Jul 31
TikTok Accuses Facebook Of ‘Copycat Products,’ Declares ‘We Are Not The Enemy’
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe company’s new CEO addressed its Chinese ownership in an open letter and took aim at Facebook’s “maligning attacks.”
Jul 31
Does anyone out there still believe that Republicans have a plan to replace Obamacare?
Jul 31
Darth Vader Is Letting the Past Die
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhen Ahsoka Tano faces Darth Vader in Star Wars Rebels, there is a moment when the Dark Lord growls to his former apprentice “Anakin Skywalker was weak, and I destroyed him.” But for all his confidence there, Marvel Comics is telling a much longer, more tragic tale of how Darth Vader pushed aside his former self.
Jul 31
Earlier this month a number of Twitter accounts belonging to prominent, highly-followed individuals like Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos were compromised, seemingly to defraud strangers out of bitcoin. Unfettered access to potentially sensitive information contained therein generated…
Jul 31
Microsoft Reportedly Looking to Buy TikTok as Trump Admin Edges Closer to Crackdown
Posted in: Today's ChiliAfter what seems like a lifetime of political flak and negative media attention, the China-based company ByteDance might finally surrender ownership of TikTok in the United States. This afternoon, Fox Business Network correspondent Charles Gasparino tweeted, and Bloomberg reported, that Donald Trump plans to order…
Jul 31
A 17-year-old teenager from Tampa, Florida, has reportedly been arrested over his alleged ‘mastermind’ role in the recent Twitter hack that compromised many high-profile accounts. The discovery was made by a local news agency that claims the teenager has been charged with 30 felonies, including ones involving fraudulent use of personal information and communications fraud. The discovery was made by … Continue reading
Jul 31
As Microsoft continues to narrow Cortana’s scope and turn it into an AI assistant that’s primarily used in Microsoft 365, the company has made the decision to drop pretty much all of Cortana’s consumer integrations. Today, Microsoft outlined a roadmap for Cortana’s end of support, and it begins in September with the company pulling the plug on all third-party Cortana … Continue reading
Jul 31
We already knew Cortana’s days as a consumer-facing digital assistant were numbered after Microsoft said earlier this year it would remove the AI from its Android launcher app. But the company has now detailed additional cuts that users are likely to…
Jul 31
Up until now, I thought the weirdest musical instrument was either the theramin or the otamatone. But I was wrong. This. This is the weirdest musical instrument ever. This curious looking pile of grey fur isn’t a cat that’s been flattened by a steamroller. Nope, it’s a interactive piece of audio art.
What you’re looking at is “Mew.” Basically, when you get near it, it emits a soft and comforting purr. Then if you get closer and start petting it, a series of meow sounds come out. But these aren’t just cute and cuddly cat noises, no. This thing sounds like a clowder of cats in heat in the alley behind my house. And by that I mean, it’s not a pleasant sound. Push it around too much, and it might even hiss at you.
Mew was designed a few years back by a group of product design, information experience design, and visual communication students at the Royal College of Art in London. Their rectangular kitty has a brain powered by an Arduino, and a voice box powered by MaxMSP. The best thing about this weird noisemaker is that it doesn’t need a litter box.
[via Boing Boing via Born in Space]
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