Aug 22
News out of Russia caught the public’s attention because, well, it sounds a bit absurd, as it involves a robotic dog with an RPG that’s dressed like a ninja.
Aug 22
When fans look at the box office results on Monday morning, most of the time we know what to expect. Big superhero or genre film on top, the big superhero or genre film from the previous week below that, and so on and so forth. But every once in a while there’s something different. Something… Super.
Aug 22
Elon Musk's Neuralink will show brain implant progress at a Halloween show-and-tell
Posted in: Today's ChiliNeuralink is finally ready to share more about its work on brain implants. Elon Musk has revealed that Neuralink will hold a “show & tell” progress event on October 31st. He didn’t provide any clues as to what to expect, but the last big demo involved a monkey playing Pong. It wouldn’t be surprising to see a similar example.
A lot may be riding on this showcase. Neuralink still hasn’t begun human trials, and the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t said how close the company might be to receiving approval. Most of the co-founders have left the company since it was founded six years ago, for that matter. Throw in Fortune‘s unofficial reports of a flawed workplace culture and the event could reflect Neuralink’s overall health.
The timing is apt, at least. The presentation comes just as rumors have swirled that Neuralink has offered to invest in its rival Synchron, which recently completed what appears to be the first endovascular installation of a brain-computer interface in the US. While there’s no guarantee of a deal, an event like this could answer questions about Synchron’s possible involvement.
Neuralink progress update show & tell on October 31 st (Halloween)
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 22, 2022
Aug 22
Artists Use Memes to Decimate Clip Studio Paint's New Subscription-Based Plan
Posted in: Today's Chili
In general, it’s a very poor idea for any company to upset the artistic online community. If enough regular internet users were able to drag the Sonic the Hedgehog movie’s old design through the proverbial mud enough so that the studio completely redesigned it, how do you think you’ll get on when the people behind the…
Aug 22
Herschel Walker Asks ‘Don’t We Have Enough Trees?’ In Response To Climate Law
Posted in: Today's Chili“You know that some of this money is going into trees?” the Republican Senate candidate said at an event Sunday.
Aug 22
Aug 22
Last night, House of the Dragon took us back to the world of Game of Thrones, and the impending royal feud amongst the messiest family in all of Westeros—the House of the Dragon and its platinum-blonde Targaryens. With the inability of King Viserys (Paddy Considine) to produce a male heir and his refusal to let his…
Aug 22
Lawyers representing Elon Musk in his battle with Twitter have subpoenaed former CEO Jack Dorsey. The filing is the latest development as Musk and Twitter prepare for the October trial over Musk’s attempt to bail on his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
It’s not yet clear how Dorsey factors in to Musk’s legal strategy. As noted by the Chancery Daily Twitter account, the subpoena refers to “documents and communications reflecting, referring to, or relating to the impact or effect of false or spam accounts on Twitter’s business operations.” It also references documents related to how Twitter uses mDAU or monetizable daily active users as a “key metric.” Interestingly, it also requests “documents relating to incorporating mDAU into executive or director compensation.”
Dorsey isn’t the only former Twitter executive subpoenaed by Musk. Twitter’s recently ousted product chief Kayvon Beykpour and former head of revenue Bruce Falck have also received subpoenas.
Musk has claimed that Twitter has misled him and the public about the number of bots and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter’s lawyers have argued that Musk has repeatedly broken the terms of his agreement with the company. A five-day trial is scheduled to begin October 17th.
Dorsey previously endorsed Musk’s bid to buy Twitter, saying that “Elon is the singular solution I trust,” and that he was ““getting the company out of an impossible situation.” Dorsey hasn’t publicly weighed in on the ongoing legal battle or Musk’s claims about bots and fake accounts.
Aug 22
Apple will now let you do some DIY laptop repairs at home, for a cost. The company is expanding its self-service repair program from just certain iPhones to include its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops with M1 chips starting tomorrow, according to a press statement.
Aug 22
There’s evidence the GOP governor may have “engaged in misconduct” when she intervened in her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license.
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