iCloud.Info

• A South Korean mailman was sentenced to six months in prison for discarding 16,000 pieces of mail.
• He said being "overworked" during the COVID-19 pandemic was the reason behind his actions.
• The mailman said he was picking up the slack for colleagues isolating with the coronavirus.

A mailman in South Korea was handed a six-month

According to Rabbit, the first batch of US pre-orders will ship on March 31. But stay patient, as it’ll take a few weeks for the devices to get to their destinations. The company estimates the first R1 orders will be in customers’ hands “around April 24.”

The Rabbit R1 generated equal amounts of hype and questions regarding next-gen AI hardware and whether it can deliver on the heady demos and

• Politicians who support the proposed TikTok ban are facing backlash from their own children.
• Some said their kids begged them not support a ban, fearing they would "get bullied" at school.
• The bill passed the House and awaits Senate approval.

Members of Congress who voted in favor of banning TikTok in the US unless

• The FAA is upping its oversight of United Airlines following a spate of safety events.
• A tire fell off a United Boeing 777 and another plane veered off the runway, among others.
• Bloomberg reports United is being stopped from approving new pilots and may not be allowed to add new routes.

United Airlines is facing tighter

• A CEO and a VC used Google's Gemini AI models for investment advice.
• Gemini listed Google parent Alphabet as a top 'Bottleneck Stock.'
• The AI model noted Google's domination of the online advertising market.

AI models hallucinate. But sometimes they can be right.

Every Media CEO Dan Shipper recently posted a video of him playing with Google Gemini AI models, including the

We’re at the stage in the evolution of the TV where it’s pretty difficult to buy a bad one, but at the same time, it can be tricky to pick out the perfect model from the many options available. Every year, a swathe of new sets come out, which means the current bunch gets knocked down in price, giving you an even…

Read more...

Spotify is testing the waters of online learning, with video-based courses launched on the audio streaming platform today.

Available only in the UK for now, Spotify's video courses are the result of partnerships with educational platforms including Skillshare, BBC Maestro, PLAYvirtuoso, and Thinkific. The courses cover four areas of learning, described by Spotify as "make music, get creative, learn

The European Commission is opening five non-compliance investigations into how Apple, Google, and Meta are complying with its new Digital Markets Act antitrust rules, the regulator announced today. “We suspect that the suggested solutions put forward by the three companies do not fully comply with the DMA,” the EU’s antitrust chief Margrethe

• Harvard research indicates friendships with richer people are linked to upward economic mobility.
• A study found people in distressed communities often live in areas with few cross-class ties.
• Integrating low-income

• Thrifting has surged in popularity, especially with members of Gen Z, who value individuality and sustainability.
• But traditional thrift stores are seeing a decline in quality items, retail experts said.
• The explosive growth of the resale market and the rise of fast fashion are partly to blame.

It's a random Saturday. You head to the

• Michal Burton, 28, thought moving from Ireland to London was a good chance to make more money.
• While he is earning more, Burton feels that life in London can be stressful and lonely. 
• Burton is moving to Lisbon in June, where he thinks he'll be much happier.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michael Burton, a 28-year-old quantity surveyor

Luke Lintz was at the gym in 2016 when his headphone wires got in the way of his bench press. It wasn't the first time it had happened, and the 16-year-old had had enough. At the time, wireless headphones were just emerging, and Lintz couldn't find many on the