Sep 07
If your iPhone isn’t charging, the problem is likely related to the charging cable, and there’s a decent chance you’ll be able to easily fix it yourself.
Sep 07
Twitter's lawyers say Elon Musk wanted out of the deal because of 'World War 3,' not bots
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe whistleblower complaint from Twitter’s former head of security is already complicating the company’s legal battle with Elon Musk. Lawyers representing Musk and Twitter met in court Tuesday for a hearing that will determine whether the claims made by Pieter “Mudge” Zatko can be added to Elon Musk’s legal case to get out of his $44 billion commitment to buy Twitter.
Notably, the hearing was one of the first times any Twitter representative has publicly addressed Zatko’s complaint. In the two weeks since Zatko went public, Twitter has largely stayed silent on the substance of the claims.
During the hearing, Twitter’s lawyers portrayed Zatko as a disgruntled employee, saying that he had a “huge ax to grind” with the company and that he “was not in charge of spam at Twitter.” They accused him of “structuring his whistleblower complaint, to tie it to the merger agreement.” (Zatko’s lawyers previously said he didn’t go public in order to “benefit Musk.”) Notably, Twitter’s lawyers didn’t address claims that the company’s lax security practices may have harmed national security or that CEO Parag Agrawal told Zatko to lie to the company board.
Twitter’s lawyers did suggest that Musk was looking for reasons to kill the deal before Zatko’s complaint was public. At one point, Twitter’s lawyer quoted from a May 3rd text message Musk sent to his banker at Morgan Stanley:
“Let’s slow down just a few days … it won’t make sense to buy Twitter if we’re headed into World War 3,” Twitter’s lawyer read aloud, quoting Musk. “This is why Mr. Musk didn’t want to buy Twitter, this stuff about the bots, mDAU [monetizable daily active users] and Zatko is all pretext.”
On the other side, Musk’s lawyers touted Zatko’s credentials as a “decorated” executive who had once been offered a position as a US government official. They said Musk had “nothing to do with” Zatko’s whistleblower complaint and that Twitter had purposely hidden damaging information. Whether it will be enough to sway the judge in the case though, is unclear. In one exchange the judge pointedly remarked on Musk’s decision to waive due diligence before agreeing to the acquisition.
“Why didn’t we discover this in diligence,” Musk’s lawyer said, referencing Zatko’s whistleblower complaint. “They hid it, that’s why.” “We’ll never know, right,” the judge responded. “Because the diligence didn’t happen.”
Musk’s lawyers, pushing for the October trial to be delayed, closed out the more than three-hour long hearing by arguing that “it’s not us causing this chaos or this delay.”
“Nobody at Twitter is having all hands on meetings today over the poop emoji from two months ago,” he said, in an apparent — and unprompted — reference to a May 16th tweet from Musk directed at Agrawal. “The reason that they’re having all-hands-on meetings today at Twitter is because a senior decorated executive said that the company was committing fraud. That’s our fault? That’s our chaos? That’s their chaos.”
Sep 07
Edge Computing World (ECW) is back in person at the Santa Clara Convention Center from October 11th to 12th, 2022. In its 4th year, Edge Computing World has witnessed the massive amount of data created at the Edge and cataloged the emergence of the platform that will manage it. Edge Computing World will demonstrate where we are in adopting this new technology. From use cases to emerging technologies that will make Edge Computing economically viable and sustainable, Edge Computing World provides reality checks of where the industry is at the hot verticals, use cases, and technologies.
In the full article below, read more info about the free Edge Developers Conference, the paid Edge Executive Conference, and the paid Silicon Valley AgTech Conference hosted by ECW (Oct 11-12th, Santa Clara).
On the show floor, part of the free exhibit, ECW will showcase some of the most compelling use cases and technologies, including:
- Twenty-five of the most innovative companies curated by the Topio Network community and finalists of the Edge Computing World Awards
- Fifteen of the best applications built only with Edge Native Technologies
- Fifteen Edge Computing market leaders, including AWS, Schneider Electric, Pratexo, Stackpath, Avassa, SixSq, EDJX, EMQ…
During the Edge Developers Conference, free to attend, developers will learn what edge computing is, the critical building blocks, and the fundamental issues during two full days of technical talks, startup discussions, talent development insights, and training.
ECW has two paid conferences during the event: The Edge Executive Conference highlights five Vertical Summits where we will review the emerging use cases, the primary critical drivers for each industry, and two Summits covering horizontal issues. ECW will be hosting Silicon Valley AgTech conference, where technology meets agriculture, Silicon Valley meets Silicon Prairie, and innovation returns to the farm.
