The age of generative AI is upon us, and this week alone Google and Microsoft made major announcements around their respective products for the masses. While Google unveiled an “experimental conversational AI service” called Bard yesterday, Microsoft had a fuller slate of news to share at its event in... Read more
The Model Y’s sticker price is no longer bridled by the government’s $55,000 cap to qualify for EV tax credits. The Model Y just got more expensive.Image: Getty Images Tesla raised the price of its Model Y electric vehicle (EV) just hours after the US Treasury Department adjusted its... Read more
Photo: Lost Spirits Distillery There’s beginning to be more to Vegas than the strip, and at the forefront of the play paradise destination is Area 15, home to immersive distillery Lost Spirits (and soon to be expanding with Universal Studios, too.) Lost Spirits is themed around sci-fi adventure literature;... Read more
Facebook now has 2 billion users
Tech June 5, 2023
The social network is still growing even as Meta has made significant cuts. Almost 20 years in, Facebook is still growing. The social network now has 2 billion daily active users, Meta reported alongside its fourth-quarter earnings. The report marks the first time Facebook, which added 16 million users... Read more
But it can “mislabel both AI-generated and human-written text.” OpenAI has released a tool to help you determine whether text was more likely written by a human or AI. However, the ChatGPT maker warns that its equivalent of Blade Runner’s Voight-Kampff test can also get it wrong. The tool... Read more
The plan is available in all regions serviced by Frontier networks and starts at $155 a month. Frontier joins AT&T as another 5-gig capable ISP available in the United States Graphic by William Joel / The Verge Frontier, an internet service provider (ISP) that services 25 US states, has... Read more
The company is accused of discriminating against union organizers and threatening to freeze workers’ pay and benefits if they got to bargaining. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A judge for the National Labor Relations Board has determined that Amazon broke labor laws in the run-up to union... Read more
GM has started producing the Hummer EV SUV
Money/Business May 13, 2023
There’s a new model of Hummer being made in the same factory as the existing electric truck. General Motors has started production on the Hummer EV SUV at its Factory Zero in Michigan, according to Nicole Schmitz, a spokesperson for the company. The Detroit Press reported Monday that customers... Read more
The Internet Archive now houses a collection of old-school calculators that you can boot up and use as if you had a physical version right in front of you. Image: Internet Archive I never thought I’d actually have fun with a calculator emulator. But here I am, toying with... Read more
San Francisco wants to slow robotaxi rollout over blocked traffic and false 911 calls
Tech May 13, 2023
Since Cruise and Waymo got permission to operate without drivers on San Francisco streets, the robotaxis have been caught blocking traffic and obstructing emergency vehicles throughout the city. Cruise and Waymo are causing traffic issues in San Francisco. Image: Getty Images San Francisco transportation officials want Waymo and Cruise... Read more
