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…
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters spoke out against a European proposal to make streaming providers and other online firms pay for ISPs’ network upgrades. “Some of our ISP partners have proposed taxing entertainment companies to subsidize their network infrastructure,” Peters said in a speech Tuesday at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Read more…
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that will stop electric car companies from opening their own dealerships in the state […]. The bill started as House Bill 401, which you can see on the Mississippi Legislature’s website. It amends Mississippi law related to car dealerships, clarifying that EV manufacturers Read more…
Microsoft is giving Bing preview testers a toggle to change the chatbot’s responses. A Creative option allows for more “original and imaginative” (read: fun) answers, while a Precise switch emphasizes shorter, to-the-point replies. There’s also a Balanced setting that aims to strike a middle ground. The company reined in the Read more…
MIT Technology Review has revealed two cases in which babies conceived with the three-parent baby technique have shown what scientists call “reversion.” “In both cases, the proportion of mitochondrial genes from the child’s mother has increased over time, from less than 1% in both embyros to around 50% in one Read more…
Bluesky, the Twitter alternative backed by Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey, has hit the App Store and more testers are gaining access. Though the app is still only available as an invite-only beta, its App Store arrival signals that a public launch could be nearing. TechCrunch reports: We haven’t Read more…
Meta plans to release its first pair of smart glasses with a display in 2025 alongside a neural interface smartwatch designed to control them, The Verge has learned. Meanwhile, its first pair of full-fledged AR glasses, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has predicted will eventually be as widely used as mobile Read more…