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gtbarry

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TikTok videos recommended by the algorithm activates the brain’s reward system more compared with non-personalized videos. At the same time, it changes the activity of the brain’s default mode network.

#tiktok #bytedance #algorithm #socialmedia #addiction #sociology #psychology #technology #tech

October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Two US senators urged the NHTSA to investigate failures of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to detect and safely respond to railroad crossings, citing risks of "catastrophic" collisions.

#NHTSA #tesla #fsd #ADAS #safety #automotive #auto #cars #transportation

www.reuters.com/business/aut...

September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Passport Power of Major Nations in 2025

Countries and the number of visa-free access their passport provides:
1) #Singapore
2) #Japan
3) #SouthKorea
4) #France
5) #Germany

#passport #travel #internationaltravel

www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-p...

September 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

WhatsApp discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to hack them

#Whatsapp #meta #apple #iphone #ios #cyberespionage #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Americans in distress have a cost free Crisis Hotline to dial for help: 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline billed as the 911 of mental health

#988 #mentalhealth #wellness #health #healing #crisis #depression #anxiety #psychology #suicide

September 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

When Tesla launched the Foundation Series version of the Cybertruck, it promised it would come with a special roof-mounted LED off-road light bar - many owners did not receive these light bars

#classaction #legal #tesla #cybertruck #automotive #auto #cars #trucks

www.carscoops.com/2025/08/cybe...

September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM

gtbarry

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Tesla is not paying its bills, and this has led to at least 2 small American businesses going bankrupt. The automaker had over $110 million in liens with contractors over the last 5 years

#tesla #bankruptcy #Delinquent #default #deadbeat #automotive #auto #cars #trucks

electrek.co/2025/08/01/t...

August 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Late Sunday, Alaska Airlines grounded all of its mainline aircraft. Although it was not caused by a cyberattack, the incident raised urgent questions about digital disruption

#AlaskaAirlines #airline #travel #infrastructure #security #cybersecurity

www.forbes.com/sites/emilsa...

July 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the US tech giant's SharePoint server software, opening the door to a global cyber espionage effort

#Microsoft #SharePoint #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

July 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM

gtbarry

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if Tesla had programmed its software not to operate on roadways it wasn’t designed for — like the one on Key Largo — “this crash would not have happened.”

#tesla #adas #scam #legal #automotive #auto #cars #transportation

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

July 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM

gtbarry

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Denmark plans to thwart deepfakers by giving everyone copyright over their own features

#deepfake #denmark #copyright #biometrics #artificialintelligence #AI #GenAI #LLM

www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/b...

July 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM

gtbarry

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Sharpie defines a category. It’s simultaneously universal and personal, instantly recognizable, and ubiquitous. It’s such a strong brand, in fact, that Starbucks is in effect leaning on it for support.

#Sharpie #Starbucks #branding #marketing #business

www.fastcompany.com/91335482/sha...

June 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM

gtbarry

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A Tesla #Model3 in #Autopilot veered across multiple lanes of highway traffic and slammed into a motorcyclist, sending the rider and his passenger to the hospital

#GodofredoPacheco #tesla #ADAS #safety #legal #Automotive #auto #cars #transportation

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

June 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM

gtbarry

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Hawaiian Airlines said “some IT systems” had been affected by a “#cybersecurity event.” The nature of the event was not disclosed, but that kind of language is typically ransomware

#HawaiianAirlines #Hawaii #airlines #travel #cyberattack #hackers #hacking #hacked

www.reuters.com/business/haw...

June 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM

gtbarry

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the Robotaxi wordmark isn’t suggestive of a company moving away from the Cybertruck aesthetic that has now become associated with Musk’s DOGE efforts.

#business #marketing #branding #logo #logos #graphicdesign #tesla #robotaxi #cybertruck #doge

www.fastcompany.com/91356707/wha...

June 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Tesla spent years selling its Full Self-Driving, for as much as $15,000. Then they spent years promising you could use your car to earn money. Now they are, why can't you?

#tesla #fsd #scam #autonomousvehicles #autonomous #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars

electrek.co/2025/06/22/t...

June 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Tesla's vehicles lost more value year-over-year than any other automaker. From May 2024 and May 2025, 4 of Tesla's 5 models topped the list of cars that lost the most value on the used market

#tesla #automotive #auto #cars #trucks #usedcars #usedvehicles #business

www.jalopnik.com/1885326/almo...

June 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM

gtbarry

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Watch a Tesla with FSD ignore a stop sign and run over a child-sized dummy.

Just food for thought ahead of the company’s robotaxi launch later this month.

#tesla #fsd #robotaxi #safety #ADAS #autonomousvehicles #autonomous #selfdriving #automotive #auto #cars

www.theverge.com/tesla/686803...

June 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

A nonprofit led by Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, won a bid to acquire the genetic testing company following its bankruptcy filing in March

#AnneWojcicki #23andMe #DNA #genetics #business #bankruptcy #infosec #data #bigdata #privacy #biotech

www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/b...

June 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM

gtbarry

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Switzerland is moving forward with plans to automatically share crypto-related data with 74 partner countries, including the United Kingdom and all European Union member states.

#switzerland #AEOI #cryptocurrency #crypto #legal #tax #privacy

cointelegraph.com/news/switzer...

June 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM

gtbarry

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After playing influencer-in-chief and hosting a car show in the South Lawn of the White House for the brand in March, Donald Trump is considering getting rid of his red Tesla

#tesla #trump #whitehouse #automotive #auto #cars #elon #musk #elonmusk #elno #spacekaren

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

June 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Gerard vs Waymo - who will win?

#waymo #autonomous #autonomousvehicles #selfdriving #sport #sports #exercise #bike #bikelife #bikeride #bikes #bikerlife #bicycle #bicycles #cycling #robotoverlord #gerardbarry #lerenard

June 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM

gtbarry

@gtbarry.bsky.social

Pepsi Officially Acquires Cult-Favorite Soda Brand in Massive Deal

PepsiCo announced that it had closed the acquisition of Poppi for a massive sum totaling $1.95 billion

#Pepsi #pepsico #Poppi #guthealth #soda #CPG #business #mergers

parade.com/food/pepsi-a...