Jul 27
Marines Found At North Carolina Gas Station Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe three lance corporals were stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune.
Jul 27
AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says
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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030. The study, published by the McKinsey Global Institute found that nearly eight in ten women will be forced to move to…
Jul 27
"Multi-Decade" Coverup Includes "Non Human Biologics," UFO Whistleblower Tells Congress
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Is the government hiding alien bodies in a vault under the Pentagon? Have Americans been killed to protect our weirdest extraterrestrial secrets? Nothing was off the table at Congress’s much anticipated hearing on UFOs Wednesday, making for quite the show. The House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and…
Jul 27
Just when all that pre-release Barbie buzz was starting to make hot pink feel monotonous, the movie opened—and delivered that sought-after blend of critical praise, audiences of both lovers and haters (which brought even more buzz), and massive box office success. Mattel executives might not have quite understood…
Jul 27
Indonesia is blocking Elon Musk's X domain for its gambling and porn history
Posted in: Today's ChiliElon Musk’s rebranding of Twitter as X is… not going according to plan. Indonesia has temporarily blocked X.com due to the country’s laws forbidding gambling and porn. Officials don’t think the site is suddenly going downhill, though. Rather, it’s that the web domain’s previous owners broke the country’s content laws. In other words, X didn’t check to see if the the predecessors had done anything leading to national bans.
The impasse likely won’t last long. Information director general Usman Kansong tells the press that X has already been in touch about the issue, and is sending a letter to indicate that Twitter is taking ownership of X.com. This is more a formality than a major legal hurdle.
Still, this is another indicator of just how unplanned the Twitter-to-X transition was. Meta, Microsoft and numerous other companies already own trademarks on X, opening the door to lawsuits. X may have trouble registering and protecting trademarks, too. The company has even had problems changing its signage — a crew pulling down the Twitter sign in San Francisco had to stop over permit issues, leaving the “er” and old bird logo intact.
Musk announced the sudden transition as part of a broader plan to turn Twitter into a “super app” like China’s WeChat. In theory, you could use X for payments, messaging and other tasks that go well beyond social media. The service has also lately tried to steer users toward $8 per month Blue subscriptions by both offering perks (such as much longer posts) and limiting existing features.
The momentary Indonesia ban isn’t a major roadblock. However, it still means that roughly 24 million users can’t even try X.com at the moment. That may be welcome news for competitors that don’t face similar restrictions, including Meta’s recently launched Threads (already available in Indonesia).
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/indonesia-is-blocking-elon-musks-x-domain-for-its-gambling-and-porn-history-195551771.html?src=rss
Jul 27
Economic forecasters increasingly see a soft landing for the economy, a win for President Joe Biden.
Jul 27
AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says
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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030. The study, published by the McKinsey Global Institute found that nearly eight in ten women will be forced to move to…
Jul 27
While the San Diego Comic-Con 2023 exclusives are pretty much all gone, here are some of our favorite debuts that dropped this past weekend that you will be able to buy in stores.
Jul 27
Russia Is Censoring Its Biggest Social Network 30 Times More Since Invading Ukraine
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VKontakte (VK), Russia’s homegrown Facebook clone and its biggest social network, saw a whopping 30-fold increase in censorship requests from government officials during the eight-month period following the Russian military’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to a new report. The findings, revealed in a…
Jul 27
The $9,995 Fuell Fllow electric motorcycle is available for pre-order today
Posted in: Today's ChiliErik Buell, best known for founding Buell Motorcycles, announced Fuell, his new electric motorcycle venture, back in 2019. In that same announcement, he said that Fuell would begin work on its first electric motorcycle: the Fuell Fllow. Following though a few years later, Fuell is giving us more details on the Fllow and opening pre-orders today.
The Fllow is a mid-sized motorcycle that claims to have the capacity of a larger bike, with 10 gallons of total storage in addition to space for a passenger. It features 150 miles of city range on a full charge and uses the CCS connector for charging. You can expect to fully charge in about 30 minutes with a Level 2 charger and between one and a half to two and a half hours for a standard home charger. In a pinch, you’re looking at around eight hours when plugged into a standard 110/220V home outlet. While the bike’s standard CCS connector is widely available in North America, we’ve seen a recent uptick in major car brands adopting Tesla’s NACS connector – fortunately, adapters are common. The bike has a top speed of 85 miles per hour with a speedy 0-60MPH time of 3.5 seconds.
Buell says that one of the main focuses with the Fuell brand is integrated and interchangeable battery packs. This technology would enable the ability to swap some components as the technology improves in the future. The company calls it the “battery pack module” and enables components such as the charger, rear wheel motor and fast charging socket to be swapped out and upgraded over time.
While Buell has a history with Harley-Davidson, Fuell is its own independent company, separate from the Buell Motorcycles brand. Founded in 1983, the brand ran for a decade before Harley-Davidson acquired 49 percent of the company in 1993, followed by full ownership in 2003. In 2009, Harley-Davidson announced the discontinuation of the Buell product line. While the brand has been resurrected since then Buell himself is solely focused on Fuell going forward.
Harley-Davidson hasn’t been sitting quietly on the sidelines, either. The company’s LiveWire division announced its S2 Del Mar electric bike in early 2023. The bike features a 110 mile range and a 0-60MPH time of 3.1 seconds. While the S2 Del Mar has a faster 0-60 time, the Fuell has longer range and faster charging. The Fllow is also prioritizing cargo capacity and modularity in its design.
The Fuell Fllow is available now for pre-order at $9,995, with an MSRP of $12,995.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-9995-fuell-fllow-electric-motorcycle-is-available-for-pre-order-today-220016821.html?src=rss
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