ZDNET’s key takeaways OnePlus 13R costs $600 and features a bright display, powerful performance, and fast charging. It doesn’t have a flagship camera system and wireless charging. But for the money, you won’t find a more balanced handset. more buying choices At Amazon, the OnePlus 13R is on sale for $490, its lowest price yet. Act fast… Continue reading This midrange OnePlus phone undercuts the Galaxy S25 – and it’s on sale for $110 off
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Toyota has a new secret weapon to cut costs and keep pace in China’s EV race
Toyota’s most affordable electric vehicle, which starts at around $15,000, is off to a hot start in China. With a new locally-built EV motor, Toyota is already cutting costs to keep pace in China’s fierce EV price war. Toyota secures a new China-made EV motor to cut costs After launching the bZ3X in March, Toyota’s… Continue reading Toyota has a new secret weapon to cut costs and keep pace in China’s EV race
Redwood is repurposing GM’s EV batteries into energy storage
Image: GM General Motors and Redwood Materials are joining forces to take EV battery tech beyond the road and onto the grid. The two companies just signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that sets the stage for turning both new and second-life GM batteries into energy storage systems to support the US’s rising electricity demand.… Continue reading Redwood is repurposing GM’s EV batteries into energy storage
Tesla engineer admits Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records amid trial over fatal crash
A Tesla engineer admitted in court that Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records before 2018, 3 years after launching the ADAS system, in a trial over the death of a bystander in a crash involving Autopilot. Tesla is currently on trial in Miami over a crash involving a 2019 Tesla Model S that was operating… Continue reading Tesla engineer admits Tesla didn’t maintain Autopilot crash records amid trial over fatal crash
Tesla announces Model YL, a larger 6-seater SUV coming this fall
Tesla has announced the new ‘Model YL’, a larger 6-seater Model Y with a longer wheelbase, coming to China this fall. We first heard about this new version of the Model Y through hacker Green last month. Today, Tesla officially announced the new Model Y variant, called Model YL, on China’s Weibo, stating that it… Continue reading Tesla announces Model YL, a larger 6-seater SUV coming this fall
The Former CEO of Uber Kind of Sounds Like He’s Losing It When He’s Talking About AI
It sounds like the co-founder and former CEO of Uber has had a big gulp of the AI Kool-aid — and then some. On a recent episode of the All-In podcast, Travis Kalanick, who resigned from the ride-hailing company in disgrace in 2017, spoke rapturously about his experience using chatbots like ChatGPT and Grok. That’s… Continue reading The Former CEO of Uber Kind of Sounds Like He’s Losing It When He’s Talking About AI
OpenAI Engineer Quits, Says Company Is Pure Chaos Inside
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is setting a breakneck pace with his company, rolling out feature after feature to keep the multibillion-dollar gravy train steaming ahead. And that kind of drum beat, especially paired with ChatGPT’s meteoric rise, is bound to cause plenty of chaos behind the scenes. In a blog post, former OpenAI engineer Calvin… Continue reading OpenAI Engineer Quits, Says Company Is Pure Chaos Inside
Top AI Researchers Concerned They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created
Researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta have joined forces to warn about what they’re building. In a new position paper, 40 researchers spread across those four companies called for more investigation of AI powered by so-called “chains-of-thought” (CoT), the “thinking out loud” process that advanced “reasoning” models — the current vanguard of consumer-facing AI… Continue reading Top AI Researchers Concerned They’re Losing the Ability to Understand What They’ve Created
Leading AI Models Are Completely Flunking the Three Laws of Robotics
In his genre-defining 1950 collection of science fiction short stories “I, Robot,” author Isaac Asimov laid out the Three Laws of Robotics: 1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. 2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except… Continue reading Leading AI Models Are Completely Flunking the Three Laws of Robotics
Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving
You’ll be able to let everyone at work know you’re working really hard while driving along. You’ll be able to let everyone at work know you’re working really hard while driving along. Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz will let you use an in-car camera in Microsoft Teams while driving