The average car purchased in 2023 emits higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) than its 2013 equivalent. This is due to the large proportion of SUVs in the mix, which tend to be bigger and heavier. (english.elpais.com)
Outside the US? Then you’ll be getting worse versions of the Google Pixel 8 and iPhone 15 (www.techradar.com)
An unequal approach
'The Finals' Is Using AI Voicework And It Is Bad (www.forbes.com)
As it turns out, developer Embark Studios is using AI for essentially all the voicework in The Finals.
The UK’s problematic Online Safety Act is now law | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days. (www.businessinsider.in)
Police in England installed an AI camera system along a major road. It caught almost 300 drivers in its first 3 days.::An AI camera system installed along a major road in England caught 300 offenses in its first 3 days.There were 180 seat belt offenses and 117 mobile phone
‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl... (home.nzcity.co.nz)
‘Qantas can’t guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can’t guarantee specific fl…::Qantas has launched its legal defence in the ACCC "“ghost flights”" case — allegedly selling 8,000 flights...
Bay Area tech CEO worth $35 billion says ‘suffering’ wasn't worth it (www.sfgate.com)
Bay Area tech CEO worth $35 billion says ‘suffering’ wasn’t worth it::Jensen Huang, a Bay Area CEO worth more than $35 billion, said he wouldn’t again go through ‘pain and suffering’ of being a startup founder at Nvidia.
The future of warfare: A $400 drone killing a $2M tank (www.politico.eu)
Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough (www.theregister.com)
Google Lens can now help you solve math problems (blog.google)
Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years (unlocked.microsoft.com)
Microsoft develops ultra durable glass plates that can store several TBs of data for 10000 years::Project Silica’s coaster-size glass plates can store unaltered data for thousands of years, creating sustainable storage for the world
Marines Test Rocket-Carrying 'Robotic Goat' at Twentynine Palms (timesofsandiego.com)
The four-legged robot was armed with an M72 shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher in testing by the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command and scientists with the Office of Naval Research.
Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First (gizmodo.com)
Meta has 30 days to stop using the name
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal (www.theregister.com)
Comcast Falls as NBC Owner Sheds Broadband, Cable Customers (finance.yahoo.com)
Comcast Falls as NBC Owner Sheds Broadband, Cable Customers::(Bloomberg) – Comcast Corp. slid the most in more than a year after reporting drops in broadband and cable subscribers, and predicting more losses to come.Most Read from BloombergLi Keqiang, China’s Second-Most Powerful Man for a Decade, Dies at 68Israel Latest: US...
Petition Calls on Microsoft to Extend Windows 10 Support | PCMag (www.pcmag.com)
I’m all for it.
Apple might reveal a proper gaming product at its October event (www.techradar.com)
Apple might reveal a proper gaming product at its October event::I’ll take one gaming MacBook please, Apple!
The White House Is Preparing for an AI-Dominated Future (www.theatlantic.com)
Supreme Court wades into social media wars over free speech (www.nbcnews.com)
Supreme Court wades into social media wars over free speech::Three major issues on the role of social media in society are before the Supreme Court, with oral arguments in the first two cases taking place this week.
Ford Delays $12 Billion in EV Investments Due To UAW Strike Impact and Slow Consumer Demand (driveteslacanada.ca)
Ford Delays $12 Billion in EV Investments Due To UAW Strike Impact and Slow Consumer Demand::The 41-day United Auto Workers strike took a toll on Ford, leading to a $1.3 billion hit to its Q3 earnings, and forcing the automaker to reevaluate its electric vehicle (EV) strategy. One significant development […]
Facebook and Instagram launch an ad-free subscription model in GDPR countries (about.fb.com)
Android and RISC-V: What you need to know to be ready (opensource.googleblog.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2752878 (!android)
CCleaner says hackers stole users' personal data during MOVEit mass-hack | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
"Fuck you, we're not paying": inside Unity’s Runtime Fee fiasco (mobilegamer.biz)
A major partner told John Riccitiello personally that it will not pay the Runtime Fee – and in the strongest possible terms.