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Why choose fossil fuels or electricity when you can have both? NOC Energy has figured out how to hybridize heavy industry.
Runway’s CEO says AI could help studios make dozens of films for the cost of one, betting volume will boost hit-making odds.
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. And just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New Yorker about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, his trustworthiness, and the rise of OpenAI itself. One note before we go any further here —The New Yorker published that story and Ronan and I had this conversation before we knew
Mired in controversy and legal woes over concerns about its chatbots' interactions with users, particularly teens, Character.AI seems to be playing it safer with a new "Books" mode. The new format lets users step inside familiar worlds for a more structured roleplaying experience, one the company hopes will broaden perceptions of what AI roleplay can be beyond romancing minors, encouraging violence, and promoting self-harm. In a blog post, Character.AI said Books is launching with a catalog of m
The Olto truly rules the bike lane. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge It was at about 36 miles per hour that I decided the Infinite Machine Olto is not a bike. Sure, it has pedals, you don't need a license to ride it in most (but not all!) places in the US, and the folks at Infinite Machine assured me it is allowed in the bike lane. But I've never used the pedals. Why would I? This thing weighs a whopping 175 pounds, and even with some motorized assistance it's like pedaling a rock uphill. Als
Starting April 19, the price of the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and Meta Quest 3S (256GB) will go up by $50 to $349.99 and $449.99, respectively. The price of the Meta Quest 3 is going up by $100 to $599.99.
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Moft squeezes even more functionality into its folding MagSafe wallet. | Image: Moft Moft's MagSafe wallets have long been overachievers with folding designs that double as smartphone stands. Its latest creation, the Moft Trackable Tripod Wallet, does even more. It carries forward the same functionality as Moft's original magnetic wallet that unfolds into a miniature tripod, but adds built-in tracking capabilities through Apple's Find My network, and a wireless remote for your phone's shutter
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Canva has overhauled its design and workspace suite as it attempts to become the ultimate centralized hub for AI-powered content creation. The platform announced its Canva AI 2.0 update today, introducing updated tools and new prompt-based editing capabilities that allow users to make or adjust their work by describing what they want to create to Canva's AI assistant in their own words. The update includes a new orchestration layer for Canva's AI models that lets creatives and marketers access t
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Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They're built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of chips, but they have less of just about everything spec-wise. The Core Series 3 (non-Ultra) line encompasses six different chips, with the highest end being a six-core Intel Core 7 360 and the low-end model being a five-core Intel Core 3 304. Compared to their Ultra counterparts, the Core Series 3 across
Meta is the next tech company to hike up hardware prices due to the global memory shortage. Beginning April 19th, Meta's 128GB Quest 3S VR headset will cost $349.99, the 256GB Quest 3S will cost $449.99, and the Quest 3 will cost $599.99. Those are increases of $50 for both Quest 3S models and $100 for the Quest 3. Refurbished units will be getting a price hike, too. The refurbished 128GB and 256GB Quest 3S models are similarly getting a $50 bump to $319.99 and $409.99, while a refurbished Ques
Following fifth fund closure, VC firm eyes Calgary as the home base for a permanent Alberta expansion. The post Mistral Venture Partners sets up shop in Alberta first appeared on BetaKit.
The latest version of Canva's AI assistant lets users create editable designs with text prompts.