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The best smart home and kitchen sales we found for Memorial Day
If you’ve been waiting to upgrade your home with the latest gear, this weekend might be the time to do so. From robot vacuums to Instant Pots, there are a number of great sales for connected appliances and kitchen gadgets for Memorial Day this year. As you can imagine, there are quite a lot of… Continue reading The best smart home and kitchen sales we found for Memorial Day
Ford has started delivering the F-150 Lightning
Ford has begun deliveries of the F-150 Lightning. The first customer to get their hands on the electric pickup is Nicholas Schmidt, who lives in the automaker’s home state of Michigan, around a two-hour drive from the F-150 Lightning plant in Dearborn. Ford started full production of the EV there last month. The EV is… Continue reading Ford has started delivering the F-150 Lightning
Koala Sampler now uses AI to automatically create song stems
It’s been possible to automatically create song stems on your computer, but now you have that option in a sampler app on your phone. Elf Audio has updated its Koala Sampler app for Android and iOS with a feature that uses AI to automatically isolate stems from samples. You can have the J Dilla-inspired app… Continue reading Koala Sampler now uses AI to automatically create song stems
A BTS show will premiere on Apple Music this weekend
On the heels of BTS dance workouts arriving on Fitness+, Apple is once again teaming up with the all-conquering K-pop group. A three-episode Apple Music series will delve into the history of BTS. The first episode of BTS Radio: Past & Present will premiere on Apple Music 1 on May 28th at 9AM ET, the… Continue reading A BTS show will premiere on Apple Music this weekend
PGA has released a new AR gaming app for kids
Young golfers can now turn their physical surroundings into a digital putting green, courtesy of the same tech behind Niantic’s Pokémon Go. The PGA Jr. League today unveiled Safari Par-Tee, a new AR mobile gaming platform available on both iOS and Android. Trigger — the developer behind the app — built it with Niantic’s Lightship… Continue reading PGA has released a new AR gaming app for kids
Rivian hires a new COO amid other leadership and organizational shifts
Rivian has hired a new chief operating officer to lead the restructuring and alignment of its operations, the automaker said Thursday. Frank Klein will join the company on June 1 as Rivian’s new COO to oversee the automaker’s production, manufacturing engineering and supply chain. The automaker also said its head of manufacturing, Charly Mwangi, is… Continue reading Rivian hires a new COO amid other leadership and organizational shifts
Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2
Federal regulators are beginning to crack down on a new generation of pipelines that will be crucial for the Biden administration’s plans to capture millions of tons of carbon dioxide to combat climate change. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) proposed penalties yesterday on the operator of one such pipeline that ruptured in… Continue reading Federal regulators crack down after pipeline caught spewing CO2
Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning as EV truck war kicks into high gear
A rural Michigan man became the first person in the nation to receive a Ford F-150 Lightning, according to Bloomberg. Nicholas Schmidt, the chief technology officer of a grid optimization startup, took delivery Thursday of a silver electric truck at Richardson Ford, a dealership in the small town of Standish, Michigan. According to Bloomberg, Schmidt… Continue reading Ford delivers its first F-150 Lightning as EV truck war kicks into high gear
The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning
Spice DAO, the cryptocurrency collective that bought a script bible for Alejandro Jodorowsky’s never-made Dune adaptation, is apparently still figuring out what to make of its success. Earlier this week, the collective stopped working with a core member who posted virulently hateful messages as part of a self-described internet art project. Now, the project’s originator… Continue reading The Dune crypto collective is facing a reckoning