Amazon Has the Numbers to Keep MakingRings of Powerat Scale

But the decision-makers appear to still be very, very jazzed about their expensive show. Obviously very different marketing levels and all of that [to season one], Salke told the trade. But that being said, over 55 million people at this point have engaged since season two launched. © Ben Rothstein/Prime Video […] Theres well over 150 million viewers watching and engaging with the show. So I feel really good. I think we all do....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 131 words · Gregory Taylor

China’s Reusable Satellite Returns to Earth After Experimenting With Crop Mutations in Space

All of the payloads were retrieved once the spacecraft landed. The idea of growing things in space is becoming increasingly popular as the industry provides better access to orbit. News from the future, delivered to your present. The Shijian-19 satellite landed at the Dongfend landing site in north China.Wang Heng/Xinhua Three passengers were killed after a Xiaomi SU7 operating in driver assistance mode hit a concrete barrier.

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 67 words · John Beard

Cops Don’t Love Teslas After All

anti-drug program and not on patrol. Taxpaying residents surely love that. You might wonder though, are Teslas good as actual, real-deal, crime-fighting police vehicles? The police department in Menlo Park found too many issues with Tesla’s Model Y to use it as a squad car.Menlo Park police Chief David Norris via SFGate EVs have fast acceleration, steering, and impressive top speeds, so they might seem ideal. And although none came away pessimistic about the electric cars, they werent terribly enthusiastic about them either....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 260 words · Mary Cannon

Dragon Ball DaimaAnime’s Premiere Episode Teases a Grand Adventure

Zero, anime fans are double-fistingDBZcontent with the anime premiere of its brand-new series,Dragon Ball Daima. Whats more, it does so with a unique take on showing and telling. IfDragon BallGTis any testament, their logic is sound in theory and will likely backfire spectacularly. © Toei Animation The only difference is that this time, the show is, for the most part, entirely 2D-animated. New episodes ofDragon Ball Daimaarrive Fridays on Crunchyroll....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · Jordan Keith

Elon Musk Apparently Managed to Sue Unilever Into Advertising on X Again

Unilever is a major packaged foods company that owns the likes of Dove and Ben & Jerrys. Todays news is part of the ecosystem-wide solution and we look forward to more resolution across the industry. No word on what ecosystem-wide solution means. Jim Watson / Getty In the wake of the report, IBM and others stopped advertising on X. Other brands like Mars and CVS are still named. Unilever has not responded to a request for comment....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 207 words · Stephanie Brown

Elon Musk Hilariously Claims Tesla Cybercab Will Be Available in 2 to 3 Years

And thats obviously… thats with the Model 3 and Model Y. Before 2027, let me put it that way. And as weve seen with other companies, thats a huge hurdle. A screenshot from a concept video showing off the Tesla Cybercab, played on Oct. 10, 2024 in Burbank, California.Screenshot: Tesla Were going to make this. Musk said he thoughtOptimuswould be the biggest product ever of any kind. Musk claimed the robot would cost $20-30,000 long-term, but didnt give details we hadnt heard before....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 424 words · Maria Herrera

Elon Musk’s Beer-Pouring Optimus Robots Are Not Autonomous

Elon Musk has done it again. And this isnt the first time Musk hasdone this. Attendees seemed very impressed as the robots were dancing, talking, and even mixing drinks. A human-assisted Tesla robot known as Optimus pouring drinks at an event Oct. 10, 2024 at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California.Screenshot from a video by Robert Scoble However, longtime tech evangelist Robert Scoble actually asked some questions to see just how autonomous these robots are....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 396 words · Reginald Adkins

Elon Musk’s Robot Tricks Were Used on Soviets in the 1950s, Too

Theres just one problem: The robots werent operating as autonomously as most people had initially assumed. This is not wholly AI. Optimus make me a drink, c’mon. The robot floor cleaner of the future, photographed for the July 21, 1959 issue of Look magazine, which was actually controlled remotely by a man in the next room.Photo: Bob Lerner for Look magazine / Library of Congress collection This is not wholly AI....

October 11, 2024 · 3 min · 443 words · Jennifer Black

Former FTX Executive Is Locked-In on LinkedIn and Federal Prison

Im happy to share that Im starting a new position as Inmate at FCI Cumberland! Hesaid in a postabove an animated image celebrating his new position. Salames job history includes time at a bunch of prestigious crypto businesses. Ryan Salame, former co-chief executive officer of FTX Digital Markets Ltd., arrives at federal court in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Salame, who is due to start serving a 7 1/2-year prison sentence in October, abandoned a bid to withdraw his guilty plea over claims that prosecutors reneged on a deal not to charge his girlfriend in a campaign finance case....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 233 words · Melissa Jimenez

Hacked Robot Vacuums Across the U.S. Started Yelling Slurs

Its a tale as old as… well, the Internet of Things era. You could hear snippets of maybe a voice. A voice was yelling racist obscenities, loud and clear, right in front of Mr Swensons son. Westend61 / Getty Perhaps the best part of this anecdote was Swensons incredulous conclusion that the situation could have been worse. A lot of the time the intent of these intruders is just to be punks....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 172 words · George Thompson

Here’s WhyTerrifier 3Feels Like It’s Missing a Major Sequence

If you seeTerrifier 3, it has a blatant, in-your-face cliffhanger ending. [I was asked] So is there going to be more? And Im like, Well, of course theres going to be. Damien Leone and Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) on the set of Terrifier 3. © Jesse Korman/Dark Age Cinema I would never leave the audiencethere. Theres still so much to learn. So I thought it was a no-brainer....

October 11, 2024 · 2 min · 350 words · Brian Clark

Prime Day Is Out and Samsung Deals Are In With This Curved Monitor Selling at Almost Half Price

Prime Day already concluded a couple days ago. Curved Is the Way to Go Say no more top your flat, boring monitor. Or at the very least, lets demote it to your secondary display. © Samsung The thing is, we dont view the world around us on a flat plain. I literally just referred to it as the worldaround us thats pretty telling. thanks to the Samsung ViewFinity curved monitor utilizing HDR10....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 194 words · Breanna Evans

Researchers Claim Bones in Spanish Church Belong to Christopher Columbus

He definitely wasnt American, I can tell you that much. According to Atlas Obscura, Columbus had a circuitous path even in death. But in 154250 years after his career-defining voyageColumbus was schlepped over to Santo Domingos Cathedral of Santa Maria. The tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville.Photo: José Luiz / Wikimedia Commons Only thena little over a century agowere Columbus remains brought back to Seville. This shell game of human remains didnt make pinning down the explorers final resting place any easier....

October 11, 2024 · 1 min · 134 words · Christy Pearson