Elon Musk spent SpaceX’s first earnings call making some out-of-this-world claims about the company’s business and future prospects, while his fellow executives kept trying to bring his ideas closer to Earth — providing a hint of what’s to come now that his rocket-launching, compute-leasing, satellite-based telecom is public. The conference call, held Tuesday, was the…
The Open Secure AI Alliance expands at Black Hat with SAFE guidelines and open frameworks, offering IT leaders inspectable tools, lower token costs, and a clear roadmap for secure enterprise AI. Technologies scale much faster when they are open and interoperable. This has been true for networking, VoIP, mobile, and almost every other technology shift…
Texas is putting a halt to data center projects that try to tap into public utilities under new regulations issued by Governor Greg Abbott. The new order mandates the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) complete extensive audits of data center developers before they can connect to the…
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Autonomous car maker Waymo has dropped the waitlist for its robotaxi service in Dallas, opening it up to all residents and visitors. This is the latest step in the Alphabet-owned company’s bid to scale its self-driving technology across Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Waymo said Tuesday that anyone can now download the…
One careless click on Reply All can reveal more than you intended, including the fact that you were never meant to be visible on the thread. Gmail now warns users when they select Reply All on an email where they were BCC’d. The alert appears before the message is sent, giving recipients a chance to…
TL;DR: Blvck Paris and Pringles have teamed up on a limited-edition, all-black collection featuring hoodies, a baseball jacket, a “break-glass” collectible Pringles can display, and a charm. It’s priced $35 to $275, launching Aug. 6 exclusively at Blvck — with the first 2,000 U.S. orders getting a free limited-edition Blvck x Pringles can. Blvck Paris…
They stuffed a real-life ray gun into a 747 to shoot down ballistic missiles and stuck a laser on top of a Humvee to zap roadside bombs. For more than 50 years, the United States military and its researchers have tried to develop laser weapons. None of them panned out. But now, the US Army…
Apple is now seeking a preliminary injunction in its trade secrets case against OpenAI, which aims to stop the AI model maker from moving forward with developing an AI device or other products based on Apple’s technology. The iPhone maker also claims that more of its former employees may be involved with the trade secrets…
Apple is exploring ways to turn future smart glasses and headsets into health and fitness devices, building on the company’s growing focus on wearables. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company wants its Vision Products Group to develop health experiences that combine spatial computing, sensors and consumer wellness. The plan does not appear ready for…
