1 hour ago Uber, Volkswagen pair up to launch robotaxi service in US with self

Volkswagen of America and Uber on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to launch a commercial robotaxi service — using autonomous electric VW ID. BUZZ vehicles — in multiple U.S. cities over the next decade. The companies expect to launch a commercial service in Los Angeles, the first city on the list, by late 2026. VW […]

Economics

2 h. ago Google paid Samsung 'enormous sums' for Gemini AI app installs, says lawyer

Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an "enormous sum of money" every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court testimony, even though the company's practice of paying for installations has twice been found to violate the law.

Technology

2 h. ago This tool estimates how much electricity your chatbot messages consume

Ever wonder how much electricity you’re using when you prompt, or thank, an AI model? Hugging Face engineer Julien Delavande did, so he built a tool to help arrive at the answer. AI models consume energy each time they’re run. They’re run on GPUs and specialized chips that need a lot of power to carry […]

Politics

3 h. ago Waterfront electrification: Port of Seattle unpacks new clean energy vision

Waterfront electrification: Port of Seattle unpacks new clean energy vision  Offshore-Energy.biz

Politics

4 h. ago Adobe wants to create a robots.txt styled indicator for images used in AI training

For years, websites included information about what kind of crawlers were not allowed on their site with a robots.txt file. Adobe, which wants to create a similar standard for images, has added a tool to content credentials with an intention to give them a bit more control over what is used to train AI models. […]

Politics

5 h. ago As LA rebuilds after wildfires, climate activists want people to go all

As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.

Events

13 h. ago Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer

Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer  The Washington Post

Politics

15 h. ago Alaska Air Group Inc. Q1 Loss Increases, Inline With Estimates

Alaska Air Group Inc. Q1 Loss Increases, Inline With Estimates  Nasdaq

Politics

15 h. ago Ninth Circuit relights bulk of pretrial electronic monitoring in San Francisco

Ninth Circuit relights bulk of pretrial electronic monitoring in San Francisco  Courthouse News Service

Politics

15 h. ago California to add 1,000 electric school buses to nation's largest zero

California to add 1,000 electric school buses to nation's largest zero-emission fleet  NBC4 Los Angeles

Politics

16 h. ago Alaska Air Profit Forecast Misses Estimates on Slower Demand (ALK)

Alaska Air Profit Forecast Misses Estimates on Slower Demand (ALK)  Bloomberg.com

Politics

18 h. ago Indonesia says China's Huayou to replace LGES in EV battery project

China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is replacing South Korea's LG Energy Solution as a strategic investor in a multibillion-dollar project to build an electric vehicle battery joint venture in Indonesia, officials said on Wednesday.

Politics

19 h. ago General Dynamics beats results estimates on sustained defense demand, aerospace recovery

General Dynamics beats results estimates on sustained defense demand, aerospace recovery  Reuters

Events

22 h. ago Magnetic 'metabot' can expand, assume new shapes, and move like a robot—but without motor or internal gears

In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot, even though it lacks any motor or internal gears.

Politics

22 h. ago WhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private

WhatsApp announced on Wednesday it’s launching a new feature that will allow users to add an extra layer of privacy to chats. The new “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting prevents you and the people you’re chatting with from exporting chats and auto-downloading media to their phone. The setting also prevents users from mentioning Meta AI in […]

Politics

23 h. ago Hegseth maintains White House backing amid 'smear campaign' alleging likely ouster

Hegseth is under fire again after a report claimed that he disclosed details about a March military airstrike against the Houthis in a Signal messaging app group chat with his wife and brother.

Events

28 h. ago Congress can stop California's radical environmental mandates that hurt the entire nation

California's extreme electric vehicle mandates influence 18 other states that copy them. The left coast ends up setting extreme climate policies for the entire nation. We need to stop it.

Politics

29 h. ago Auto Shanghai showcases new EV era despite tariff speedbumps

The world's largest auto expo opened its doors Wednesday in Shanghai, showcasing the new electric world order even as mounting trade barriers risk dampening China's global ambitions.

Politics

30 h. ago Democrats, struggling for oxygen, blame the media – is AOC the answer?

While Rep. Jim Clyburn rips the media for failing to "deliver" his party's message, pundits are eyeballing a certain New York City congresswoman as a potential messenger.

Politics

35 h. ago Clinical AI tool scores highest yet on the United States Medical Licensing Exam

Clinical AI tool scores highest yet on the United States Medical Licensing Exam  News-Medical

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