Author: Zach_Wilson
Qwertykeys halts keyboard shipments to US over tariff costs and confusion
The keyboard company Qwertykeys has temporaily halted all shipments to the United States in response to President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods going into effect. The company says it’s working on ways to mitigate shipping costs and that the tariffs have made it so that “all keyboards from China to…
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SUPERb: Chinese researchers just designed and built a flying robot that looks like a precursor to Matrix’s laser-focused Sentinels
[embedded content] LiDAR helps SUPER to detect and avoid even the thinnest obstacles The drone can track moving targets in dense forests SUPER’s real-time spatial mapping allows it to operate effectively even in low-light conditions A team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong has designed and tested an…
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Google Gemini’s new model is the brainstorming AI partner you’ve been looking for
Google has added the Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental to the Gemini app. The model combines speed with advanced reasoning for smarter AI interactions. The app update also brings the Gemini Flash Pro and Flash-Lite models to the app. Google has dropped a major upgrade to the Gemini app with…
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Ford lost $5 billion on EVs in 2024, teases new models
Ford’s electric vehicle and software business lost $5.1 billion in 2024, up from $4.7 billion lost in 2024. And the automaker doesn’t anticipate any relief this year, when it predicts it will lose as much as $5.5 billion on its EV business. Ford reported its fourth quarter and full-year earnings…
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Google tells employees why it’s ending DEI hiring goals
With new U.S. Executive Orders, court decisions, and many companies making changes to their DEl programs in recent weeks, we sat down with Fiona Cicconi to learn how Google is thinking about this. Can you tell us how we’re thinking about this across the company? First, I want to be…
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What’s on your desk?
Many of us work from home, and so one of the most important places in those homes is our workspaces — in other words, our desks. Everyone’s workspace is different. What kind of desk — and desk chair — do you use? Is your workspace neat and organized or filled…
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