Tesla cuts car prices by up to $5,000
Tesla has reduced the price of the Model 3, Model S, and Model X in North America, Electrek reports. The Model S and X both saw $5,000 price cuts to…
YouTube fixes error that deleted comments critical of the Chinese Communist Party
YouTube says it’s begun fixing an error in its moderation system that caused comments containing certain Chinese-language phrases critical of China’s Communist Party (CCP) to be automatically deleted. The issue…
Is Google finally managing its messaging mess?
Sadly, the time has come for me to write about Rich Communication Services again. There have been a few pieces of news about it in the past week or so…
Texas Instruments angers hobbyists with limits to calculator programming support
Texas Instruments has removed the ability for some of its most popular calculators to run programs written in assembly or C, Cemetech reports. Hobbyists are not happy with the changes.…
3 Ways Scientists Think We Could De-Germ a Covid-19 World
If you’re tempted to buy your own UVC lamp, be aware: Lots of gadgets promise to kill germs, including handheld devices that claim to sanitize your stuff in 10 seconds.…
State-Based Contact-Tracing Apps Could Be a Mess
While governments around the world have launched nationwide Covid-19 contact-tracing smartphone apps over the last months, the United States has pointedly not. Instead, it seems like the apps designed to…
How Kickstarter Employees Formed a Union
Afterward, when Moore ran into an employee who had said he would reconsider working at Kickstarter if the decision stood, Moore yelled, “Union!” It was the first time he’d said…
Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters
A truly kick-ass videogame combines clever code, gorgeous graphics, and artful animation—plus thousands of hours of hard work. Researchers at Electronic Arts—the company behind FIFA, Madden, and other popular games—are…
Only Half of Americans Say They’ll Get Vaccinated For Covid-19 According to New Poll
Trump supporter hold a rally to call for the reopening of the California economy in Woodland Hills, California, on May 16, 2020.Photo: Getty Images Only about half of Americans say…
Facebook reportedly knew its algorithms promoted extremist groups, but did nothing
Facebook has long struggled with controlling extremist content on its platform. From the 2016 US elections, when Russians were able to manipulate American voters through polarizing ads, to propaganda that spread through the…