Image: Getty Images/Yagi Studio We’re already well into the season of tech product launches, which runs for the next few weeks as the big vendors set out the products they want us to buy over holiday season and into the next year. But something that’s recently changed is that many big vendors don’t want to… Continue reading Apple and Amazon have different visions of the future. Neither is totally right
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A new Facebook Marketplace rule could make it harder to find legit car listings
/ Facebook will no longer let dealerships post used car listings from their business page, leaving room for listings posted by fake personal accounts Nick Barclay / The Verge As if buying a used car isn’t hard enough, the misleading dealership listings that clutter up selling platforms like Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp don’t make things… Continue reading A new Facebook Marketplace rule could make it harder to find legit car listings
Google Creates AI That Turns Text Into 3D Objects
Okay, this is pretty cool. DreamFusion DreamFusion, Google’s next-gen, AI-powered text-to-3D-image generator, is here. Well, sort of. A proof-of-concept paper is here, at least. DreamFusion is an evolution of Dream Fields, a text-to-3D-image generator revealed by Google back in 2021. And like Dream Fields, DreamFusion creates its 3D images by combining a Neural Radiance Field… Continue reading Google Creates AI That Turns Text Into 3D Objects
Gender Reveal Party Under Investigation for Polluting Entire River
Surprise! It’s an environmental crime! The Big Reveal Few human-made phenomena are as fearsome as the gender reveal party. Multiple destructive wildfires, a few explosions here and there — what’s there not to hate about the internet-driven trend? Well, despite the negative reception the practice has received and the environmentally disastrous ramifications it’s often entailed,… Continue reading Gender Reveal Party Under Investigation for Polluting Entire River
Chrome’s controversial new extension platform is coming in 2023
Google has slowly but surely been marching towards a new extension platform called Manifest V3 for Chrome. And now there is a firm timeline for its rollout. Starting with Chrome 112 in January of 2023 the company may start turning off support for Manifest V2 in the Canary, Dev and Beta channels. Then in June… Continue reading Chrome’s controversial new extension platform is coming in 2023
Twitter gives its DMs on the Android app a more modern look
Twitter has started rolling out some changes for its Android app that gives people sliding into DMs a more visually appealing interface. The social network’s Android app has remained largely the same over the years, but this update, while pretty minor, was meant to give users “a smoother, more consistent experience overall.” Twitter says it… Continue reading Twitter gives its DMs on the Android app a more modern look
Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles during the third quarter of 2022
/ The automaker’s delivery volume rebounds after a weak second quarter Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles in the third quarter of 2022, a sign that the Elon Musk-owned company has bounced back from a slower second quarter related to COVID-related factory shutdowns. In a report on the… Continue reading Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles during the third quarter of 2022
Temasek to step up investments once market valuations drop furtherStock markets globally have fallen sharply this year as rate hikes raise worries abo…
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings said that market valuations had not yet priced in a global economic recession and that said the state investor was waiting for further declines before stepping up investments. “Current valuations are not reflecting the risk of downturn we see in the next 12 to 18 months,” Temasek‘s chief investment officer, Rohit Sipahimalani, said on Friday.… Continue reading Temasek to step up investments once market valuations drop furtherStock markets globally have fallen sharply this year as rate hikes raise worries abo…
Singapore’s Asia Innovations Group plans US listing via $2.5b SPAC merger
Singapore-based mobile app developer Asia Innovations Group Limited (ASIG) said on Friday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check firm in a deal that values the combined entity at $2.5 billion. The move by ASIG to merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd would bring estimated gross proceeds of $200 million… Continue reading Singapore’s Asia Innovations Group plans US listing via $2.5b SPAC merger
China’s Zhejiang Geely buys 7.6% stake in Aston Martin
Chinese automotive company Zhejiang Geely Holding Group said on Friday it bought a 7.6% stake in British luxury carmaker Aston Martin but did not disclose the deal value. Based on Aston Martin’s closing share price on Sept. 28, the stake is valued at 7.55 billion pounds ($8.39 billion). It was bought by Li Shufu, founder and chairman… Continue reading China’s Zhejiang Geely buys 7.6% stake in Aston Martin