Author: Zach_Wilson
MLB will use robot umpires beginning next season
Major League Baseball will use so-called robot umpires at home plate beginning in 2026, the league announced today. The system has been tested in minor league games (as explained in this video, included below), spring training, and events like the 2025 All-Star Game. The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) is seen…
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Google’s Mixboard is an AI moodboard builder
The experimental tool is available through public beta in the US. The format is visually similar to platforms like FigJam or Adobe’s Firefly Boards, so this isn’t a unique concept, but it’s interesting to see Google developing more design-based apps. Mixboard users can add their own images, or generate visuals…
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Tesla leak reveals potential specs for ‘affordable’ Model Y – here are 9 key features that could be missing
Tesla hacker finds cut-price Model Y secrets in firmware If correct, a number of creature comforts will be missing Screens, lights and seat controls are due for the cut According to a well-known Tesla hacker, who goes by the name @greentheonly on X, the upcoming and hotly-tipped more “affordable” Model…
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Microsoft claims a ‘breakthrough’ in AI chip cooling
AI is an enormous energy drain, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the planet desperately needs progress in the opposite direction. Although most of that comes from running GPUs, cooling them is another significant overhead. So, it's worth noting when a company of Microsoft's stature claims to…
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Here are 25 great deals you can snag ahead of Amazon’s fall Prime Day event
Amazon recently announced that its fall Prime Day sale — once again dubbed Prime Big Deal Days — will kick off on Tuesday, October 7th, and run through October 8th. While you have a few weeks to get your wishlist in order, the retailer isn’t waiting for the main event…
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Alien: Earth’s beefy tablets were inspired by Sony’s classic Watchman
Though technology has always played an important role in the Alien franchise, FX’s Alien: Earth series is the first chapter to really dig into the inner workings of the tech companies responsible for unleashing xenomorphs onto humanity. To corporations like Weyland-Yutani and its competitors, the show’s aliens present an opportunity…
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