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The 20-year boondoggle

Just a week after 9/11, while the country was still reeling, a series of letters began arriving at news organizations and Senate offices. The envelopes were innocuous, indistinguishable from other mail, but inside was a white powder, a rare bacteria that can be fatal if inhaled — anthrax. Five people died, and 17 were sickened… Continue reading The 20-year boondoggle

Notion is using AI to automatically write your blog posts, job descriptions, and poetry

/ Large language models mean your note-taking app can understand what you’re trying to write — and just write it for you. Notion’s AI turns your prompt into blog posts, poems, to-do lists, and brainstorms.Image: Notion / David Pierce Someday soon, Notion will be able to write your notes for you. The company is starting… Continue reading Notion is using AI to automatically write your blog posts, job descriptions, and poetry

Waabi announces ‘plug-and-play’ autonomous trucking solution

/ The Waabi Driver is a turnkey solution for semi truck manufacturers who want fleets of self-driving trucks on their delivery routes. Image: Waabi Waabi, the autonomous vehicle startup founded by former chief scientist at Uber’s Advanced Technology Group Raquel Urtasun, announced a new turnkey solution for semi truck manufacturers who want to transform their… Continue reading Waabi announces ‘plug-and-play’ autonomous trucking solution

The unbearable lightness of BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed built a digital media empire in part by aggregating viral content from social media. A decade later, what’s next? Share this story Nina* was scrolling Apple News in July 2021 when she came across a headline that looked familiar. Even before opening the story, she had a feeling she might be in it. The… Continue reading The unbearable lightness of BuzzFeed

Tapo takes on Arlo, Eufy with a low-cost smart security camera system

/ Free AI detection, 2K resolution, and local storage make the Tapo C420S2 a fully-featured, lower-cost smart security camera system. But high cloud storage prices and no Apple Home support let this promising package down. The Tapo C420S2 smart security camera has AI detection, 2K video resolution, and the option of local storage.Image: TP-Link Tapo,… Continue reading Tapo takes on Arlo, Eufy with a low-cost smart security camera system

Lucid gives first look at its luxury Gravity SUV as it begins to deliver cheaper Air Touring EV

/ Lucid reveals the look of its long-anticipated all-electric SUV, and it is finally shipping more affordable trims of its luxury Air sedan to longtime reservation holders. Lucid’s all-electric Gravity SUV is finally revealed. Image: Lucid Lucid Motors is finally giving a first look at its luxury all-electric Gravity SUV. New images released by the… Continue reading Lucid gives first look at its luxury Gravity SUV as it begins to deliver cheaper Air Touring EV

Rimac Nevera hits top speed of 256 mph to become world’s fastest production EV

/ The record was set on October 28th at the Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany, an oval-shaped racetrack with twin straights that were long enough — 4 km, or 2.48 miles — for the Nevera to achieve its top speed. Image: Rimac Rimac announced that its Nevera supercar hit a top speed of 412 kmh… Continue reading Rimac Nevera hits top speed of 256 mph to become world’s fastest production EV

Epic says more than half of all announced next-gen games are made on Unreal Engine

/ Unreal Engine is proving to be a popular choice for developers making games for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S. One major developer, CD Projekt Red, is making a huge bet on it. Looks Cyberpunk-y.Image: Epic Games Over half of all announced games for next-gen game consoles are being developed using Epic… Continue reading Epic says more than half of all announced next-gen games are made on Unreal Engine

The scary truth about AI copyright is nobody knows what will happen next

Artificial Intelligence The last year has seen a boom in AI models that create art, music, and code by learning from others’ work. But as these tools become more prominent, unanswered legal questions could shape the future of the field.  Share this story Generative AI has had a very good year. Corporations like Microsoft, Adobe,… Continue reading The scary truth about AI copyright is nobody knows what will happen next