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Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats. Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio and far right movements across the West.In just the latest example, repeating a conspiracy theory of far right chat…

Washington, Mar 10, 2024 -Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk's politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the themes cherished by Fox News, conservative talk radio and far right movements across the West.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here.Big talk—and a big departure—at OpenAINews broke Tuesday night that one of OpenAI’s original founding members, the decorated AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, has left the company to pursue “personal projects.”Both Karpathy and OpenAI seemed to downplay the significance of the move Tuesday night. “First of all nothing ‘happened’ and it’s not a result…

The Samsung Galaxy A55 5G we've been hearing about since last year has moved a step closer to launch as it has been certified by Thailand's NBTC. The Samsung Galaxy A55 5G unit that bagged NBTC certification has model code SM-A556E/DS, where "DS" denotes dual-SIM support. The Thai certifying authority doesn't divulge anything else about the smartphone, but the same model also got FCC certified, confirming 25W charging support in the process. There's also a version with model designation SM-A556B, which was spotted…

The HOVERAir X1 is a self-flying camera drone that can fly inches from your face and take amazing shots from different perspectives.Imagine a camera that is able to fly around you and capture your best moments and the perfect shot from just about any angle. Think of it as your personal flying photographer.That is the latest innovation from China called the HOVERAir X1, a self-flying camera drone that can fly inches from your face. The HOVERAir X1 is not like any other drone you have seen before. It is small, simple, and…

It's been a while since we saw over-the-air wireless charging demos from the likes of Oppo and Xiaomi, so CES 2024 caught us by surprise when we came across a new one from another Chinese mobile brand, Infinix. This "AirCharge" tech uses low-frequency magnetic resonance to deliver up to 25W of power wirelessly, and this works across a distance of up to 20cm (7.87 inches) — doubling that of Oppo's previous demo — and at angles of up to 60 degrees.Infinix believes that this use case is ideal for users who want to keep their…

Last updated: January 3rd, 2024 at 06:17 UTC+01:00 While we wait for the official launch date of Google's AI-enhanced assistant Bard, folks at 9To5Google have given us a peek at what the UI of the Google Bard AI assistant will look like. Notably, the Google app has been updated with some new designs, giving us the best look at the tab switcher and pop-up window. In an APK-Insight post, the latest version of the Google app was decompiled. The refreshed Bard AI assistant's UI also tweaks the recently launched stocks and…

WHEN THE first recreational skiers began to fly downhill in the mid-19th century, they had one choice for skis: skinny, straight, wood boards. Two or 3 inches wide, they could get you down the mountain, but it wasn’t always pretty. As the sport began to evolve in earnest in the next century and resorts opened around the world, ski design also changed. Soon, you could get a ski for any type of skiing. By the early 2000s, when euphoric descents of fresh, fluffy snow dominated ski media and advertising, the most glamorous…

What if you could pay to become taller?Instagram influencer Yeferson Cossio spent thousands of dollars on a lower limb lengthening surgery to stretch his legs to add an additional six inches to his height in order to become six feet tall.The 29-year-old has reportedly spent $175,000 to leave his original five-foot-eight height behind, describing the procedure as the “most painful surgery ever”.Taking to his Instagram page followed by 11 million people, Yeferson shared a video explaining: “I’m not a dwarf, nor am I the…

The USA has only two accelerators that can produce 10 billion electron-volt particle beams, and they're each about 1.9 miles (3 km) long. "We can now reach those energies in 10 cm (4 inches)," said the CEO of TAU Systems, which has built an ultra-compact accelerator. Well, that's the length of the helium-filled gas chamber where the actual acceleration occurs in the device TAU has recently tested. This compact advanced wakefield accelerator also requires a monster of a laser to run – in this case, the Texas Petawatt…