Hashtag Trends October 18 – 5G impacts aircraft. California’s new EV ballot measure. AI political party

5G rollouts affect planes, California Democrats are undecided on new EV proposals, and Denmark’s new political party is led by AI.

Welcome to hashtag trending. This is Tom Li, your host on Tuesday, October 18th.

Earlier this year, three flights over Tennessee experienced altimeter errors that made it difficult to maintain proper altitude. In one case, one jet lost autopilot completely. was Complaints about malfunctioning altimeters reportedly coincided with the introduction of high-speed 5G wireless networks that use frequencies similar to those instruments. Between January and his May, there were 93 reports of radar altimeter malfunctions or malfunctions. Although these errors are declining, pilots are demanding more safety measures.

sauce: IEEE spectrum

California Democrats are split on a ballot measure that would tax the wealthy to help put more electric cars on the road. is required to impose a tax on State analysts estimate the state could raise $5 billion a year to boost EV adoption and build charging stations, some of which is being allocated to fighting wildfires. But he reported to AP News that California Gov. Gavin Newsom branded the offer as a money maker by ride-sharing giant Lyft. Newsom added that he has already spent $10 billion on various programs aimed at boosting EV adoption over the next six years.

sauce: Associated Press

A new Danish political party called the Synthetic Party, with artificial intelligence representatives and AI-derived policies, is seeking a seat in parliament. The party, founded by artist collective Computer Lars and non-profit tech organization MindFuture Foundation, hopes to run in the country’s general elections in November. The party is headed since his 1970s by Lars, an AI chatbot leader programmed according to the policies of peripheral Danish parties, according to a Vice article. Leaderlers is an AI chatbot that allows people to talk via his Discord. People can address Leader Lars by starting sentences with an exclamation point. While leader Lars won’t be voted anywhere, human members of the Synthetic Party are working to run an AI-derived platform.

sauce: Vise

A first-generation iPhone from 2007 is up for auction, with auction houses estimating it could fetch over $30,000. The first iPhone had a 3.5-inch screen, a 2-megapixel camera, and a web browser. CEO Steve Jobs introduced it 15 years ago, calling it the combination of an iPod, a phone, and an “Internet communicator.” The 8GB iPhone is sealed in its original box. The auction ended Sunday afternoon. Business Insider reported that there were 16 bids on the phone at the time, starting at $2,500 and he had one with the highest bid of $10,446.

sauce: business insider

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