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New research from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority says traveling at supersonic speeds will be here before you know it. The time from London to Sydney flying that fast? Just 2 hours. Wow, you could be joining an Australian game party in the LAN down under in no time.
Mark Zuckerberg’s favorite word is “public.” In Meta’s recent Q4 earnings call, he said, “On Facebook and Instagram, there are hundreds of billions of publicly shared images and tens of billions of public videos, which we estimate is greater than the Common Crawl dataset and people share large numbers of public text posts in comments across our services as well.”
“The Simpsons” called it again: Back in 2016, an episode showed Mr. Burns unleashing a VR headset that looked just like the Apple Vision Pro. What went down? Chaos. Folks in Springfield started walking around with these headsets on, crashing into lampposts and falling into manholes. See the pics here.
What was the most expensive smartphone ever sold? Was it the … A.) Diamond Crypto, B.) Goldvish Le Million, C.) Vertu Signature Cobra or D.) Falcon Supernova iPhone?
If Apple makes a car, will it have Windows? Apple stepped on the self-driving car accelerator, quadrupling its California test drives last year. Still, it’s way behind others like Waymo and General Motors. Apple is now focusing on simpler driving-assistance tech, which will be available in 2028.
Alert for parents: Tragic news as a 6-month-old girl dies in a Fisher-Price rocker, despite suffocation risks and warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. No recalls have been made yet. If you find one online, steer clear, folks.
Billionaire adrenaline junkie: Meta just spilled the beans in its SEC filing. Turns out, Mark Zuckerberg’s hobbies (eh, hydrofoiling?) are wilder than a rodeo bull. The filing mentions the risk of “material adverse impact” on operations if any of his daredevil antics lead to serious injury or death.
🏋️♂️ Olympics on steroids: Imagine an Olympics where steroids aren’t just allowed, but they’re celebrated. The Enhanced Games challenge traditional anti-doping rules, and it’s backed in part by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The group says it’s about time athletes used science to be their very best. Yikes.
