TECHNOLOGY

It was only a matter of time before a defense company introduced a complete armor package for the Tesla Cybertruck, given that Elon Musk promoted its stainless steel exoskeleton as bulletproof against 9mm rounds and buckshot blasts. The billionaire said in late 2023, "The apocalypse could come along at any moment, and here at Tesla we have the finest in apocalypse technology."

On Friday, Archimedes Defense and Unplugged Performance's UP.FIT unveiled a new bolt-on (more…)

Authored by Jesse Coghlan via CoinTelegraph.com,

San Francisco’s City Attorney has filed a lawsuit against the owners of 16 websites that have allowed users to “nudify” women and young girls using AI.

The office of San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu on Aug. 15 said he was suing the owners of 16 of the “most-visited websites” that allow users to “undress” people in a photo to make “nonconsensual nude images of women and girls.”

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Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,

• AI technology is causing a surge in US power demand, especially from data centers.

• This is pushing up wholesale electricity prices, boosting profits for power producers.

• Consumers are likely to face higher electricity bills as utilities invest in grid upgrades to meet the rising demand.

The U.S. power market is poised for a major shake-up as consumption is soaring amid the AI technology boom.

The surge (more…)