An anonymous reader quotes a report from InsideEVs: General Motors is joining forces with EVgo, one of the biggest electric vehicle charging operators in the United States, to build 400 ultra-fast DC chargers nationwide to support the growing number of battery-powered cars hitting U.S. roads. To be clear, these are individual stalls, not charging stations.… Read More »
A U.S. District Court judge on Thursday allowed New York-based startup Kalshi to legally offer betting on the outcome of the November Congressional elections (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source), despite opposition from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which plans to appeal the decision due to concerns about potential market manipulation and public trust in… Read More »
Google is testing a “desktop windowing” feature for Android tablets that “will let you resize apps freely and arrange them on your screen at will,” reports The Verge. It’s currently available as a developer preview. From the report: Currently, apps on Android tablets open in full-screen by default. When the new mode is enabled, each… Read More »
Mobile phone location data has linked site visits by US securities watchdogs to the headquarters of companies with measurable drops in their share prices — even when no enforcement action is taken. From a report: When insiders sold shares right around a non-public visit by staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission, they avoided average… Read More »
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Earlier this year, we got a look at something unusual: the results of an internal investigation conducted by Harvard Business School that concluded one of its star faculty members had committed research misconduct. Normally, these reports are kept confidential, leaving questions regarding the methods and extent… Read More »
In a statement today, the White House said it has received commitments from several AI companies to curb the creation and distribution of deepfake porn, also known as image-based sexual abuse material. Engadget reports: The participating businesses have laid out the steps they are taking to prevent their platforms from being used to generate non-consensual… Read More »
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks revealed at a Goldman Sachs conference that the company has been using AI in game development, including for “Dungeons & Dragons” and “Magic: The Gathering,” and plans to integrate AI further into gameplay, despite previously banning AI-generated content. “Inside of development, we’ve already been using AI,” Cocks said. “It’s mostly machine-learning-based… Read More »
AMD has introduced Variable Graphics Memory (VGM) for its AI 300 “Strix Point” laptops, allowing users to convert up to 75% of their system memory into dedicated VRAM via the AMD Adrenalin app, enhancing gaming performance for titles requiring more VRAM. The Verge reports: You might be wondering: does that extra video memory actually make… Read More »
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: Employees’ negative daily emotions and lack of well-being can ultimately hurt worker engagement — and the economy, according to a new report released this week. Gallup, in its “State of the Global Workplace,” estimates that low employee engagement costs the global economy $8.9 trillion, or 9% of… Read More »
Two astronauts, billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis, completed the world’s first private spacewalk outside a SpaceX capsule, testing new spacesuits and procedures in a risky mission that pushes the boundaries of commercial spaceflight. Reuters reports: The astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission went one at a time, each spending about 10 minutes… Read More »