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Amazon’s new Echo Auto is smaller and easier to mount in your car

/ Amazon is taking another stab at getting Alexa into your car without requiring you to buy a whole new vehicle. It’s nicer looking and has some new features. But it still remains an open question on why you’d want this at all. The new Echo Auto is smaller and easier to mount in your… Continue reading Amazon’s new Echo Auto is smaller and easier to mount in your car

Elon Musk wants “government-imposed muzzle” on his tweets thrown out

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is sick and tired of having to pause before tweeting to consider the potential implications on his company’s stock price. The celebrity executive is urging a federal appeals court to throw out a provision in his 2018 consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that requires him to… Continue reading Elon Musk wants “government-imposed muzzle” on his tweets thrown out

May Mobility, Via launch wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttle service

Autonomous ride-hail and shuttle service May Mobility and transit tech provider Via are launching a small fleet of wheelchair-accessible autonomous vehicles in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Via, which started as an on-demand shuttle service before acquiring Remix, and May have been partnering for years to bridge the gaps in public transit systems with AVs. They have… Continue reading May Mobility, Via launch wheelchair-accessible autonomous shuttle service

Dreamebot’s self-emptying robot vac comes with a dreamy price tag

Pros Self-emptying dust bin Full mapping of floor plans Reliable performance Solid suction level Great battery life Cons Basic mopping option I’m not ready to let robots take over my house completely, but they have now mastered the vacuuming chore. Robot vacuums have been scooting along on my floors for years and have now perfected… Continue reading Dreamebot’s self-emptying robot vac comes with a dreamy price tag

Elon Musk’s robot is going to have to work hard to impress at Tesla’s AI Day

/ ‘If it simply waves hello, that’s a groan fail.’ A rendering of the Tesla Bot.Image: Tesla This Friday, Elon Musk is expected to unveil a prototype of his Optimus robot — better known as the Tesla Bot. When Musk announced last August that Tesla was developing a general-purpose robot capable of handling “unsafe, repetitive… Continue reading Elon Musk’s robot is going to have to work hard to impress at Tesla’s AI Day

20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands

“Not certain if that was criminal damage to property or theft.” Big Spill On Sunday, a massive oil leak was detected in Louisiana’s Saint Bernard Parish. Local news outlet FOX 8 reported that the leak spilled around 20,000 gallons of oil into nearby marshlands and at least one waterway from an Entergy substation, and may have… Continue reading 20,000 Gallons of Oil Just Leaked Into Louisiana Marshlands

Best Printers Under $100 in 2022

“Do I really need a printer?” is a question you’ve probably asked yourself sometime in the past year, and our answer is an emphatic “yes!” Keeping your documents and photos in the digital world is convenient, but every once in a while you’ll need to print something out. It’s better to have a printer around… Continue reading Best Printers Under $100 in 2022

Lenovo’s new ThinkReality VRX headset is an all-in-one gateway to the enterprise Metaverse

You can see the included controllers in use here. Lenovo Lenovo’s new ThinkReality VRX headset is an effort to do for the enterprise what Meta’s Quest line has done for the consumer market: create an easy-to-use, self-contained VR ecosystem that anyone can jump right into.  The “pancake” optics allow the display portion of the headset… Continue reading Lenovo’s new ThinkReality VRX headset is an all-in-one gateway to the enterprise Metaverse

US cloud-storage startup Wasabi plans Asia expansion after entering unicorn clubIt recently raised $125m in a Series D round and extended its existing…

Wasabi Technologies, a US-based cloud storage company, has announced that it has achieved unicorn status following $250 million in new funding and is expanding into new vertical markets and geographies, including Southeast Asia and Australia. Wasabi raised $125 million in a Series D equity round led by L2 Point Management with participation from Cedar Pine;… Continue reading US cloud-storage startup Wasabi plans Asia expansion after entering unicorn clubIt recently raised $125m in a Series D round and extended its existing…