The everyday tech I use to track my corgi
The everyday tech I use to track my corgi

The Apple AirTag may be a jack-of-all-trades – people use it for keeping track of keys, suitcases, backpacks, purses – but I think the most logical use case for it, by far, is keeping track of your pet. I attach it to my corgi Jelly’s collar via a matching silicone holder. Have I ever once […]

Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades
Framework gave its 12-inch laptop some hardware upgrades

Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop, introducing Intel’s latest Core Series 3 processors, expanded hardware customizations, and a pre-built Linux option. The cheapest pre-built base configuration for the Framework Laptop 12 now starts at $699 – $100 less than the previous version when it launched last year. Preorders are open now, with the first […]

Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’
Robin Williams’ Instagram account brought back to fight ‘AI abuse’

Robin Williams’ children are taking over their father’s Instagram account after his daughter spoke out against the use of his AI likeness, as reported earlier by The Wrap. In a post on Tuesday, Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams write that they want the late actor’s Instagram profile to be a “safe, trusted place where the […]

OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face

OpenAI is announcing security updates following the July news that its AI broke out of a sandboxed environment and accidentally hacked Hugging Face, including improvements to its research environments, monitoring, and alignment techniques. The company had already put the brakes on a new model, Astra, that it thinks could have “critical” cybersecurity capabilities, and the […]

Lectric XPress2 extra battery bundle for 100+ miles $1,399, Aventon Pace 5 + Level 4 REC e-bike launch, Segway S2 kids scooter, more
Lectric XPress2 extra battery bundle for 100+ miles $1,399, Aventon Pace 5 + Level 4 REC e-bike launch, Segway S2 kids scooter, more

We’ve got an even more EV-packed edition of Green Deals than we saw yesterday, filled with first-time deals from three of our favorite brands. First, there’s the backorder bundle deal on Lectric’s XPress2 Long-Range Step-Thru Cruiser e-bike with $723 i…

Tesla owner says DIY upgrade to HW4 was easy… so why isn’t Tesla doing it?
Tesla owner says DIY upgrade to HW4 was easy… so why isn’t Tesla doing it?

There are millions of Tesla vehicles on the road today which were sold on the promise of full autonomy, but without hardware capable of doing so. Tesla has hemmed and hawed about solutions to this problem – so one owner took it into his own hands.

PlayStation’s wireless gaming speakers launch in November
PlayStation’s wireless gaming speakers launch in November

Sony’s Pulse Elevate wireless gaming speakers are launching on November 12th and will cost $219.99, the company announced on Tuesday. Announced nearly a year ago, the speakers are compatible with a PS5, PlayStation Portal, PC, and Mac, and they include “studio-inspired planar magnetic drivers” that offer “lifelike sound across the entire audible spectrum,” Sony says. […]

Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ rams through bollards weeks after ‘impeccable’ claim
Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ rams through bollards weeks after ‘impeccable’ claim

A Tesla “Robotaxi” running with no safety monitor onboard drove straight through a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane in Austin, then kept driving.
The video surfaced Monday, less than a month after Tesla’s head of AI told investors the Robot…

Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules
Apple squashes EU beef with new App Store rules

Apple is once again overhauling App Store rules in the European Union, which the company says will resolve its “disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution.” As part of the changes, every developer that distributes apps will be moved to a single set of business terms, and digital transactions for apps distributed […]

Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready
Tesla is finally launching the Cybercab — let’s hope it’s ready

The Tesla Cybercab, that golden two-seater central to Elon Musk’s robo-supremacist ambitions, is finally nearing its public launch. Whether or not the no-steering wheel and no-pedal vehicle is actually ready for public roads, let alone customers, remains very much in doubt. According to The Information, Tesla is planning a public launch of the Cybercab in […]