Month: June 2024
Noam Chomsky isn’t dead yet
Everyone dies eventually, and famed linguist Noam Chomsky will be no different — but at the time of this writing, he is alive. And, sadly, his wife is explaining to people that reports of his death are “false,” according to The Associated Press. Chomsky, 95, has been hospitalized in Brazil…
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Luma promoted its AI video generator with some very familiar incorporated monsters
Over the weekend, AI startup Luma official X account posted a series of videos created using its video-generating Dream Machine tool, which the company website describes as a “highly scalable and efficient transformer model trained directly on videos.” The only problem? At about 57 seconds in, the Dream Machine-generated trailer…
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Report: The Apple Vision Pro 2 has been put on ice
The Apple Vision Pro recently celebrated its first birthday, but the headset may already be losing momentum – a new report suggests that Apple has now halted work on its high-end successor. According to The Information, Apple has “told at least one supplier that it has suspended work on its next…
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Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal
Amazon Labor Union (ALU) members voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in a move they hope will bring new life to a yearslong struggle to secure union contracts for Amazon warehouse workers. “We’re now stronger than ever before.” That means that a new ALU-International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1…
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Hue launches a pricey new sunrise lamp
Following leaks last week, smart lighting company Philips Hue has confirmed it has a new sunrise lamp called Twilight. The company also announced several other new products, including a less expensive light strip, new decorative Lightguide bulbs, and the Datura ceiling light. The new products are available now, except the…
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An effort to fund an internet subsidy program just got thwarted again
Don’t hold your breath for a resurgence of government internet subsidies. Republicans and Democrats can’t seem to agree on a way forward to fund the program, and passing such bills will only get more difficult as Election Day inches closer. Democrats and Republicans have introduced dueling bills to reauthorize the…
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