On Friday night, dozens of people braved cold weather and headed to a remote pub in Yorkshire, England, to listen to some live music and enjoy a few drinks. Three days later, they finally left. The unexpected stay was a result of Storm Arwen, which blanketed the region in heavy …
Read More »Can South Korea and Japan repair their strained relationship?
Could chilly ties between Japan and South Korea be headed for a thaw? Signs are increasingly pointing in that direction, as both sides look to repair a relationship clouded by years of mistrust and a tumultuous past. Earlier this month, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol revealed a plan to use …
Read More »9 Best TVs We’ve Tested (2023): Cheap, 4K, 8K, OLED, and Tips
Saving up for a new screen? To help you navigate the dozens of seemingly identical TV models from Samsung, LG, Vizio, TCL, Sony, and other manufacturers, we’ve watched hundreds of hours of content on them and picked a few of our favorites. We’ve listed everything from the very best TV …
Read More »The Earth Is Begging You to Accept Smaller EV Batteries
Humanity may not exactly be winning its battle to avert climate change, but the electrification of cars has begun to look like a success story. Ten percent of new passenger vehicles sold around the world last year were electric, powered by batteries instead of gasoline—the extraction of which costs the world …
Read More »BuzzFeed is the latest publisher to embrace AI-generated content
CNet’s AI SNFAU turned out to be merely the first pebble kicked down the slippery slope. In a Thursday morning internal memo acquired by the Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed Chief Executive Jonah Peretti announced plans to embrace AI in both editorial and business operations and utilize text generation systems similar …
Read More »Tesla will spend $3.6 billion to build a Semi and a battery factory in its Nevada complex
Tesla has big expansion plans for its first Gigafactory near Reno, Nevada. The automaker has announced that it’s investing $3.6 billion to build two new factories in the complex and hire 3,000 additional workers. That’s bigger than the company’s initial investment ($3.5 billion) when it made a commitment to build …
Read More »The Morning After: Microsoft expands ‘multibillion dollar’ deal with OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT
Microsoft is making a “multibillion-dollar” investment that will lead to wider uses of OpenAI’s technology, as well as more robust behind-the-scenes support. Microsoft has launched OpenAI-powered features, like natural language programming and a DALL-E 2 graphic design tool. Read Also : 9 Best Coffee Subscription Boxes We’ve Tasted (2022): Gifting, Fresh, …
Read More »Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6th
Epic Games and Match Group now have a court date for their antitrust case against Google. A Northern District of California judge has set the start of a jury trial for November 6th. Both Epic and Match accuse Google of abusing its control of Android app distribution through the Play …
Read More »A Damning US Report Lays Bare Amazon’s Worker Injury Crisis
Amazon was hit with an unusually forceful safety citation by federal investigators in the US today. The findings appear to back up what some workers at the company have long alleged: that the online retail giant’s warehouse and fulfillment facilities are designed for speed over safety, causing lower-back injuries and other …
Read More »What It Takes to Build a Game in a War Zone
The offices of GSC Game World smelled like a gas station. The Kyiv-based studio, responsible for the cult-classic immersive sim S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl and its hotly anticipated direct sequel S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, had stockpiled thousands of liters of fuel—alongside first aid kits and other survival supplies—in its corridors during the nervy winter of …
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