Google’s Bard AI can now access Gmail, Drive, Docs, and more (www.pcworld.com)
Canadian Government Rewrites Online News Act (Bill C-18) in a Way That Excludes Smaller Outlets and Reserves Most of the Funds for Legacy Media (web.archive.org)
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BT has nearly switched off Huawei core days ahead of ban (www.lightreading.com)
American automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicles (www.theverge.com)
Single-use e-cigarettes contain batteries that last hundreds of cycles despite being discarded (techxplore.com)
GM stops selling the Chevy Blazer EV to deal with ‘software quality issues’ (www.theverge.com)
GM stops selling the Chevy Blazer EV to deal with ‘software quality issues’::The 2024 Chevy Blazer EV is no longer available while GM works on software bugs breaking the electric SUV’s infotainment system and its ability to charge properly.
Reddit moderator rebellion: AI moderation is part of the solution (9to5mac.com)
Exoskeleton pilot project shows positive results (www.insidelogistics.ca)
Exoskeleton pilot project shows positive results::undefined
Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check: Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away (spectrum.ieee.org)
Quantum Computing’s Hard, Cold Reality Check: Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away::Hype is everywhere, skeptics say, and practical applications are still far away
Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit (www.bloomberg.com)
Hyperloop One to Shut Down After Failing to Reinvent Transit::The company is selling assets, laying off remaining employees.
Business Insider's reporter and his disastrous experience with GM's Blazer including the infotainment system: (www.businessinsider.com)
Business Insider’s reporter and his disastrous experience with GM’s Blazer including the infotainment system:::When the Chevrolet Blazer EV stranded Kevin Williams, a 7-hour drive turned into a 14-hour ordeal.
Tesla Has The Highest Accident Rate Of Any Auto Brand (www.forbes.com)
Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises (www.tomshardware.com)
Firm predicts it will cost $28 billion to build a 2nm fab and $30,000 per wafer, a 50 percent increase in chipmaking costs as complexity rises::As wafer fab tools are getting more expensive, so do fabs and, ultimately, chips. A new report claims that
All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)
All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined
[Upper Echelon] 2024 - The Year of Political AI Manipulation (odysee.com)
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash (www.nbcnews.com)
Tesla recalls 120,000 vehicles over potentially faulty doors that could open in a crash::Tesla is recalling Tesla Model S luxury sedans and Model X SUVs manufactured in 2022 and 2023 due to the vehicles’ failure to comply with U.S. government regulations.
U.S. Govt and researchers seemingly discover new type of superconductivity in an exotic, crystal-like material — controllable variation breaks temperature records (www.tomshardware.com)
this song seems to use ai (open.spotify.com)
Electric scooter company Bird files for bankruptcy (techcrunch.com)
Study shows Tesla owners have most car accidents, but Ram has the worst drivers (www.techspot.com)
China's New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase (www.btimesonline.com)
China’s New Gaming Regulations Prompt Massive Market Value Loss for Tencent and NetEase::In a significant blow to the gaming sector, China’s National Press and Publication Administration has called for public feedback on the draft of the “Network Game Management Measures” on December 22. The proposed regulations cover...
Using AI, researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates that can kill a drug-resistant bacterium (phys.org)
Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same (cleantechnica.com)
US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade (arstechnica.com)
US commits to landing an international astronaut on the Moon - This decade::This ticket to the Moon will probably go to a European or Japanese astronaut.