Apple Veteran Dan Riccio Bows Out, Leaving Vision Pro as His Swan Song
October 10, 2024 – Bloomberg reports that Dan Riccio, a longtime Apple employee, is set to retire from the company later this month, marking the end of a 26-year career. Riccio, who most recently served as the Vice President of Engineering overseeing the development of Vision Pro, reported directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook. His…
Elon Musk Hits New High: Net Worth Surpasses 360Billion,Up130 Billion This Year
December 8, 2024 – According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of December 6th local time, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the world’s richest person, has amassed a net worth exceeding 360billion.Thisfigureplaceshim122 billion ahead of the second-richest individual, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and represents a staggering increase of $133.3 billion since the start…
Report Finds Limited Transparency in Meta’s Llama 2 and OpenAI’s ChatGPT “Open Source” Claims
August 02, 2023 – OpenAI and Meta, among other prominent companies, have recently come under scrutiny for their use of the term “open-source” in relation to their language models. Researchers from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands released a thought-provoking study pointing out that some language models labeled as “open-source” are not truly open…
Challenging Hill Climb: Tesla Cybertruck’s Off-Roading Showcase
November 03, 2023 – Recent updates from @stretch_thecj2l on their Instagram account have shed light on the off-road capabilities of the Tesla Cybertruck, and it appears the electric pickup truck struggled during a hill climb. According to the footage shared, the Tesla Cybertruck seemed to face some difficulties when navigating uphill terrain and making sharp…
Negotiation Stalemate: Boeing Rescinds 30% Wage Hike Offer to Strikers
October 10, 2024 – In a move that has escalated tensions, aerospace giant Boeing has withdrawn its wage increase proposal to striking workers, citing a breakdown in negotiations with union representatives. The company has placed blame on the union for not giving due consideration to its offer. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers…
A Resurgence in Pocket Computing: VAIO President’s Plan for the P-Series Notebooks
May 29, 2023 – In a recent interview held in Tokyo, Japan, the President of VAIO, Masaki Yamano, unveiled the company’s ambitious plans to enter the realm of pocket-sized computing. Recognizing the need to capture a wider consumer base, VAIO intends to revive its iconic model, the “VAIO P,” by incorporating innovative features. Yamano stressed…
Apple Rumored to Be Exploring Options for a Proprietary Television, Says Gurman
November 18, 2024 – In today’s Power On live communication, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg claimed that Apple is currently evaluating the possibility of “manufacturing its own brand of television.” Rumors of an “Apple-branded television” had surfaced around 2009-2010, but no such product was ultimately released. The only television-like product Apple has ever produced was the…
Electric Vehicle Sales in the US to Surpass 800,000 Units in 2022
According to recent data from Kelley Blue Book, electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States are expected to surpass 800,000 units in 2022, marking a 65% increase from the previous year. Despite a decline in overall new car sales for the first time since 2011, EV sales continue to experience strong growth. This trend…
OpenAI Unveils Revolutionary Sora Model: Generating Realistic Videos from Text
February 16, 2024 – OpenAI has unveiled its inaugural text-to-video model, dubbed the Sora model, which seamlessly inherits the visual fidelity and instruction-following capabilities of its predecessor, DALL·E 3. This revolutionary model empowers users to generate up to one minute of high-definition, smooth video footage solely based on textual descriptions. The Sora model exhibits a…
Tesla’s Robotaxi Service to Feature Safety Operators and Proprietary App
December 11, 2024 – According to a report released by Deutsche Bank following a meeting with Tesla’s Investor Relations head, Travis Axelrod, the electric vehicle giant is gearing up to launch its autonomous taxi service using its own fleet of cars. The report, which was published last Friday, reveals that Tesla intends to roll out…