Traffic cameras in Kursk fine drivers fleeing from Ukrainian FPVs for speeding
Traffic cameras are still working diligently in Kursk, recording violations by Russians who «add gas», running away from Ukrainian FPVs.
Can a YouTube video really dry a wet smartphone? An experiment by The Verge and iFixit
For four years now, people have been liking and thanking each other in the comments section of the same YouTube video. It’s not very attractive, but that’s not the point. Journalists The Verge together with iFixit decided to check whether a YouTube video can really save a drowned smartphone.
TikTok bloggers vandalize a temple in Cambodia to recreate the game Temple Run
In the video, against the backdrop of the 900-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, tourists ran through Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple, mimicking the events of Temple Run, a mobile game in the endless runner genre.
Australia introduces a $60,000 fine for bosses who disturb employees after hours
Following a complaint from an employee, the Australian Fair Work Commission will determine the extent to which «unreasonable» was the request of the boss — and will evaluate what penalty to impose on him.
«A used 1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800» sold in the US — what’s wrong with that?
Someone from Georgia, USA, was selling a «1998 Tesla Cybertruck for $5800 on Facebook Marketplace. Elon Musk would have been very surprised, but the car has nothing to do with his company.
An Amazon tech worker earns $400,000 a year for… doing nothing — and no one has exposed him yet
One of Amazon’s senior technical specialists boasted on social media that he managed to earn a lot of money and do almost nothing for the company. For some time, the man was worried that he would be exposed, but the e-commerce giant has not yet learned of his fraud.
Alimony father hacked into government databases to fake his own death
An American man was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for hacking into government systems and officially declaring himself dead to avoid paying child support.
«British Bill Gates», software tycoon Mike Lynch, disappeared when his yacht crashed
Entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who is called the «British Bill Gates», went missing when his yacht sank. Lynch was the founder of the software company Autonomy, which was acquired by Hewlett Packard for $11.1 billion. Lynch is also a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society.
Millionaire tech blogger says Google didn’t invite him to the Pixel 9 unveiling after «harsh but honest» criticism of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro
Arum Maini, who runs the YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss, complains that Google ignored him and did not send him an invitation to the Pixel 9 — presentation, despite the fact that his page dedicated to technological innovations is followed by more than 19 million people.
BMW M Adaptive Suspension: fitted but not available at no extra cost
It was believed that the adaptive suspension in BMW cars (M Adaptive Suspension) is not a subscription option, as the company tried to do with heated seats. But in fact, it can be used on a subscription basis or received after purchasing a car.
If you subscribe to Disney+, you can’t sue the company. Even about the death of your wife
Disney is trying to cancel a lawsuit against the company over a woman’s death because the widower… signed up for a free trial of Disney+ five years ago.
Twitter plunges into chaos with new uncensored image generator
Without any questions, the Twitter chatbot generated a naked Taylor Swift, Donald Trump in a Nazi uniform, or Barack Obama with a cocaine track.
Boxer Iman Khelif filed a complaint about online bullying — Elon Musk is involved in the lawsuit
Helif became an Olympic champion, but faced a torrent of online bullying after failing the «gender test» — Now the boxer has filed a lawsuit accusing Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling of cyberstalking, among others.
A million listeners, a DDOS attack and Putin’s praise — the main thing about Elon Musk’s interview with Trump
Trump called a conversation with Musk one of the «largest interviews in history», and Elon expected at least 8 million listeners. However, everything went wrong from the start.
The sysadmin went for a smoke break and left half of Africa without the Internet
An engineer at a South African Internet service provider accidentally deleted important network settings while rushing out for a cigarette break, causing the largest Internet outage on the African continent at the time.
You’re mooring it wrong: Steve Jobs’ yacht rammed into a Mexican billionaire’s boat
In perhaps the slowest boat collision in history, Steve Jobs’ yacht Venus rammed into the Mexican billionaire’s vessel. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Idealista landlords advertise housing using The Sims 4 footage
Do you accept payment in simoleons?
«The most epic failure»: CrowdStrike wins ironic award for global IT failure
CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas accepted the «Most Epic Failure» award at the Pwnie Awards.
Man destroys 6000-year-old cave painting for Facebook photo
They say that art is eternal. But not when an amateur photographer from Facebook gets involved
He wanted to save money: the driver connected the Tesla Model S directly to the power line, but the car «suddenly» caught fire
The driver wanted to steal some electricity by connecting directly to the power line.
Meta AI chatbot gave Business Insider journalist’s number as his own — now man is being terrorized by strangers
Business Insider journalist Rob Price discoveredthat something went wrong with the privacy of his personal number when he was added to a group chat and bombarded with random questions in Spanish.
New York City launches drones to alert on disasters, but they «shout» in incomprehensible Spanish
A new warning system in New York City was supposed to alert residents to dangerous situations, but something went wrong with the drones’ language settings.
Goldfish defeated the most difficult boss of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
What are your excuses for not being able to complete the game?
BMW driver thought he was playing GTA as he fled from LAPD (video)
After a long chase through the streets, which was filmed from a helicopter, the man was finally stopped, and the recorded video ended up being very similar to the live version of the events in GTA.
Mazda introduces car feature subscription: what does it mean for drivers?
Subscriptions to car features are increasingly becoming one of the tools used by automakers to generate additional revenue. Now Mazda has also embarked on this curve.
«I wanted peace, but this is war». Musk is suing advertisers who left X/Twitter — last year he publicly sent them away
Another day — another lawsuit from Elon Musk.
Scent of power: scientists recreated Julius Caesar’s perfume and plan to sell it
Researchers from the Association of Culture and Tourism of Fragrances have reconstructed the «Telinum» perfume used by Julius Caesar based on historical data and archaeological findings.
