Electric air taxis are coming to Chicago, courtesy of United Airlines
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There's a technology revolution everywhere and it's manifesting in more ways than we can imagine.
France likely to use AI-powered surveillance at Paris Olympics despite outcry
Civil rights groups have a lot of warnings for France
Utah social media law will require parental permission for teens to open accounts
Parents will also be able to read their kids' posts and messages
Scientists accidentally create the world's lightest paint by mimicking Mother Nature
A drop the size of a raisin could paint both sides of the door to your house
Yeah! Science! Traditional paint is made from a bonding agent, such as oil, and pigments from heavy metals like cobalt, ochre, and cadmium, which make blue, red, and yellow, respectively. We use paint to color the artificial world, but in nature, creatures such as butterflies and beetles display vibrant palettes without pigment – they use topography.
Lawsuit over fatal 2017 Call of Duty swatting incident ends in $5 million settlement
The officer who killed innocent Andrew Finch was later promoted
Robert Metcalfe wins 2023 Turing Award for co-inventing and commercializing Ethernet technology
What started as a fix for an internal problem at Xerox in 1973, became the backbone for every connected device we use today
Russia and China want to become world leaders in tech, security, and AI
A difficult task with all those sanctions
Nvidia's ambitious future is to bring AI to every industry where GPU tech can be leveraged
CEO Jensen Huang was happy to report that GPUs can be used everywhere
Four publishers are trying to destroy the Internet Archive and digital lending
World's largest digital library could be forced to shut down for good
Kremlin officials told to get rid of their iPhones, or give them to "the kids"
The Kremlin doesn't trust iPhones
What just happened? The Kremlin has told staff involved in President Vladimir Putin's 2024 re-election campaign to get rid of their iPhones before the end of this month over fears that western intelligence agencies could be using them for surveillance purposes. Those who would rather not throw their expensive handset away have been advised to "give it to the kids."
File-sharing site Zippyshare to shut down after 17 years
A big blow to file-sharers everywhere
YouTuber purchased every Wii U and 3DS eShop game for $22,000
That's one way to ensure you don't miss out on a hidden gem before Nintendo closes the shop for good
4Chan user arrested for posting "in Minecraft" death threat
"A 4chan troll has to come out of his room," wrote the sheriff who was targeted
Facepalm: Just because you present something as a hypothetical scenario in a video game, it doesn't mean you won't be held accountable. A 38-year-old 4Chan user found this out the hard way after posting a death threat that targeted a Florida sheriff but used the words "in Minecraft" at the end. He was later arrested and is being extradited to face felony charges.
The State of Self-Driving Cars: Autonomous Advances
Significant advances have been made in the technology that powers self-driving cars in the last decade, but there's still further to go. We dive into the current state of self-driving cars in 2023.
Man tries to sneak 84 SSDs past Chinese customs by stuffing them inside electric scooter
Another imaginative attempt to evade import taxes
Donald Trump completes social media return after YouTube ends ban
In preparation for his 2024 Presidential campaign
Second Life, the original metaverse app, is getting a mobile release
After two decades, Linden Lab is bringing its virtual world to mobile devices
NexGen: Gone But Not Forgotten
Four decades ago, the CPU market was far more diverse than it is today. One company called NexGen had backing from big PC names, plenty of capital, and a team of great engineers. But what happened?
Tesla hit with right-to-repair class-action lawsuits alleging monopolistic practices
Tesla faces claims of exorbitant wait times and supracompetitive prices
3D-printed anti-tank weapons are under development
Designs are still early, but promising, and potentially dangerous
As the AI race unfolds, OpenAI keeps the lead and unveils GPT-4
Why it matters: OpenAI launched GPT-4 this week, an update to its popular language model and technology that aims to improve precision and is designed to act as an underlying engine for chatbots, search engines, online tutors, and more. GPT-4 is now available to paid subscribers and there's a waitlist to use the model via API. Furthermore, the AI race is on, with "AI startups" raising funds like there is no tomorrow and big tech companies like Google scrambling to make it known that they are not so far behind.
Former Trump official claims the US would destroy TSMC plants were China to invade Taiwan
Former national security advisor thinks control of TSMC would make China the OPEC of semiconductors
Surge pricing is spreading to bowling alleys, restaurants, gyms, and more
"We've seen restaurants during a peak time raise their price 40%"