Alyse Stanley
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SEC Pushes Back After Tesla and Musk Accuse Regulator of Harassment
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, after being accused by Tesla CEO Elon Musk this week of conducting a “harassment... → Read More
The House of Mouse Could Be Headed for the Metaverse
The metaverse may be headed to a Disney theme park near you. Disney received approval for a “virtual-world simulator” patent... → Read More
Creepy Humanoid Robo-Artist Gives Public Performance Of Its Own AI-Generated Poetry
When people worry about robots coming to take their jobs, I don’t think “poet” is what they had in mind.... → Read More
Apple Quietly Kills 21.5-inch iMac
As Apple continues to cull its catalogue of Intel-powered Macs, it looks like the 21.5-inch iMac is finally being put out to pasture. Yet another → Read More
Facebook Pushes Back Against Report That Claims Its AI Sucks at Detecting Hate Speech
On Sunday, Facebook vice president of integrity Guy Rosen tooted the social media company’s own horn for moderating toxic content,... → Read More
Soon You May Be Able to Buy Space Ads With Dogecoin
Space is quickly becoming a 21st-century tourist trap. Case in point: SpaceX is teaming up with Geometric Energy Corporation, a Canadian research and → Read More
These Nine Android Apps May Have Stolen Your Facebook Login Information
Google has kicked nine Android apps with more than 5.8 million combined downloads off its Play Store after researchers discovered they contained → Read More
Tesla Recalls Nearly 300,000 Cars in China Over Cruise Control Safety Issues
Tesla has already chalked up plenty of bad press in China this year, with officials scrutinising its handling of customer data and protests claiming → Read More
El Salvador Is Set to Become the First Country to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender
El Salvador may soon become the first sovereign nation in the world to adopt bitcoin as a legal tender, Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele announced Saturday. “Next week I will send to Congress a bill that will make bitcoin a legal tender in El Salvador,” he said in a video broadcast... → Read More
Frightened Terns Abandon 1,500 Eggs After a Rogue Drone Crash-Landed on Nesting Island
Roughly 1,500 elegant tern eggs were abandoned at a southern California nesting island after a rogue drone crash-landed and scared off thousands of birds, the Orange County Register and New York Times reported this week. Two drones were flown illegally over the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, a stretch of protected... → Read More
AMC's CEO Apparently Didn't Bother to Put on Pants for This YouTube Interview
AMC is the latest meme stock darling for hordes of online investors, and CEO Adam Aron has been leaning heavily into the company’s newfound virality. However, I doubt he ever expected to become a meme himself, as was the case this week after he appeared to be pantless during a... → Read More
Twitter May Start Labelling Your Tweets Based on How Wrong You Are
Twitter is one of many social media companies that’s struggled to keep misinformation from running rampant on its platform over the years. Its latest attempt to move the needle looks to be a tiered warning label system that changes based on how wrong you are, according to app researcher Jane... → Read More
The Age of Autonomous Killer Robots May Already Be Here
A “lethal” weaponised drone “hunted down” and “remotely engaged” human targets without its handlers’ say-so during a conflict in Libya last year, according to a United Nations report first covered by New Scientist this week. Whether there were any casualties remains unclear, but if confirmed, it would likely be the... → Read More
You’ll Have to Wait Until June for Apple’s Paid Podcast Subscription Service
Apple’s pushing back the launch of its podcast subscription marketplace until June to ensure it’s “delivering the best experience for creator and listeners,” according to a company email to podcasters obtained by 9to5Mac. Apparently, its new service still needs a few tweaks before it’s ready to see the light of... → Read More
WhatsApp Won't Limit Functionality if You Don't Accept Its Controversial New Privacy Policy
WhatsApp initially threatened to revoke core functions for users that refused to accept its controversial new privacy policy, only to walk back the severity of those consequences earlier this month amid international backlash, and now, it’s doing away with them altogether (for the time being, at least). In a reversal,... → Read More
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Branded Tech School
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is facing a million-dollar lawsuit for allegedly stealing the idea to create a Woz-branded tech school, according to a weekend Insider report. Connecticut business professor Ralph Reilly claims he and Wozniak agreed to establish a “tech university” and sealed the deal with an on-camera handshake in... → Read More
Looks Like Twitter May Be Working on a Subscription Service Called Twitter Blue for $4 per Month
Twitter hasn’t released many details about the paid subscription model it’s cooking up, but thanks to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong we may have some clues about what it will cost and be called. On Saturday, Wong tweeted that the subscription service Twitter Blue will cost $US2.99 ($4) per month... → Read More
Too Bad Zuck: Just 4% of U.S. iPhone Users Let Apps Track Them After iOS Update
Apple recently rolled out its highly anticipated App Tracking Transparency feature with iOS 14.5, which lets users decide whether apps track their activity for targeted advertising. Overwhelmingly, users seem happy to leave app tracking disabled. Just 4% of iPhone users in the U.S. have agreed to app tracking after updating... → Read More
India Cracks Down on Social Media Posts Criticising Its Pandemic Response Amid Brutal Second Wave
India’s government reportedly ordered Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to censor dozens of posts criticising the administration’s response to the pandemic, arguing that they were misleading or could hinder emergency response efforts. The crackdown comes amid an unprecedented surge in covid-19 cases and deaths in India as a second coronavirus wave... → Read More
Elon Musk Is Hosting SNL and God I Wish This Was Just a Clickbait Headline
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 8, the show’s official account tweeted Saturday. And I have a lot of questions, namely: Why? Musk may be known for his unconventional sense of humour, for lack of a better word, on Twitter, but is... → Read More