Little Lviv boy calls the police because he was afraid of a mobile game — parents fined
A minor boy in Lviv region called the police because he was afraid of a mobile game. As a result, his mother was brought to administrative responsibility for «failure to fulfill her duties» in raising the child. This is stated in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions.
Musk says he was caught on the «hook of a long-running scam» while creating OpenAI — and is thinking of suing Altman again
Elon Musk has seven Fridays in a week: in March, the billionaire filed a complaint against OpenAI, in June he changed his mind and canceled it, and now it seems he’s going to sue again.
Durov has 100 biological children and opens the DNA code so they can find each other
Pavel Durov, an unmarried and ideological loner, found out that he is actually a father of many children. Now the Telegram owner wants to open his DNA so that his biological children can identify themselves if they wish.
Elon Musk published a deepfake of Kamala Harris’ video on X: it violates the platform’s rules
Elon Musk posted a fake campaign video of Kamala Harris on his social network X without noting that it was an altered video. This violates the rules of the social network.
American telecom company’s IT employee leaked data to China for 10 years — it was discovered only now
Beijing has been recruiting US residents for years to carry out various espionage activities.
The Kyiv police spent ₴5 thousand to expose the OnlyFans model and fine it ₴35 thousand
Law enforcement officers conducted an operational purchase of content on the OnlyFans platform to prove the model’s guilt in the production and sale of pornographic materials.
Fallout in reality: a nuclear storage facility worth from £15,000 will be auctioned in the UK
Nuclear repository 1950s near Sedbergh, UK, which will remind fans of the Fallout games, will be auctioned tomorrow for an estimated price of £15,000 — £20,000.
Spy drones found at the Olympic Games — one spied on New Zealand athletes’ training
A new sporting discipline at the Olympics: synchronized control of drones over a foreign field.
Microsoft advises restarting computer 15 times to remove «blue screen of death» CrowdStrike on Windows
The technologies we deserve.
Not now, Intel! Processor maker launches poll about «favorite computer era» in the midst of a major IT outage
As the world tries to overcome the consequences of a disruption caused by a bug in the CrowdStrike antivirus update, Intel launches a poll about its favorite computer era.
Deadpool has taken over the Xbox: Microsoft releases gamepad with «perfect buttocks»
Microsoft has introduced a new gamepad model inspired by the popular superhero Deadpool. The new Xbox Cheeky Controller features an unusual back design that mimics Deadpool’s «perfectly rounded buttocks».
Playing Calmara: the US banned «Tinder with AI» that asked to send a dick pic before a date
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has forced HeHealth to shut down its Calmara app, which promised to use artificial intelligence to detect sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Programming legend Grace Hopper’s lecture could not be reproduced in the US — no device was found
In the archives of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), there are magnetic tapes that contain a landmark piece of programming history — a lecture by Admiral Grace Hopper. However, there is a problem: The NSA has no way to reproduce it.
ChatGPT seems to have learned hypnosis — is it safe?
Scott Adams, author of the popular comic strip «Dilbert», claims to have trained ChatGPT artificial intelligence in hypnosis techniques. Adams, who was stripped of his contract last year for making racist remarks, believes that the combination of hypnosis and AI can have «dangerous» consequences.
Airplane evacuated in the US due to laptop fire — there are injured
A laptop caught fire on an American Airlines passenger plane, prompting an emergency evacuation of passengers. Flight 2045 was preparing to depart from San Francisco to Miami when smoke filled the cabin.
Elon Musk wants to create «Iron Man» armor after Trump’s assassination attempt
The failed assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has many people thinking about security. Elon Musk, who is often compared to «Iron Man» Tony Stark, decided to create his own armor.
Princess Leia’s bikini from «Star Wars» is sold for the price of a one-bedroom apartment in Kyiv
Fans of «Star Wars» have a unique opportunity to purchase the legendary Princess Leia costume. The famous golden bikini worn by Carrie Fisher in the movie «Return of the Jedi» is now for sale at Heritage Auctions.
This has already happened: Samsung accused of copying the design of Apple devices
Yesterday, the Galaxy Unpacked presentation took place, during which Samsung presented its new folding smartphones, smartwatch and wireless headphones. After the event, numerous tech publications, YouTube users, and even some Samsung fans expressed the opinion that this time the Korean consumer electronics giant was too keen on imitating…
A soldering iron and steady hands: a YouTuber made RAM for a 386 computer from the 80s with his own hands. You can also
Usually, owners of old computers that are still working properly and performing their tasks have a hard time finding components to upgrade or repair the system. It’s not easy to buy DDR2 or DDR3 memory modules these days. Not to mention older systems that used memory in the form of 30-pin SIMM modules. However, this is not a problem if you…
British college bans smartphones for students and hands out Nokia push-button phones
I wonder if they will now be taught to type messages using T9?
Chatbot that ran for election in the UK turned out to be a real person
Mark Matlock, a candidate for the British elections from the right-wing Reform UK party, clarified that he is a real person, not an AI bot, as some suspected.
OnlyFans held the first ever contest for neural networks «Miss AI» — who won?
Online platform Fanvue sponsored the «Miss AI» contest, which determined the winners. It is a platform that allows authors to post content that was created using artificial intelligence. The first three Fanvue World AI Creator Awards total $20,000.
Ammunition sold in vending machines in the US — artificial intelligence checks age
In Oklahoma, Alabama, USA, vending machines that sell ammunition have appeared — artificial intelligence checks the faces and documents of customers. American Rounds says it uses artificial intelligence and facial recognition technologies to check the age of customers.
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