Have you seen the tank of nightmare fuel currently circulating around the internet — the video where a robot dog fires an assault rifle? I’ve got good and bad news. The good news: It’s probably just a dangerous toy cobbled together by a Russian hoverbike startup guy. Vice traced the video back to a Russian… Continue reading We have good and bad news about that video of the robot dog firing a gun
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Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin
Tesla already reported vehicle shipment numbers for the second quarter, and now its full Q2 2022 financial report (pdf) reveals it’s dealing with inflation and the overall economic downturn, as well as the “crypto winter” that has sent prices of Bitcoin plunging. In the letter to investors, Tesla execs reveal the company has sold 75… Continue reading Tesla sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin
TIL that WordPerfect is still around, getting updates, and is currently on sale
Recently my colleagues and I were discussing the history of word processors (that’s just the kind of thing we do here), and a few of them reminisced about using one called WordPerfect many, many years ago. Given that its heyday was in the eighties, I hadn’t heard much about it, so I Googled it for… Continue reading TIL that WordPerfect is still around, getting updates, and is currently on sale
The new Google Wallet is now available to all users
The new Google Wallet app is available to all customers shortly after people in 39 countries started seeing it available on their phones Monday. Google Wallet official rollout is the latest step in the long history of Google payment app variations. The company combined Google Wallet and Android Pay in 2018 to create Google Pay,… Continue reading The new Google Wallet is now available to all users
Google Calendar’s ‘known senders’ filter should help stamp out spam invites
Google Calendar’s new “known senders” option is supposed to make it easier to keep spam from clogging up your schedule. Toggling on the setting prevents invites from people you don’t know from automatically appearing in your Calendar. This way, Google Calendar will only automatically add invites from people in your contacts list, anyone you’ve interacted… Continue reading Google Calendar’s ‘known senders’ filter should help stamp out spam invites
Amazon is slowly turning Alexa into a totally automated virtual assistant
Amazon is making a bunch of changes to the Alexa user experience, all with the same idea in mind: making the virtual assistant easier to use. The most notable is a change in how Alexa handles Routines, which developers can now create and recommend to users instead of requiring you to manually build your own… Continue reading Amazon is slowly turning Alexa into a totally automated virtual assistant
Amazon says Matter really matters to its smart home ambitions
Amazon wants every smart home device to work with its Alexa ecosystem, and it says Matter is key to achieving that goal. “We really believe in ambient intelligence — an environment where your devices are woven together by artificial intelligence so they can offer far more than any device could do on its own,” Marja… Continue reading Amazon says Matter really matters to its smart home ambitions
The Great Fiction of AI
my_novel.txt credits.ods my_novel.txt headline.txt On a Tuesday in mid-March, Jennifer Lepp was precisely 80.41 percent finished writing Bring Your Beach Owl, the latest installment in her series about a detective witch in central Florida, and she was behind schedule. The color-coded, 11-column spreadsheet she keeps open on a second monitor as she writes told her… Continue reading The Great Fiction of AI
Volkswagen names a new CEO to run its electric truck and SUV spinoff Scout
The electric rebirth of Scout, the classic off-road SUV brand, is getting real this week as Volkswagen names Scott Keogh as CEO of its new spinoff company. The former head of VW Group America, as initially reported by Axios, pushed for VW to start a new electric truck line after seeing a fully restored vintage… Continue reading Volkswagen names a new CEO to run its electric truck and SUV spinoff Scout
Panasonic’s $4 billion EV battery plant will land in Kansas
Panasonic has picked De Soto, Kansas, to build a new EV battery plant, which projects to bring up to $4 billion in investments for the state, the Kansas governor’s office said in a press release. The press release predicts the plant will create up to 4,000 jobs, plus estimates of 4,000 additional jobs with suppliers… Continue reading Panasonic’s $4 billion EV battery plant will land in Kansas