The Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is proposing a new annual federal vehicle registration fee of $200 for full EVs, $100 for hybrid EVs, and $20 for combustion vehicles. The tax would be tied to inflation, would be collected by the states, and would expire in Read more…
According to an email posted on Duolingo’s LinkedIn, the language learning app will “gradually stop using contractors to do work that AI can handle.” Co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn also said the company will be “AI-first.” According to von Ahn, being “AI-first” means the company will “need to rethink Read more…
Amazon doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump’s trade war. So the e-commerce giant will soon show how much Trump’s tariffs are adding to the price of each product, according to a person familiar with the plan. The shopping site will display how much Read more…
Huawei is gearing up to test its newest and most powerful AI processor, which the company hopes could replace some higher-end products of U.S. chip giant Nvidia. Huawei has approached some Chinese tech companies about testing the technical feasibility of the new chip, called the Ascend 910D, people familiar with Read more…
Not so long ago, working in tech meant job security, extravagant perks and a bring-your-whole-self-to-the-office ethos rare in other industries. But now tech work looks like a regular job, with workers contending with the constant fear of layoffs, longer hours and an ever-growing list of responsibilities for the same pay. Read more…
Widespread power outages were reported Monday in parts of Spain, Portugal and France, affecting critical infrastructure like airports and causing transportation disruptions. The interruption was due to a problem in the European electricity grid. The blackout also affected regions of Spain and France, due to faults in very high voltage Read more…
A new study found that a gene recently recognized as a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease is actually a cause of it, due to its previously unknown secondary function. “Researchers at the University of California San Diego used artificial intelligence to help both unravel this mystery of Alzheimer’s disease and discover Read more…