Mercedes-Benz sent out a notice to customers recently announcing its plans to discontinue MBUX Sound Drive, an interactive audio feature that syncs music to the car’s actions. The feature was first announced less than a year ago at CES in partnership with Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am. Notices went out recently to customers that MBUX […]
Smartphones with secondary screens on the back aren’t a new idea. Most recently the Xiaomi 17 series launched in September with a smaller rear display and while the company suggests using it for widgets or gaming, the most practical use is as a way to frame selfies captured with the phone’s superior rear cameras. The […]
Though Paramount Skydance was trying to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for much more money than Netflix is offering, David Zaslav and the rest of WBD’s board are urging their shareholders to give Oracle scion David Ellison the cold shoulder. Today, WBD’s board announced that it has unanimously decided that its shareholders would be much better […]
Wikipedia will be 25 years old in January. During that time, the encyclopedia has gone from a punchline about the unreliability of online information to the factual foundation of the web. The project’s status as a trusted source of facts has made it a target of authoritarian governments and powerful individuals, who are attempting to […]
Radiant Nuclear is developing a small modular reactor to replace diesel generators. The startup previously raised $165 million in May.
Peacock has found a new place to stuff ads. Starting next year, the streaming service will greet you with an ad alongside your profile icon on the “Who’s watching?” screen when you open the app. During a press briefing, Peacock parent company NBCUniversal showed off how these “arrival ads” might look. One image shows your […]
AI created as much carbon pollution this year as New York City and guzzled up as much H20 as people consume globally in water bottles, according to new estimates. The study paints what’s likely a pretty conservative picture of AI’s environmental impact since it’s based on the relatively limited amount of data that’s currently available […]
Google is upgrading its Gemini app with Gemini 3 Flash, a more efficient version of its flagship AI model that’s still capable of fielding complex requests. The new model will replace Gemini 2.5 Flash as the default inside the Gemini app, and it’s headed to Google Search, too. Its arrival comes one month after the […]
Google is making Gemini 3 Flash the default model in the Gemini app and oAI model for Search
Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.