Phantom Auto, a remote driving company that started operating seven years ago during the excitement surrounding autonomous car technology, is closing down due to its inability to obtain additional financing.The business, having accumulated $95 million, created a teleoperation platform enabling a remote driver, perhaps situated hundreds of miles away, to …
Read More »Nikon acquires the manufacturer of movie cameras, RED
Are you familiar with Oakley sunglasses? Jim Jannard, the founder of a successful sunglasses company, became a fortune via its sale. He then established RED Digital Cinema, a prominent brand in digital movie cameras. Nikon Corporation has announced the acquisition of the camera maker, making it a completely owned subsidiary …
Read More »Elon Musk said that xAI would make Grok open-source this week
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence business, xAI, will be made open-source. This Monday, the entrepreneur announced the launch of Grok, a chatbot competing with ChatGPT. This comes just after suing OpenAI and criticizing the Microsoft-backed business for moving away from its open-source origins.xAI introduced Grok last year, equipping it with features …
Read More »Telegram’s creator said that the firm is expected to become profitable in the next year
Pavel Durov, the creator of Telegram, said that the firm anticipates achieving profitability next year and is considering the possibility of going public in the future.Durov said in an interview with the Financial Times that the chat app, with over 900 million users, is generating “hundreds of millions of dollars” …
Read More »X now permits Premium+ users and groups to release articles
X introduced a new extended post type called Articles today. Only Premium+ subscribers and recognized organizations may utilize this tool, which allows users to publish articles with text formatting, other X posts, and embedded videos and photos, similar to a post on a WordPress-like content management system or an essay …
Read More »Google Chrome will soon allow users to install any website as a desktop web application
A recent Chrome Canary version adds a new feature that enables users to install web pages as applications using a button in the settings menu, which user Leopeva64 discovered and reported to Android Police. To preview the functionality before its official release, download Canary and activate the specified flags.Access chrome://flags/#web-app-universal-installAccess …
Read More »A Google developer has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for China
The stolen materials reportedly pertain to Google’s TPU processors and data centers used for AI processing.Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, a Google engineer, was accused by a federal grand jury of allegedly stealing trade secrets related to Google’s AI chip software and hardware on March 5th. He was …
Read More »The Vision Pro is not harmful to your eyes; however, consider using eye drops
Screen-induced visual impairment is a misconception; nevertheless, dry eye and digital eye strain are frequent consequences of VR headset use.Screens are detrimental to eye health. It is not unexpected to learn that several Vision Pro customers have reported experiencing eye discomfort. The headgear utilizes two 4K displays, one for each …
Read More »A technology-supported initiative to track methane pollution is set to launch today
Methane leaks have gone unnoticed by authorities for an extended period. Can satellite tracking alter that?An effort to map and monitor worldwide methane pollution, a potent greenhouse gas, is set to commence today after years of cooperation among major tech companies. MethaneSAT is a satellite that has received money and …
Read More »The Final Communication of Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, Known as the “Man Who Fell From Space”
In 1967, the Soviet Union marked its 50th anniversary. Part of the celebrations included a space stunt that tragically resulted in the death of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, known as “the man who fell from space.” The intention was to launch two spacecraft into orbit. Soyuz 1, with Komarov on board, …
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