Discovery for facilitating the partnership in a violation of Alcon Entertainments trademarks. The judge ruled in favor of Warner Bros. and Tesla, which had partnered up for the robotaxis unveiling. Want more io9 news? © Warner Bros. Blade Runner 2049Elon MuskRyan GoslingTESLAWarner Bros. News from the future, delivered to your present.
Hitting Hollywood is probably the most creative option on the table. Thats not to say that the industry is untouchable, of course. But American films still do dominate globally when they make it to the big screen. An audience in a movie theater in China© WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images The wildly successful mess that isA Minecraft Movieopened at number oneat the box office in China over the weekend. News from the future, delivered to your present....
Elon Musks government efficiency initiative continues to wreak havoc. Put simply, tape-stored data ensures that cloud providers will have the data they need when they need it. In addition, when stored properly, data recorded on tape today will still be readable in 30 years. Hulton Archive/Getty Contrary to what DOGE said in its post,tape technology continues to get better. And also, in a sense, the phrase permanent digital records is an oxymoron....
Elon Musk spent Tuesday morning slinging insults at one of President Donald Trumps top trade advisors Peter Navarro. Elons a car manufacturer, but hes not a car manufacturer. Hes a car assembler in many cases, Navarro said. Donald Trump and Elon Musk speak in the Oval Office before departing the White House on his way to his South Florida home in Mar-a-Lago in Florida on March 14, 2025.© Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images...
Food fraud, oreconomically motivated adulteration, is thedeliberate misrepresentationof food for economic gain. This can include the substitution, dilution, addition and/or the removal of ingredients. Canadaproduces more than 70% of the worlds maple syrupand Quebec is the capital of this production. U.S. tariffs could lead to fake syrup flooding the market.© Sveta Y, Shutterstock These circumstances often increase food prices, creating an incentive for fraudsters to exploit the system. Unsurprisingly,food fraud cases have increased tenfold, according to recent estimations....
Fujifilm claims this will result in less blown-out photos when snapping in bright spaces like the great outdoors. The camera is also relatively light despite looking like a literal tin can. The shell itself is 4.8 by 4 by 2.4 inches, which should be relatively comfortable for most hands. © Fujifilm It really is more of what youve come to expect from Instax cameras. Theres no separate button for flash control....
In case you had any doubts, the golden age of white-collar crime is upon us. The founders of that exchange were sentenced to prison for failing to maintain anti-money laundering and identity verification systems. Industry insiders argue that physical cash is a popular method for conducting fraud. Justice Department will ease litigation against cryptocurrency fraud, focusing instead on crimes committed using crypto, like drug trafficking.Ramin Talaie/Getty Trumps family has also stockpiled cryptocurrencies ahead of formal announcements by the president on loosening regulation of cryptocurrencies....
But people like billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing influencer Laura Loomer are convinced these protests couldnt possibly be organic. In fact, Loomer has claimed that she found evidence the protests are being coordinated by shadowy foreign entities. The registered agent for the bus is CHINESE. Laura Loomer arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on The Trump Organization’s Boeing 757 ahead of The ABC News Presidential Debate on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania© Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images...
Even Bag End is broken down into three separate builds, so while relatively varied, its simple enough. Youcouldtake a really hobbit-inspired long weekend and do it slowly, should you so desire. How many minifigures are in LegosLord of the RingsShire set? © James Whitbrook/Gizmodo Every minifigure save for Rosie comes with a suitable related accessory. You know, for when he aint droppin no eaves, sir. Is LegosLord of the RingsShire set difficult to build?...
In the blog post announcing them, Meta did what every AI company now does with a major release. Metas announcement was no different. But plenty of AI obsessives immediately noticed one shocking benchmark result Meta highlighted in its post. © Meta The whole AI ecosystem rumbled with surprise at the results. The company had programmed this model to be more chatty than usual. Effectively it charmed the benchmark into submission....
MrBeast has a new game: work for Beast Industries without stealing company secrets. Nabors worked on that team until October 1, 2024, when he was fired according to the complaint. According to the complaint, Nabors was well-known among colleagues to surreptitiously record meetings. MrBeast speaks at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles© Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The complaint accuses Nabors of installing and operating the cameras. Nabors and his daughter have an interesting history....
Ifas a PlayStation or Xbox gamerthat makes you annoyed, just know thats long been Nintendos strategy. Whats changing is now Nintendo cant be gamers second console anymore. The sequel Switch is stacked with exclusives, and not just from its in-house studios. © Supergiant Games This timed exclusive with PC deal is one of the first Nintendo has ever inked. Microsofts entire strategy with Xbox has been to put its once-exclusiveson as many platforms as possiblethrough Game Pass subscriptions....
The case for Ozempic as a dementia buster is building. Researchers in Ireland led the study, a review of the existing evidence. Other scientists and pharmaceutical companies have already begun to test these drugs in clinical trials for dementia prevention. Semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity.© Starmarpro via Shutterstock The findings are not the first to suggest a potential dementia-buffering effect from GLP-1 therapy....
