Tesla scraps Elon Musk’s goal of low-cost car amid fierce Chinese EV competition
Tesla is backing away from long-promised low-cost cars that investors have hoped will help fuel its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three people familiar with the matter and a company message seen by Reuters. Canceled. The company will continue to develop self-driving robotaxis on the same small car platform, the people said. The […]
Meta’s AI generator won’t create image of Asian dating white person
Meta’s artificial intelligence-powered text-image generator shows that the company’s billionaire founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has never dated a white man or woman, even though he is married to the daughter of a Chinese immigrant. Refuses to render photos of Asian people. An AI tool called Imagine, released last December, appears to suffer from the same revisionist […]
Royal Caribbean cruise horror as man, 20, jumps overboard
A young man jumped off board Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas just after 4 a.m. Thursday, turning the cruise into a nightmare for the crew. The 18-story ship was sailing off the coast of Cuba when a still-unidentified man jumped from the deck. Onlookers said his father and brother watched helplessly as he jumped […]
Elon Musk’s X adds blue checks to some accounts
Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring free blue checks to some users, but this latest unexpected change has caused a lot of confusion on the platform. Ta. For many years, Twitter blue check Mirror verification badge common on social media. Primarily limited to celebrities, politicians, and other influential accounts. […]
Apple working on mobile robot that can follow you around your home
Apple has reportedly launched a secret project to develop a personal robot, as the iPhone maker looks to find the “next big thing” after a failed foray into making self-driving electric cars. Mobile robots will be able to follow people around the house. According to Bloomberg News. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant faces pressure to […]
Taiwan earthquake will disrupt chipmakers that supply Apple, Nvidia: analysts
Analysts say the Asian semiconductor market is on the decline after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake since 1999 caused semiconductor makers from TSMC to UMC to suspend some operations to inspect facilities and reassign employees. He said it is likely to cause some disruption to the entire supply chain. A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s east […]
Spotify to hike prices by up to $2, introduce new basic tier: report
Spotify Technology plans to increase the price of its plans by about $1 to $2 per month in five markets, including the UK, Australia and Pakistan, by the end of April. Bloomberg News reported This was disclosed on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Shares in the Swedish music streaming service, which competes […]
Elon Musk’s X names head of safety after nine months of no safety leader
Elon Musk’s Mr. The role became vacant. The company promoted internal employee Kylie McRoberts, a veteran of nearly four years at Twitter and previously in a cybersecurity role at Google, to director of safety. “McRoberts has been instrumental in our recent progress towards unparalleled safety and security on our platform. During her time at X, […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket illuminates Southern California skies with a dazzling sunset spectacle: photos
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California, on April 1, 2024. The launch took place at 7:30 p.m., four days late, and provided Southern California residents with a spectacular view. Light show at dusk. This rocket carried her 22 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. […]
‘Turning science fiction into reality’
This is not the act of a magician. British startup Invisibility Shield Co. says it has developed a 6-foot-tall “megashield” and is selling it for $828. The company says it can make multiple people invisible, just like something out of the Harry Potter movies. The shields use a super-large, precision-engineered lens array that forms the […]