NASA first sample shows asteroid Bennu could be from small ocean world
NASA’s first asteroid sample is the cleanest of its kind. Now, back on Earth, samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are already yielding surprising discoveries about the early solar system and where asteroids came from. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft dropped rock and soil samples from the pristine asteroid into the Utah desert last year after a […]
Meta charged with violating Europe’s landmark tech competition law, faces billions in fines
Meta was accused on Monday of violating Europe’s sweeping technology competition law by forcing a restrictive “pay or consent” model on customers for advertising on Instagram and Facebook, intensifying a long-running dispute over user privacy. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg’s company drew the ire of regulators last year when it launched a subscription service that gave users […]
A popular AI chatbot has been caught lying, saying it’s human
Is this real? As artificial intelligence begins to replace humans in call service and other administrative jobs, a newly popular and highly credible robocall service has been found to be lying and pretending to be human. Wired reported. The cutting-edge technology, unveiled by San Francisco-based Brand AI, is intended to be used for customer service […]
Trump Media stock surges as high as 11% following Biden debate
Shares of President Joe Biden’s media companies soared Friday following his disastrous performance in Thursday night’s debate with former President Donald Trump. Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of social media platform Truth Social, jumped more than 10% in premarket trading on Friday, a sign that investors are growing confident that […]
Apple stages huge comeback in China as iPhone shipments surge 40%
According to data from a Chinese government research firm, Apple’s smartphone shipments in China rose nearly 40% in May from the same month a year earlier, continuing a recovery seen in April. Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China rose by 3.603 million units in May from a year earlier to 5.028 million units, according […]
Collina Strada’s Baggu collab under fire for AI-generated prints
Clients will want designers to stop messing around with AI. New York-based fashion brand Collina Strada has faced criticism online after employing artificial intelligence in the design process for its latest collection with BAGGU. $70 horse-shaped bag since then It became a hot topic. While both brands pride themselves on sustainability, consumers claim that the […]
Lawsuit claiming Meta prefers foreign workers over US citizens revived by appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday revived a class action lawsuit filed by software engineers who claim Meta Platforms refused to hire them in favor of giving jobs to lower-paid foreign workers. The San Francisco-based 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 2-1 verdict He said a Civil War-era law banning contract discrimination on the basis of […]
ChatGPT owner OpenAI strikes multi-year content deal with Time magazine
Time magazine has signed a multi-year content deal with OpenAI, giving the ChatGPT developer access to its archive of news content, the companies announced on Thursday. The companies added in a statement that the chatbot will respond to users’ questions with citations and links to original sources on Time.com. Financial terms of the deal were […]
Carjacker with ‘sausage fingers’ fails to break into Tesla after failing to grasp door handles
Incredible footage from New Zealand shows the moment a carjacker fails to break into a Tesla, proving the popular electric vehicle’s “tricky steering” makes it a crime-proof solution. According to footage posted by Kiwi EV Adventures, a large man wearing a balaclava tried to get into a car while it was stuck in traffic. A […]
Nearly half of American electric vehicle owners want to go back to gas-powered cars: study
New data shows a significant percentage of Americans who own electric vehicles have regrets about their purchase. McKinsey & Company Mobility Consumer Pulse According to a 2024 EV market forecast released this month, 46% of U.S. EV owners said they are “very likely” to return to a gasoline-powered vehicle for their next purchase. The high […]