Technology

Virgin Galactic hopes to resume crewed flights later this month, nearly two years after its first and only flight in July 2021. The space tourism company announced Monday that it will launch four people in late May. The mission validates the spaceflight system and “astronaut experience” before commercial service begins …

Zoom is considering LLM partnerships as generative AI has taken center stage. The company announced a partnership with Anthropic to use its Claude chatbot on Zoom Contact Center today. In March, Zoom announced a partnership with OpenAI to add more generative AI functionality to its products. After two decades of …

Since Tesla announced its intention to build one in the summer of 2021, humanoid robots have been emerging. Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporate (or Sanctuary AI) just reached a major milestone. Phoenix, a form factor from Vancouver, British Columbia, was unveiled. The 5’7′′, 155-pound bipedal robot aims to augment (or replace) …

Logitech is launching its cloud-gaming handheld console in Europe. Logitech G Cloud software updates continue after this release. The Logitech G Cloud will cost €359 or £329 in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland from May 22 to June 22. It usually sells for $299 …

In 1846, London surgeon John Hutchinson invented the spirometer, which doctors ask asthmatics to blow hard into to measure lung volume. Simple concept. Despite that, technology has barely changed. Modern spirometers don’t measure CO2 expelled by the lungs, a crucial COPD indicator. A Cambridge, UK, startup has developed a revolutionary …

On Thursday, Twitch launched a new tool that lets streamers create and share vertical video clips in seconds. Creator dashboard clips manager accesses the new clip editor. Clicking “edit and share clip” opens the easy-to-use editing tool. You can choose a split view that captures two rectangular parts of a …

As weak global demand forces major handset manufacturers to cut costs and restructure, Oppo is disbanding its young chip design unit Zeku. The decision surprises those who believe the phone maker is bolstering its in-house chip development as rising geopolitical tensions with the U.S. threaten to cut Chinese firms off …

Meta launched an AI Sandbox today to help advertisers create alternative copies, background generation through text prompts, and image cropping for Facebook and Instagram ads. The first feature lets brands create different versions of the same copy for different audiences while maintaining the ad’s message. Background generation simplifies campaign asset …

Hasbro wants more after “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” grossed $200 million worldwide. eOne, owned by Hasbro, launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel for the popular role-playing tabletop game on Thursday. Variety broke the news. The 24-hour FAST channel Dungeons & Dragons Adventures launches this summer. It …

Musk claims he found a new Twitter CEO. The Wall Street Journal reports that NBCUniversal Head of Advertising Linda Yaccarino is “in talks” for the role. Musk did not specify. Musk tweeted that he will step down as CEO of the social network and become its executive chair and CTO. …