Apple is reportedly enlisting Hollywood talent to create content for its upcoming AR headset

Apple has reportedly enlisted Hollywood directors like Jon Favreau to create video content for its long-rumored mixed reality headset. According to The New York Times, the filmmaker is developing an experience that brings the dinosaurs from Prehistoric Planet, the Apple TV+ original series he helped produced, to life on the device. Corroborating recent reporting from… Continue reading Apple is reportedly enlisting Hollywood talent to create content for its upcoming AR headset

New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas

The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by the State Senate. Introduced by New York State Senator Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Latoya Joyner back in April, the Warehouse Worker Protection Act takes aim at Amazon’s labor practices. Ramos and… Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas

Recommended Reading: High-tech COVID-19 testing at home

Victoria Song, The Verge Rapid antigen tests are all the rage these days, but there are some tech-based options that offer the accuracy of a PCR lab test with at-home convenience of what you can get at your local pharmacy. The Verge examines a few options with the pros and cons of each one, from… Continue reading Recommended Reading: High-tech COVID-19 testing at home

Activision Blizzard faces unfair labor practices complaint over staff unionization efforts

The Communications Workers of America has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of retaliating against workers over their unionization efforts. If you’ll recall, the quality assurance workers at the Activision studio Raven Software announced their plans to unionize in January. That’s after Activision laid off 12 of its QA… Continue reading Activision Blizzard faces unfair labor practices complaint over staff unionization efforts

New York gets closer to cracking down on Amazon’s warehouse production quotas

New York’s State Assembly passed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA) on Friday, a bill that would require Amazon and other companies to disclose production quotas to workers, as first reported by CNBC. If New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) signs it into law, it would also prevent employees from having to meet quotas that… Continue reading New York gets closer to cracking down on Amazon’s warehouse production quotas

The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid is a shaky step towards a luxurious EV future

Bentley is engaged in a never-ending battle to balance classic luxury coach-building and modern automobile manufacturing. The luxury automaker not only has to keep up with changing technology, consumer taste and industry standards, it must also consistently deliver the old world-inspired sophistication that its known for. The automotive industry’s move towards electrification adds another challenge… Continue reading The 2022 Bentley Flying Spur Hybrid is a shaky step towards a luxurious EV future

Glasses or no glasses, this year’s WWDC is all about AR

Apple’s software is very good, generally speaking. Even as the company has spread its focus among more platforms than ever — macOS and iOS and iPadOS and tvOS and watchOS and whatever software Apple’s building for its maybe-possibly-coming-someday car and its almost-certainly-coming-soon AR / VR headset — those platforms have continued to be excellent. It’s… Continue reading Glasses or no glasses, this year’s WWDC is all about AR

Watch Blue Origin launch its fifth passenger flight to the edge of space

Saturday morning, aerospace company Blue Origin is slated to conduct its fifth tourist flight, sending a crew of six to the edge of space and back out of West Texas. Once again, it’s a flight without any major celebrities on board, as the company transitions into making these quick jaunts to space relatively routine. The… Continue reading Watch Blue Origin launch its fifth passenger flight to the edge of space

Tesla finally prepares to launch photos of referral program prize winners to space

Tesla is finally preparing to honor its referral program prize and launch photos of owners who won into space. Back in 2018, Tesla had a referral program to help sell vehicles where owners could share a referral code with new buyers who would receive Supercharging credits. In exchange, referrers would get prizes based on how… Continue reading Tesla finally prepares to launch photos of referral program prize winners to space

Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day #2 Moved, Tesla Might Have Working Optimus Bot Prototype There 002015

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that Tesla’s AI Day #2 has been pushed back to September 30, 2022. He said on Twitter that Tesla may actually have an Optimus prototype working by the new date. He recently announced a second AI Day that was planned on the same date as last year’s. AI Day… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day #2 Moved, Tesla Might Have Working Optimus Bot Prototype There 002015