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Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)Elon Musk talks a big game about freedom of expression. The billionaire refers to himself as a “free speech absolutist,” and spent the last year making bold promises about undoing Twitter’s perceived history of suppressing distasteful ideas. But the old saying goes, you should judge a man by his actions, not his words. By that metric, it seems Musk loves censorship, and the list of examples just keeps getting longer.One shining example is Musk’s willingness to silence the opponents of foreign…

When Boston Dynamics finally started selling Spot, it’s four-legged robot, it came with one stipulation: users couldn’t use it to harm people. But while the creators of the Thermonator aren’t actively promoting it as a weapon, you don’t want to be within 30 feet of a flamethrower strapped to the back of a robodog.Do Not Steal Our Robot Dog!A company called Throwflame, which is currently best known for its compact all-electric flamethrowers that rely on a push button plasma arc igniter instead of an open flame, is also…

The Apple Store is located in the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower Manhattan. Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)After a union drive at an Apple Store in the World Trade Center failed, a National Labor Relations Board judge ordered the tech corporation to leave its employees alone after Apple illegallyinterrogated some of the unionizing workers. NLRB attorneys allegeApple's Vision Pro Seems Powerful, But Who Is It For? | Future TechIn a decision made yesterday, the judge wrote that Apple must cease and desist…

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders launched an investigation into what he calls “dangerous and illegal conditions” running rampant in Amazon’s warehouse facilities. In a fiery letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy Tuesday, Sanders accused Amazon of putting profits over people and creating a corporate culture that “treats workers as disposable.”Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot Company“At every turn—from warehouse design and workstation setup, to pace of work requirements, to medical care for injuries and subsequent…

Image: Ascannio (Shutterstock)As Google continues to refine its own AI chatbot named Bard, its parent company Alphabet Inc. has a clear directive for its employees: Be careful around chatbots, even Bard.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIFour sources close to the matter told Reuters that the massive tech giant has advised employees not to enter confidential information into chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s own Bard over fears of leaks. Alphabet is reportedly concerned with…

Image Source : FILE Google sees massive surge in mixed reality searches after Apple's 'Vision Pro' debut Following Apple's recent unveiling of its mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Pro, online searches related to the mixed reality experienced a surge of 1,130% worldwide on Google. Digital-adoption.com analyzed Google search data, revealing that on June 5, as Apple…

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Available for purchase since 2020, Boston Dynamics’ four-legged robot dog, Spot, has been mostly deployed as an autonomous inspection and exploration tool. Today the company revealed several updates to Spot that will further improve its ability to carry out those types of tasks, including finally being able to use handles to open doors all by itself.iDo Not Steal Our Robot Dog!According to Boston Dynamics, there are now over 1,000 Spot robots in active usearound the world in over 35 countries, but the new updates to the…

Business software monolith Salesforce is reportedly so desperate to see its employees back in the office that the company will donate a little less than the price of a McDonald’s Big Mac meal to charity for every day workers physically drag themselves to the office. Rob Savage on Collaborating with YellowJackets’ Sophie ThatcherSalesforce confirmed with Gizmodo that the company was hosting a global program to incentivize workers to come into the office, called “Connect for Good.” Fortune originally reported Tuesday based…

Image: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)Meta CEO and avid Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know that he definitely didn’t get choked out at a competition last month. But, if you have the video of Mark Zuckerberg getting choked out at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition last month, please send it to Gizmodo.DJ Right Winger Booted, Facebook Bites Twitter, and Four Day Work Weeks Work | Editor PicksThe New York Times reported on Friday that Zuckerberg, who began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu during the…