Sam Bankman-Fried Floated ‘Coming Out’ as a Republican on Tucker Carlson After FTX Collapse

Are you a billionaire in trouble? Why not try coming out as a Republican and fully pivoting into very public complaints about the woke agenda? Federal prosecutors want SBF to spend40-50 years in prison, according to a legal filing made public on Friday. Tucker Carlson asking if Democrats will return money donated by Sam Bankman-Fried on his November 16, 2022 show.Screenshot:Fox News But that same filing has some absolutely fascinating Google Doc notes made by SBF himself....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 203 words · Patrick Wilson

Shein Customer Says She Was Sent a Vial of Human Blood and a Can of Beans in Viral TikTok

She also contacted her local health department and the police. Experts recommendtransporting blood samples in two containersor bags with absorbent materials. I dont know, she said It is just blood from a persons cancer screening. A screenshot of the glass vial of blood and the can of Goya beans found by the Shein customer.Screenshot:TikTok / @anna_200.1 I dont want to touch it. The fact that the incident occurred, however, is concerning....

March 15, 2024 · 2 min · 233 words · Sandra Curtis

Study Finds No Strong Evidence for Benefits of Wim Hof Method

Critics havescrutinizedsome of his purported accomplishments, but he is stillofficially recognizedas having earned 18 Guinness World Records. And there have been some empirical attempts to validate his claims. Overall, the verdict was decidedly indecisive. Image: Dudarev Mikhail (Shutterstock) But the research looking at whether the method actually improved someones exercise performance showed mixed findings. But outside experts have been more openly critical about the implications of this study. The method might not come without its risks either....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Marissa Kemp

The 6 Reasons Prosecutors Want Sam Bankman-Fried to Spend 40-50 Years in Prison

SBF was found guilty inNovember 2023on seven counts, including fraud and conspiracy. The crimes were ongoing, complex, and involved systematic deception over a period of years. The losses suffered by victims were severe and life changing, and had significant collateral consequences to them. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, center, is escorted out of a court in Nassau, Bahamas before he was extradited to the U.S. on Dec. 19, 2022.Photo: Rebecca Blackwell (AP)...

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 117 words · Lydia Blake

The Greatest App of All Time Day 15: Uber vs. Yo

Welcome back to Gizmodos March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! With over 65 percent of the vote, HQ Trivia soundly defeated VSCO in yesterdays competition. Today, we have one of the worlds most evil apps going up against one of the most harmless. Graphic: Gizmodo Uber was a pioneer in at least two ways. Founded in 2009, the company posted its first annual profit just last year....

March 15, 2024 · 2 min · 217 words · Victoria Schmidt

The TikTok Bill Could Get a Lot of Apps Banned

Technology lawyers are concerned these vague terms could get other apps and websites banned as well. We focus on the TikTok piece because thats obviously who would be targeted first. But this law has uncertain effects because we really dont even know who were talking about. TikTok CEO Shou Chew.Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post (Getty Images) Goldman says this bill doesnt consider how many apps and websites fall under it....

March 15, 2024 · 2 min · 225 words · Cheryl Alvarez

TheThundercatsMovie Gets an Encouraging Update

Simon [Barrett] and I are still actively working on the script, Wingard said. [But] right now were actively working on it again. So whether that means thats the next thing I do or [not], Im not sure. Work continues on a Thundercats movie.Image: Warner Bros. But its definitely one of the top priorities I have right now in terms of working on a script. Just one of the top priorities?...

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Michelle Jenkins

Uber and Lyft to Stop Offering Rides in Minneapolis After Minimum Wage Hike for Drivers

Minnesotas Democratic governor, Tim Walz, vetoed a similar pay floor for rideshare drivers statewide last year. While Uber is the largest rideshare company in the U.S., rival Lyft is also leaving the market. Between the two companies, there are an estimated 10,000 drivers in total. Rideshare drivers celebrate in Minneapolis on March 7, 2024 after Minneapolis City Council members voted to pass a measure that would increase wages.Photo: Trisha Ahmed (AP)...

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 94 words · Amy Miller

A Dog-Killing Worm Is on the Loose in California

An invasive, dog-killing parasite is now lurking in Southern California. H. americana is one of many worm species nicknamed the liver fluke. When these worms infect dogs, they cause a disease calledcanine schistosomiasis. Image: Paul’s Lady (Shutterstock) They then trigger inflammation and the formation of immune cell clusters called granulomas that can damage the body. Dillman and his team decided to look for H. americana in its presumed new hunting grounds....

March 14, 2024 · 2 min · 232 words · Robert Martin

Aaron Rodgers Debunks Conspiracy Theory, No Chance of Being RFK Jr.’s VP Now

I am not and have never been of the opinion that the events did not take place. As Im on the record saying in the past, what happened in Sandy Hook was an absolute tragedy. I am not and have never been of the opinion that the events did not take place. Photo: Rich Storry (Getty Images) Independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. recentlynamed the Jets quarterback as a potential running mateearlier this week....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 164 words · Amanda Smith

Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Create a 4-Day Workweek, Republicans Melt Down

Bernie Sanders, the nefarious propagandist for the Soviet Union, has done it again. Today, American workers are over 400 percent more productive than they were in the 1940s. That has got to change. Photo: Jens Kalaene/picture alliance (Getty Images) Policymakers have paid lip service to concerns about job loss but havent done much about it. The bill is backed by most of Americas major labor unions, including the AFL-CIO. News from the future, delivered to your present....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 77 words · Mrs. Amy Palmer

Crypto Bros Raise $650,000 to Put DogWifHat Meme on Vegas Sphere

All it took was hundreds of thousands of dollars and a hoard of fans. At first glance, their calculations appear to be correct. Aleaked pitch deckfor the Sphere from last October put the price for a full week flight at $650,000. Something tells me this could cause some traffic jams.Screenshot: DogWifHat The package purportedly includes 276 feature appearances and more than 414 minutes of airtime. DogWifHat is currently the fourth most-popular memecoin by market capitalization behind Pepe, Shiba Inu, and Dogecoin....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Diane Harper

Giant Volcano ‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ on Mars

The volcanos discovery was announced this week at the 55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas. Abutting the maze-like geology of Noctis Labyrinthus, the giant volcano has been provisionally named Noctis Mons. you’re able to read the paper initially describing the discoveryhere. Noctis Labyrinthus, whose eastern end hides a heavily eroded giant volcano.Image:NASA It was spotted hiding near Mars equator in plain sight, according to thepress release. The team believes the volcano is a shield composed of layered lava, ice, and pyroclastic material....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 203 words · Joseph Baldwin