HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Ava in Ex Machina. Scarlett Johansson’s sultry-voiced Samantha in the movie Her. For decades, pop culture has promised us a future where artificial intelligence (AI) is evolved enough to form relationships with humans. But in every take, that future predicted by authors, film directors and actors has missed the mark.
Pop culture’s first AI-human relationship was…
Roadblocks to getting real-time AI right
June 6, 2022
Analysts estimate that by 2025, 30% of generated data will be real-time data. That is 52 zettabytes (ZB) of real-time data per year – roughly the amount of total data produced in 2020. Since data volumes have grown so rapidly, 52 ZB is three times the amount of total data…
Given the very large user base, Google is often hesitant to make major changes to Chrome. The Android browser has been experimenting with different New Tab Page designs, and the latest sees Chrome adopt a carousel to show your recently visited sites.
The Chrome New Page on…
Motorola MA1 wireless Android Auto adapter launched at Best Buy, where it’s also sold out
June 5, 2022
Launched early this year, the Motorola MA1 is the device that brought the idea of a wireless Android Auto adapter to the mainstream market, despite it not being the first. In the time since, the Motorola MA1 has also quietly expanded sales to Best Buy.
Motorola MA1 is now available at Best Buy, too
Initially launching at Amazon and , the Motorola MA1 adapter for wireless Android Auto is now…
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Razer is approaching environmental sustainability starting from the top. In figuring out…
Iceland by electric bike: Why you should absolutely try renting an e-bike the next chance you get
June 5, 2022
I’ve been an electric bike proponent for well over a decade. My love affair with e-bikes began when I discovered their utility as car replacements (and have led to me living essentially car-free since high school). But I learned how their usefulness only grew as I dove…
Quick Charge Podcast: June 4, 2022
June 5, 2022
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 Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
Not too long after the prior version, Google has started rolling out Android Auto 7.8 to some users, while also doing some new tests with its beta group for the app.
Android Auto 7.8 is now available
This week we saw Android Auto 7.8 start rolling out to users, primarily in…
Saturday morning, aerospace company Blue Origin is slated to conduct its fifth tourist flight, sending a crew of six to the edge of space and back out of West Texas. Once again, it’s a flight without any major celebrities on board, as the company transitions into making…
We’re finally just a few days away from WWDC 2022. Different from the 2021 artwork that featured several Memoji, Apple is betting on a more sober experience with the Swift logo in a black-ish background. If you’re feeling the mood of the Worldwide Developers Conference, what about changing your device’s background with these WWDC 2022-inspired wallpapers?
Starting with Parker Ortolani, who…
