On October 13th, Brendan Carr’s FCC gave itself a new power – it can block gadgets for containing any computer chip made by any company on its list of potential threats to national security. Today, it’s exercising that power for the first time, blocking two gadgets because they contain “foreign surveillance chips,” the FCC claims. […]
Tesla says it’s building its own maps to fix some of the most common problems with its “Full Self-Driving” system, including reading speed limits, parking, and choosing routes. The company’s head of AI described the effort on Tesla’s Q3 2026 earnings c…
Teenage Engineering is branching out into instrument amps with the previously leaked EP-35, a multi-input, multi-instrument, battery-powered amp with built-in effects. The back of the unit has a line-in port, as well as a 1/4-inch guitar input and an XLR input for mics, including mics that require phantom power. You can also stream audio to […]
As the US gets closer to permanently adopting daylight saving time following the House advancing the Sunshine Protection Act in July, there could be some unforeseen consequences to getting an extra hour of sun in the evening all year long. Following the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba permanently switching to daylight saving this […]
Ferrari’s first electric car, the Luce, will start at $560,800 in the US, with American deliveries planned for the second quarter of 2027. Car and Driver first reported the figure, and Ferrari has confirmed it.
That’s roughly $80,000 under the ~$640…
Discord’s latest update released today has a big improvement for Markdown previews: they should now render correctly instead of with “a bunch of symbols,” according to the company. LLMs and AI agents often rely on Markdown files for instructions and context, so these improved previews could be helpful for people sharing information about AI projects […]
The Delta gaming emulator has been upgraded with a plethora of new goodies and support updates, which includes optimizing it for Apple’s iPhone Duo. Delta 2.0 also introduces Sega Genesis games, animated controller skins, custom Pokémon DLC experiences, and a new UI that was built around supporting Liquid Glass. Adding support for the iPhone Duo […]
Kia is betting its new lineup of affordable EVs, like the EV3, can beat the incoming wave of Chinese models in Canada, but affordability is only one part of the equation.
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Yesterday, EA shut down BioWare and canceled the studio’s new Mass Effect game in development, but a trailer apparently representing the game was published on Reddit today. The trailer features “in-engine footage” and uses “pre-production assets,” according to a message at the beginning of the video. The video focuses on an ex-soldier in a conversation […]
A 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The California Highway Patrol’s statement to media outlets says it reviewed video of the accident from the Tesla’s dashcam, which “showed the Tesla’s brakes […]