After Baylor microbiology professor and public health advocate Peter Hotez, MD Ph.D. tweeted out a Motherboard article about Spotify’s lack of moderation of Joe Rogan’s misinformation after a podcast episode with guest Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Rogan challenged him to debate Robert F Kennedy, Jr, proposing a $100,000 donation to …
Read More »Read this before signing up for Amazon Clinic
How to turn off Amazon Sidewalk Amazon Sidewalk is a feature that Amazon offers at no extra change, and it is essentially a shared network between all Alexa users The CDC says millions of Americans are skipping doses, delaying refills, and taking other measures to save on meds. Add that to …
Read More »Amazon insists striking delivery drivers don’t really work for Amazon
On Thursday, Motherboard reported that Amazon delivery drivers in Palmdale, California have gone on strike, a first for the company. The drivers, who unionized with the Teamsters in April and were recognized by Amazon “Delivery Service Partner” (DSP) Battle-Tested Strategies in May, are demanding better pay and improved safety conditions. …
Read More »Massive cyberattack strikes millions: Are you at risk?
Millions of Americans are facing a significant threat to their personal data as a result of a massive cyberattack targeting the widely used file-transfer program known as MOVEit. The impact so far is vast, even compromising residents of Louisiana and Oregon who possess driver’s licenses or state identification cards, and …
Read More »Three of the biggest Reddit communities now only feature John Oliver posts
Three huge subreddits, r/pics, r/gifs, and r/aww, now only allow posts about comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver. The subreddits have reopened after participating in the ongoing protests toward Reddit, and after each community polled users, the new rules are now in place. “As many of you are …
Read More »Map buried inside your phone reveals where you’ve been and photos you snapped there
Google, in its almighty big tech way of harvesting more of your privacy, has a hidden feature inside its photos and maps tools that looks like a weather map when accessed. Instead, the only storms you see are exactly where you’ve been, when you were there and the photos you …
Read More »Netflix Tudum 2023: all the biggest news and trailers
A behind-the-scenes look at Rebel Moon. We haven’t seen much of Zack Snyder’s upcoming sci-fi film aside from a few images, but this featurette gives a bit more insight into what the movie will be like. It starts streaming on December 22nd. When a peaceful colony on the edge of …
Read More »How you can claim part of the $23 million Google privacy settlement
Google has just agreed to a $23 million settlement after it was found that the tech giant shared searches with third-party websites and companies without explicit user authorization or explicit user agreement. It may seem like a lot of money, but it’s a drop in the bucket, considering that $23M …
Read More »Netflix’s 3 Body Problem starts streaming in January — check out the first trailer
As promised, one of big highlights of Netflix’s Tudum event was our first look at the streamer’s much-anticipated adaptation of author Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem. The teaser trailer provides just a brief — but still incredibly impressive — glimpse at the sci-fi epic, based on the trilogy of books. …
Read More »Increased use of AI on the job shows disturbing health trend, study finds
People who work closely alongside artificial intelligence are more likely to experience loneliness, binge drinking and insomnia than colleagues who work alongside humans, according to a new study. The release of ChatGPT last year opened the floodgates to artificial intelligence, as people across the globe rushed to use the …
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