Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to
Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to

The prediction market platform Kalshi says it’s rolling out new guardrails to “preemptively block” political candidates and athletes from trading in their own markets, as reported earlier by Axios. In addition to blocking political candidates from trading on their own campaigns, Kalshi says its system will also prevent professional and college sports athletes, referees, and […]

Google’s new Pixel 10 ads made me go ‘Wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?’
Google’s new Pixel 10 ads made me go ‘Wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?’

Ever watch a TV ad and wonder, “How did this get approved?” Today, Google has not one but two new ad spots for its six-month-old Pixel 10 phones, and… let’s just say they may not come across as intended. First, there’s “With 100x Zoom,” an ad that appears to suggest that if a vacation rental […]

You may start seeing ads in ChatGPT but brands aren’t sure they work

OpenAI’s early ChatGPT ads are raising concerns as advertisers struggle to measure performance.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’

On a Monday episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a hot-button statement: “I think we’ve achieved AGI.” AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a vaguely defined term that has incited a lot of discussion by tech CEOs, tech workers, and the general public in recent years, as it typically denotes […]

Tesla Semi has a million-mile battery, claims Tesla
Tesla Semi has a million-mile battery, claims Tesla

Tesla Semi program lead Dan Priestley took Jay Leno on an extensive tour of the production-intent electric truck, revealing significant engineering details — including 1,000 lbs of weight savings that bring the 500-mile version to payload parity with d…

Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer
Apple could put ads in Maps as soon as this summer

Apple will soon bring advertisements to its Maps app on mobile and the web, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The ads, which Apple could reportedly announce this month before rolling them out in the summer, could allow businesses to pay for the highest spot in search results on Apple Maps. That means […]

Amazon beats Jackery’s spring sale on Explorer 2000 v2, Segway GT3 superscooter back to low, more in today’s Green Deals
Amazon beats Jackery’s spring sale on Explorer 2000 v2, Segway GT3 superscooter back to low, more in today’s Green Deals

Today’s 9to5Toys Green Deals is headlined by Amazon beating Jackery’s spring sale on the Explorer 2000 v2 Portable Power Station, Anker SOLIX power stations and bundles at lows from $150, up to $720 off Lectric e-bikes, and Segway’s GT3 superscooter ba…

Dept. of Interior bribes oil company $1B from taxpayer coffers to stop wind power
Dept. of Interior bribes oil company $1B from taxpayer coffers to stop wind power

The Department of the Interior, headed by a man who has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from oil companies, just declared it will spend $1 billion of your dollars to convince a French oil company, TotalEnergies, to stop development …

Apple finally takes the Google Maps route to ads in Maps

Apple is set to introduce paid placements in Apple Maps, letting businesses like restaurants and gyms buy prominent spots in search results, a bold pivot for a company that long prided itself on being ad-free.

Donut Lab’s solid-state battery could barely hold a charge after getting damaged
Donut Lab’s solid-state battery could barely hold a charge after getting damaged

Donut Lab is on a mission to prove to the world its solid-state battery is real, one independent test at a time. We’ve seen speed charging tests, extreme heat tests, and not-a-supercapacitor tests. Today’s test is to see how the battery holds up under damage. The results: While it could barely sustain a charge, it […]