In a letter shared with Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tesla admitted that its robotaxis are sometimes driven remotely by human operators, Wired reports. Competing self-driving car companies sometimes rely on human operators to tell robotaxi software how to get itself unstuck, but letting operators actually drive those cars remotely is more unusual. “As a redundancy … Read more
Toyota is teaming up with Daimler and Volvo to work on fuel cell technology. The Japanese company is signing on to the joint venture cellcentric that Volvo and Daimler launched back in 2020. Once it officially joins, Toyota and cellcentric will collaborate on managing the development and production of fuel cell unit cells. “We are … Read more
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran’s armed forces, has threatened to target US tech companies’ operations in the Middle East. It told employees of 18 companies — including Apple, Google, Meta and NVIDIA — “to leave their workplaces immediately to save their lives,” as CBS News reported. Those living close to … Read more
Palworld developer Pocketpair just announced a bizarre spinoff called Palworld: More Than Just Pals. This looks to be a dating sim with horror elements in which you can romance the various Pals from the original game. The gameplay description suggests it’s set at a mysterious school, and players can not only fall in love with … Read more
Meta has agreed to “substantially reduce” its use of the PG-13 ratings system in relation to its Teen Accounts on Instagram starting April 15. Last year, the Motion Picture Association objected to Meta directly referencing its movie content rating, which cautions parents against letting their pre-teens engage with certain media. In a cease-and-desist letter seen … Read more
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is once more turning its lens on Microsoft. The tech company will be the focus of an investigation by the regulator to see if it can be assigned strategic market status (SMS). The CMA already has “a major concern” with Microsoft’s alleged limiting of competition in the cloud space … Read more
Basketball player Stephen Curry has long collaborated with Google, and last year took on the role of “Performance Advisor” at the company as part of a multi-year partnership. It appears the first product of this union is “coming soon,” based on a video posted to Curry’s Instagram account. The 15-second clip shows shots of Curry … Read more
Lamar was one of the NBA’s most famous players in his prime. Here’s how much money he made from his basketball career and where his finances stand today. Lamar was one of the NBA’s most famous players in his prime. Here’s how much money he made from his basketball career and where his finances stand … Read more
Adults of a certain age will no doubt remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a cartoon from 1989 that starred our favorite sibling plumbers decades before they would take over multiplexes with an animated film franchise. The broadcast channel MeTV Toons has begun airing old episodes of the show, likely to trade on the … Read more
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom moved fast when they married in 2009, but their relationship unraveled in the years that followed. Find out all about the relationship here. Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom moved fast when they married in 2009, but their relationship unraveled in the years that followed. Find out all about the relationship … Read more