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You may soon be able to unlock your iPhone with your heartbeat

15 Aug 2024 1 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted

Apple is apparently working on a new type of technology to replace password, Touch ID and Face ID. In the future, you may be able to unlock your iPhone using your heartbeat. It sounds like the start of a joke but it isn't, as the Cupertino giant ha...

BMW is launching its own humanoid robot (and it looks familiar)

11 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

BMW is launching its own humanoid robot. It doesn't have a name yet, but it's made in partnership with Figure, a California-based robots company. For now, they call it Figure 02. As per usual, BMW said the new robot is designed to do the jobs human...

*Not financial advice*... but this is why I am buying NVIDIA (but I'm not asking you to)

5 Aug 2024 1 minute read 1 comment LeftFooted

I want to make it plain from the start, I'm not gonna tell you what I'm gonna tell you in order to convince anybody of anything. I'm just breaking down the reason why I'm buying NVIDIA. I'm heavy into crypto but I also try and diversify, I don't ow...

World's most hype phone now available with (slightly) better spec

3 Aug 2024 1 minute read 4 comments LeftFooted

I love when it companies get the marketing right, and Nothing certainly does. After Nothing Phone (2a), which came out only a few months ago, Nothing is launching (2a) Plus, which is very nearly the same but slightly better. Despite the name, Ph...

Telegram wants to launch its own app store

24 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Telegram is reportedly considering launching its own app store. Telegram founder Pavel Durov said by the end of July the app will a new 'Mini App' store, complete with its own in-app browser, both designed to support Web3. This is potentially a gam...

"We're not far from ChatGPT," says Elon Musk

23 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

In a long conversation with Jordan Peterson on the DailyWire+, Elon Musk talked about Tesla, SpaceX, 'wokeness' and of course AI. Musk says his team put together the data centre for X.AI [Musk's AI company, ed.] in 19 days, which is "faster than any...

Fake news or not, this is giving Tesla investors a headache

12 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Business Insider said Tesla is reportedly postponing the launch of its autonomous robotaxi, Cybercab, from August 8 to somewhen in October. This is unconfirmed, but Elon Musk famously doesn't like Business Insider, and called them on several occasio...

Three inexpensive alternatives to Samsung and Apple (watch, ear buds and phone)

8 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

Nothing is one of my favourite tech brands. And I've recently found out they also have a sub-brand called CMF. CMF has launched a new phone, called Phone 1, a new pair of ear buds, called Buds Pro 2 and a new smartwatch called Watch Pro 2. As per u...

NordVPN is not as good as it used to be, or is it just me?

30 Jun 2024 1 minute read 2 comments LeftFooted

I've been using NordVPN for about three years at this point. I signed up for two years, then I needed to renew my subscription and because of NordVPN's weird policy, I had to create a new account, and I've already prepaid till March 2026. The probl...

Tesla shareholders sue Elon Musk over xAI

14 Jun 2024 1 minute read 3 comments LeftFooted

Tesla shareholders are taking Elon Musk to court over his xAI startup, because they consider it a 'competing company' (as in, competing with Tesla, of course). Tesla shareholders argue that Tesla stock value may be negatively impacted by this, becau...