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Microsoft may have finally made quantum computing useful
Microsoft and Quantinuum say they've developed the most error-free quantum computing system yet.
Hyundai's Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup car brings extreme EV performance to the track
I headed to Korea to take the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup car for a drive. It's a lightweight, caged, and big-winged version of Hyundai's EV rocket ship.
England’s NHS will provide artificial pancreas to thousands of diabetes patients
England’s National Health Service (NHS) said on Tuesday that “tens of thousands of children and adults” with type 1 diabetes will receive an “artificial pancreas” to help manage their insulin levels.
The US and UK are teaming up to test the safety of AI models
The UK and the US governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to create a common approach for independent evaluation on the safety of generative AI models.
Microsoft Copilot has reportedly been blocked on all Congress-owned devices
US Congressional staff members can no longer use Microsoft's Copilot on their government-issued devices, according to Axios.
How Uber and the gig economy changed the way we live and work
Dazzled by the promise of innovation, regulators rolled over or signed a deal with the devil. It's everyone else who's paying the cost.
Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison
Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was just sentenced to 25 years in prison in a New York court. He was convicted in November of fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The White House lays out extensive AI guidelines for the federal government
The White House has issued a new policy to regulate federal agencies use of AI. The systems that they use must not "endanger the rights and safety of the American people," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second
Scientists have created a blazing-fast scientific camera that shoots images at an encoding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz) to individual pixels — equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second.
Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids to join social media platforms in Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida just signed into law a bill that requires parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts. It also completely prevents children under 14 from joining these platforms.
The EPA reveals final auto industry regulations to try to keep the world habitable
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the final pollution emissions standards for the auto industry on Wednesday. The regulations mandate that by 2032, most new passenger car and light truck sales in the US must be electric or hybrid.
Google used AI to accurately predict floods up to 7 days in advance
Google just announced that it successfully used AI-enhanced technology to successfully predict floods along riverlines up to seven days in advance. The average timeline was five days in advance.
Intel will get $8.5 billion in CHIPS Act funding to support its US manufacturing efforts
The money -- the biggest amount to be awarded under the CHIPS Act so far -- will help expand Intel's manufacturing capabilities across four states.
Moon mining startup Interlune wants to start digging for helium-3 by 2030
A startup called Interlune — the founders of which include former Blue Origin top employees and an Apollo 17 astronaut — plan to send a harvester to the moon to collect material for the surface and extract helium-3 for use on Earth.
Chatbots promise a future that will never arrive
Conversing with your computer has been a dream of futurists and technologists for decades. But even after 20 years of development, chatbots still haven’t caught on in the ways we were told they would.
SpaceX's third Starship test launch takes off successfully
SpaceX is set to conduct the third test launch of its Starship spacecraft. You can watch the attempt here.
Google DeepMind's new AI can follow commands inside 3D games it hasn't seen before
Google DeepMind has published new research into an AI system that's able to carry out tasks in 3D games it hasn't seen before. The team says it's the first time an agent has shown it's able to understand a wide range of gaming worlds and carry out tasks within them based on natural-language instructions.
Japan's Space One rocket launch attempt ends in a fiery explosion
Space One launched a rocket earlier in hopes of becoming the first private entity in Japan to put a satellite in orbit, but its rocket (named Kairos) exploded seconds after lift off.
How 19 years of Amazon Prime has satisfied our need for speed
Just as Engadget was hitting publish on its first posts, I was putting a freshly minted English degree to use working at an indie bookshop in Los Angeles. In seemingly unrelated news, Amazon had just reported its first profitable year after switching from selling books to selling “everything” four years before. (It still sold a lot of books.)
The Tesla Model S shook the industry, but its echo is fading
Look at today’s Model S and you still see the car that was released in 2012. It’s quicker and has more range, sure, but it is the same platform and basic design I reviewed over a decade ago.
