Silo‘s Showrunner Talks Mapping Out the Apple TV+ Sci-Fi Mystery

Anyone who watchedthe first season ofSilohas been sitting on a mountain of questionsfor the past year and a half. Meanwhile, the people who watched her leave were forced to question their entire existence and belief system. As a result, audiences have those questionsas well as things like, is Earth safe? Rebecca Ferguson goes exploring in Silo season 2.Image: Apple TV+ Who made the silos? And what is the meaning behind all this?...

November 14, 2024 · 5 min · 863 words · Maria Richards

Siri Who? Google Gemini App Comes to iPhones

There are a few things to note about Gemini Live. While speaking, you wont be able to read your conversation until you end the session. You also shouldnt trust the AIs answers without question. © Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo This week, an AI chatbot on Facebook was willing to offer a recipe forcooking an incredibly poisonous mushroom. Simply put, the AI isnt intelligent and shouldnt be treated as such....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 164 words · Sara Hall

Sonic 3Will Tease the Arrival of More Characters From the Games

Were getting closer and closer to learning whenThe Last of Usseason 2 is actually going to air. Computers and men alike go wild in new trailers forY2KandWolf Man. Plus, get a sneak peak at the next drop fromCobra Kais final season. © Paramount To me, my spoilers! People are playing it very safe. I think in times of crisis like this, youve got to be brave. Its certainly a new era in the movie business, so were trying to figure it out....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · David Adams

Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Final Season Lessons Are Facing Their Biggest Test

Theres been moments, but theyre often brushed past for a gag, or resolved very quickly. For the most part Starbase 80?! Suffering a navigation issue that knocks out Cetacean Ops (not the dolphin officers! © Paramount Hooray for lessons in prejudice! But what really makes it interesting is also seeing that kind of arc mirrored by her mother. In Starbase 80?! © Paramount Well, that is if she isnt taken out by a giant pyrithian bat, that is....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 100 words · Elizabeth Perez

Telecom Builds AI ‘Grandmother’ Bot to Talk to Phone Scammers and Waste Their Time

For all of AIs faultslikeencouraging people to eat deadly mushroomssometimes it can be used to good ends. The elderly are already vulnerable enough. Ultimately, blocking fraudulent calls and shutting down the organizations that run these scams would be the ideal solution. UK mobile network operator O2 has created a voice-based AI bot intended to waste scammers' time.picture alliance / Getty Carriers have gotten better at identifying scammers and blocking their numbers, but it remains a cat-and-mouse game....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 113 words · Kathleen Johnson

The McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak Was Worse Than We Thought

The scope of the McDonaldsE. colioutbreak has gotten larger. Insufficient or shoddy quality control could be another factor. The strain of E. coli in the outbreak produces a toxin that can cause severe, life threatening complications.© Richard T. Nowitz via Getty Health officials initially found a link between these cases and McDonalds Quarter Pounder menu item. But suspicion soon turned to the fresh slivered onions that are exclusively used on the sandwich....

November 14, 2024 · 2 min · 219 words · Andrew Cantu

The Onion Wins Auction to Take Over InfoWars

This will have a giant Streisand Effect, they think were defeated, were not defeated. The studio where InfoWars operates, including all the equipment, was included in the auction. The claims led to significant harassment being directed at the families over the years. Infowars has been acquired by satirical news site The Onion.Joe Buglewicz / Getty Jones media empire was subsequentlyforced into liquidation. He has since acknowledged that the shooting was not a false flag operation....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Kyle Patterson

Trump Media Execs Dumped Millions in Stock After the Election

I was doing services for that. People were staying in these massive hotels, these beautiful hotels, and they stayed there and they paid. I dont get $8 million for doing nothing. President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.© Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Trump Media didnt immediately respond to a request for comment....

November 14, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Mallory Arnold

45 Years AfterAlien, Ridley Scott Is Still Wary of AI

AI is a tool, remember that, he told Deadline. But AI can be also a terrible abuser of normal stuff, even good stuff. That would include [Aliensdirector James] Cameron. © 20th Century Fox And therefore, we always hope the very best will evolve and use AI as a tool. However, he continued, its not all bright horizons. And need that boost and help forward. Thats a weapon, that is a million year quantum leap forward....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 153 words · Caitlin Fisher

AI Chatbot Joins Mushroom Hunters Group, Immediately Encourages Them to Cook Dangerous Mushroom

By now, it should be obvious that AI is capable of giving really, really bad advice. Sometimes the advice it gives is just stupid. Other times, its actively dangerous. © Stefano Guidi/Getty Images It then proceeded to dole out some truly terrible advice. Claypool claims that Facebook encouraged mobile users to add the AI agent to the group chat. In another well-documented incident, anAI agent encouraged users to eat rocks....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 107 words · Keith Powers

Amazon’s Discount Store Is Here, and It’s Full of Junk

The e-commerce giant had been talking about launching a similardiscount storewith all items priced under $20. It kept its promise and ensured a $20 price cap withmost items under $10. The product categories include fashion, home, lifestyle, and electronics. © Nathan Stirk (Getty Images) Unlike the regular Amazon, Amazon Haul is more for impulsive shopping during late-night doom scrolling. This might be why the feature is mobile-exclusive. Its similar to the in-app shopping feature TikTok introduced because it knows how impulse shopping works....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Julie Wilson

Americans Are Using the Dumbest Possible Passwords (2024 Edition)

Just about everyone knows at this point that its important to use a strong password. But that hasnt stopped a lot of people from using the dumbest passwords imaginable. The latest batch of lists include not just personal credentials like in previous years, but also corporate passwords. © Boris Zhitkov / Getty Images For instance, the most common bad password in Canada is qwerty123, while in the U.S. its secret....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 193 words · Timothy Richardson

Apple Is Reportedly Working on a Smart Home Camera

According to Kuospost on Medium, the machine will go into mass production in 2026. As9to5Macpoints out, to run processor-intensive Apple Intelligence commands, the camera will likely sport an advanced silicon chip. The Siri integration should be interesting, given the recentmassive Siri overhaul. © Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Kuo also predicts more health features coming to theAirPods. The features will supposedly be introduced on an upcoming AirPods model. News from the future, delivered to your present....

November 13, 2024 · 1 min · 111 words · Heather Cantrell