Month: June 2023
Caltech’s new ‘Morphobot’ is a little transforming robot that can walk, drive, and fly
Caltech has a new RC car-sized robot that can change its shape to drive, fly, and walk to meet the needs of the moment. In its press release, the university compares the M4 — short for Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot, which sounds like a rejected pitch for a ’90s kids’ show…
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Unfortunately, Secret Invasion’s AI credits are exactly what we should expect from Marvel
Disney’s Marvel brand has cemented itself as a disquietingly dominant pop cultural fixture whose outsize influence on the larger entertainment industry can be seen in the way that virtually every studio is in the cinematic universe business these days. Even now, Marvel’s approach to filmmaking doesn’t always work well or…
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Volvo’s upcoming EVs join the Tesla Supercharger bandwagon
Volvo is the latest automaker, and the first one from Europe, to announce support for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging standard known as the “North American Charging Standard,” or NACS. According to the announcement, this arrangement is similar to the ones Tesla recently reached with several other car manufacturers. Volvo owners…
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McAfee, Dell team up to help keep your SMB safe
Top antivirus vendor McAfee has created a new all-in-one security solution for small business customers working with Dell. The new suite, called McAfee Business Protection, protects from various threats, and combines a firewall, dark web data monitoring, VPN, web browsing protection, identity protection and other security features. McAfee claims the…
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The AirPods Max are getting left behind, so are new Apple headphones coming this year?
It was inevitable that despite their hefty $549 price, Apple’s AirPods Max headphones would eventually start to miss out on the company’s latest software enhancements. Headphones are basically computers now and have evolved into their own platform, so just like with any iPhone or Mac, Apple’s ecosystem tricks and new…
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The 6 best TV shows canceled so far in 2023 by Netflix, Hulu, Max and more
It’s been a tough year for TV show creators, with cost-cutting and streamlining going on in all the best streaming services. New shows probably feel a bit like red-sweater wearing security guys teleporting to a new planet in Star Trek – you know that many of them aren’t gonna make…
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