“Pharma bro” and disgraced Wu-Tang fan, Martin Shkreli was slapped with a federal preliminary injunction on August 24, 2024 to halt taunting the real owners of Wu-Tang’s singular album, “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” and distributing bootleg copies of the album he once owned. Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothing to F**k With Once Upon a...
Researchers from Google AI and Tel Aviv University announced a new product that renders video game graphics in realtime. GameNGen is a new AI model using techniques from Stable Diffusion to render the 1993 classic DOOM. Many video games are rendered using traditional animation techniques. Graphical art representing cuts in motion is animated at 60...
Robots have been a main stay in US car manufacturing since the 70s. BMW has upped the ante by being the first automaker to bring bipedal, humanoid robots on the manufacturing floor. BMW has employed Figure 02, a robot with arms, and hands that work in 16 directions with equivalent human strength alongside human workers....
On Monday, US judge, Amit Mehta, ruled Google has a monopoly in the search marketplace. Smart money commentators noticed Judge Mehta referenced Microsoft which is the most famous antitrust case in history. The Microsoft case became must see TV with PC manufacturing CEOs coming out to testify on behalf of Microsoft. The US government sued...
After a decade of streaming, Google pulls the plug on its Chromecast family of devices. Google isn’t giving up on streaming hardware however. The company will still compete with AppleTV 4K and Firesticks with the Google Streamer. The Chromecast debuted in 2013 after Apple proved its hobby, Apple TV, was a viable business unto itself....
Apple has been adding enhancements to its emergency features since the iPhone 14. In addition to Crash Detection, Emergency SOS, and emergency text messages, the lastest iOS features the ability to FaceTime with 911 dispatchers. The two largest 911 support platforms, RapidSOS and Prepared will allow iPhone users to use live video when making 911...
Technology is poised to take the tallest podium at this year’s Olympics. The Paris 2024 games will be the first streaming-first Olympics and AI will be used everywhere. Streaming Forward The 2024 Olympics is being dubbed as a streaming-first Olympics. In previous years, NBC spread Olympics coverage across its network properties: USA, Telemundo, E!, and...
Lattice Software, a Human Resources technology company, announced plans to treat bots as employees in their software. Huh? The tech industry has never been accused of conservatively announcing product features and promises to users. The latest nonsense coming out of technology companies comes from the HR software firm, Lattice. The company delivered a word salad...
Yesterday, Rite-Aid, the United States’ third largest pharmacy chain, reported 2.2 million customers data have been exposed to hackers and would-be thieves. The breach included names, addresses, phone numbers, and drivers license numbers. Who Was Affected? Rite-Aid claims consumers in Oregon, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts were potentially in the leak. Also, the breach affected customers...
Earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the Olympics Esports partnership. Over the next 12 years, the IOC will be hosting a standalone Esports Olympics competing in racing games, strategy games, and of course Call of Duty. The Esports edition of the Olympics will feature equal competition with...