Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Waymo became the first autonomous vehicle operator in the U.S. to launch a paid robotaxi service to and from the airport in […]
Day: December 14, 2023
The Video Game History Foundation will open a digital version of its research library
The Video Game History Foundation set up shop back in 2017 and offers a gigantic collection of gaming-related archival materials, from magazines to art books and even source code. Previously, you’d have to make the trek to Oakland, California to peruse the archive, but that […]
Time to get miserable about the COP28 declaration
The UN has set out a pathway to avoiding the very worst effects of climate change. Earlier this week, delegates from around the world ratified a document setting out what we need to do, and when. Even better, the text finally ended the decades-long omerta […]
Meet Faye: The startup marrying fintech and traveltech
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Americans love to travel — and the numbers show this trend is more prevalent than ever. In fact, the Sunday after Thanksgiving 2023 saw over 2.9 million passengers travel through U.S. airports, breaking the single-day air traffic record. Still, despite the ever-growing demand […]
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime operation selling fraudulent accounts to notorious hacking gang
Microsoft says it has successfully dismantled the infrastructure of a cybercrime operation that sold access to fraudulent Outlook accounts to other hackers, including the notorious Scattered Spider gang. The group, tracked by Microsoft as “Storm-1152”, is described as a major player in the cybercrime as […]
Meta’s Threads Network Now Available in the EU: A New Era of Social Connectivity
Five months after its initial launch, Meta’s innovative social network, Threads, has finally made its debut in the European Union, marking a significant expansion in its global reach. This long-awaited…
Cruise lays off 24 percent of its workforce
Cruise is laying off 24 percent of its workforce, the company confirmed to Engadget. GM’s self-driving subsidiary says it will cut approximately 900 employees, as first reported by TechCrunch and CNBC. The news comes over 10 weeks after an incident in San Francisco when a […]
Boston Dynamics joins forces with firm behind ‘Avatar,’ ‘Jurassic Park’ animatronics
Since the company’s earliest days as an MIT spinoff, Boston Dynamics’ systems have always provided entertainment value. It’s something the Hyundai-owned firm has long embraced by releasing dozens of wildly viral videos over the decades. With a few exceptions, however, entertainment was more of side […]
A16Z will give literally any politician money if they help deregulate tech
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has announced its intent to begin lobbying the US government, and their plan is as tone-deaf and obtuse as this summer’s dreadful “Techno-Optimist Manifesto.” Essentially, they will give to anyone — literally anyone — who “supports an optimistic technology-enabled future.” […]
Waymo launches curbside robotaxi pickup at Phoenix airport
Select Waymo One riders can now get picked up or dropped off by the company’s robotaxis curbside at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Waymo became the first autonomous vehicle operator in the U.S. to launch a paid robotaxi service to and from the airport in […]