Monthly Archives: October 2022

Musk’s one-on-one with Kanye signals naïveté moderating Twitter hate speech

Enlarge (credit: Kanye: Edward Berthelot, Musk: Rogan podcast, Mashup: Aurich) Self-described free speech absolutist Elon Musk couldn’t resist warmly welcoming Kanye West back to Twitter after the rapper had his Instagram account locked over the weekend for posting a caption that echoed dangerous Nazi propaganda by suggesting that Jewish people today have too much power….

That Florida “analysis” on COVID vaccines is—you guessed it—total garbage

Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks at a press conference in Rockledge, Florida, on August 3, 2022. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images) Epidemiologists and public health experts spent the past weekend collectively shaking their heads at the latest harmful pronouncement from Florida’s provocative surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, who on Friday announced that he…

Many Americans treat driver assist systems like self-driving

Many Americans feel comfortable treating their advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), which partially automate certain driving functions, as full self-driving systems, according to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The survey explored habits, expectations and attitudes among regular users of General Motors Super Cruise, Nissan/Infiniti ProPILOT Assist and Tesla Autopilot. A…

Crypto VC deals continue drop as activity follows bearish market prices

Venture capital deal flow into cryptocurrency startups is going in the same direction as the cryptocurrency market cap: down. The total crypto market cap has fallen almost 59% from about $2.25 trillion at the beginning of the year to $923 billion at the time of publication, according to CoinMarketCap data. “Deal activity tracks very closely…