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Shocker: Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting bad political takes
23 Nov

Shocker: Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting bad political takes

hightechz.net0 CommentsTechnology, Trending
NBC News's David Ingram analyzed a month's worth of Elon Musk's X posts (our condolences). While what he was able to glean wasn't too surprising, it was still interesting to see the numbers all laid out. Between September 17th and October 17th, he posted 1,716 times, averaging a little over 55 posts a day. 49 percent of those were about politics, usually fringe. He seems particularly hung up on the race of people on TV and in movies, including going after child actors. Other things Elon likes to talk about? Crime, Tesla - oh, and of course, himself. Over the…
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Netflix signs a three year deal to stream MLB live events and games
19 Nov

Netflix signs a three year deal to stream MLB live events and games

hightechz.net0 CommentsBusiness, Games, Trending
Today, Major League Baseball announced new media rights deals with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Netflix that run for the next three seasons. The Netflix deal brings live MLB games to its platform and continues to grow its library of sports programming in an arrangement that Front Office Sports reports is worth about $50 million per year. Netflix will stream a single game on Opening Night of each season, the Home Run Derby, and one “special event game” each year. In 2026, that will cover the “Field of Dreams” game broadcast from Dyersville, Iowa, on August 13th, 2026, between the Minnesota Twins…
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Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT
19 Nov

Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT

hightechz.net0 CommentsSecurity, Trending
A blog post published Tuesday night by Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince has details on what caused its “worst outage since 2019,” pinning the issue to a problem in the Bot Management system that is supposed to control which automated crawlers are allowed to scan particular websites using its CDN. Cloudflare said last year that about 20 percent of the web runs through its network, which is supposed to share the load to keep websites online in the face of traffic spikes and DDoS attacks. But today’s crash disconnected many of them, knocking out everything from X to ChatGPT…
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How much money do the most viewed YouTube videos make?
18 Nov

How much money do the most viewed YouTube videos make?

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Baby Shark Dance, the most-viewed video on YouTube, has generated tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the company behind it despite being in the children's category. With more than 16.4 billion views as of November 18, Baby Shark Dance by Korean company Pinkfong maintained its number one position, far surpassing Luis Fonsi's Despacito, which came in second with 8.86 billion views. According to WSJ calculations, the video has been played an average of more than 4.7 million times a day since it was uploaded in 2016. The song is available in 25 languages, with the US having the…
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Blue Origin reusable rocket successfully lands for the first time
17 Nov

Blue Origin reusable rocket successfully lands for the first time

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The first stage of the New Glenn rocket built by Blue Origin landed vertically on a ship at sea after carrying two NASA spacecraft into space. The New Glenn rocket lifted off from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, at 3:45 p.m. on November 13, carrying two NASA Mars spacecraft and a technology test device for satellite communications company Viasat. About three minutes later, the main engine shut down and the rocket began to separate as planned. After separation, the second rocket stage continued to carry the pair of NASA spacecraft into space, while the first…
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Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO next year
15 Nov

Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO next year

hightechz.net0 CommentsBusiness, Trending
Wave goodbye. According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO as early as next year. And the board has started to seriously work out a succession plan. FT says that John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice-president of hardware engineering, is considered the frontrunner for the position. Cook, who turned 65 recently, has been CEO for 14 years and overseen both incredible growth and his fair share of controversies. He’s also largely seen as responsible for Apple’s shift to outsourcing manufacturing, which has enabled it to operate at much larger scales than it did traditionally.  Rumors of Cook’s stepping down follow…
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Apple sells iPhone Pocket for $230
13 Nov

Apple sells iPhone Pocket for $230

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iPhone Pocket is a collaboration between Apple and Issey Miyake, using 3D knitting technology with the ability to stretch to fit all iPhone models. The limited-edition iPhone Pocket, inspired by "a piece of fabric", has a ribbed open weave design, allowing for a see-through look when stretched. The accessory is created using monolithic 3D knitting technology, fitting different iPhone versions and adding a few small items such as AirPods. Users can wear it in many different ways such as holding it by hand, tying it to a bag or wearing it cross-body. iPhone Pocket short-strap version. Photo: Apple The product…
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Hard drives are in short supply due to the AI ​​fever
12 Nov

Hard drives are in short supply due to the AI ​​fever

hightechz.net0 CommentsAI, Trending, , ,
The trend of investing heavily in AI infrastructure has caused high-end HDDs to sell out, forcing many technology companies to switch to SSDs. The race towards AGI (artificial general intelligence) is pushing stakeholders to invest and build data centers at a rate far beyond current production capacity. Manufacturers are struggling to meet the needs of the AI ​​industry, leading to a prolonged shortage of DRAM, pushing the price of this memory to more than double in the past few months. According to DigiTimes, not only DRAM, the storage sector is also being severely affected as the delivery time of HDDs…
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DeepSeek Representative Makes First Public Appearance Since Rising to Fame
08 Nov

DeepSeek Representative Makes First Public Appearance Since Rising to Fame

hightechz.net0 CommentsAI, Trending, , ,
Appearing for the first time since becoming a global phenomenon nearly a year ago, DeepSeek's representative made a pessimistic statement about the impact of AI on society and employment. At the World Internet Conference, hosted by the Chinese government in Wuzhen City, Zhejiang Province on November 7, Victor Chen Deli, a senior researcher at DeepSeek, participated in a discussion with the CEOs of five other technology companies, including Unitree and BrainCo, dubbed the six little dragons of China's AI industry. When asked about how DeepSeek's global success and open-source approach will drive AI advancement, Chen Deli expressed his belief that…
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GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series
06 Nov

GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

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GTA 6 artwork | Image: Rockstar Games It’s been over a decade and two console generations since GTA V came out, and its sequel is still a work in progress. GTA VI has faced multiple delays, with developer Rockstar Games bumping back its predicted release date twice, first to May 26th, 2026, then again to November 19th, 2026, a full year after its originally planned release window of fall 2025. Despite the delays, we have gotten some early glimpses of GTA VI. Its most recent trailer offers a look at the game’s protagonists, Jason and Lucia. The main story will…
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