Harrison Chase, LangChain CEO and co-founder, takes the stage at Cisco Live! to discuss ambient agents. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Until recently, AI solutions that can execute tasks on your behalf seemed futuristic. Now the era of AI agents is here, with nearly every company offering its own solution. On the horizon, though, is a more advanced… Continue reading AI agents will be ambient, but not autonomous – what that means for us
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Toyota’s new $15K electric SUV is already the best-selling foreign EV in China
Toyota’s new electric SUV is already off to a strong start. Starting at about $15,000 in China, Toyota’s new bZ3X electric SUV was the best-selling EV among foreign brands in China last month. Toyota’s bZ3X was the best-selling foreign EV in May After a slow start (to put it nicely), Toyota is now looking to… Continue reading Toyota’s new $15K electric SUV is already the best-selling foreign EV in China
Elon’s Explosion at Trump Appears to Have Cost Him a HUGE Deal
Following the spectacular implosion of billionaire Elon Musk’s bromance with president Donald Trump, the consequences of his actions are starting to come into focus. As Reuters reports, the White House’s plans to tap Musk’s SpaceX for a “Golden Dome” appear to be on shaky ground now that the two’s ugly spat metastasized into a spite-filled… Continue reading Elon’s Explosion at Trump Appears to Have Cost Him a HUGE Deal
Google’s AI Is Actively Destroying the News Media
Google’s pivot to AI-powered search is proving disastrous for the digital news media landscape. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the company’s latest tools, including its wildly hallucinating AI Overviews and chatbot-style AI Mode, are causing the traffic being sent to publishers to plummet as users no longer feel the need to click through to… Continue reading Google’s AI Is Actively Destroying the News Media
Someone Somehow Survived That Massive Boeing Jet Explosion
On Thursday, a Boeing jet crashed just moments after taking off from an airport in Ahmedabad in western India. The Air India airliner, carrying 242 passengers, slammed into a nearby medical college and exploded in an enormous fireball. Somehow, one man survived: 38-year-old Viswash Kumar Ramesh. “I don’t know how I am alive,” Viswash said,… Continue reading Someone Somehow Survived That Massive Boeing Jet Explosion
Man Killed by Police After Spiraling Into ChatGPT-Driven Psychosis
As we reported earlier this week, OpenAI’s ChatGPT is sending people spiraling into severe mental health crises, causing potentially dangerous delusions about spiritual awakenings, messianic complexes, and boundless paranoia. Now, a wild new story in the New York Times reveals that these spirals led to the tragic death of a young man — likely a… Continue reading Man Killed by Police After Spiraling Into ChatGPT-Driven Psychosis
CBP’s Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation
On Wednesday, United States Customs and Border Protection confirmed to 404 Media that it has been flying Predator drones over Los Angeles amid the LA protests. The military drones, a CBP statement said, “are supporting our federal law enforcement partners in the Greater Los Angeles area, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with aerial support of… Continue reading CBP’s Predator Drone Flights Over LA Are a Dangerous Escalation
Trump Wants to Kill California’s Emissions Standards. Here’s What That Means for EVs
This week the White House and President Donald Trump attempted to kill, once and for all, California’s plan to accelerate the sale of zero-emission cars and trucks in the state. In a ceremony in Washington, DC, on Thursday attended by trucking executives, Trump signed three resolutions passed by Congress aimed at revoking California’s nearly 60-year-old… Continue reading Trump Wants to Kill California’s Emissions Standards. Here’s What That Means for EVs
Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right
It automatically unlocks as I approach, looks great on my front door, and works locally with every smart home platform. But thanks to Matter, I have to pick between its two best features. It automatically unlocks as I approach, looks great on my front door, and works locally with every smart home platform. But thanks… Continue reading Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right
You can win a free Samsung tablet when you buy these new smart monitors for $100 off
Samsung/ZDNET Samsung has announced its latest lineup of AI-assisted smart monitors with 4K resolution, active voice amplifier technology for cleaner audio, and a new QD-OLED option for high-end workstations. Right now, when you reserve a new AI smart monitor at Samsung, you’ll get an exclusive $100 discount as well as the chance to win a… Continue reading You can win a free Samsung tablet when you buy these new smart monitors for $100 off