It has been more than a decade since Jeff Bezos excitedly sketched out his vision for Alexa on a whiteboard at Amazon’s headquarters. His voice assistant would help do all manner of tasks, such as shop online, control gadgets, or even read kids a bedtime story. But the Amazon founder’s Read more…
When a Russian spaceship docked as a lifeboat for three stranded men at the International Space Station in February, one may have wondered if Sergei Krikalev, heading the rescue mission, felt any deja vu. If that name doesn’t ring a bell, he’s also sometimes known as “the last Soviet” for Read more…
“For years, California has championed high-speed rail as its future, even as its marquee project faces headwinds,” writes SFGate. “While the high-speed rail connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco slowly comes to fruition, a separate rail plan in Southern California has finalized an important labor deal, and construction is set Read more…
A Federal Reserve Zoom event with more than 220 people was canceled after a user hijacked proceedings and displayed pornographic content. The hijack left Fed Governor Christopher Waller unable to deliver his opening remarks because graphic images from a call participant named “Dan” began to pop up on the screen. Read more…
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don’t, why you should.
Perhaps AI “needs a little more work,” writes ZDNet columnist Chris Matyszczyk — noting problems with the automated voice-recognition systems at McDonald’s drivethrough lanes. The trouble started when TikTok-er Ren Adams ordered hash browns, sweet tea and a Coke. All seemed fine until, at a second drive-thru lane, another car Read more…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been under house arrest at his parents’ home on the Stanford campus since December making the elite university the unlikely host to one of America’s most notorious alleged white-collar criminals. “Surrounded by student co-ops, fraternity houses and other faculty homes, he’s the talk of the Read more…