Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda says AI recreations of her dad are ‘personally disturbing’::Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda says AI recreations of her dad are ‘personally disturbing’: ‘The worst bits of everything this industry is’
How Much Does It Cost to Charge an Electric Vehicle? (A comparison at home and on the road, with gasoline)::Few people know what a kilowatt-hour costs them, so they don’t realize how cheap EV home charging is versus gasoline. On the road, it’s more complicated.
Nevada lithium mine leads to ‘green colonialism’ accusations::The rush to mine lithium for car batteries is dividing environmental and native American communities.
John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing battle::John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, has resigned from the company in the wake of the pricing controversy.
Passengers in wheelchairs can’t use most airplane washrooms. That could change::With airplane bathrooms inaccessible to most people with disabilities, those who use wheelchairs have a necessary pre-flight routine: Dehydrate and hope for the best.
A deaf football team will debut a 5G-connected augmented reality helmet to call plays::The helmet, developed by AT&T and Gallaudet University, will debut at the school’s Saturday game. When a coach chooses a play on a tablet, it will then display on a small lens on the player’s helmet.
Business owner ‘hires’ ChatGPT for customer service, then fires the humans::Experts divided on whether a new wave of call centre automation will make for better jobs for people, or merely throw millions out of work
‘It’s a cult’: Inside effective accelerationism, the pro-AI movement taking over Silicon Valley — They have “e/acc” on their X handles and sun god memes in their social feeds::“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli, Y Combinator president Garry Tan and Notion co-founder Chris Prucha looked up at the cartoon of a shirtless...
Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.
Apple threatens Colombian mobile phone repairman with jail time::While many people are keeping an eye on Apple’s launches and the arrival of the iPhone 15 in September, a mobile phone and technology repairer has become the centre of attenti