Toyota turns luxury car seat into a $3,100 office chair with a seatbelt
Called the Crown Seat Desk Chair, it essentially repurposes the front power seat from Toyota's Crown luxury sedan for desk use. You get the full set of features from the car seat as well including heating and cooling with three levels – and even the seatbelt buckle, which has been...
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Mr. Wonderful's AI data center in Utah could consume 2x more power than the whole state
According to the The Salt Lake Tribune, the Stratos project will be developed across roughly 41,200 acres in an unincorporated area of western Box Elder County. The site includes about 40,000 acres of private land and approximately 1,200 acres of military and state-owned property. The lead developer is O'Leary Digital,...
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An electric air taxi just flew from JFK to Manhattan in under 10 minutes
In early demonstrations, Joby flew from JFK Airport to heliports in Lower Manhattan and Midtown in under 10 minutes. The route, which can take significantly longer by car depending on traffic, is a key use case for the company's proposed urban air mobility network.
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OpenAI faces criminal investigation after murder suspect asked ChatGPT: "What happens if a human is put in a garbage bag?"
Attorney General James Uthmeier recently announced the Office of Statewide Prosecution launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT.
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A gamer who lost his arm built a one-handed controller after existing hardware failed him
The ERCHAM MK1 combines mouse and keyboard functions into a single unit. It features an optical sensor that enables independent cursor control, alongside a 28-key programmable keypad. Each key can be mapped to specific inputs, giving users much of the flexibility of a full keyboard in a more compact layout.
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Australia gives Google, Meta, and TikTok a choice: pay news outlets or pay a 2.25% tax
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said large digital platforms "cannot avoid their obligations" under the country's news media bargaining framework.
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At Nvidia, compute already costs more than employees. The rest of corporate America is catching up
At Nvidia, that shift is already visible. "For my team, the cost of compute is far beyond the costs of the employees," Bryan Catanzaro, vice president of applied deep learning at Nvidia, told Axios.
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A Samsung factory strike may push DRAM and NAND prices even higher
According to industry observers and supply chain experts cited by South Korean media outlets News1 and Dong-A Ilbo, the proposed strike at Samsung's Pyeongtaek and Hwaseong factories could cut global DRAM supply by 3-4% and NAND flash supply by 2-3%. Employees affiliated with the National Samsung Electronics Union already reduced...
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Amazon customer buys Pragmata for Switch 2, receives fake card that damages console
ResetEra user jokkir writes that they found an Amazon Warehouse discount deal for the excellent Pragmata on the Switch 2.
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Peter Molyneux's $50 million NFT game left most players with heavy losses
Players who invested in Legacy recently told Ars Technica that some lost tens of thousands of dollars and recouped less than $100, or nothing at all. Events leading up to the game's 2021 unveiling made it an enticing prospect for the blockchain-faithful, but it ultimately met the same fate as...
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