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☆ A license plate that only has the letter 'R' on it just sold for $3.2 million in Hong Kong — and it's not even a record in the city
  + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A Hong Kong license plate that only has the letter 'R' was sold for $3.2 million on Sunday. But over in Hong Kong, a license plate that only has the letter "R" was sold for about 25.5 million Hong Kong dollars, or $3.2 million, at a Lunar New Year auction organized by the Hong Kong Transport Department on Sunday, according to an announcement by the agency. The news outlet further reported that the license plate "R" was expected to net at least HK$10 million, citing registration plate dealers who spoke to the media before the auction. The quest for a novelty car plate is not just limited to Hong Kong. A rare California license plate with the letters "MM" was sold at $24.3 million in 2021, taking the top spot for the most expensive license plate sold in the world, according to Luxe Digital.
☆ What were Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch talking about at the Super Bowl? A Twitter thread wanted wrong answers only.
  + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch were spotted sitting next to each other at the Super Bowl on Sunday. Guesswork erupted on Twitter after a user asked what these two could be discussing and wanted "wrong answers only." On Monday, a Twitter user posted a picture of the duo seated next to each other, asking "what are they talking about?" and wanting "wrong answers only." "Oops you said wrong answers," the poster added.
☆ Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak thinks ChatGPT is 'pretty impressive,' but warned it can make 'horrible mistakes': CNBC
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Steve Wozniak said OpenAI's ChatGPT is "pretty impressive," during an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. "The trouble is it does good things for us, but it can make horrible mistakes by not knowing what humanness is," Wozniak warned. "The trouble is it does good things for us, but it can make horrible mistakes by not knowing what humanness is," Wozniak warned. In the interview, Wozniak also drew a parallel to the concerns surrounding AI technology in self-driving cars, and said that AI cannot currently replace human drivers. Google's new experimental AI chatbot, Bard, gave an inaccurate answer to a question about the James Webb Space Telescope.
☆ A Japanese conveyor-belt sushi chain will now be using AI-powered cameras to fight back against 'sushi terrorism': report
  + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi plans to crack down on food contamination by using AI-powered cameras. Insider's Aaron McDade reported last Friday that "sushi terrorism" has been plaguing Japan's conveyor belt restaurants. Kura Sushi, a conveyor belt sushi chain, said it's planning to deploy cameras powered by AI technology to track suspicious customer behavior, Nikkei Asia reported on Wednesday. Modifications are now underway which will help detect suspicious behavior and alert the restaurants' employees, the outlet reported. The sushi terror phenomenon gained momentum when a prank video taken at a Gifu city outpost of another sushi chain, Sushiro, went viral.
☆ About half a billion dollars worth of cocaine — enough to service the New Zealand market for 30 years — was found floating in the Pacific Ocean
  + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Half a billion dollars worth of cocaine was discovered floating around the Pacific Ocean. A total of 81 bales of cocaine, weighing 3.2 tonnes, were intercepted by the New Zealand Police. Some of the packages carried identifiable stickers like a four-leaf clover and a Batman logo. These show that some of the packages have identifiable stickers like a four-leaf clover, and one that stood out had a Batman logo. Cocaine bales with four-leaf clover stickers.
☆ Generations Y, Z, and Alpha will become the biggest buyers of luxury goods by 2030, a new study shows
  + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Felise Seah | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Younger generations are set to become the largest buyers of luxury goods by 2030, the report says. Bain's study is based on information and data provided by the Fondazione Altagamma, an Italian luxury goods body with over 280 luxury companies as members. Millennials born between 1980 to 1994 are dubbed Generation Y, whereas Generation Z refers to those born between 1995 and 2009. These habits could also be a result of the booming luxury resale market, where Generation Y, Z, and Alpha are treating luxury goods as valuable investments. This is expected to make luxury goods much more accessible and bolster sales to Generation Y, Z, and Alpha consumers.
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