he had to try on Mark’s sheepskin coat instead.
Joel Schrödinger — Helldivers 2 players spotted a cheat trail in a recent viral APC video
Do you remember Joel — the master of Helldivers 2, capable of influencing the course of the intergalactic struggle for democracy? Recently, a rather curious situation happened to the players of the sensational cooperative action game.
Chernivtsi resident who blew up postal machines «Nova Post» in 2021 will spend 4 years in prison
The bizarre story of the bombing of two «Nova Post» post offices in Kyiv and Odesa, which happened in 2021 and is well worthy of the Ukrainian GTA, has come to an end — the culprit was a resident of Chernivtsi, who received 4 years in prison and must compensate for all losses. Sentencing in two criminal cases related to the incidents, said…
Getty Images has discovered another edited photo of the British Royal Family — with the late Elizabeth II
A week ago, Kate Middleton was caught editing a family photo in a poor way, and now Getty Images has revealed another «enhanced» image of the royal family, featuring the late Elizabeth II.
YouTube blocked Sternenko’s old video with russian prisoners from being shown in russia — at the request of roskomnadzor
This is a video showing russian soldiers surrendering to the russian military, published on the channel of journalist and activist Serhiy Sternenko back in 2022.
Elon Musk says that taking ketamine during periods of low mood is in the interests of investors
Last year, Musk admitted that he prescribed ketamine for treatment and stated that he takes the drug for «periods» — at times when he experiences «chemical hot flashes» that can cause depression.
The CIA appears to have created fake social media accounts to «troll» the Chinese government
The CIA operation, as noted by Reuters launched back in 2019 and was aimed at causing paranoia in Xi Jinping’s government by increasing the amount of negative news related to it.
Viral photo of «Hollywood Mountain» in California turned out to be a fake generated by a neural network
Perhaps you’ve come across a stunning bird’s-eye view of «Hollywood Mountain» in California on Facebook or BlueSky? It turns out that it was completely generated by artificial intelligence — in fact, there is no place with that name.
Excerpts from the interview with showman Don Lemon that angered Elon Musk before breaking the deal with X seem down-to-earth
The show’s host, Don Lemon, said that Elon Musk suddenly canceled his partnership with X because the billionaire was «angry» at him over a recent «tense» interview.
Trump offered Musk to buy Truth Social, — The Washington Post
Both tried in different ways to create their own «platform for freedom of speech».
The British royal family was caught on poor photo editing
After months of speculation about the whereabouts of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales and future Queen of England, the royal family released a photo today that appears to have been edited. If the intention was to reassure the public about Middleton’s whereabouts, the photo has backfired.
Anthropic «forgot» to mention in the Claude 3 announcement that they compared the model to the «old» GPT-4, not the GPT-4 Turbo
The company, founded by several former OpenAI employees, promoted its language model as «better than ChatGPT», but there is a nuance.
German man received 217 COVID vaccinations in 29 months — this is how it ended
The vaccinations included 8 different vaccine formulations, including updated boosters.
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted to merge it with Tesla for «absolute control»
The ChatGPT developer has rejected the billionaire’s claims outlined in a lawsuit last week. Musk claimed that OpenAI was allegedly focused on making money and forgot about the primary goal — development «of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity».
Bill Gates, Zuckerberg and Rihanna «showed» at the pre-wedding party of the son of Asia’s richest man
According to Forbes, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is the ninth richest person in the world with a net worth of $118 billion. He runs Reliance Industries, a conglomerate that covers a variety of industries, from oil and gas to telecommunications.
The stolen Ferrari of «Formula 1*] pilot Gerhard Berger was returned after 28 years
London police have solved a car «hanging». The Organized Automobile Crime Unit has recovered a Ferrari 512M that thieves stole from Formula 1 pilot Gerhard Berger 28 years ago during the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
«Hotbed of racism»: Tesla faces class action lawsuit from 6,000 black employees
A California court has preliminarily allowed employees to file a class action lawsuit against Tesla on racism charges — the hearing is scheduled for October 2024.