News from the Metaverse (Which Already Exists)
GE Appliances wants you to trust its smart oven to cook the perfect turkey — The Verge Do people still make turkey at home for Thanksgiving? I don't know because I went vegan a dozen years ago. But for the people who do get joy out of cooking turkey from scratch, there is a new solution for you. Run right out and buy yourself a "smart oven." Then you can download the software update called Turkey Mode. Is this a solution without a problem?
Facebook Drops Facial Recognition to Tag People in Photos — WIREDThe most shocking aspect of this news is that FB has been gathering data via facial recognition since 2010. Wouldn’t you say the damage has already been done? And by the way, the police in many jurisdictions already use facial recognition software, although it's from a company called. Clearview.ai
https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/11/04/meta-to-continue-use-of-facial-recognition-technology What one hand giveth, the other taketh away. Facebook admits it will still use facial recognition for its metaverse, although I don't see why that is necessary since we will all be avatars anyway.
Tesla stock just made the biggest 12-day gain in the history of capital markets — FORTUNE Tesla is a story for an age like ours that badly needs a heroic story. The only issue is the irresponsibility of Elon Musk as an investor relations guy. Did he really make a deal with Hertz?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/upshot/shadow-inflation-analysis.html?campaign_id=29&emc=edit_up_20211011&instance_id=42558&nl=the-upshot®i_id=65389487&segment_id=71330&te=1&user_id=00f54700925764926785e4ad0474704b And from my brother Brad, this: no one will notice we have inflation if we just keep the price the same and scrimp on service. It's like when we were kids and the price of candy bars stayed a nickel, but the bars themselves got smaller and smaller. Whatever convinced Hershey's that we wouldn't notice.