Toyota has launched Advanced Drive, a new driver assistance technology, with the latest Toyota Mirai and Lexus LS vehicles. Advanced Drive is capable of Level 2 autonomy and can free the driver from operating the accelerator, brakes and even the steering wheel — under certain traffic conditions and with the driver’s supervision, that is. It… Continue reading Toyota’s new Mirai and Lexus LS models come with Advanced Drive assistance tech
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Neuralink’s brain-computer interface demo shows a monkey playing Pong
Elon Musk’s last update on Neuralink — his company that is working on technology that will connect the human brain directly to a computer — featured a pig with one of its chips implanted in its brain. Now Neuralink is demonstrating its progress by showing a Macaque with one of the Link chips playing Pong.… Continue reading Neuralink’s brain-computer interface demo shows a monkey playing Pong
Microsoft is finally releasing a 64-bit version of OneDrive for Windows
Microsoft released the first 64-bit version of Windows back in the early aughts. In 2007, it came out with OneDrive. Despite that history, the Windows release of the file-syncing app is only now making the jump to 64-bit, with Microsoft announcing a new client preview. In an announcement spotted by Windows guru Paul Thurrott, the… Continue reading Microsoft is finally releasing a 64-bit version of OneDrive for Windows
Rocket Lab’s next reusable rocket mission will test a new heat shield
Back in November, New Zealand’s Rocket Lab successfully tested a first stage recovery parachute system. The mission was one of three planned tests the company said would put it on the path of making its Electron rocket reusable. Next month, it will conduct the second of those tests after completing its 20th Electron launch of… Continue reading Rocket Lab’s next reusable rocket mission will test a new heat shield
LG makes a ‘three year pledge’ on updates for its Android phones
This week LG confirmed it is withdrawing from the mobile industry, but what about the phones it already makes? The company just announced that “all premium LG smartphones currently in use will receive up to three iterations of Android operating system updates from the year of purchase.” The three OS update guarantee applies to LG… Continue reading LG makes a ‘three year pledge’ on updates for its Android phones
The National Archives won’t be able to host Donald Trump’s tweets on Twitter
In a statement shared with Politico, Twitter says it won’t allow the National Archives to make tweets Donald Trump sent from his @realDonaldTrump account as president available for people to see and interact with on its platform. The company permanently suspended the former president following the January 6th US Capitol insurrection, a ban Trump has… Continue reading The National Archives won’t be able to host Donald Trump’s tweets on Twitter
Tesla refunded customers who were charged twice for their cars
The strange saga of several Tesla buyers who paid for their cars using a direct bank transfer only to find out later that they’d been charged twice, seems to be over. “Everyday Chris” posted on the Tesla forum that he eventually did get in contact with someone at Tesla, and received a refund for the… Continue reading Tesla refunded customers who were charged twice for their cars
MST3K’s latest kickstarter is funding a new streaming platform
After multiple network cancelations, cult-favorite comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000 turned to Kickstarter in 2015 to fund a comeback. After raising more than $6 million, a feat that helped it break several of the platform’s records, Netflix picked up the series. However, that triumph was short-lived, with the streaming giant canceling the series in… Continue reading MST3K’s latest kickstarter is funding a new streaming platform
Twitch will ban users for serious offline misconduct
Twitch will start taking disciplinary actions against people for misconduct that takes place offline or entirely on other platforms. The company says it may ban people for off-service misconduct under its expanded harassment and hateful conduct policy. The service will still target misconduct that takes place both on and off of Twitch (say, if a… Continue reading Twitch will ban users for serious offline misconduct
Polestar wants its cars to be carbon-neutral by 2030
Volvo’s performance EV subsidiary Polestar is reportedly taking steps to go greener than any electric auto manufacturer before it. As part of the company’s inaugural release of its annual review and sustainability report, Polestar announced on Wednesday that it plans to produce only carbon-neutral vehicles by 2030. Rather than planting trees as a means of… Continue reading Polestar wants its cars to be carbon-neutral by 2030