An “erratic” pedestrian attacked a Waymo autonomous vehicle late Tuesday evening in Tempe, Arizona, smashing the windshield and injuring the safety driver, the company said. It was the latest incident of people in Arizona attacking Waymo vehicles — and occasionally their safety drivers — as the company ramps up its commercial service in the state.… Continue reading Waymo autonomous vehicle attacked by an ‘erratic’ pedestrian in Arizona
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YouTube Marked Horror Video as “For Kids,” Wouldn’t Let Creator Reverse It
This is a really bad look. Horror Struck YouTube is once again screwing up its children’s programming after designating a found footage horror video as “for kids” and not allowing the creator to change the erroneous rating manually. The issue apparently began over the holiday weekend, when, as YouTuber Kris Straub tweeted, the social network… Continue reading YouTube Marked Horror Video as “For Kids,” Wouldn’t Let Creator Reverse It
Residents Furious When Bill Gates Swoops in to Buy Huge Amounts of Farmland
They’re “just livid.” Farmer Bill The Associated Press reports that last week, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates was cleared to purchase 2,100 acres of rural North Dakota farmland. The acquisition, however, wasn’t without drama — the tech mogul had to fight state law to buy it, and a number of locals are less than thrilled with… Continue reading Residents Furious When Bill Gates Swoops in to Buy Huge Amounts of Farmland
Millionaire Refurbishing Cold War Radar Unit to Hunt UFOs
Millionaires are just like the rest of us — when they need help repairing their out-of-commission, Cold War-era radar units to detect UFOs, they turn to the good folks over at Reddit. As spotted by Vice, an anonymous Reddit post featuring a gigantic British AMES Type 84 radar unit led users on a quest to… Continue reading Millionaire Refurbishing Cold War Radar Unit to Hunt UFOs
It’s Not Too Late to Save the Metaverse
Ethicist and researcher Lucy Sparrow further argues for the need for a “community manager” approach to moderation, whereby some moderators are tasked not just with quietly managing content behind the scenes, but with actively cultivating the wider community of players. I’ll echo that call. Moderation is vital, and it is more than being punitive. It… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Save the Metaverse
Twitter tests allowing users to co-author tweets
Twitter is experimenting with a new feature that allows two accounts to co-author a tweet. The company is calling it a “CoTweet,” which it’s now testing with “select” accounts in the United States, Canada and Korea. With a CoTweet, two accounts can be linked as the author of a single tweet, which will appear on… Continue reading Twitter tests allowing users to co-author tweets
VW is getting into the EV battery business
With supply chains still in disarray and the war in Ukraine wreaking havoc on EV battery component commodity prices, many forward-thinking automakers are scrambling to secure not only stocks of the valuable metals like cobalt, lithium and nickel that go into EV batteries, but also the means of of building the batteries themselves. On Thursday,… Continue reading VW is getting into the EV battery business
Human Horizons’ next China-only EV will come with a robotic arm and ‘light curtains’
Chinese electric vehicle maker Human Horizons unveiled its second EV model on Wednesday, dubbed the GT HiPhi Z. This four-door grand touring sedan comes packed with gadgets and intelligent systems including the world’s only “vehicle-grade” high-speed robotic arm, which HH claims “can move back and forth in place in less than a second and features… Continue reading Human Horizons’ next China-only EV will come with a robotic arm and ‘light curtains’
Netflix starts using new Ambeo spatial audio tech from Sennheiser
Sennheiser has developed an approach to spatial audio that doesn’t require a surround sound system. The tech, called Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio, will work on standard stereo speakers, Sennheiser says. The company says Ambeo will deliver “an improved audio experience wherever stereo is delivered today, be it standard TV sets, stereo systems, headphones, tablets or… Continue reading Netflix starts using new Ambeo spatial audio tech from Sennheiser
Tesla will open up Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles in the US later this year
Tesla plans to open up its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles in the US in late 2022, according to a White House memo. The company has been allowing non-Tesla EVs to use its Supercharger plugs in several cities in Europe as part of a limited pilot program but has been quiet about when US… Continue reading Tesla will open up Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles in the US later this year