A few years before Charles Rolls met his future business partner, Henry Royce, he went on the record about the potential of electric propulsion. Yep, back in 1900, electrification was very much on the cards, and one half of what would become the world’s pioneering automotive luxury brand was fully on board with the idea—until… Continue reading Rolls-Royce Spectre EV First Drive: Elegant, Understated, Silent
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ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
Encouraged by the government’s stance, right-wing commentators are quick to portray India’s Hindu majority as under constant threat and discrimination. “The commentators are doing their job, which is to stoke communal problems in the country under any pretext, no matter how silly,” says Hartosh Singh Bal, executive editor at The Caravan, a politics and culture… Continue reading ChatGPT Has Been Sucked Into India’s Culture Wars
Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
Bing’s new chat-style interface is a greater departure from the traditional search box. In a demonstration, Microsoft vice president of search and devices Yusef Mehdi asked the chatbot to write a five-day itinerary for a trip to Mexico City, and then to turn what it came up with into an email he could send to… Continue reading Microsoft Taps ChatGPT to Boost Bing—and Beat Google
OnePlus 11 5G Review: Speed Demon
Samsung and Apple have flagship smartphones that start at $800, but pay a little extra and you can get even more of a flagship phone (flagshippier?) with the words “Ultra” or “Pro” attached at the end. OnePlus used to follow the same strategy, but it’s changing things up this year with its new OnePlus 11… Continue reading OnePlus 11 5G Review: Speed Demon
Earthquake Aftershocks May Rock Turkey and Syria for Months, Even Years
Early Monday morning, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, followed nine hours later by a 7.5 aftershock. The death toll stands at more than 3,800, and rescuers have only just begun to comb through the collapsed buildings. Aftershocks will continue to shake the area as local faults adjust to such a huge initial tremor, and… Continue reading Earthquake Aftershocks May Rock Turkey and Syria for Months, Even Years
Meet Bard, Google’s Answer to ChatGPT
Google isn’t about to let Microsoft or anyone else make a swipe for its search crown without a fight. The company announced today that it will roll out a chatbot named Bard “in the coming weeks.” The launch appears to be a response to ChatGPT, the sensationally popular artificial intelligence chatbot developed by startup OpenAI with funding… Continue reading Meet Bard, Google’s Answer to ChatGPT
Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now
If you heard rumblings this week that Netflix is finally cracking down on password sharing in the United States and other markets, you heard wrong—but only for now. The company told WIRED that while it plans to make an announcement in the next few weeks about limiting account sharing, nothing has happened yet. Meanwhile, lawmakers… Continue reading Googling for Software Downloads Is Extra Risky Right Now
China’s XPeng G9 Could Be the Best Electric SUV Around
US investors looking to build an EV portfolio are not exactly spoilt for choice. Aside from Tesla, many companies haven’t produced cars, or if they have, they’re in such small numbers it’s difficult to know their true potential. Interestingly, however, if you want to narrow your selection to companies that produce more than 100,000 cars… Continue reading China’s XPeng G9 Could Be the Best Electric SUV Around
The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons
On Friday, United States secretary of state Antony Blinken said he was canceling a high-profile diplomatic visit to Beijing following the discovery of a large, high-altitude Chinese balloon that has been drifting over the US this week. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday that the airship is an off-course… Continue reading The Chinese Spy Balloon Shows the Downsides of Spy Balloons
Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet
After Netflix Spent years piloting different ways to crack down on password sharing, changes to its United States Help Center page this week seemed to indicate that the streaming giant had finally settled on a plan. But those tweaks quickly disappeared, leaving confusion and concern about potential changes to Netflix’s account-sharing policies. Now the company… Continue reading Netflix’s US Password-Sharing Crackdown Isn’t Happening—Yet