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Making electric cars from scratch is hard. Out of all the homegrown EV startups, Tesla is the only company that has broken through to the mainstream. Nikola was a scam. Canoo recently filed for bankruptcy. And depending on how you’re counting, Fisker failed not once but twice. Then there are companies like Aptera that feel … Read more
Earlier this week, 2K announced that it will release Borderlands 4 on September 12 — 11 days earlier than planned. Now, we’re getting another look at the latest in Gearbox’s series, including new features and a full-length gameplay trailer. One of the most interesting tidbits announced is that Borderlands 4 will offer individual difficulty settings … Read more
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that Apple violated her own ruling back in 2021 on the lawsuit Epic Games filed against Apple a year before. Now, it’s ordering (PDF) Apple to stop collecting commissions on purchases that weren’t paid through the App Store effective immediately. In 2021, Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple did not … Read more
The BBC announced a new addition to its Maestro series of masterclasses, featuring its first posthumous teacher, Agatha Christie, presenting her writing tips in 4K video. The best-selling author of literature in human history teaches an 11-lesson course on writing mysteries, and the BBC seems very aware of the issues circling AI, which provokes a … Read more
One day after Meta rolled out its standalone AI app, Mark Zuckerberg has shared more about how the company plans to eventually monetize its generative AI assistant. During the company’s first quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Meta AI could one day show ads and product recommendations. He also hinted at plans for a subscription component … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg says he believes most of the Meta’s code will be written by AI agents sometime within the next year-and-a-half. Zuckerberg made the prediction during an hour-long interview with podcaster Dwarkesh Patel. “I would guess sometime in the next 12 to 18 months, we’ll reach the point where most of the code that’s going … Read more
Google has announced that it’s helping to financially support the electrical training ALLIANCe (etA), an organization formed by the National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electricians. The goal is to train “100,000 electrical workers and 30,000 new apprentices in the United States” to meet the growing power demands of AI. Using AI … Read more
YouTube is testing a new feature that will blur the thumbnails of videos that appear in search results that “frequently include sexual themes,” the platform announced in the Community section of the YouTube Help Center. The experimental feature is currently being tested on a small percentage of users, Youtube says. The hope is that by … Read more
There are some cool games coming to PlayStation Plus in May, including one modern classic. This month’s titles include the universally-beloved Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun and Ark: Survival Ascended. All three games will be available to PS Plus members beginning on May 6. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard of Balatro. … Read more
A Snapchat redesign test appears to have stalled after power users seemingly disliked the “simplified” layout. The new version of Snapchat intended “to help new and casual users” navigate the app, according to Snap’s Q1 investor letter, released on April 29. As reported by TechCrunch, the overhauled app removed the Snap Map and Stories tabs. … Read more