“It’s battling against the entire history of the way cities are founded and grow.” Bottom Line The future of Neom, Saudi Arabia’s enormous city building project, is looking shaky as costs soar and sloppy construction setbacks mount, The Wall Street Journal reports. Constructing its centerpiece, “the Line,” was never going to be easy. The uber-ambitious… Continue reading Saudi Arabia Discovers It’s Hard to Build a 105-Mile Skyscraper
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Met Gala Deepfakes Are Flooding Social Media
This story originally appeared on WIRED Italia, and has been translated from Italian. The Met Gala is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events of the year, but this time the music and entertainment celebrities who graced its red carpet had some competition for the public’s attention: generative AI deepfakes. In a post published on… Continue reading Met Gala Deepfakes Are Flooding Social Media
TikTok Sues the US Government to Stop a Potential Ban
TikTok sued the US federal government on Tuesday, arguing that the possible app ban violates the First Amendment. Last month, President Biden signed a bill that forces TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest its ownership of the app or face a nationwide ban. At the time, TikTok said that it planned to sue,… Continue reading TikTok Sues the US Government to Stop a Potential Ban
Google Pixel 8A: News, Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
The Pixel 8A is powered by Google’s Tensor G3 chipset with 8 GB of RAM, just like the Pixel 8 series. That means it’ll be capable of much of the same software wizardry Google showed off last year with the debut of its flagship, including Audio Magic Eraser, which lets you erase unwanted sounds in… Continue reading Google Pixel 8A: News, Specs, Features, Price, Release Date
Uber: Uber Eats to Power Restaurant Delivery on Instacart
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) today announced a strategic partnership to bring Uber Eats restaurant delivery to Instacart customers. In the coming weeks, Instacart customers nationwide will be able to use the Instacart app to order from hundreds of thousands of restaurants, powered by Uber Eats. The experience will… Continue reading Uber: Uber Eats to Power Restaurant Delivery on Instacart
Instacart is getting restaurant delivery — thanks to Uber Eats
/ The companies are teaming up to expand the ability of customers to use apps to order food from restaurants. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Share this story… Continue reading Instacart is getting restaurant delivery — thanks to Uber Eats
Rokt Strengthens Global Executive Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Company Names Marc Allsop Head of EMEA and Mick O’Brien Head of Australia and New Zealand NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rokt, the leading ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, today announced that it has appointed Marc Allsop as Head of EMEA and Mick… Continue reading Rokt Strengthens Global Executive Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Rokt Strengthens Global Executive Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Company Names Marc Allsop Head of EMEA and Mick O’Brien Head of Australia and New Zealand NEW YORK, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Rokt, the leading ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, today announced that it has appointed Marc Allsop as Head of EMEA and Mick… Continue reading Rokt Strengthens Global Executive Leadership Team with Two New Appointments
Best Kids Tablets (2024): iPads, Amazon Fire Kids Tablets, and More
My Children’s Favorite tablet is a good flat rock. Get the right one and it’ll do everything from launching toy cars to hop-skip-jumping its way across a pond. Of course, as a WIRED reviewer, there are also plenty of digital tablets in my house, and they’re pretty popular at times too. After years of testing,… Continue reading Best Kids Tablets (2024): iPads, Amazon Fire Kids Tablets, and More
5 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel
The French press is a humble piece of coffee-making equipment. It doesn’t require electricity, yet experts agree that it can brew a richer and more full-bodied cup of joe in comparison to its more technologically advanced peers. For example, natural oils that would otherwise be filtered out in a drip coffee maker remain fully intact,… Continue reading 5 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel