Rivian soars as Volkswagen plows $5B into EV maker: ‘Game changer’
Shares in Tesla rival electric car maker Rivian surged 28% on Wednesday after Volkswagen said it would invest up to $5 billion in the company to fuel its growth. VW said it would initially invest $1 billion in the joint venture to develop a “next-generation software-defined vehicle platform” for both companies’ electric vehicles, with Rivian […]
Uber locks out NYC drivers to avoid paying for ‘idle time’
Uber is reportedly banning New York City drivers from its app during periods of low demand in an effort to lower the minimum wage, a move rival Lyft is considering doing the same. Last month, Uber began locking drivers out of its app’s system to limit how much the company pays drivers for idle time […]
NASA predicts asteroid has 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years
What would happen if a never-before-seen asteroid were hurtling towards us and potentially colliding with Earth? That’s the hypothetical scenario NASA astronomers tested in a recent simulation, as officials tried to plan for an asteroid that has a 72 percent chance of hitting Earth within just 14 years. After a theoretical timeline was presented to […]
Scientists create robot face with lab-grown living skin
That’s the face of the future. A team of scientists has unveiled a robotic face covered in a delicate layer of living skin that can self-heal, wrinkle and smile, in a bid to develop more human-like cyborgs. The skin was made in a lab at the University of Tokyo from a mixture of human skin […]
Tesla recalls 11K Cybertrucks over faulty windshield wipers
Tesla has issued two recalls for its futuristic electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck, to fix defects in the windshield wipers and bed trim, according to a filing on Tuesday. Billionaire Elon Musk’s company issued a physical recall to fix a problem in affected vehicles “that could cause the windshield wiper motor controller to stop functioning […]
‘Clever’ copy-and-paste scam targets Google Chrome users: cybersecurity experts
Google Chrome users are the latest group to be targeted by a scam enticing them into copying and pasting malicious malware onto their computers. Cybersecurity experts Proofpoint have warned users to be on the lookout for pop-up notifications saying there’s an error when trying to open a document or web page. A Proofpoint spokesperson said […]
Oracle says US ban of TikTok would hurt its profits
Software giant Oracle has warned investors that a U.S. ban on TikTok would likely hit revenue if it goes into effect. In April, Congress passed a bill requiring TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, to completely exit the app within 12 months or face a total ban in the United States. Oracle, whose co-founder and chairman […]
Influencer’s AI clone of herself goes rogue, becomes sex-crazed maniac
A social media influencer who created an artificially intelligent clone of herself and was making $70,000 a week selling access to a “virtual boyfriend” soon found herself watching her digital alter-ego get out of control. The strange story of Carin Marjorie is revealed once again The dangers of rapid adoption of advanced AI technologyThis could […]
Microsoft hit with antitrust charges over ‘possibly abusive’ practices
Microsoft is accused of violating European Union antitrust laws by bundling its Teams software with apps such as Office 365 and Microsoft 365, a practice that regulators have called “probably wrongful.” The European Commission said on Monday it had conveyed a preliminary opinion to US tech giant Microsoft that the company was “restricting competition” by […]
Caribbean island benefiting from AI boom in a ‘totally incidental’ way
The tiny Caribbean nation is cashing in on the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, thanks in part to a fortuitous moment when each country’s internet domain code was assigned decades ago. The island of Anguilla, a British overseas territory located east of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, received the .ai internet domain country code from the […]