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Monday December 16, 2024. 10:22 PM
Steve Bannon riled up a crowd last night when he suggested Donald Trump run again in 2028. 'Donald John Trump is going to raise his hand on the King James Bible and take the oath of office, his third victory and his second term,' said the MAGA strategist, suggesting that...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Biopharma firm Mind Medicine announced that they have dosed the first-ever patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial of LSD. The individual tripped on lysergide D-tartrate, an LSD formulation for which the US...
WordPress co-founder and CEO of Automattic Matt Mullenweg is trolling contributors and users of the WordPress open-source project by requiring them to check a box that says 'Pineapple is delicious on pizza.' From a report: The change was spotted by WordPress contributors...
In the 1960s, Wham-O toys nearly gave kids something far more spectacular than the hideously disappointed Sea-Monkeys — an instant aquarium that would spawn colorful, rainbow-hued fish from a cube of dried African mud. Arthur 'Spud' Melin, co-founder of Wham-O (the company ...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Esteemed vernacular photography collector Robert Jackson wishes us happy holidays with a collection of weird holiday card photos from Christmases past. See the rest at Flashbak. ...
The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday The battle between British chip designer Arm Holdings and Qualcomm kicked off today in Delaware District Court.…
Google DeepMind announced a next-gen video-generating AI tool to rival OpenAI's Sora. Called Veo 2, it can generate AI video clips longer than two minutes with resolutions up to 4K (4096 x 2160). TechCrunch reports: In Google's experimental video creation tool, VideoFX,...
LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! Visitors to the Rockhampton Zoo in Queensland, Australia recently enjoyed a rather memorable moment as staff chased a human dressed as an ostrich around the complex. Turns out, it was a surprise...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 was a seminal moment in 20th century history, paving the way for German reunification. Many segments, both large and small, were preserved for posterity -- including portions...
The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right? President-elect Donald Trump's team wants to go on the offensive against America's cyber adversaries, though it isn't clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this. …
Right now, the most popular standard for PC and TV video interfaces is HDMI 2.1, but we can soon expect a switch over to HDMI 2.2 — and that switch is apparently coming sooner than expected. The new HDMI 2.2 standard is set to be unveiled at CES 2025, the Consumer...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a $11.1 billion deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into low- and medium-Earth...
Since 2012, five Wikipedia editors have been imprisoned – and one executed – for the crime of contributing to the world's largest online encyclopedia. In Saudi Arabia, editor Osama Khalid received a 32-year prison sentence in 2022 for making edits 'critical about the...
AI is everywhere, but from where I sit, there are some strong signals that suggest the road to AI Everywhere is going to be a long-distance endurance race, rather than a sprint. While these tools are seeing a lot of use since ChatGPT burst upon the scene, they are also...
A gentleman in a truck confronted a bull elk standing in the middle of a road and asked the creature if he wanted to fight. Hence, the bull took him up on his kind offer, using one of his sharp antler's to pop the man's tire. — Read the rest The post Man threatens bull...
Automations empowered by artificial intelligence are reshaping the business landscape. They give companies the capability to connect with, guide, and care for customers in more efficient ways, resulting in streamlined processes that are less costly to support. However,...
Nothing exposes human folly quite like our willingness to pay more for something simply because it costs more. These 'Veblen goods,' named after economist Thorstein Veblen who first mapped this peculiar behavior, reveal how deeply status-seeking is wired into our psyche. —...
As we navigate an increasingly digital landscape, the threats posed by cybercriminals are evolving at an alarming pace. The latest predictions highlight a future where AI-driven technologies, particularly deep fakes, will become more sophisticated, making it challenging for...
In the nascent field of mycoforestry, tree-growers are combining saplings with symbiotic fungi to grow timber and mushrooms on the same plots of land.
Personal and financial data probably stolen A cyberattack on a Deloitte-managed government system in Rhode Island carries a 'high probability' of sensitive data theft, the state says.…
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