Google’s Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the ‘brain’ of the car
Google's Android Automotive is moving from the dashboard to the 'brain' of the car Android Automotive in a Volvo EX90 | Image: Volvo Google announced a new version of its Android Automotive open-source operating system for software-defined vehicles. Whereas previously Android Automotive operated exclusively in the car’s infotainment system, Google is now expanding its “open […]
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer Apple will soon allow businesses to buy advertisements in its Maps app. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple says ads may appear at the top of your search results in Maps, as well as in a new “Suggested Places” list. They will arrive in-app in the US and […]
John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair
John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair Last year, Congress dropped widely supported military right-to-repair provisions from the annual defense policy bill – and now we may know who was pushing them to do it. Recently released lobbying reports reveal that companies like John Deere, Garmin, Philips, and many others […]
Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer
Anthropic's Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer Claude will ask you for permission to autonomously perform taks on your computer. | Image by Anthropic Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you. The new feature can be used to automatically […]
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld 'is no longer sustainable' Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld now nearly doubles the price it originally set, making it […]
Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales
Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weakening console sales Nintendo will produce fewer Switch 2 units than it previously projected in response to weakening demand for the console in the US, Bloomberg reports. Four million units of Nintendo’s flagship device are expected to be made this quarter instead of the six million it had originally […]
The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US
The US government just banned consumer routers made outside the US In December, the Federal Communications Commission banned all future drones made in foreign countries from being imported into the United States, unless or until their maker gets an exemption. Now, the FCC has done the exact same for consumer networking gear, citing “an unacceptable […]
Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they’re tied to
Kalshi says it will block politicians and athletes from trading in markets they're tied to The prediction market platform Kalshi says it’s rolling out new guardrails to “preemptively block” political candidates and athletes from trading in their own markets, as reported earlier by Axios. In addition to blocking political candidates from trading on their own […]
Google’s new Pixel 10 ads made me go ‘wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?’
Google's new Pixel 10 ads made me go 'wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?' Ever watch a TV ad and wonder “How did this get approved?” Today, Google has not one but two new ad spots for its six-month-old Pixel 10 phones, and… let’s just say they may not come across as intended. First, […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says 'I think we've achieved AGI' On a Monday episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a hot-button statement: “I think we’ve achieved AGI.” AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a vaguely-defined term that has incited a lot of discussion by tech CEOs, tech workers, and the […]