From its conception in LA traffic in late 2016, Elon Musk’s Boring Company has had a simple vision: blasting torturous gridlock by putting people in tunnels. “Am going to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging…” the Twitter-loving Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted. […]
Day: March 10, 2018
Elon Musk says The Boring Company will focus on transporting pedestrians ahead of cars
Elon Musk says he's reworking The Boring Company's mission to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists over cars, suggesting the company's planned high-speed tunnels will serve as a form of mass transit. Details are scant, and it's not clear how much this was worked out in advance […]
Elon Musk’s Boring Company to prioritize pedestrians over cars
Adjusting The Boring Company plan: all tunnels & Hyperloop will prioritize pedestrians & cyclists over cars — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 9, 2018 Boring Co urban loop system would have 1000’s of small stations the size of a single parking space that take you very […]
This robo-bug can improvise its walk like a real insect
There are plenty of projects out there attempting to replicate the locomotion of insects, but one thing that computers and logic aren’t so good at is improvising and adapting the way even the smallest, simplest bugs do. This project from Tokyo Tech is a step […]
Bose AR glasses enhance the world with sound, not visuals
Most augmented reality (AR) glasses and headsets focus on enhancing what you see by placing digitally-rendered visuals onto the real world. Bose, known for its high-end audio products, is taking a different route. The company has announced a new AR wearable platform designed to augment […]
AT&T Backs Off Political Argument in Antitrust Case by CECILIA KANG
By CECILIA KANG AT&T has said the government blocked the company’s deal with Time Warner because of presidential politics. But that argument was absent in a filing on Friday. Published: March 9, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2tEqorx via IFTTT
Trump’s meeting with North Korea’s Kim will be historic…and logistically complicated
Historic. Unprecedented. Shocking. All these terms have been tossed around since the announcement Thursday evening that President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un plan to meet in May for nuclear disarmament talks. But there’s another phrase that is also applicable to this monumental […]
Snapchat removes Giphy feature due to racial slur GIF
Snapchat has temporarily removed its Giphy GIF sticker feature after a user saw an extremely racist GIF as an option. Snapchat confirms to TechCrunch “As soon as we were made aware, we removed the GIF and have disabled Giphy until we can be sure that […]
Uber’s Robo-Truck, McLaren’s Senna Supercar, and More Cars News This Week
If the phrase “autonomous vehicle” makes you think of some four-wheeled pod tootling around the city, you need to think bigger. Like, a few tons bigger. For all the talk of robo-taxis, the smart money says that when this tech comes for our roads, it’ll […]
Surviving Westworld at SXSW
The experience was also enhanced by the fact that, upon our arrival, we were welcomed by a Host wearing an all-white dress — like you’d see welcoming guests to the park on the show. She was standing behind a shelf full of western-style guns and […]