Europe’s auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown

Brussels‘ proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe’s legacy carmakers more time to sell hybrids, but for the longer term, EVs are still the future, analysts and experts said. On Tuesday, the European Commission published plans to abandon an effective 2035 ban on combustion engine cars,… Continue reading Europe’s auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown

Kyrie Irving Has “Incident” With Humanoid Robot

Mavericks via YouTube Shorts What’re professional team sports without a good shoving match? Basketball star Kyrie Irving got into one recently — though not on the court, but with a humanoid robot. In a video shared by the Dallas Mavericks social media page, a Unitree G1 android shows off its slick karate moves in front… Continue reading Kyrie Irving Has “Incident” With Humanoid Robot

When Asked to Generate an Alphabet Poster for Preschoolers, the Latest Version of ChatGPT Just Flails Wildly

AI Generated Image On December 11, OpenAI release ChatGPT 5.2, the latest version of the widely used AI chatbot. As it does every time it releases a minor update, the company hailed its latest version as a “significant improvement in general intelligence,” calling it the “best model yet for real-world, professional use.” In a further… Continue reading When Asked to Generate an Alphabet Poster for Preschoolers, the Latest Version of ChatGPT Just Flails Wildly

Waymo Spotted Driving Wrong Way Down Busy Street

u/holafromaustin via Reddit You don’t share the road with robotaxis — the robotaxis munificently share the road with you. This week, one of Waymo’s fully driverless cabs was spotted blundering down the wrong side of a street in Austin, Texas, causing the human motorists driving in the correct direction to cautiously come to a halt,… Continue reading Waymo Spotted Driving Wrong Way Down Busy Street

Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate

A New York Times spokesperson told WIRED in a statement that Brooks “regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns” and that Brooks had no contact with Epstein before or after attending the 2011 dinner where the photo was taken. A representative for the Gates Foundation did not… Continue reading Terrifying New Photos Emerge From the Jeffrey Epstein Estate