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Steve Harvey is not dead: Communist China-owned NewsBreak (aka the most downloaded news app in America) ran an AI-generated article this week claiming Steve Harvey died. It went viral on social media, so you might’ve seen it. Spoiler: He’s alive. Now, imagine if that bogus article was about a nuke secretly planted in the USA. Talk about a family feud.
🇨🇳 More ties to China: Yesterday, I told you about the possible TP-Link ban because of its ties to Communist China. Now, drone maker DJI has dodged a U.S. ban … if only temporarily. This Chinese giant has one year to prove its consumer drones aren’t a national security threat or it’ll be grounded. The main worry? Surveillance and data hacks. The U.S. military and several other organizations have already banned DJI drones.
Your gas is as good as mine: California and 11 other states just got the OK to ban sales of new gas cars by 2035. Hitting that goal is a long shot; this year, about 25% of California’s car sales were EVs and hybrids. When President-elect Trump’s back in the driver’s seat, expect the brakes to slam quickly on the ruling.
Google Street View helped crack a murder case: A Google car grabbed snapshots of a man taking a suspiciously human-shaped bag out of his car and moving it in a wheelbarrow. And that’s not even the wildest part: It was the first time in 15 years a Google car had driven through the town.
The future is expensive: LG just dropped its brand-new transparent OLED TV. The price tag? A whopping $60,000. The small but see-through 55-inch screen looks pretty cool, and there’s an opaque mode when the novelty wears off. Check out this video to see it in action. Santa, I’d like this for Christmas.
No way to Excel, I Azure you: Push notifications to buy “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6” are popping up on Windows 11 PCs. They’re upselling Microsoft Defender security software, too. It’s free … but now requires a Microsoft 365 subscription for all the features. What a crock. Here’s how to disable the ads.
18 times better than Wi-Fi: Z-Wave’s long-range tech extends the maximum wireless range to 1.5 miles — way better than Wi-Fi (up to 300 feet) or Bluetooth (only 30 feet). It supports 4,000 devices on one network, so it’s perfect for offices, too. It’ll be out next year.
👼 Welcome to the world, little one: The first baby conceived via Fertilo was just born in Lima, Peru. This is different from IVF. Doctors use stem cell tech to help eggs mature before they’re implanted in the mom’s womb. There are 80% fewer shots, and it takes two to three days instead of two to three weeks.