Uber CEO Raises Doubts Over Elon Musk’s Tesla Robotaxi Scheme
August 10, 2024 – The CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, has expressed doubts about Elon Musk’s vision for a Robotaxi service, suggesting that there may be significant issues with the concept. Musk’s plan involves Tesla owners renting out their vehicles as self-driving taxis when not in use, creating a fleet of private autonomous…
Sony PlayStation to Boost Family Game Offerings Following “Cosmic Robots” Triumph
February 14, 2025 – Following the success of “Cosmic Robots” being named the Best Platform Game of the Year, PlayStation has announced plans to introduce more family-friendly titles. According to a report by VGC, Sony’s President, Yuji Hirota, mentioned during yesterday’s earnings call that the accolades recently received by the platform game, developed by Team…
Anthropic Unveils Claude 3: A New Era in AI with Superior Performance over GPT-4
March 05, 2024 – In a surprising turn of events, Anthropic, a major competitor of OpenAI, has unveiled its latest large language model family, Claude 3, which, for the first time since the release of GPT-4, appears to have surpassed it across multiple benchmarks. According to official test results released by Anthropic, Claude 3 demonstrates…
Tesla Gigafactory Expansion Hits Snag: Chemical Weapons Discovered, Cleanup Operation Planned
August 20, 2024 – The city of Grünheide, located in the German state of Brandenburg, has announced the discovery of chemical weapons in the expansion area planned for Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory. The local government has scheduled a cleanup operation from August 19th to 22nd. According to the mayor of Grünheide, Arne Christiani, the chemical weapons…
Lyft Partners with Anthropic: Claude to Revolutionize Service for Millions of Drivers
February 10, 2025 – In a groundbreaking collaboration announced on the 6th of this month, American ride-hailing giant Lyft and AI innovator Anthropic have unveiled plans to launch AI-powered products aimed at enhancing the ride-sharing experience for Lyft’s community of over 40 million annual passengers and one million drivers. The partnership between Lyft and Anthropic…
Microsoft Spends Hundreds of Millions on Carbon Credits to Offset AI’s Environmental Impact
July 11, 2024 – In a significant move to support its overall carbon strategy, Microsoft has recently signed a contract with Occidental Petroleum, agreeing to purchase 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) “credits” over the next six years. The tech giant has been aggressively expanding its data centers to fuel the growth of the…
Waymo’s Self-Driving Cars: Proven Safer Than Human Drivers
December 20, 2024 – According to a report published today by Engadget, Waymo, a leading company in autonomous driving, has collaborated with Swiss Re, a renowned reinsurance company, on a study that reveals Waymo’s self-driving cars result in fewer insurance claims compared to human-driven vehicles. The study conducted by Swiss Re analyzed collision liability claims…
Sudden Exit of Intel’s Esteemed Female Executive After Over Two Decades of Service
July 20, 2024 – In a significant move within the tech industry, Lisa Spelman, a seasoned executive who has dedicated over two decades of her career to Intel, will step down from her role on August 15th to embark on a new journey as the Chief Executive Officer of Cornelis Networks, a high-performance computing connectivity…
Global PC Shipments Fall to Decade Low in Q1 2023
April 20, 2023 – Global PC shipments have suffered a significant decline, falling to a decade low in Q1 2023, according to the latest data from Counterpoint Research. This decline has amounted to 28% year-on-year, marking the lowest quarter for PC shipments in the past ten years, excluding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
iOS Users Get Siri Alternative as Perplexity Rolls Out AI Voice Assistant
April 24, 2025 – AI-driven company Perplexity has unveiled a new AI voice assistant feature for its iOS app, promising an experience that rivals Apple’s native Siri. This third-party application aims to bridge the gap by enabling users to perform tasks via voice commands, spanning web browsing and multi-app interactions. In a demo video, Perplexity’s…