A German subsidiary involved in Sam Altman’s controvercial crypto blockchain digital identity business, Worldcoin, was reported Friday to have filed a legal challenge against a suspension order from Spain’s data protection authority. Earlier this week it emerged that the Spanish authority, the AEPD, had instructed […]
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Rivian is halting construction of its $5 billion Georgia plant to save money
Rivian generally had a good day yesterday, launching the R2 SUV along with the surprise R3 crossover and dune buggy-esque R3X that were met with general acclaim. Buried in that press release, however, was the news that the automaker is halting production of its $5 […]
India’s smartwatch market in flux as unknown brands challenge heavyweights
India’s smartwatch market has transformed, seemingly overnight. For years, it has been dominated by its homegrown players, while global giants like Apple and Samsung have struggled for presence, amid the hundreds of millions of annual shipments. Suddenly, however, the category has been flooded with unknown […]
NIST staffers revolt against expected appointment of ‘effective altruist’ AI researcher to US AI Safety Institute
NIST faces turmoil as staff consider quitting over Paul Christiano’s contentious, imminent appointment to a role at the US AI Safety Institute, sources say.
Nvidia GTC 2024 preview — AI marches forward | Greg Estes
Nvidia’s GTC 2024 event is back in person in San Jose on March 18 to March 20, and it should draw more than 16,000 people in person.
Inflection AI launches new model for Pi chatbot, nearly matches GPT-4
Inflection AI’s latest model, Inflection-2.5, achieved 94% of GPT-4’s performance but took only 40% of compute for training.
Nikon buys film camera maker RED
Ever heard of Oakley Sunglasses? The guy who founded that – Jim Jannard – became a billionaire after selling a lot of sunnies, then went on to found RED digital cinema, one of the first major digital cinema camera brands. Today, Nikon announced that Nikon […]
TikTok hijacks the For You page with call to action on ban
When some American users opened TikTok on Thursday morning, they were met with a full-screen message encouraging them to call Congress and say no to a TikTok ban. “Speak up now — before your government strips 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free […]
Stephen Dubner is bullish on the podcast industry
Stephen Dubner speaking at On Air Fest | Alexa Hoyer This is an excerpt of an interview that took place at On Air Fest on March 1st between Freakonomics Radio host Stephen Dubner and Hot Pod reporter Ariel Shapiro. The conversation has been condensed and […]
iRobot’s Roomba 694 is back on sale for $180
The iRobot Roomba 694 is back on sale for $180 via Amazon, which is a savings of 35 percent or $95. This isn’t the lowest price ever for the well-regarded robovac, but it’s darned close. There likely won’t be a price drop this stark until […]