Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid “Optimus” robot that shares some AI software and sensors with its cars’ Autopilot driver assistance features. As The Verge reports, at the start of Tesla’s 2022 AI Day presentation, Musk acknowledged that they had “a guy in a suit” last year but promised something much more impressive this time around. […]
As CNET reports, Google’s cloud gaming service Stadia will shut down on January 18, 2023, the search giant said in blog post. Google will refund all Stadia hardware purchased through the Google Store, along with all the games and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store. The company aims to have all the refunds completed by mid-January. People using […]
As WIRED reports, Iran’s restrictive government imposed severe and extensive internet blackouts and blocked numerous digital services around the country in an attempt to shut down country-wide protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in “morality police” custody in September, impacting most of Iran’s 80 million citizens. However, in a show of global solidarity, […]
NASA wasn’t about to miss the chance to capture its historic ambush of an asteroid through the eyes of its most powerful space observatories. As CNET reports, last week, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) released new images taken by the Hubble and James Webb telescopes showing the moment the DART spacecraft crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos. […]
Meta has announced its testing new features intended to help people easily manage their Facebook and Instagram accounts through one interface. As CNBC reports, the move underscores Meta’s attempt to consolidate its family of apps so they aren’t so distinct from one another. One of the features lets people switch between Facebook and Instagram accounts […]
As TechCrunch reports, Netflix’s push into the mobile gaming market continues with the latest announcement that the streamer is establishing an internal games studio based in Helsinki, Finland, led by the co-founder and general manager of the Zynga Helsinki game development studio, Marko Lastikka. The studio will be the fourth for Netflix, joining others including Next Games, […]
James Earl Jones has been the iconic voice of Darth Vader since the beginning of Star Wars, but at 91 years old, it seems he’s ready to have the work done for him. According to a report from Vanity Fair (via Deadline), Jones signed over the rights to his archival voice work, and allowed the Ukrainian startup Respeecher to leverage AI technology […]
In an age where skyrocketing prices are the norm, it’s actually newsworthy when they appear to be staying the same. Such is the case for the upcoming Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones. According to Android Police founder Artem Russakovskii, the alleged prices for the new Google Pixel 7 will be $599 and $899 for the […]
As CNN reports, Apple says it is working on a software fix after some users who recently purchased an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max reported their devices’ rear-facing cameras shook “uncontrollably” and made strange noises when using social media apps. In videos and posts uploaded to social media sites, some users explained […]
At an event last week, Activision revealed “the future of Call of Duty.” That included another look at the upcoming Modern Warfare II, but just as significant were the first real details on the brand-new Warzone experience and its mobile counterpart. As The Verge reports, the new version, dubbed Warzone 2.0, will launch on November […]