Boox’s newest Android e-readers let you take notes
Boox’s new seven-inch e-readers add stylus support for note-taking or annotating documents. | Image: Boox Boox is expanding its Go Series with two new E Ink devices that are the…
Behind the Scenes
On the first day of filming, a small crew set up in my parents’ house in Long Beach, California. We were shooting a short documentary about my parents’ experiences as…
Feds ease rules for autonomous vehicle testing to compete with China
The US Department of Transportation issued revised rules for autonomous and partially automated vehicles on Thursday. Despite fears that the Trump administration would roll back safety regulations as it has…
The best robot vacuum and mop to buy right now
Robot vacuums that can both mop and sweep your floors have improved significantly in recent years. While they are still not as effective as good ol’ manual labor, if you…
Everybody wants to buy Chrome
For sale: one browser, very popular. As the remedies phase of the Google Search trial heats up, two things have become very clear. The US government would really like to…
Rocket Report: The pitfalls of rideshare; China launches next Tiangong crew
Welcome to Edition 7.41 of the Rocket Report! NASA and its contractors at Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue building a new mobile launch tower for the Space Launch System…
In the age of AI, we must protect human creativity as a natural resource
Ironically, our present AI age has shone a bright spotlight on the immense value of human creativity as breakthroughs in technology threaten to undermine it. As tech giants rush to…
Microsoft made an ad with generative AI and nobody noticed
This shot was probably made by AI — the clipboards and Mason jar are good tells. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has revealed that it’s created a minute-long advert for its…
ChatGPT is getting a ‘lightweight’ version of its deep research tool
OpenAI is introducing a new version of its ChatGPT deep research tool that it says is cheaper to operate. The “lightweight” model is available now to free users, as well…
A $20,000 electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto.
In one of the strangest launches we’ve seen in a while, Slate Auto, the reportedly Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup, unveiled its first EV, the Slate Truck. Notably, the vehicle…