Author: Elon Mark

I first encountered LetPot as a brand earlier this year while testing its LPH-SE Senior hydroponic growing system for my guide to the best indoor gardening systems. Positioned as alternatives to the long-beloved OG Aerogarden tabletop hydroponic systems, LetPot’s countertop gardens (which are popular enough to have their own subreddit) allow you to grow any seeds you’d like—no proprietary pods needed—using inexpensive baskets and sponges that are ubiquitous on Amazon and run about 20 cents each. (LetPot’s sets come with enough baskets and sponges to get you started, but no seeds.) I regularly recommend LetPot’s version as the best budget…

Petter Ruddwall knows the idea of AIs becoming sentient and seeking to get high with code-based “drugs” seems “stupid.” But the Swedish creative director couldn’t get it out of his head.So he scraped trip reports and psychological research on the effects of various psychoactive substances, wrote a batch of codes modules to hijack chatbot logic and get them to respond as if they are high or tipsy, then built a website to sell them. In October he launched Pharmaicy, a marketplace he’s billing as the “Silk Road for AI agents” where cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol can be purchased…

The Rhine barge freight market in the week of 8–12 December remained stable but subdued, with freight rates largely unchanged and spot activity fluctuating at modest levels. Despite occasional pick-ups in activity toward the end of the week, charterers showed little urgency to secure prompt tonnage, while ample water levels allowed full barge intakes and prevented any tightening in logistics. 1. Freight Rates: Minimal Movement Throughout the Week Freight rates across the Rhine corridor stayed mostly unchanged, with only isolated downward adjustments on Upper Rhine routes midweek: 8–9 December: All routes held fully stable, as limited spot interest and sufficient…

This all bodes well for when we eventually get to drive the final production of the Type 00. But of course there’s much that can still go wrong between now and then. And considering the company’s form of late, you wouldn’t bet against fate dealing Jaguar yet another bad hand.Glover is clear all this was necessary, however, to ensure the survival of the brand. “Jaguar had to change. Jaguar was not commercially viable,” he says. “We think there’s a space right at the top end of premium, but underneath the uber luxury of the Rolls Royce, the Lamborghinis, the Bentleys.…

The ARA barge freight market during 8–12 December was characterised by a calm start, persistent downward pressure on freight rates, and a sharp rebound in activity at the end of the week. While demand remained structurally weak for most of the period, leaving many barges idle, the week closed with the highest traded volume since September, as both operators and charterers moved to secure positions ahead of the holiday slowdown and the ICE gasoil expiry. 1. Freight Rates: Steady Declines Across All Routes 8 December: The week opened quietly, with middle distillate rates edging lower across nearly all routes, while…

It’s never fun to be in last place. Google has been coasting along with its Android tablets and Chromebooks for years, playing second fiddle to the bigger players in the game.But the company has a new card up its sleeve: the upcoming merger of its two platforms into something entirely new. Word on the street is that it’s called Aluminium OS, and it’s coming sooner than you might think.What Is Aluminium OS?Rick Osterloh, Google’s senior vice president of devices and services. Courtesy of Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesEver since the failed launch of the Pixel Slate back in 2018, which was Google’s…

OpenAI’s chief communications officer, Hannah Wong, announced internally on Monday that she is leaving the company in January, WIRED has learned. In a statement to WIRED, OpenAI spokesperson Kayla Wood confirmed the departure.“Hannah has played a defining role in shaping how people understand OpenAI and the work we do,” said CEO Sam Altman and CEO of applications Fidji Simo in a joint statement. “She has an extraordinary ability to bring clarity to complex ideas, and to do it with care and grace. We’re deeply grateful for her leadership and partnership these last five years, and we wish her the very…

When Mindspace Business Parks REIT made its debut on August 7, 2020, on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), it marked a significant moment in the market. This was not just another listing; it emerged as a key player that could impact India’s real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. Fast forward a few years, and Mindspace REIT has evolved into a formidable, income-generating real estate option, backed by multinational companies and a varied portfolio of desirable office locations. Its success shows how quickly a well-planned REIT can grow with the right assets. If you…

For the last year and a half, two hacked white Tesla Model 3 sedans each loaded with five extra cameras and one palm-sized supercomputer have quietly cruised around San Francisco. In a city and era swarming with questions about the capabilities and limits of artificial intelligence, the startup behind the modified Teslas is trying to answer what amounts to a simple question: How quickly can a company build autonomous vehicle software today?The startup, which is making its activities public for the first time today, is called HyprLabs. Its 17-person team (just eight of them full-time) is divided between Paris and…

Most VersatilePhotograph: Kristin CanningLifesmartTM2202 3-in-1 TreadmillIf you’re not keen on buying a standing desk, check out the Lifesmart 3-in-1 Treadmill. You can wheel the lightweight machine into any room, place the desk attachment across the handrail, and get to working and walking. The desk’s height won’t accommodate everyone—it was lower than I’d like, and I’m 5’4”. But for quick, basic work like answering emails or sitting in on a meeting, it got the job done just fine.The 3-in-1 Treadmill gets its name from its ability to serve as a walking pad (with the rail down, the speed tops out at…