Dystopian News Now

In the first episode of Dystopian News Now we explore Apple's latest hive mind device and what can happen when you give AI too much control of your life. #ai #technology #dystopianfuture #dystopian #podcast #apple #applevisionpro #meta #facebook #markzuckerberg #stevejobs

Elizabeth Holmes' ex-partner Sunny Balwani has two years shaved off his 13-year prison sentence for Theranos fraud: Inmates can earn credit for 'good conduct' and for participating in recidivism-reduction programs. Balwani reported to prison after receiving the sentence in April of 2023. Officials report that the programs are meant to reduce recurring offenses once inmates are released. These programs include anger management and other education courses. #businessnews #theranos #elizabethholmes #fraud #scandal #theranosscandal #jailtime #angermanagement

Elon Musk announced that Twitter will begin payouts to verified creators for advertisements served to other verified creators through reply feeds on the platform. The first payout pool is set at $5,000,000. #twitter #creator #elonmusk #elonmusktwitter #creators #twitterupdate

General Motors will join Ford in adopting Tesla's North American charging plug standard and give GM electric-vehicle buyers access to the Tesla Supercharger network under an agreement announced on Thursday. This means three of the top EV sellers in the North American market have now agreed on a standard for charging hardware. #gm #tesla #electricvehicles #car #chargingstation #technews #technology

Controversy erupted this past week when designer Linus Ekenstam revealed an artificially generated conversation between Bill Gates and the philosopher Socrates. Several viewers expressed disappointment at the creator's decision to use A.I. citing the “death of creativity” as their reason for outrage. The designer, however, stood by his project and shared more audio demos generated with the technology. What do you think? Is A.I. going to boost or diminish creativity? #ai #creativity #aigeneratedart #billgates #microsoft #socrates #philosophy #apocalypse #graphicdeisgn #aigenerated

Apple announced the upcoming release of its new Vision Pro Augmented Reality Headset on June 6. The device promises an integrated, spatial computing experience that gives users the ability to surf the web, check and send messages and consume media while still interacting with the world around them. The Vision Pro will be available in 2024 and will debut at a price of $3,499. #apple #visionpro #technews #technology #shorts #ar #vr #augmentedreality #hivemind