It’s pretty remarkable what technically savvy people can accomplish. To wit: A modder posted a YouTube video showing how they got ChatGPT running on a TI-84 calculator. Now, how in the world could someone access an AI chatbot on a relatively analog machine designed to do calculations? Well, with a …
Read More »Elon Musk reportedly surrenders to Brazil in battle over X ban
Elon Musk blinked first in a high-profile game of chicken between the tech billionaire and Brazil’s government. SEE ALSO: Bluesky adds videos to the platform to take on Elon Musk’s X Musk’s X quietly complied with demands from Brazil’s Supreme Court in a court filing Friday night, the New York …
Read More »'Cards Against Humanity' sues Elon Musk's SpaceX for $15 million for trespassing on border property
Cards Against Humanity — yes, the raunchy, word-based party game — has launched a legal battle against Elon Musk and SpaceX. CAH, known for its well-meaning publicity stunts, has sued the space company over allegedly using a plot of land in Texas belonging to the game company. In 2017, it …
Read More »No more TikTok FYP? California social media bill could totally reshape kids' online world
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that could entirely reshape how kids in the state use social media. Among the potential changes: A requirement that could effectively reshape the TikTok “For You Page” as minors now know it. SEE ALSO: OpenAI supports California’s AI-watermarking bill The bill, …
Read More »Meet Pesto the penguin, an absolute unit, massive King Penguin chick in Australia
The Yao Ming of penguins has been born and is thriving in an Australian aquarium. You’ve got to see Pesto the penguin, a baby King Penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. You are not prepared for the height and girth of this absolute unit. Feast your eyes like Pesto feasts …
Read More »Why we’re all in love with a little hippo named Moo Deng
The internet loves cute animals. (Shocking, I know.) But more than a fact of life, it’s practically a pillar supporting the weight of the online world’s entire infrastructure. Some of the earliest internet moments — Keyboard Cat, for instance — centered on critters. And that hasn’t changed, even as the …
Read More »TikTok ban update: Court case against U.S. government set to begin
TikTok is set to begin its fight against a possible ban in the United States. The social media company will have a crucial day in court on Monday, Sept. 16. A federal appeals court will hear arguments about the law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, that would essentially …
Read More »The internet has fallen in love with baby hippo Moo Deng
The internet has fallen in love with a baby hippo — yes, again — and this time, it’s an adorable little girl named Moo Deng. Moo Deng is a two-month-old female pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand. And, to be fair, she is so freaking cute. …
Read More »Don't @ Me: I hate iPhone Tapbacks
I have this friend — let’s call him Mike because that’s his name — who loves iMessage Tapbacks. You know, those little reaction bubbles that appear when you click on a text on your iPhone. Send a good joke in the group chat, and he’ll give a “haha.” Ask to …
Read More »How much for Oasis tickets? Fans joke about splurging on the long-awaited reunion shows
Oasis, one of the biggest bands ever, broke up for 15 years because of a longtime feud between brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher. They couldn’t get along, and their fans suffered for it. But now Oasis is coming back — barring some massive blow-up between Liam and Noel — and …
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