Author: Zach_Wilson
Rivian will add hands-free driver assist to vehicles this year, ‘eyes-off’ next year
Rivian is planning to launch a hands-free driving assistant system for its electric R1T and R1S vehicles later this year, followed by an “eyes-off” version in 2026, reveals Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in a press roundtable interview according to a post on Rivian Forums and reported by Electrek. The first…
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Universal translators are tantalizing close as Facebook’s Meta reveals its tech can translate between 101 languages
Back in August 2023, Meta revealed an ‘all-in-one’ AI translation model capable of understanding close to 100 different languages. Dubbed SeamlessM4T (Massively Multilingual and Multimodal Machine Translation), this is Meta’s attempt at creating a ‘universal translator’ akin to the Babel Fish in Douglas Adams’ classic sci-fi series The Hitchhiker’s Guide…
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I just saw Dreame’s new robot vacuum with feet, and I’m ready to throw out my Roborock
I had a chance to see Dreame’s newest robot vacuum, the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete, in action. With its cutting-edge features, this brand is the one to watch. In fact, it might even make me switch allegiance from my current favorite bot brand, Roborock. We saw plenty of impressive robot…
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Our favorite portable SSD falls to $70, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals
It’s Friday, which means it’s once again time for us to venture into the discount mines and dig out a few tech deals worth your attention. This week’s roundup includes the lowest price in a year for Crucial’s X9 Pro, which we consider the best portable SSD for those who…
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Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he has a big AI data center, too
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expects to spend as much as $65 billion on AI in 2025 as part of a “massive effort” to further the company’s AI ambitions. Part of the plan includes a Louisiana data center that Zuckerberg says “is so large it would cover a significant part of…
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Meta’s censoring of abortion information is nothing new
Earlier this week, several posts on the Instagram page of Aid Access, an abortion pill provider, were inaccessible to the public. Some images were blurred out, with no option to click through and view the post. Others appeared simply as a gray square with nondescript alt text, as if the…
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