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California DMV is investigating a Cruise robotaxi’s collision with a fire truck | Engadget

[ad_1] Cruise will temporarily be deploying fewer autonomous vehicles in San Francisco while investigators are looking into “recent concerning incidents” involving its fleet. According to The New York Times and TechCrunch, the California Department of Motor Vehicles asked the company to cut its fleet in half after an incident wherein one of Cruise’s robotaxis collided …

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Direct Energy Review: An Accessible Provider With Plenty of Options

[ad_1] Direct Energy was founded in Toronto in 1986 but is now a subsidiary of international giant NRG Energy and is based in Houston. The company claims to supply nearly 4 million residential and business customers with electricity, natural gas and home efficiency services. It currently operates as an energy supplier in a number of …

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Twitch streamers can soon block banned accounts from tuning in | Engadget

[ad_1] Twitch announced this week that an upcoming change will allow streamers to block banned users from tuning into their streams. “You can choose to have your banned chatters no longer be able to watch the stream,” Senior Product Manager Trevor Fisher revealed on Twitch’s Patch Notes podcast (via TechCrunch), stressing that the feature won’t …

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iPhone 15 Is Rumored (Again) to Support Faster Charging Speeds

[ad_1] As we draw closer to the expected reveal of the iPhone 15, rumors are flying about features and changes that might come with Apple’s next iPhone. A new report says some iPhone 15 models will support faster charging speeds, thanks to USB-C. At least some of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15 models will support charging …

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Sega completes purchase of Rovio for $776 million | Engadget

[ad_1] Sega Sammy has of Angry Birds developer Rovio, officially plunking down a cool $776 million to acquire the company. The deal was but both companies had to jump through some Sega’s hoping the purchase will give them a stronger foothold in the mobile space, despite the golden days of Angry Birds fandom However, Rovio …

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Sorry, you won’t be able to block Elon Musk (or anyone else) on X | Engadget

[ad_1] Elon Musk isn’t quite done making major changes to X. The platform’s owner and chief technical officer the service formerly known as is getting rid of the option to block other users, except for when it comes to DMs. Musk, who has previously to remove the feature, suggested it “makes no sense” to block …

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Microsoft retracts AI-written article advising tourists to visit a food bank on an empty stomach | Engadget

[ad_1] Microsoft reportedly published — and retracted — an AI-generated article that recommended people visit a Canadian food bank as a tourist attraction. The article “Headed to Ottawa? Here’s what you shouldn’t miss!” included recommendations for catching a baseball game, honoring fallen soldiers at a war museum and… swinging by the Ottawa Food Bank. Paris …

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What you need to know about Sakana AI, the new startup from a Transformer paper coauthor

[ad_1] Head over to our on-demand library to view sessions from VB Transform 2023. Register Here The landscape of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is in a rapid state of evolution these days, not only with OpenAI, Meta, and Google competing directly on foundation models, but doing so while some of their biggest in-house talent …

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Lamborghini’s new all-electric concept car was inspired by spaceships | Engadget

[ad_1] Lamborghini, known for enabling many a mid-life crisis, revealed a new EV concept vehicle at Monterey Car Week, after teasing the announcement a few day ago. The all-electric Lamborghini Lanzador boasts all kinds of high-tech bells and whistles, with a design actually inspired by spaceships. This grand tourer (GT) vehicle features plenty of infotainment …

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