Month: December 2022
Volkswagen has given a name to its pain, and it is ‘software’
During the year that he owned a 2021 Volkswagen ID.4, Branden Flasch came to believe that the electric crossover SUV did many things very well. But when it came to the car’s software-based functions — the infotainment system, the various controls, smartphone integration, and so on — “it was death…
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Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti GPU leak angers PC gamers
Audio player loading… Nvidia’s RTX 4060 Ti is the latest Lovelace GPU to be the subject of an info dump regarding its purported spec, as rumors about the RTX 4000 range continue to come thick and fast. This speculation is from Kopite7kimi, a regular when it comes to Twitter hardware…
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Polestar and Cake extend their partnership to include a new electric moped
EV maker Polestar is extending its collaboration with Swedish e-motorbike company Cake to release a new battery-powered moped that, for the first time, will be available in North America. The limited-edition, customized version of Cake’s Makka moped will feature a Sky Blue exterior color inspired by Polestar’s O2 roadster concept,…
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The Morning After: Apple may allow third-party app stores on iOS in the future
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple’s software and services teams are redesigning the platform to "open up key elements." That could lead to the company giving iPhone and iPad users the option to download third-party apps without going through the App Store. Developers could then avoid the company's infamous 30-…
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Google won’t launch ChatGPT rival because of ‘reputational risk’
The launch of ChatGPT has prompted some to speculate that AI chatbots could soon take over from traditional search engines. But executives at Google say the technology is still too immature to put in front of users, with problems including chatbots’ bias, toxicity, and their propensity for simply making information…
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EU reveals its draft decision on replacement US data transfer deal
Audio player loading… The European Commission has announced that a Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, a voluntary agreement placing protections on EU data dealt with by US companies, is set to be approved by EU member states. In a press release (opens in new tab), the EC stated that its draft…
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