Saturday April 23, Daily Links

SATURDAY 4.23


NEWS STORIES

 



Elon Musk Feeling Cocky About His Optimus Robot

The worlds richest man says he’s unleashing his Optimus robot on humanity in 2023, and it will be worth more than Tesla.“Those who are insightful or who listen carefully will understand that Optimus ultimately will be worth more than the car business and worth more than full self-driving. That’s my firm belief.” His robot is designed to perform repetitive tasks, and run errands, and will drive labor costs down, and eliminate dangerous and boring tasks. At 5’8, 125 lbs, it can carry 45 pounds, lift 150 and move at 5mph, with a face that has a screen.

A robot named Optiums? Why don’t you just name it scary kill human?

Read more at CNBC


Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Did Not See Eye to Eye

Evidence is emerging that the two far right groups clashed strongly in the days leading up to January 6 with intense infighting.

This is like watching a dog bark at their reflection in a lake.

Read more at CBS News.


Scientist Plans To Search For Alien Technology In Pacific Ocean

Astrophysicist Avi Loeb believes a meteor that landed in the Pacific Ocean back in 2014 is actually alien technology and he wants to go search the ocean for it. This is the plot to about 100 different movies and it never ends well. Let it be, Avi.

Read more at the New York Post.



SPORTS



Smart Play Gives Bryan Reynolds a Triple

With no one on third, Bryan makes a really smart play.

It’s also a really really bad play by the third baseman.


Yankees Get Boos for Walking Cabrera

With Miguel Cabrera only 1 hit short of 3,000, Tigers fans leaned in as he came up to bat, only to watch the Yankees walk him.

Their chance to see something that’s happened less than 40 times and it’s taken from them.

Read more at Mediaite.


Shaq Can't Stop Giggling at Banging Talk

Barkley is talking about basketball, but all Shaq hears is banging.

Shaq is the world’s largest 7 year old.


Raiders Former QB Dies at 80

Daryle Lamonica led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl appearance and was one of the best passers in the game.

And his nickname would have gotten him cancelled today. #themadbomber

Read more at NY Post.


Paternity Lawsuit Against Jerry Jones Dropped

A woman who claimed Cowboy boss Jerry Jones is her father has dropped her lawsuit. No reason was given for her voluntary dismissal of her case.

Sounds like the headline should be: woman gets a big check.

Read more at CNN


What Did Michael Jordan Say To Magic After His Return To The League?

Here’s the first thing Michael Jordan said to Magic Johnson after Magic returned to the league five years after his HIV diagnosis:

“Michael, after that game, he pulled me aside — I don’t think I’ve ever told anybody this,” Johnson said. “He met me in between the locker rooms, and he said, ‘Earvin, you have to remember now, you’re not with Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], you’re not with James Worthy. All the guys you used to play with, Showtime, are not on that Laker team anymore. So remember, maybe you should think about retiring.”

Beautiful words, Michael. Your heart is so full.

Read more at the New York Post.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Hulu Down Again

The streaming platform was down for at least two hours on Friday,

If you don’t have the tech issues worked out, maybe you shouldn’t charge so much? Or change your name to Buffering.

Read more at Variety.


Netflix Coming After Shared Passwords, This Time For Real

After having a terrible quarter, with subs way down, Netflix is ramping up its plan to stop password sharing.

You guys knew how to solve this but you wanted to hook us on that sweet sweet Netflix crack. We can’t sympathize.

Read more at marketwatch.


Who Would Have Played Nic Cage if Nic Cage Didn't Want To?

We all know now, that Nic Cage had declined to play himself in the new movie, Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and that he had to be talked into the role. But now we also know who producers were going to ask to play Cage if they couldn’t get the man himself.

Jeff Goldblum It’s always Jeff Goldblum.

Read more at AV Club


Nene Leakes Sues Andy Cohen

A new lawsuit filed in Atlanta Georgia, Nene Leakes alleged that she was forced to endure a hostile and racist work environment. She named Andy Cohen NBC and Bravo as defendants. “NBC, Bravo and True foster a corporate and workplace culture in which racially-insensitive and inappropriate behavior is tolerated – if not, encouraged.”

Well, that’s gonna hurt his rep as the nicest guy in show biz.

Read more at Us Mag


Dr Strange Banned in Saudi

Super Hero fans in Saudi Arabia won’t be watching Dr. Strange. It’s been banned there because there’s an LGBTQ character in the movie.

Spoiler Alert: all super heroes are gay.

Read more at THR


Who Wants to Go on a Rom Com Montage Date?

The Ringer asked the question, which rom com montages would make the best dates. They rate several famous montages based on romance factor, does it make sense, transit time, and is it a good date, looking at Pretty Woman’s shopping montage, 13 Going on 30’s photo shoot, Runaway Brides small town romp, Dirty Dancing learning to dance, as the totally feasible. Also rated, are some movies that could happen, and a few that make no sense at all.

Why isn’t Rambo on this list?

Read more at The Ringer



VIRAL & TRENDING



Tik Tok Dude is Building an Eel Hole

This is the stuff of nightmares.



STUDIES, SURVEYS, RANKINGS



Ranking Jack Nicholson's Best Performances

Ranking Nicholson roles is a tough task for sure. But…

As Good as it Gets, above Chinatown? Stop making lists, Variety.

Read more at Variety.


Young People Are So Lonely

Vice says young people are lonelier than they’ve ever been.

How can that be? Their Instagrams have so many likes!

Read more at Vice



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