Tag: Gear / Gear News and Events

How BYD Got EV Chargers to Work Almost as Fast as Gas Pumps

The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don’t expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon. Source

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There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone

The company is reportedly building a new AI-powered mobile device. If Amazon follows through on the plan, experts warn it would be next to impossible to break into a crowded market. Source

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Gamers Hate Nvidia’s DLSS 5. Developers Aren’t Crazy About It, Either

Nvidia’s new AI upscaling gaming technology struck gamers as uncanny and off-putting. Developers don’t seem to like it, either, but it could be “the default” in a few years. Source

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Meta Will Keep Horizon Worlds Alive in VR ‘for the Foreseeable Future’

A day after saying it would shut down its metaverse, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth announced the service will remain available in VR—with limited support. Source

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ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance

OpenAI plans to allow sexting with ChatGPT. A human-AI interaction expert warns of a privacy nightmare. Source

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Humanscale’s New $15K Lounge Chair Is the Ultimate Home Office Workstation

The final project from famed designer Niels Diffrient, the Diffrient Lounge is made for work and play in high-budget homes. Source

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