Why I paid $95 to recycle a mattress — and you might, too
The author paid a company, Renewable Recycling, to pick up and recycle his queen-size mattress in New York City. Greg Iacurci I paid $95 to recycle a mattress. It may sound odd, silly even, to pay so much to dispose of a run-of-the-mill household item. But the economics of mattress recycling illustrate why it can […]
Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development next month
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft will allow businesses to start making their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, taking the fight back to Salesforce, which introduced its own configurable […]
King Charles heckled by Australian lawmaker: ‘You are not my king’
An Australian lawmaker was dragged away by security after heckling King Charles III during his visit to the country, yelling, “You are not my king!” Lidia Thorpe, an indigenous Australian independent senator who once called Queen Elizabeth II a colonizer during her swearing-in ceremony in 2022, went after King Charles on Monday inside the Great […]
In the Kentucky Mountains, a Bitcoin Mining Dream Turned Into a Nightmare
In both cases, Biofuel claims, the firms shipped equipment from China to its hosting facility in Eastern Kentucky, then walked away with the bitcoin produced, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid energy bills and hosting fees. Biofuel reached a settlement with Touzi in early 2022 for $60,000, but despite having handed back […]
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Republican Senate candidates
Armstrong has endorsed pro-crypto Senate candidates, backing Republicans like John Deaton and David McCormick for their stance on digital asset policies.
How 2024 presidential race may influence Social Security
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are shown on screen during a debate watch party at the Cameo Art House Theatre in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Sept. 10, 2024. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images With the Social Security Administration facing a looming funding crisis over the next decade, it’s clear that the […]
Tech companies head to Las Vegas to tout health AI tools
Visitors check out Nvidia’s AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Sunday […]
Olivia Rodrigo falls through hole at concert, joining Madonna, Luke Bryan in wild stage mishaps
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Protesters Say Uber and Lyft Are Still Failing Their Blind Passengers
Michelle Barlak, public relations manager for The Seeing Eye, which provides guide dogs for people with visual impairments, tells WIRED that the organization has received “frequent and increasing reports of rideshare access denials from Seeing Eye dog handlers.” A survey by the nonprofit Guide Dogs for the Blind found 83 percent of members said they […]
Most Andrew Tate-endorsed memecoins crashed to zero
The controversial social media figure has already been accused of insider trading and crypto market manipulation in the past.