NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla knocked roughly a third off the price of its “Full Self Driving” system — which can’t drive itself and so drivers must remain alert and be ready to intervene — to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website. Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon MuskContinue Reading
Climate change will mean lower incomes, but nowhere near the losses of doing nothing, says a new study., (NewsNation) — Climate change will lower the income of every person in the world in the next quarter-century, no matter what we do to slow it down. That’s the conclusion of aContinue Reading
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is only accelerating its adoption among global corporate enterprises, thus CEOs and business leaders are positioned at the confluence of innovation and ethics, as it relates to implementing AI projects, in their businesses. While technical prowess and business potential are usually the focus of conversations around AI,Continue Reading
US-based NovaCHARGE, which provides utility-grade EV charging solutions, has expanded its fleet management software to help effectively dispatch drivers and optimize off-site charging. NovaCHARGE Fleet Director combines vehicle management, a charging station locater, and worker management to efficiently dispatch drivers to move vehicles as needed, reducing costs by making useContinue Reading
Most popular mapping apps can show the locations of public EV chargers—but they lack important details, such as whether a station requires payment, and whether it is currently in service (EV-specific apps such as PlugShare provide much more detailed information). Now Google Maps has announced plans to upgrade the EVContinue Reading
Among the many new features in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out-of-the-box support for HEIF/HEIC images. Anyone using Ubuntu 24.04 won’t have to manually install any extra packages to be able to see HEIF/HEIC thumbnails previews in the Nautilus file manager or open HEIF/HEIC files in the default Eye of GNOMEContinue Reading
Remember when Apple filed a lawsuit against chip startup Rivos (saying that in one year Rivos hired more than 40 former Apple employees to work on competing system-on-a-chip technology)? Apple settled that suit in February. And now Tuesday Rivos announced that it raised $250 million, according to Reuters, “in aContinue Reading
Mining fatalities climbed more than 30 percent from 2022 to 2023, with construction fatalities also continuing to rise. In a bid to help keep miners safe, FIRSTGREEN Industries has launched a new line of cabinless, remote operated skid steers designed specifically for use in critical mining operations. more…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Having just issued a reminder to users of the non-subscription Office 2016 and 2019 about the impending end of support, Microsoft has now released the first preview of Office LTSC 2024. There are advantages and disadvantages to using the long-term serving channel edition of Office, not least of which isContinue Reading
In recent months, child safety experts and researchers have raised the alarm about the risk of generative AI tech., Jan 31 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) said it had received 4,700 reports last year about content generated by artificial intelligence that depicted childContinue Reading
Experts say it’s still possible to detect AI-generated imagery, but the tools for outsmarting our eyes are getting better and better. Here’s what to look for., (NEXSTAR) – The internet is increasingly subjecting users to AI-generated images and text in advertisements, videos and social-media posts, whether many of us areContinue Reading
San Francisco-based drone-delivery service Zipline “said Friday that it hit its 1 millionth delivery to customers,” reports CNBC, “and that it’s eyeing restaurant partnerships in its next phase of growth.” Zipline’s clients already include more than 4,700 hospitals, according to the article, as well as major brands like Walmart. AContinue Reading
In a letter to shareholders, Netflix says that it is to stop reporting quarterly membership numbers. The company will, mostly, keep details about subscriber numbers to itself from Q1 2025, it announced. Although Netflix will instead start to report the amount of time users spend on its platform as wellContinue Reading