Zoom has become the go-to connectivity app professionally and personally after the pandemic. The tool has become the de facto standard for hosting virtual happy hours, telemedicine visits, and business calls. A hasty change to Zoom’s terms of service led some in social media to call for a boycott when reality is a bit more...
“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.” Danny Kaye Paul Reubens, better known to millions as the affable, quirky Pee-wee Herman, passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA this past Sunday at the age of 70. Contrary to his boisterous and live-out-loud Pee-wee persona,...
There’s an old adage in software. If something you wrote isn’t selling, open source it. Facebook/Meta Labs open sourced, AudioCraft, its family of AI audio models. The family consists of AudioGen, MusicGen, and EnCodec. AudioCraft is used for generating sound effects, audio tracks, and encoding audio for playback. You can think of AudioCraft as a...
I don’t know why El Jefe put me on the Burger Beat, but here we are. Maybe it’s because his doctor told him to lay off of red meat and this is punishment. White Castle is the latest burger chain attempting to use AI in a harsh environment. I first reported on AI’s use at...
Philanthropist, stuntman, and YouTube sensation, Mr. Beast, filled suit against the burger chain bearing his name. Jimmy Donaldson, Mr. Beast, is known for his philanthropic pursuits and online stunts. He’s helped 1,000 people receive eye surgery bringing them vision. He’s also given away $28.3 million to individuals and organizations since being online. He filed suit...
You have to admit. It’s been Mr. Musk’s Wild and Crazy Ride this past year for Twitter. Since being dragged into court to purchase a social media network he was about to walk out on, Musk has sought to remake the social network in his own image. He’s gutted staff across the board, made fun...
Who says competitors can’t work together. Seven of the world’s largest automakers are teaming up to build national EV charging infrastructure across North America. When asked about making the switch to electric vehicles many car owners have a fear of running out of power between destinations. Gas stations are plentiful and most drivers can quickly...
Feature image credit: BBC We live in an era of the possible. Just because something is possible doesn’t mean we should do it. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, has announced plans to introduce a new cryptocurrency designed to determine if someone is a robot or a human. Altman is calling the new cryptocurrency, Worldcoin, and is...
Tesla announced plans to produce 500,000 Cybertrucks this year at their Q2 earnings call. Tesla is aiming squarely at the US’ top selling truck, the F-150 Lightning by shipping a truck that’s less than 19 feet long with a 6 foot truck bed. The F-150 Lightning is 19.25 feet long with a 5.5 foot utility...
Ever since ChatGPT entered the public’s consciousness its been surrounded by controversy. ChatGPT started off as a cute toy, but immediately became a threat after Microsoft’s $10 billion investment announcement. Sarah Silverman and other comedians sued OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringment alleging their large language models, GPT and LLaMA, inappropriately used their material for...