Google’s custom AI chatbots have arrived
Illustration: The Verge Google will soon let Gemini subscribers create custom chatbots that can serve as a gym buddy, cooking partner, writing editor, and more. Users can give the chatbots…
Is it really worth swapping to eating insects?
Our government nudge people seem intent on pushing us to eating protein from insects. Many of us find that thought unappealing. I read an article today https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/28/government-backed-research-centre-public-insects-lab-grown/ The senten ce…
GM and Samsung finalize deal for a $3.5 billion EV battery plant in Indiana
Photo: Getty Images General Motors and Samsung SDI have finalized a $3.5 billion deal to build an electric vehicle battery plant in Indiana, the South Korean company announced Tuesday. The…
For the first time in more than three years, SpaceX misses a booster landing
Enlarge / A screen capture of landing video of a Falcon 9 rocket just before it tips over on Wednesday morning. (credit: SpaceX) Early on Wednesday morning, at 3:48 am…
Astrobotic’s lander didn’t make it to the Moon because of a failed valve
Enlarge / Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander, with some of its propellants visible, before shipment from the company’s headquarters in Pittsburgh to the launch site in Florida. (credit: Astrobotic) Seven months after…
Climate change feedbacks lead to surge in natural methane emissions
Enlarge / A view of the Pantanal wetlands in Brazil. New research shows a large chunk of global methane emissions are from rotting vegetation in tropical wetlands. (credit: Carl de…
LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) As far back as 2016, work on AI-based chatbots revealed that they have a disturbing tendency to reflect some of the worst biases…
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath is stepping down amid flagging sales
Photo: Getty Images Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath is resigning from his position and will be replaced by Michael Lohscheller, who previously served as CEO of Stellantis-owned carmaker Opel, the automaker…
Plaud’s NotePin is another AI wearable for remembering everything
The NotePin is a voice recorder in the body of a Fitbit. | Image: Plaud After creating an impressive (not to mention somewhat TikTok famous) AI-powered voice recorder, Plaud is…
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster ‘tipped over’ into the ocean during landing
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed during an attempted landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean last night. The…