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Kodiak CEO says making trucks drive themselves is only half the battle
This year is shaping up to be a big one for self-driving trucks. In addition to Aurora's plan to deploy hundreds of autonomous big rigs and Waabi expanding into...
The improved battery-powered Starlink Mini is here
My Starlink Mini has radically changed the way I live. It's the biggest reason I can work remotely from my converted van, providing fast and reliable internet i...
Jury finds Elon Musk’s ‘stupid tweets’ caused Twitter investors’ losses
A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New York Tim...
Elon Musk misled investors during his Twitter takeover, jury finds
A group of former Twitter investors have prevailed at a federal civil trial over Elon Musk's actions amid his $44 billion acquisition of the social platform in...
An automated moderation error left Tumblr users panicked
Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The V...
Pinterest CEO says teens under 16 should be banned from social media (but not Pinterest)
Pinterest's CEO has thrown his support behind an Australia measure banning social media for younger teens and is calling for governments around the world to imp...
Microsoft will yank Copilot from some Windows apps and let you move the taskbar again
After one too many of you threatened to switch to Linux, Microsoft has published a long list of changes it plans to make to Windows 11. In a lengthy blog titled...
A new Nintendo Switch 2 could be the poster child for replaceable batteries
Nintendo plans to release a Switch 2 revision in the European Union that will let users replace their own batteries, Nikkei reports. The current version of the...
Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames
Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, told Digital Foundry that ML-based frame generation tech is coming to "PlayStation platforms" i...
The White House proposes new AI policy framework that supersedes state laws
The White House has announced a new AI policy framework that calls for Congress to craft federal regulation that overrules state AI laws. The Trump administrati...
Microsoft is ending the Windows Update nightmare — and letting you pause them indefinitely
In 2015, Microsoft decided that you shouldn't be in control of updating your PC anymore. At first, it seemed like a good idea to keep malware at bay - but soon,...
Windows 11 is finally getting a movable taskbar
It's taken almost five years, but Microsoft is finally bringing back the ability to move the Windows taskbar to the top or sides of your screen. The movable tas...