The Smart Kitchen Summit was held in Seattle, where culinary technologist Scott Heimendinger discussed the importance of addressing real problems in the kitchen. The Joule sous vide, a smart kitchen gadget, was criticized for relying on an app and Wi-Fi connectivity, making it difficult to use. Chris Young, former CEO of ChefSteps, spoke about the decision not to include a screen on the device.
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2024-06-07 10:35:13 PM |
Tesla's Cybertruck can go through a car wash, despite Google's AI overview initially suggesting otherwise. The truck's unique design may have led to the confusion.
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2024-06-07 08:15:07 PM |
Amazon will begin testing robotaxis in Austin and Miami, in addition to San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Seattle. The company will not deploy its purpose-built robotaxi or offer public rides in Austin and Miami yet. The target cities for the company's first commercial markets remain Las Vegas and San Francisco.
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2024-06-07 07:45:12 PM |
Adobe updated its terms of service, causing outrage among creatives who feared their work would be used to train AI models without consent. The update mentioned 'techniques such as machine learning' to analyze content and improve services. Adobe's generative AI model, Firefly, was specifically mentioned.
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2024-06-07 07:45:11 PM |
Akira Kurosawa's black-and-white epic film Seven Samurai is being re-released in 4K restoration to celebrate its 70th anniversary. The film depicts a 16th-century village threatened by bandits and features ronin, master-less samurai for hire, who protect the village. Co-writer Shinobu Hashimoto found the writing process exhausting, but survived and continued writing.
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2024-06-07 07:15:07 PM |
Best Buy's Geek Squad is shutting down its Samsung authorized service provider program, which allowed certain Best Buy stores to repair Samsung phones with genuine parts and training. The program is ending in all locations, and employees are being directed to return their parts.
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Rivian's engineering team, led by Wassym, has been working on a project codenamed 'Peregrine' to reengineer the guts of the R1T truck and R1S SUV. The project aims to fundamentally alter the DNA of the vehicles, which launched in 2021. The changes are intended to appeal to customers and address wobbling demand for plug-in cars.
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Apple's WWDC event on Monday will reveal its grand plans for AI, ending the notion that Apple is behind Google and OpenAI. Siri will become more powerful starting this fall. CEO Tim Cook will hint at the company's AI plans.
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2024-06-07 01:15:04 PM |
Apple is set to reveal a new AI system, Apple Intelligence, at WWDC 2024, which will offer AI-powered features across Apple's platforms and apps, including a ChatGPT-like chatbot powered by OpenAI. The system will focus on summarizations, reply suggestions, and an AI overhaul for Siri. Apple will use its own technology and tools from OpenAI to power its new AI features.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence
2024-06-07 01:15:04 PM |
