Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is aggressively promoting a future where AI becomes the dominant form of social interaction, claiming that AI friends, therapists, and business agents will soon outnumber human relationships. During a recent media blitz across multiple podcasts and a Stripe conference appearance, Zuckerberg cited statistics suggesting “the average Read more…
“Our future won’t be handed to us,” says the young narrator in a new ad from the nonprofit Code.org. “We will build it.” “But how can we when the education we need is still just an elective?” says another young voice… The ad goes on to tout the power “to Read more…
Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it launched commercial service in Texas under its first customers, Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines, which delivers time- and temperature-sensitive freight. Both companies conducted test runs Read more…
Waymo Driver is already reducing severe crashes and enhancing the safety of vulnerable road users. As per a new research paper set for publication in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, Waymo Driver had outperformed human drivers in safety, particularly for vulnerable road users (VRUs). Over 56.7 million miles, compared to Read more…
Meta’s Reality Labs posted a $4.2 billion operating loss in Q1 2025. Cumulative losses since 2020 now exceed $60 billion. From the report: Meta’s Reality Labs unit is responsible for the company’s Quest-branded virtual reality headsets and Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. It’s the key business unit that anchors CEO Mark 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…
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…