The Download: Neuralink’s biggest rivals, and the case for phasing out the term “user”
In the world of brain-computer interfaces, it can seem as if one company sucks up all the oxygen in the room. Last month, Neuralink posted a video to X showing the first human subject to receive its brain implant, which will be named Telepathy. The recipient, a 29-year-old man who is paralyzed from the shoulders […]
Cities: Skylines 2 team apologizes, makes DLC free and promises a fan summit
Enlarge / Like the Beach Properties DLC itself, this property looks a bit unfinished and in need of some focus. Paradox Interactive Perhaps the first clue that something was not quite right about Beach Properties, the first $10 DLC “expansion” for the already off-kilter city-building sim Cities: Skylines 2, was that it did not contain […]
How To Write A Lede
I have a tough time putting aside my editor’s brain. Editors and good writers know what I’m talking about. It’s the hazard of the job. Sometimes, I marvel at an article’s great intro, packed with an interesting narrative and powerful verbs that speak directly to me or my interest. But more often, I get sad, […]
[EuroCucina 2024] AI Makes Cooking Easier and More Precise for Everyone – Samsung Global Newsroom
EuroCucina 2024, one of the world’s largest kitchen events, kicked off on April 16 (local time) in Milan, Italy. At the event, Samsung Electronics demonstrated how it is introducing a new culinary experience that redefines the kitchen landscape by seamlessly integrating AI technology with built-in products released in the European market. ▲ Andrea Berton, […]
Researchers taught robots to run. Now they’re teaching them to walk
In previous projects, researchers from the University of Oregon had used the same reinforcement learning technique to teach a two-legged robot named Cassie to run. The approach paid off—Cassie became the first robot to run an outdoor 5K before setting a Guinness World Record for the fastest bipedal robot to run 100 meters and mastering […]
Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay
Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk at an opening event for Tesla’s Gigafactory on March 22, 2022, in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. Getty Images | Patrick Pleul Tesla is asking shareholders to approve a move to Texas and to re-approve a $55.8 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was recently voided by a […]
Think Like a Golfer To Create a Winning Content Strategy
Do you play golf? I don’t, but I’m intrigued by one thing: The goal of golf is to play the least amount of golf. Think about it. The winner is the person who swings their clubs the fewest times. A smart content strategy should work in a similar way. Last week, I talked with a […]
The History of Samsung Design Identity – Samsung Global Newsroom
On April 16 (local time) at Milan Design Week 2024, Samsung Electronics will open the “Newfound Equilibrium” exhibition to showcase a future of infinite possibilities. Capturing the balance between humans and technology for a better future, this exhibition introduces the design vision that will guide the company through 2030 — “Samsung Design Identity 5.0 (DI 5.0): […]
The Download: saving Louisiana from sinking, and the promise of thermal batteries
“If you were wondering what they’re using to train GPT-5, well, now you know.” —John Levine, creator of a site designed to trap web crawling bots, explains his site has received millions of pings from OpenAI bots over recent days, as they indiscriminately hoover up internet data used to train AI models, 404 Media reports. […]
Judge halts Texas probe into Media Matters’ reporting on X
Enlarge / Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024. A judge has preliminarily blocked what Media Matters for America (MMFA) described as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to “rifle through” confidential documents to prove that MMFA fraudulently manipulated X (formerly Twitter) data to […]