Seattle Is Close To Approving A Year-Long Ban On Large Data Centers
The mayor is expected to sign the moratorium soon. SNEHIT PHOTO/Shutterstock The Seattle City Council has unanimously approved a moratorium on the construction of new large AI data centers for one year. Mayor Katie Wilson has yet to sign it, but according to the Seattle Times, she was looking forward to doing so. Wilson had vocally supported […]
I tried Siri AI, and so far it actually works
Parents want one thing, and one thing only, out of AI: to add a list of soccer games or “spirit week” theme days from an email or a poorly formatted flyer onto their calendar in one shot. And I have good news for parents with iPhones — the new Siri can finally do this. After […]
Conan O’Brien Is Hosting Educational Videos For An AI Cybersecurity Company
At long last, a corporate training you might actually enjoy. Axelle/bauer-griffin/Getty Images Cybersecurity AI company Adaptive Security has partnered with famed comedian Conan O’Brien for a 15-part educational video series. These training videos will help Adaptive’s clients and their employees to navigate threats such as phishing and deepfakes. Considering how often corporate trainings are a […]
Kalshi Will Require Employment Info For Some Bets As An Insider Trading Precaution
But the rules may pose a minor hurdle for people who just have to cheat. PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock Kalshi is taking a new step toward preventing insider trading on its platform. For certain bets, the prediction market will require users to disclose where they work. The new rules will be rolling out in the coming weeks, […]
GM’s EVs Will Soon Support More Kinds Of Public Chargers
It’s also rolling out a vehicle-to-grid firmware update. GM GM shared two announcements today about its electric vehicle program. The most notable news for consumers is the launch of Energy Pass, a universal interface for public charging across multiple different brands’ stations. Tesla, Electrify America and IONNA will be supported at launch, with EVgo and […]
Anthropic’s Fable AI Brings The Capabilities Of Its Unreleased Mythos Model To Regular Users
Anthropic has just announced Fable, the start of a new family of models that brings many of the capabilities of its Mythos system to the public. As a refresher, Mythos is the state-of-the-art model Anthropic debuted at the start of April through Project Glasswing. The project saw Anthropic share access to the model with select […]
Opera’s Latest Android Update Includes A Soccer Hub And A Refreshed Start Page
You can see live scores for ongoing games and follow your favorite teams for notifications. Opera Opera has released a new version of its web browser for Android. It has a refreshed start page design and, just in time for the World Cup kicking off this week, a soccer hub that features live scores, stats […]
Marshall’s Stockwell III Portable Speaker Offers More Than 40 Hours Of Use Per Charge
It resembles a guitar amp and is available right now for $250. Marshall just announced the Stockwell III portable Bluetooth speaker, which offers some real improvements over the Stockwell II. First of all, the battery life has doubled, up from 20 hours per charge to over 40 hours per charge. That’s five whole workdays of […]
Kingdom Hearts IV Gets A Surprise Nintendo Direct Trailer Drop
Sora battles his way through the city of Quadratum. Square Enix Here’s something we didn’t expect during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct. Kingdom Hearts IV finally has a new trailer, over four years after our first glimpse of the game. Although it still doesn’t have a release date, we now know that it will launch on Nintendo […]
Siri AI First Look: How Apple’s Rebuilt AI-Powered Assistant Behaves Across iPhone, iPad And Mac
One of the main differences is the new onscreen gesture you can use to invoke Siri. While methods like long-pressing the power button or saying “Hey Siri” remain, how you tap or swipe on the screen to bring up the assistant has changed. Instead of double tapping the bottom of the display to type to […]