You should check out this new vibrant emerging ecosystem. It will shape the world for the next twenty years. Visit their booths, talk to their leaders, and see their vision of edge computing deployment.
If you register to the site using the ubergizmo discount code, you will get a 10% discount on the paid conferences and will be entered in a draw to win a complimentary ticket for the conference.
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Sep 07
Diehl has opposed COVID-19 protocols and hailed the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Sep 07
An international team of mad scientists at Japan’s RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has created cyborg cockroaches capable of being steered remotely by humans. And not only that but each cockroach is outfitted with a solar-charging backpack and lithium polymer battery to provide it with all the power it needs to consistently power its steering capabilities. This will end well. And by well, as usual, I mean badly.
The cyborg cockroaches are controlled via minute electrical impulses to either the left or right side of the abdomen (administered via wireless button press by a human), which causes them to turn in that direction. That’s cool, but don’t even think about steering them in the direction of my kitchen.
The scientists imagine the cyborg roaches being used for worthy causes like search-and-rescue missions, although I have the sneaking suspicion they’ll also be used for unworthy causes, like crawling up my pant leg with one of my friends at the controls.
[via TechEBlog]
Sep 07
When you delete a photo on an iPhone, it’s not gone forever… at least, not for the next 30 days. If you move quickly, it’s easy to recover deleted images.
Sep 07
Last October, Google added new, eco-friendly driving directions to Maps. In the US, you could pull up a driving route that would take into account things like congestion and incline to find you the directions that are best for your fuel economy. As part of a handful of Maps announcements today, Google says the feature will be available in “nearly 40” European countries, though we didn’t get a list of everywhere it’ll be available. Google had previously added the feature to maps in Canada and Germany.
Just like in the US, these routes are often times not the fastest, so you’ll have to pick between whether speed is your ultimate priority. It’ll show you both routes, and will default to the more eco-friendly option when the difference in time is small. But if you want to always default to the fastest route, you can do so in the Google Maps settings.
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Regardless of whether you use this feature in the US, Canada or Europe, Google is also including a new preference setting that lets you tell the app what time of vehicle you drive. You’ll be able to specify whether your car runs on gas (or diesel), is a hybrid or a full electric vehicle. That’ll affect the specific directions, although we can’t say yet just how different they will be. As is often the case with Google updates, the company says this new feature will be rolling out over the coming weeks.
Sep 07
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's Harfoots Look Tiny Thanks to Camera Magic
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Anyone who’s seen the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies will recall that for all their creatures and battle scenes, one of their niftiest special effects—showing the height difference between wee Frodo and towering Gandalf—was always one of the most visually striking. That’s also the case with Prime Video’s new…
Sep 06
The comic opened up about Will Smith’s video apologizing for the Oscars slap.
Sep 06
Samsung’s 32-inch Smart Monitor M8 can act not only as a monitor with a webcam, but a smart TV as well thanks to the built-in speakers and support for cloud gaming and streaming platforms. Now, you can grab one for $590 ($110 to $140 off) at Amazon in white or green and $590 at Samsung in all colors. That beats the previous low price we saw earlier this year at Amazon.
Buy Samsung Smart Monitor M8 at Amazon – $590Buy Samsung Smart Monitor M8 at Samsung – $590
As a computer display, the Smart Monitor M8 offers UHD (3,840 x 2,160) resolution at up to 60Hz, along with HDR10+. With a VA panel, it’s decently bright at 400 nits, offers a 4-millisecond response time and displays up to a billion colors, with 99 percent sRGB coverage. Input-wise, you get USB-C and Micro HDMI 2.0 inputs, along with a USB-C charging interface. Finally, it has a a detachable SlimFit Cam for video calls, making it a solid choice for work or light content creation.
That’s just the half of it, though. It’s a WiFi-capable smart TV that supports Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV, as well as cloud gaming platforms. It comes with built-in dual 5W speakers and a home hub that allows you to use it to control SmartThings-compatible IoT devices like lights and thermostats. It even has built-in support for Microsoft 365, so you can edit documents or browse the web without having to connect it to a computer.
Other features include the ability to change the angle and position with the high-adjustable stand, along with a game bar that makes it easy to switch between cloud services. Normally the white model sells for $700 and the color models for $730, so the latter (green at Amazon; green, pink and blue at Samsung) are a particularly good deal at $590.
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