Returning items to Amazon is easy, but there are always exceptions. Here are four things the retail giant will not take back. Then again, there’s likely some stuff around your house that Amazon, Target, and Walmart are interested in. Trade in your old tech devices for credit. Have you ever received a package that wasn’t intended for you? How about …
Read More »Jair Bolsonaro: How a yellow jersey is dividing Brazil
CNN — Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing controversy. That famous yellow jersey …
Read More »TikTok reportedly monitored users who watched gay content
TikTok reportedly compiled a list of users who were being monitored after they watched gay content on the app, according to former employees who protested the policy. The popular video-sharing service kept tabs on users who frequented clips that were tagged under headings including LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender), according to The Wall Street Journal. Former TikTok employees told The …
Read More »PSG: Neymar’s moment of reckoning in Champions League
CNN — When dreams clash with reality; when life reaches a daunting crossroads; when we must decide whether to be or make history. Right now Neymar is at the crossroads. A 21st century football brand fueled by endless promise; a nouveau-riche social, commercial and cultural phenomena; a superstar who’s no stranger to the scrutiny of the public eye. Yet when …
Read More »Security flaws affecting billions of Google Chrome users detected
Billions of Google Chrome users should update their browsers immediately after 15 security flaws were identified. The Google Chrome 113 update for desktop computers was released on Tuesday, which is for the Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The update will be rolled out in the coming days, Google said in a statement. The flaws have been characterized by Google’s internal …
Read More »Warren Buffett compares AI to atom bomb at Berkshire Hathaway
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett expressed his concern over the rise of artificial intelligence Saturday, comparing the rise of the technology to the creation of the atom bomb. Buffett and his partner, Charlie Munger, discussed their outlooks on tech and AI during a wide-ranging discussion at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett, who said he got a lesson on …
Read More »Champions League: Tyler Adams helps fire RB Leipzig into semifinals
CNN — American youngster Tyler Adams scored a late winner to fire RB Leipzig past Atletico Madrid and into the Champions League semifinals on Thursday. The 21-year-old’s deflected shot in the 88th minute was enough to reestablish the German club’s lead after João Felix’s penalty had canceled out Dani Olmo’s opener. RB Leipzig, in its current form, was founded just …
Read More »‘Maybe someone who can fix their own WiFi router’
Billionaire Elon Musk lobbed a shot at Vice President Kamala Harris, responding on Twitter to a headline from conservative outlet Breitbart that said she had been named the White House’s “AI czar.” “Did @elonmusk think they’re going to revive Von Neumann and have him head AI regulation?” Amjad Masad, CEO of software startup Replit, tweeted at the Twitter CEO on Sunday, with …
Read More »Lyon stun Manchester City to reach Champions League semifinals
CNN — Lyon stunned Manchester City on Saturday to qualify for the semifinals of the Champions League, winning 3-1. The French side made the perfect start, stifling Manchester City’s attacking play and eventually taking the lead after 24 minutes thanks to Maxwel Cornet’s inventive finish from just outside the box. In the second half, the English side cranked up the …
Read More »NASA developing a snake-like robot for one of Saturn’s moons
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is in the midst of testing a new robot that it hopes to deploy into outer space to help answer the age-old question of whether life exists away from Earth. The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) system is a snake-like robot designed to maneuver through solid and liquid formations while collecting samples. One of the space agency’s …
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