Tag: Tech

EV Range Dips Nearly 25 Percent While Carrying Load: AAA

The range of electric vehicles can fall by up to a quarter when made to carry heavy loads, according to a study conducted by the American Automobile Association (AAA) on Ford’s EV pickup truck F-150 Lightning. In an unloaded state, the 2022 Lightning had a driving range of 278 miles. However, with a payload of…


Macron to Meet Elon Musk in Paris to Talk Tesla Investment

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will meet with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday—the second time in just over a month—to promote France as a possible site for one of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s factories as well as to discuss tech regulation. “I’m going [into that meeting] with an agenda,” Macron told reporters…


Paul McCartney Says Final Beatles Song to Be Released After a Little Help From AI

A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…


Paul McCartney Says Final Beatles Song to Be Released With a Little Help From AI

A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…


New Beatles Song to Be Released With a Little Help From AI

A new and final Beatles track is being created with the help of artificial intelligence, according to former band member Paul McCartney. Due to be released later this year, the new track is speculated to be built on a preliminary recording of John Lennon’s “Now and Then” from 1978. Lennon made the recording on an…


‘Trust/Distrust’ Buttons Might Reduce Misinformation Spread On Social Media

Analysis To trust or not to trust—that is the question many of us ask when it comes to choosing our information today. Our choices can be so overwhelming that science wants to come to the rescue by adding extra buttons on social media postings. This comes after researchers from the University College London (UCL) conducted…


Cyber Attack Takes Down Australia’s Peak Body In Charge of Privacy Breaches

An Australian governmental body in charge of monitoring privacy breaches has fallen victim to a cyber attack following the hacking of one of the agency’s law firms. Data from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) was stolen by Russian cybercriminal BlackCat, also known as AlphV, after the hacking group infiltrated the database of…


Microsoft’s Planned Activision Blizzard Merger Temporarily Blocked by US Judge

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft’s planned $69 billion purchase of video game company Activision Blizzard was blocked by a federal judge Tuesday, giving more time for an antitrust review of the deal. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco ruled in support of a temporary restraining order sought by the Federal Trade Commission that will stop…


UN Secretary-General Proposes ‘Global Digital Compact’ to Push Laws Against Online ‘Hate’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, proposed a “Global Digital Compact,” (GDC) to push sweeping international laws against “hate and lies” online. “The proliferation of hate & lies in the digital space is causing grave global harm. This clear & present global threat demands clear and coordinated global action. We don’t have a moment to lose,”…


Amazon Locked Man Out of Smart Home Devices for a Week After False Racism Accusation

A Maryland man was recently locked out of his Amazon smart home system after a delivery driver reported hearing a racial slur while dropping off a package. In a June 4 blog post on Medium, Brandon Jackson described his week-long ordeal of being locked out of the Amazon account he used to control many of…