Riot will permit the sponsorships for top LoL and Valorant teams, but won’t allow ads on official broadcasts or jerseys. Riot will permit the sponsorships for top LoL and Valorant teams, but won’t allow ads on official broadcasts or jerseys. Ash Parrish is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games,… Continue reading Riot turns to sports betting to help fund its esports leagues
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Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company
One executive was reportedly fired. One executive was reportedly fired. Jay Peters is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO… Continue reading Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company
Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers
This week, two major AI companies scored early wins in court, with federal judges siding with Meta and Anthropic in separate lawsuits over how their models were trained on copyrighted material. The decisions represent the first real legal validation of AI companies’ argument that training models on books, images, and other creative works can be… Continue reading Big Tech lands an early win in legal battles against publishers
This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
Place’s new line of smart alarms incorporates many of the best features of Google’s discontinued Protect, adding indoor air quality monitoring and a security camera. But it lacks smart home integrations. Place’s new line of smart alarms incorporates many of the best features of Google’s discontinued Protect, adding indoor air quality monitoring and a security… Continue reading This smart smoke alarm could be a worthy Nest Protect replacement
M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that’s a little too self-aware
The M3gan sequel embraces sci-fi to tell a timely but muddled story about the dangers of artificial intelligence. The M3gan sequel embraces sci-fi to tell a timely but muddled story about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic… Continue reading M3gan 2.0 is a fun upgrade that’s a little too self-aware
10 useful gadgets ZDNET readers are buying the most this year (including my pocket picks)
Show more (5 items) One of the great things about this job is that I get to write about all sorts of gadgets. Many times, the stuff that really catches my eye isn’t the hot-ticket item like a new iPhone, but the smaller, more obscure stuff. Things you might never have known existed, but they… Continue reading 10 useful gadgets ZDNET readers are buying the most this year (including my pocket picks)
Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers
Tucked between two massive buildings in the hills of the Nevada desert, 805 retired EV batteries lie in neat formation, each one wrapped in nondescript white tarps — and hiding in plain sight. A passerby might not realize this unassuming array is the largest microgrid in North America, that it’s powering a 2,000 GPU modular… Continue reading Redwood Materials launches energy storage business and its first target is AI data centers
Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Pilot, Big Tesla Sales Drop in Europe, BYD Growth & Profits — 15 Top Cleantech Stories of the Week004073
It’s officially summertime now, and there’s always less news in the summer, but the cleantech news never truly pauses globally, so we still have a number of big stories to share from the past week. 1. Tesla’s tiny robotaxi pilot started in Austin, Texas. Tesla fans/shareholders are super enthusiastic about it and seem to think… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Robotaxi Pilot, Big Tesla Sales Drop in Europe, BYD Growth & Profits — 15 Top Cleantech Stories of the Week004073
Clean Technica: Is Waymo Worth Way More Than $45 Billion In Midst Of Tesla Robotaxi Launch?004072
The Wall Street Journal published an article today bringing up the question in the title. Now that Tesla has launched a kind of robotaxi trial in Austin, Texas, with a small number of cars and it’s clearly not perfect, one could ask if Waymo is being massively undervalued compared to Tesla. “Waymo was last valued… Continue reading Clean Technica: Is Waymo Worth Way More Than $45 Billion In Midst Of Tesla Robotaxi Launch?004072
WhatsApp Deploys AI, for Those Incapable of Comprehending Straightforward Messages From Their Friends and Family
We are once again asking: who asked for this? Summary Judgment WhatsApp is now offering AI summaries of text threads for those too lazy to read through their messages themselves. In a press release, the Meta-owned messaging app framed the new AI summarizing function as an optional feature that can help busy users keep up… Continue reading WhatsApp Deploys AI, for Those Incapable of Comprehending Straightforward Messages From Their Friends and Family