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🙊 Not that kind of Barbie girl: Mattel says it’s deeply sorry for printing the wrong URL on boxes of its “Wicked” movie-themed Barbie dolls. The mix-up swapped the movie’s site for trailers and tickets for another wicked site that offers a very different kind of girl-on-girl action — porn.
Tags: adult content, Barbie, Mattel, movies, toys
Ah, the wide world of tech myths. I’ve heard ‘em all:
Macs are immune to viruses. Stick a wet phone in rice and it’ll be as good as new. Always run your battery down to 0% before you charge.
😲 The No. 1 show on Netflix right now is “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” It dives into the true story of two brothers convicted of murdering their parents in 1996. They said a lifetime of abuse drove them to it; prosecutors argued it was all about inheriting the family fortune.
Distance Amazon Echo Glasses will “see” ahead to help delivery drivers work faster. The upcoming glasses will be like a heads-up display to show drivers where drop-off points, gates and dogs are located. Such a smart idea.
Escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and only one has been captured so far. They broke free after a caretaker failed to lock the doors. Staff have been trying to lure them back with food, but they’re too busy enjoying their freedom. If they join Amazon while they’re out, they’ll be Prime mates!
How long it would take 10 human animators to do what AI can get done in one week. That’s according to Ridley Scott, the visionary behind iconic films like “Gladiator,” “Blade Runner” and “Alien.” He sure has a knack for drawing attention.
Manufactured by Anova, it uses an internal camera to recognize your food and tell you how to cook it. It uses both wet and dry heat, like ovens in restaurants. In the future, the Precision Oven 2.0 will spot cooking mistakes before a dish is ruined.
Hackers are demanding ransom from France’s Schneider Electric. If they don’t get it, they’ll spill 40GB of stolen data, including company projects, employee details and customer info. Talk about handing over the dough.
Opened at the same time will crash the Outlook app. Microsoft isn’t sure why, but it might be due to overloading the working memory. I’ll keep you posted when a fix is out. I was on the fence about buying Office 365. I shook a Magic 8 Ball, and it said, “Outlook not good!”
For automaker GM, which sold 32,000 electric vehicles in the U.S. during the third quarter. Ford insists they’re still in the second spot, claiming “GM is adding every brand EV” they sell, including Chevy, GMC and Cadillac. You guessed it — Tesla remains No. 1. You know what they say: 95% of electric cars are still on the road; the other 5% made it all the way home.
