Are Minimalist Electric Cars The Next Wave Of Automobiles?
“Meet the Slate Truck, a sub-$20,000 (after federal incentives) electric vehicle that enters production next year. It only seats two yet has a bed big enough to hold a sheet of plywood. It only does 150 miles on a charge, only comes in gray, and the only way to listen to music while driving is […]
An Extraordinary Look At How AI Companions Are Affecting People
“They never thought they were the type of person to sign up for an AI companion, by which they meant the type of person you might already be picturing: young, male, socially isolated. I did speak to people who fit that description, but there were just as many women in their 40s, men in their […]
Inside Duolingo’s Recent Updates
“Meta Announces Movie Gen, An AI Powered Video Generator”
“Students Use Meta’s Smart Glasses To Dox People In Real Time”
“Two Harvard students have created an eerie demo of how smart glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities, phone numbers, and addresses. The most unsettling part is the demo uses current, widely available technology like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and public databases.”
Sam Altman Takes Notes On Paper Pads
“You definitely want to be able to rip pages out… I take them out so I can look at multiple pages at the same time. You definitely want a kind of paper that is good to write on, which is a feel thing… You want a hard front and back to the notepad.”
Meta Releases AR Glasses Called “Orion”
The Excel World Championship Was Last Week
“I’d wager that if you wanted to see the most exciting drama happening at the MGM on this Friday night, you’d have to walk through the casino and look for the small sign advertising something called The Active Cell. This is the site of the play-in round for the Excel World Championship, and it starts […]
Search Is Turning The Corner And Becoming AI Centered
How Teens Are Using Online AI Chatbots For Support And Fun
“Aaron is one of many young users who have discovered the double-edged sword of AI companions. Many users like Aaron describe finding the chatbots helpful, entertaining, and even supportive. But they also describe feeling addicted to chatbots, a complication which researchers and experts have been sounding the alarm on… For many Character.AI users, having a […]