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Thomas Ricker

Thomas Ricker

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    ChatGPT Work can now work more autonomously.

    ChatGPT’s AI agent that’s designed to get things done can now sign in to websites to do things like book a DMV appointment, cancel a reservation, or fill out a job application without OpenAI ever seeing your login credentials.

    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Fitbit founders launch $250 wearable that looks like a pair of AAA batteries.

    Available now for preorder and shipping in “early 2027,” Luffu Link is a screenless, LTE-connected health and safety band for families. Featuring built-in GPS, continuous biometric tracking, and AI-powered voice logging, it lets wearers send their location and emergency alerts to contacts without a phone, and lasts for up to five days before needing a charge.

    Meant to be worn by families, with a design only a robot could love.
    Meant to be worn by families, with a design only a robot could love.
    Image: Luffu
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    Thomas Ricker
    At least 25 percent of NFL players will suffer brain disease.

    In the latest study, at least 215 of 878 former players suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), but the number is likely much higher:

    The total does not include several other brains examined by scientists not affiliated with the researchers, and thus unverifiable, or those widely presumed to have had CTE due to the severity of symptoms but who were not tested at death.

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    Thomas Ricker
    An ultra-short 4K projector for ultra-rich gamers.

    Xgimi tells Projector Screen that its Aura 3 Max ultra-short throw projector can beam a bright (5,700 ISO lumens) 120-inch image onto a screen from just eight inches away, with a claimed 8,000:1 native contrast thanks to new dual-iris control. It supports 4K / 120Hz, VRR, and ALLM, with a claimed input lag as low as 1ms which could make it an interesting choice for gamers when it debuts on Kickstarter later this year. It won’t be cheap.

    Xgimi’s Aura 3 Max in the type of living you’ll need to own in order to afford this TV replacement.
    Xgimi’s Aura 3 Max in the type of living you’ll need to own in order to afford this TV replacement.
    Image: Xgimi
    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Here comes the new Mac mini.

    Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple’s little desktop computer — which has grown scarce due to its popularity as a local AI host — “will debut as soon as the coming days.” It could feature both M5 and new M6 processors.

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    Thomas Ricker
    The internet of slop.

    The open web is rife with AI-generated text, according to new data from Pew Research. Older English-language webpages show fewer signs of AI authorship, but over one-third of pages published after ChatGPT was released on November 22nd, 2022, “were likely written or substantially edited by AI.”

    I’m hooked on Peak Design’s new City bags

    Integrated BagLev hooks make my old bags feel dirty and dumb.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Thomas Ricker
    Urban Arrow’s longtail electric cargo bike comes to the US.

    The very popular Dutch maker of cargo bikes is now selling its Breeze Stateside. You can’t pass a school in Amsterdam without seeing a dozen Urban Arrows with kids frolicking in their front buckets, but longtails seem to sell better in the US of A. Prices start at $6,999.

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    Thomas Ricker
    Maker of Raleigh, Sparta, and Batavus bikes declared bankrupt.

    Trustees are trying to keep Accell Group’s operations running while takeover bids are considered, but manufacturing in Hungary, where operations were recently centralized, has halted leading to concerns about spare parts and warranty claims. The Hungarian factory has an annual capacity of almost 300,000 bicycles, of which almost 99 percent are e-bikes.