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Inside the lab where Ford is trying to crack the code on cheap EVs
Ford isn't sending the clearest signals regarding its EV future. We got a glimpse of its Universal EV (UEV) Project last February, but then it pulled the plug o...
Bose takes a swing at Sonos with its new home speakers
Last Thursday, in a staged home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, I sat on a couch that was a bit too low and a tad too deep in front of a small, beige-color...
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta - Facebook and Instagram'...
Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
Staffers at Google DeepMind's headquarters have voted to unionize in an effort to prevent the AI firm's technology from being used by Israel and the US military...
Microsoft is finally ditching the junk MSN feed in Windows widgets
Microsoft is finally giving up on showing the junk feed of MSN news when you open the widgets feature in Windows 11. After allowing Windows 11 users to disable...
Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
We still don't know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but we may not have to wait too long. Valve just imported roughly 50 tons of "Game Consoles" into...
OpenAI’s president does “all the things,” except answer a question
The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second. Brockman was c...
Elon Musk will settle the feds’ Twitter lawsuit with pocket change
Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks...
Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections
Nearly 80% of hotels surveyed by a body representing the industry reported bookings were running below projections — a worrisome sign with only weeks to go befo...
SwitchBot’s rechargeable button pusher is on sale for over 20 percent off
If you want to give mom something that helps lighten the load, the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable makes for a great, inexpensive gift. And now through May 10th, you...
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
Colin Angle, the maker of the Roomba and the man who helped put 50 million household robots into people's homes, is back with a new robot. But this one is desig...
The Pixel 11 could be the next victim of the RAM shortage
Google's next round of Pixel phones could be a downgrade compared to the Pixel 10 lineup due to the ongoing RAM shortage. Leaked specs for the Pixel 11 lineup s...