Google is looking to develop an anti—tracking feature for Android similar to the one Apple is rolling out with iOS 14.5, according to Bloomberg. The tech giant is reportedly in the early stages of exploring how it can limit data collection and cross-app tracking for its mobile OS. However, it intends to find a less stringent solution than Apple’s so as not to completely alienate its…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company moves forward with new ‘Loop’ project with Tesla cars near LA
February 5, 2021
Elon Musk’s Boring Company is moving forward with negotiations on a new “Loop” project with Tesla electric vehicles near Los Angeles.
Boring Company Ontario Loop
Last year, the Boring Company submitted a Loop project to link Rancho Cucamonga with Ontario…
Ford announced today that it plans to almost double its electric vehicle investment to $22 billion through 2025 – raising the stakes in the race to electrification.
During its Q4 2020 earnings results, Ford CEO Jim Farley made the announcement, which specifically calls…
Air Force’s “Golden Horde” swarming munitions program to get a second chance this month
February 5, 2021
WASHINGTON — After the Air Force’s first test of “Golden Horde” swarming bombs was deemed a partial success, the service will give the technology a second shot later this month, the commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory said Thursday.
The Golden Horde program is one of AFRL’s three top priorities. The effort involves networking a swarm of munitions together and equipping them…
Quick Charge Podcast: February 4, 2021
February 5, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
Canon produced its 150-millionth lens in January, marking an incredible milestone 34 years in the making
February 5, 2021
Canon’s current collection of EF and RF lenses for both still and cinema cameras. Click to enlarge.
Canon has announced it reached the ‘significant milestone’ of producing its 150-millionth interchangeable (EF and RF) lens in January 2021. In its press release…
ZeniMax Media CEO Robert Altman passes away at 73
February 5, 2021
ZeniMax Media chairman and CEO Robert Altman has passed away at the age of 73. The leader of the parent company of video game publisher Bethesda Softworks was in the midst of selling Bethesda to Microsoft for $7.5 billion.
Microsoft’s purchase of Bethesda for so much money speaks to the strength of the company that Altman built, with game brands such as The Evil Within, Wolfenstein, Quake, Doom…
Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street’s expectations with 21% revenue growth to $2.41 billion for the fourth quarter ended December 31.
Activision’s Call of Duty franchise continued to outperform last year’s results as people continued to…
Call of Duty just had its best year ever
February 5, 2021
As part of its earnings report today, Activision Blizzard revealed that the Call of Duty had its strongest year ever in 2020. The series had over 100 million monthly average players during the year, and net bookings were at about double what they were in 2019.
Call of Duty…
The arm of global inequality is long, rendering itself visible particularly in the development of AI and machine learning systems. In a recent paper, researchers at Cornell, the Universite de Montreal, the National Institute of Statistical Sciences (U.S.), and Princeton argue that this inequality in the AI industry involves a concentration of profits and raises the danger of ignoring the contexts…
