Nancy Pelosi criticizes California AI bill as 'ill-informed'
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi issued a statement late yesterday laying out her opposition to SB 1047, a California bill that seeks to regulate AI.
“The view of many of us in Congress is that SB 1047 is well-intentioned but ill-informed,” Pelosi said. She noted that other congresspeople from the B
Why Porsche NA CEO Timo Resch is betting on 'choice' to survive the turbulent EV market
Timo Resch is basking in the sun. That’s literally true, as we speak on a gloriously clear California day at the Quail, one of Monterey Car Week’s most prestigious events. But it’s figuratively true as well, as Resch, who took the CEO role at Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) last
OpenAI’s new voice mode let me talk with my phone, not to it
I’ve been playing around with OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode for the last week, and it’s the most convincing taste I’ve had of an AI-powered future yet. This week, my phone laughed at jokes, made them back to me, asked me how my day was, and told me it’s having “a
X says it's closing operations in Brazil
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said today that it’s ending operations in Brazil, although the service will remain available to users in the country.
The announcement comes amid a legal battle with Brazil's Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who sought to
Ikea expands its inventory drone fleet
One of the biggest questions looming over the drone space is how to best use the tech. Inspection has become a key driver, as the autonomous copters are deployed to dangerous or remote spaces like power plants and oil rigs. Inventory drones are a promising subset of the category that has emerged in
Keychain aims to unlock a new approach to manufacturing consumer goods
Most consumer brands have become “completely disassociated” from the manufacturers who actually create their products, says Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan.
“They don't own anything except a brand and a set of marketing functions,” Hanrahan said.
That's what Hanrahan i
Gogoro delays India plans due to policy uncertainty, launches bike-taxi pilot with Rapido
Taiwanese electric two-wheeler maker Gogoro has deferred its highly ambitious plans for India, as New Delhi has not yet launched an anticipated scheme for battery swapping, a company executive said. In the meantime, the company has started a bike-taxi pilot with aggregator Rapido to test its vehicl
OpenAI shuts down election influence operation that used ChatGPT
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that was generating content about the U.S. presidential election, according to a blog post on Friday. The company says the operation created AI-generated articles and social media posts, though it doesn’t
Apple reportedly has 'several hundred' working on a robot arm with attached iPad
Apple is reportedly shifting into the world of home robots after the wheels came off its electric car. According to a new report from Bloomberg, a team of several hundred is working on its potential first product: a robotic arm with an “iPad-like” display attached. The home product would take a
Another week in the circle of startup life
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Researchers develop hair-thin battery to power tiny robots
The biggest limitation of tiny robots is, naturally, their size. The smaller the robot, the more difficult it is to develop components. Among the key challenges is finding a power source. Some systems utilize clever workarounds, like these cell-sized bots, which use a photodiode to access the minut
The Nevera R all-new electric hypercar can hit a top speed of 217 mph, and it only starts at $2.5 million
Rimac, the Croatian EV upstart that ascended from a garage to become a supercar and technology powerhouse merged with Bugatti, has upgraded its Nevera hypercar. And along the way, Rimac managed to squeeze more power into it.
Rimac revealed Friday during The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering at
African e-commerce company Jumia completes sale of secondary shares at $99.6M
Almost two weeks ago, technewss reported that African e-commerce giant Jumia was planning to sell 20 million American depositary shares (ADSs) and raise more than $100 million, given its share price of around $5.70 at the time.
The e-tailer has now completed the at-the-market transaction offering
‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games launches its app store on iOS in the EU, worldwide on Android
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, announced on Friday that it has officially launched its rival iOS app store in the European Union. The Epic Games Store is also launching on Android worldwide.
The app store is launching with games including Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys. The c