On Episode 1339: Deep dives into the rough and tumble worlds of 'happy endings', internet speed wars, celebrity rumors, underwater AI nations, solar storms, cargo planes, Senate hearings, animatronics, and MUCH more… Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:58) Happy (Belated) Birthday Macho Man! (00:04:52) North Face fleece, the Bud Light of jackets? 💪Three Factor!💪 (00:09:22) Washington mayor resigns after admitting to paying for 'happy endings' while ‘helping’ in sex trafficking investigation (00:19:02) China says it’s built the world’s fastest internet network ever, with 1.2 terabit per second link: “Can transmit 150 4K movies a second” (00:24:49) Will Smith denies gay rumors after Brother Bilaal’s claimed he had sex with actor Duane Martin (00:30:16) The first AI nation? A ship with 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs worth $500 million could become the first ever sovereign territory that relies entirely on AI (00:33:03) Solar superstorm could ‘wipe out the internet’ for weeks or months, scientist says (00:40:15) Plane forced to return to New York’s JFK Airport after horse on board gets loose mid-air (00:47:37) GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters president Sean O'Brien to fight at Senate hearing (00:53:40) Chuck E. Cheese removes animatronics in all locations except 1 following release of 'Five Nights at Freddy's' (01:02:00) Join us on Patreon! - patreon.com/hardfactor Brought to you by our incredible sponsors: Collective - Join thousands of solo-prenuers getting legal and bookkeeping online! Go to collective.com/hardfactor for 1 month free and no onboarding fee Lucy Nicotine - Go to lucy.co/hardfactor and use promo code hardfactor to get 20% off your first order! (Nicotine - Addictive chemical - Must be of legal age) PaintYourLife - The portrait of your dreams! LIMITED TIME OFFER: Get 20% off and free shipping by texting the word ‘factor’ to 87204 Uncommon Goods - Go to uncommongoods.com/hardfactor to get 15% off your next gift!
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