Tuvalu’s foreign minister, Simon Kofe, told the COP27 climate summit yesterday that Tuvalu would look to the metaverse to preserve its culture and history. With global temperatures expected to rise as much as 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the centu…
Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs
Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington Post, Elon Musk gave remaining staff members an…
Genesis unveils a sleek X Convertible concept EV
Genesis has unveiled the X Convertible concept, showing off its design chops with an EV that builds on the previous Genesis X and X Speedium Coupe vehicles. It shares the architecture and electric powertrain with those cars, but uses a folding hardtop …
NASA’s successful Artemis 1 rocket launch brings humanity closer to a lunar landing
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has finally launched after several delays caused by engine problems, fuel leaks and Mother Nature giving the agency no choice but to reschedule due to tropical storms. This is the first time NASA’s Space Launch System, its most…
Apple reportedly plans to use US-made chips starting in 2024
Apple is gearing up to source chips from a factory in the US within the next couple of years, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Company CEO Tim Cook reportedly made the revelation during a meeting with local engineering and retail employees in Ger…
NASA’s mighty Artemis 1 rocket finally launches
NASA’s mighty Artemis 1 rocket has launched for the first time, lighting up the Kennedy Space Center as it powered into space toward the moon. It has passed through key milestones including max Q, solid rocket booster jettison, spacecraft adapter separ…
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th
Elon Musk has set a new date for Twitter Blue’s paid verification to return: November 29th. The new date comes just a few days after the company paused the roll out and halted new sign-ups after the site was overrun by pranksters and scammers impersona…
Art project translates music from Teenage Engineering’s OP-Z synth into AI-generated imagery
AI-generated art is a new frontier rife with potential. But for every thorny question about copyright and the potential for widespread manipulation, generated art can also inspire wonder and awe. For example, look no further than this AI-powered experi…
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Qualcomm has announced its latest flagship mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Along with making it more powerful and efficient than Gen 1 chips, Qualcomm says it has packed more AI smarts into the new platform.The Snapdragon 8 will tap into the la…
Twitter alternatives are thriving, but not everyone can just quit
It’s been less than a month since Elon Musk began his chaotic takeover of Twitter but, to many, the platform already feels like it’s entered an inevitable death spiral. Advertisers are fleeing. The few remaining top executives are also leaving. Musk’s …