In the future everyone will be naked for fifteen minutes. Itwith this novel thought in mind that I connect with a model named Nazanin who will walk me through the new world of bi-directional teledildonic cam life.

I was there to test a new device from Kiiroo called the Kiiroo Launch. This novel sex jar connects with a Flashlight & essentially a masturbator & and can send and receive signals from a remote dildo. When I first explored the Kiiroo system three years ago and found it fascinating although, arguably, it was like having sex with a 3D printer. And so I was ready to work with Nazanin.

This is going to be NSFW by the way.

Bi-directional, you say

In the world of cam-based teledildonics the models usually wear some sort of vibrator connected to a tipping system. When the viewer tips them the modelvibrator vibrates, adding a frisson of interactivity to what is usually a one-way street. This became the norm for most cam sites and the Lush from Lovense is a popular choice in the current cam world.

What Kiiro has done is add that level of interactivity to its offerings. The Launch, for example, can send sensations to other devices including the OhMiBod, the We-Vibe, and the Kiiroo Pearl. You can either vibrate any of these things with tips or, in some cases, send signals from the Launch to the vibrator which sort of mimic your movements in real time.

Cam site Flirt4Free is the first site to enable this functionality and was also one of the first to enable Kiiroo in general, allowing models to send sensations to viewers using a robotic sex jar.

I told you this would be NSFW.

Sex jar, you say

The experience, for the most part, was quite pleasant. The Launch is an excellent device & Engadget loved it & and it is far superior to the original Kiiroo Onyx I reviewed a few years ago. The Launch is a massive thing that holds an entirely separate sex toy inside it and it literally looks like a giant black egg sack.

I connected with the model using an app called Feel Connect that uses QR codes to link two phones or devices. In this case I linked to Nazaninroom directly during a private session. Private sessions on Flirt4Free are paid in credits and you get 1050 credits for $100. Each model sets up their own pricing system & 40 credits per minute, for example & and once you&re in private you can talk, flirt, and show each other your bits.

In this case we were testing a device for science so Nazanin and I began a mating dance involving the swapping of QR codes and the preparation of various robotic attachments. The game proceeded apace with my signals reaching her and hers reaching me and I found myself asking fewer and fewer journalistic questions as the interview continued. She said she liked the feelings I was sending and I enjoyed the feelings she sent. It was, in the end, like a Slack room but naked.

&Up until now, performers have been using ‘read-only& interactive devices, which react to the wildly popular tip-by-sound functionality,& said Flirt4Free President Greg Clayman . &With compatible devices, clients can now play with their device, causing the modeldevice to react- and the model can also control their device, resulting in the most realistic, mind-blowing experience ever!&

Ultimately I suspect most of us will have something like this in the home. Given the prevalence of masturbation in the human mammal and our lifelong dedication to technology, I can imagine this being just another way for all of us to get off. While itnot perfect & my battery went dead during the session & nothing really is and I suspect the camaraderie and hearty hail-fellow-well-met nature of video sex will make a few converts over the next few years.

Ultimately tech touches everything. The fact that I&m able to send a message & be it an email or a vibration & around the world is fascinating. And as tech enters our lives more and more completely tools like the Launch will become commonplace. We trade a lot for this evolution of pleasure, to be sure, but we gain much as well. Nazanin said she liked it too, which was nice.

I told you this was going to be NSFW, didn&t I

The inside of data centers is loud and hot — and keeping servers from overheating is a major factor in the cost of running them. Itno surprise then that the big players in this space, including Facebook, Microsoftand Google, all look for different ways of saving cooling costs. Facebook uses cool outside air when possible, Microsoft is experimenting with underwater data centers and Google is being Google andlooking to its AI models for some extra savings.

A few years ago, Google, through its DeepMind affiliate, started looking into how it could use machine learning to provide its operators some additional guidance on how to best cool its data centers. At the time, though, the system only made recommendations and the human operators decided whether to implement them. Those humans can now take longer naps during the afternoon, because the team has decided the models are now good enough to give the AI-powered system full control over the cooling system. Operators can still intervene, of course, but as long as the AI doesn&t decide to burn the place down, the system runs autonomously.

The new cooling system is now in place in a number of Googledata centers. Every five minutes, the system polls thousands of sensors inside the data center and choosesthe optimal actions based on this information. There are all kinds of checks and balances here, of course, so the chances of one of Googledata centers going up in flames because of this is low.

Like most machine learning models, this one also became better as it gathered more data. Itnow delivering energy savings of 30 percent on average, compared to the data centers& historical energy usage.

One thing thatworth noting here is that Google is obviously trying to save a few bucks, but in many ways, the company is also looking at this as a way of promoting its own machine learning services. What works in a data center, after all, should also work in a large office building. &In the long term, we think therepotential to apply this technology in other industrial settings and help tackle climate change on an even grander scale,& DeepMind writes in todayannouncement.

Elon Musk, the embattled chief executive of electric automaker and sustainable energy company Tesla, tried to &set the record straight& about his recent behavior in an hour-long exclusive interview with The New York Times. Instead, it only served to further underscore how out-of-touch the billionaire chief executive seems from the ongoing operations at his company. The fallout has already begun, with shares falling in early trading.

His erratic behavior could cost investors billions and potentially destroy a company that has, in fact, revolutionized the automotive industry in America.

In the wide-ranging interview, Musk acknowledged the personal and physical toll running Tesla was taking on him and tried to explain away his recent behavior.

The latest drama began with a simple midday tweet last week indicating that Musk had secured funding to take Tesla private at a price of $420 per share.

The number (which is both within the range of a 20 percent premium of Tesla shares at the time, and a code with special significance for people who smoke marijuana), the timing of the announcement and the medium on which it was issued all raised eyebrows.

From there, it has pretty much been all downhill for Musk and Tesla as the companyexecutive bounced from one public relations blunder to another.

There are the allegations of illegal drug use, which Musk feebly addresses in his interview, saying:

&I was not on weed, to be clear,& he said.

&Weed is not helpful for productivity. Therea reason for the word ‘stoned.& You just sit there like a stone on weed.&

Reporting from the Times also contradicts another assertion that Musk made in the interview — which is that Teslaboard is not seeking someone to take the reins as a chief operating officer at the company. Something which would indubitably help take off of Muskshoulders some of the pressures of running the business.

The chief executive acknowledged the physical toll that managing Tesla has taken on him, but said that he does not regret any of his recent actions.

Given that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the circumstances around the tweet, that may be another position that is subject to revision.

Itbeen a long, hot summer for Teslaoperations, and Musk has only exacerbated problems for the company with his very public complaints about short sellers, whistle-blowers, reporters, analysts and others who have openly questioned the companyviability.

There are very real concerns about production of the companynewest model, alongside claims from whistleblowers that the pressures of meeting deadlines for the new car have led to cutting corners on safety.

Throughout all of it, Teslaboard has remained firmly committed to protecting Musk and preserving his role as chief executive officer.

As the board said in a statement it released to theTimes:

There have been many false and irresponsible rumors in the press about the discussions of the Tesla board. We would like to make clear that Eloncommitment and dedication to Tesla is obvious. Over the past 15 years, Elonleadership of the Tesla team has caused Tesla to grow from a small start-up to having hundreds of thousands of cars on the road that customers love, employing tens of thousands of people around the world, and creating significant shareholder value in the process.

Perhaps the best thing the companycaretakers can do now is ensure that Musk gets some help (in the C-suite — and potentially outside of it).

It seems from the interview that Musk is asking for the same thing.

&[If] you have anyone who can do a better job, please let me know. They can have the job. Is there someone who can do the job better They can have the reins right now,& Musk told theTimes.