We tested Amazon’s new AI shopping chatbot. It’s not good.
Amazon is experimenting with an artificial intelligence chatbot to help you figure out what to buy. Instead of sorting through thousands of options for vacuum cleaners, you can ask the chatbot to recommend the best models for hardwood floors or for sucking up pet hair. The chatbot called Rufus, which Amazon announced last month, is […]
Best Solar Inverters of March 2024
What is the best overall solar inverter? We looked at the specifications of several of the most common and widely available solar inverters on the market. The SolarEdge Home Wave Inverter was our top pick. It was the most efficient inverter we looked at, meaning you’ll get to use more of the energy your solar […]
Microsoft Seeks to Dismiss Parts of Suit Filed by The New York Times
Microsoft filed a motion in federal court on Monday that seeks to dismiss parts of a lawsuit brought by The New York Times Company. The Times sued Microsoft and its partner OpenAI on Dec. 27, accusing the two companies of infringing on its copyrights by using its articles to train A.I. technologies like the online […]
Sci-fi and Hi-fi – IEEE Spectrum
Many a technologist has been inspired by science fiction. Some have even built, or rebuilt, entire companies around an idea introduced in a story they read, as the founders of Second Life and Meta did, working from the metaverse as imagined by Neal Stephenson in his seminal 1992 novel Snow Crash. IEEE Spectrum has a […]
Over 600 Google Workers Urge the Company to Cut Ties With Israeli Tech Conference
More than 600 Google workers and counting have signed a letter addressed to Google marketing leadership demanding that it drop its sponsorship of Mind the Tech, an annual conference promoting the Israeli tech industry taking place in New York this week. “Please withdraw from Mind the Tech, issue an apology, and stand with Googlers and […]
What happened to Kate Middleton? Her mysterious disappearance, explained as best we can.
Princess Kate, formerly Kate Middleton, one day to become Catherine, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, has finally reappeared. Sort of. The Princess of Wales was photographed on March 4 riding in a car driven by her mother, Carol Middleton, near Windsor Castle in the UK. The picture marks Kate’s first reappearance since Christmas Day, […]
SciPlay sponsors MLS pro Soccer team, Austin FC
Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here. SciPlay and Major League Soccer’s Austin FC have signed a multiyear sponsorship deal. This is the professional soccer club’s first partnership with a video game company. Alongside digital signage and live fan […]