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Tesla threw a flashy party on Thursday to announce the start of its autonomous Cybercab service in Austin, but some of the wind was taken out of the company’s sails when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced an investigation into the Cybercabs almost immediately after the launch. Tesla’s Cybercabs are gold-covered robotaxis that seat…
The team behind Tetris, the classic 1984 puzzle video game, has responded to the White House over a knockoff game that the Trump administration released this week. The statement from Tetris hits back against Trump’s White House over its recently released Tetris clone, “Build the Wall.” In its response, Tetris strongly hints that the company…
Earlier this week, three young men with little climbing experience set out to summit Mt. Shasta, a 14,179-foot peak in California. Their planned eight-hour ascent ultimately turned into a search-and-rescue operation and drew national attention for one reason: The men used artificial intelligence to help plan their climb. “We relied too much on AI rather…
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In less than a week, Apple is holding its big annual September event. You’d think the rumor mill would slow down at some point, but it hasn’t. Everyone expects to see four new iPhones and some other fun stuff as well. Those details are more or less set in stone. There are little things in…
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With gas prices soaring, dozens of food recalls, a war in Iran, and a litany of other pressing issues, one might be thinking to themself, “I wish the U.S. government would release a series of low-quality, potentially vibe-coded video games.” Well, you are in luck! On Thursday, Trump’s White House announced a new website, Arcade.gov,…
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