[ad_1] The meta has had a tough year. In 2022, the company saw its stock price plunge to historic lows, laid off 11,000 employees, and faced intense skepticism from impatient investors about the viability of its futuristic metaverse vision. But that doesn’t convince the tech giants to change their plans. In a note to Meta …
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Elon Musk didn’t ban journalists from doxxing. He did it because he could.
[ad_1] So many questions today after a tumultuous night on Twitter that saw Elon Musk suspend multiple journalists’ accounts for violating his company’s anti-docking policy. Twitter has also taken down Spaces’ audio chat feature. Musk used last night to have a live discussion about suspension. All mysteries cannot be listed. But here’s a sample: Like …
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Twitter, New York Times, CNN, Washington Post journalists suspended
[ad_1] Twitter has suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists, many of whom reported on the controversial acquisition of the company by Elon Musk. Journalists suspended so far include CNN’s Donny O’Sullivan, The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell, The New York Times’ Ryan Mack, Mashable’s Matt Binder and The Intercept’s Micary Lee. The sudden purge of …
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Why the Twitter Files released by Elon Musk matter
[ad_1] Big surprise: The Twitter Files — the reports based on internal Twitter documents and messages that the company’s new owner Elon Musk provided to journalists — have landed as a polarizing salvo in the culture war. Many inclined to distrust what they see as Big Tech’s liberal leanings have cried vindication. The documents show …
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Quitting, unionizing, working remotely — how workers fought back in 2022
[ad_1] Marissa Peterson quit her job as a bartender in Durham, North Carolina, in June, after she was sexually assaulted by a customer and felt management didn’t do enough to keep her assailant from returning to the establishment. Her decision, Peterson said, was informed by time she spent at home during the pandemic, after being …
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How a 1941 Book Explains Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover
[ad_1] Since the release of the so-called “Twitter File”, in which Elon Musk claims to have gone too far with Twitter’s “awakened” admins before the acquisition, there has been a lively debate about exactly what Musk is trying to achieve. It’s been done. His statements clearly indicate that he considers himself embroiled in some sort …
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Inside startup Rebellion Defense’s push to bring AI technology to the US military
[ad_1] Rebellion Defense set out to disrupt the way the Pentagon handles new technologies. Silicon Valley’s elite and Washington’s national security leaders lined up behind the startup. Three and a half years later, Rebellion is falling short. Founded in 2019, Rebellion wants to create AI-powered software for the military, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement. The …
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The fall — and arrest — of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
[ad_1] As recently as the summer of 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried was the boy-wonder face of crypto: a 30-year-old who founded one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, a celebrated philanthropist worth an estimated $16 billion, and a major Democratic donor who quickly found favor in Washington. By early November, he was at the …
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Trump’s TikTok ban might have been right after all
[ad_1] Here’s something you rarely hear a Democratic senator say: “Donald Trump was right.” But that’s what Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is saying now, and it’s all because of TikTok, the popular video app that Trump tried to ban in the waning months of his presidency. “As painful as it is for me to say, …
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We now have a true fusion energy breakthrough
[ad_1] Researchers at the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, Calif., home to the world’s most powerful laser, announced Tuesday that they have crossed a tipping point in their quest for fusion power. This is 1) a major scientific breakthrough and 2) we still have a long way to go to harness the reaction that powers …
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Enters Chaotic New Multicolored Checkmark Phase
[ad_1] It’s taken a few weeks longer than planned, but now it looks like Elon Musk’s paid verification system is starting to roll out in earnest. You can sign up for Blue. This gives you blue ticks, the ability to edit your posts, and a few other perks, but most of it is still “fewer …
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft completes Artemis I mission after orbiting the Moon
[ad_1] Editor’s Note, December 11: NASA’s Orion spacecraft safely landed in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon. The spacecraft returned to Earth after a nearly month-long trip to the moon, completing critical tests for the space agency. After several delays and minor hurricane damage, NASA successfully launched the Artemis 1 mission and immediately began the …
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Rewards offered to those who find a singing robot disguised as a pumpkin | Charlie Holway | | Starship Technologies | Oct 2022
[ad_1] Starship Robots seasonal robots now roaming US campuses and UK cities San Francisco (October 31, 2022) — Halloween is here. That means candy, costumes, and pumpkins that walk around.If you’re scratching your head over the last one, the “pumpkin bot” does deliveries on many university campuses in the US, UK and Europe. or may …
Robots and road users.As Starship Robots Do… | Ed Lovelock | | Starship Technologies
[ad_1] Of course, Starship robots sometimes need to cross roads to make deliveries. This is only done at suitable pre-mapped locations, which could be crosswalks, traffic lights, or unmarked road intersections. We have pre-mapped all our delivery areas, so the robot knows which routes it can and cannot use. The robot is equipped with a …
“Wild” robots. I am often asked about the “rule of…”.Ed Lovelock | | Starship Technologies
[ad_1] We are often asked about the “rules of the road” and how humans and technology should interact on the pavement. So I wanted to give you a little insight into how Starship robots navigate their communities. in the middle of the trip. First, let’s take a step back and look at the rules of …