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Uber Launches Driverless Robotaxi Service in Abu Dhabi, and Plans Many More

Yesterday at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

“A year after launching a commercial robotaxi service in Abu Dhabi, Chinese autonomous vehicle technology company WeRide and partner Uber can finally call that service driverless,” reports TechCrunch. A company official hailed it as “a historic transportation milestone, as the first driverless AV deployment outside of the U.S. or China.” But TechCrunch notes that’s just the beginning:Uber has...

Free Software Alternatives That Actually Work for Finance Bros

Yesterday at 19:55 PM, via Tech Financials

Finance bros love efficiency almost as much as they love gains. Yet most of the tools clogging corporate tech stacks cost more than they deliver. Free software alternatives that actually work for finance bros are finally hitting a level where they outperform overpriced subscriptions. Timing trades, tracking work cycles, or stress testing deal models even […]

How Bad Will RAM and Memory Shortages Get?

Yesterday at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Digital Trends reports:A wave of shortages now threatens to ripple across RAM, SSDs, and even hard drives, affecting not only performance-hungry rigs but also everyday systems. — CyberPowerPC has publicly confirmed it will raise prices on all systems starting December 7th due to RAM costs spiking by 500% and SSD prices doubling since October. — Memory suppliers warn of a global DRAM and...

New Hyperloop Projects Continue in Europe

Yesterday at 18:34 PM, via Slashdot

Hyperloop One ceased operations in December 2023, notes CNN. “Yet nearly two years on, in other parts of the world, hyperloop projects are ongoing.” For example, Rotterdam-based Hardt Hyperloop has a cool web site — and the company’s managing director tells CNN that hyperloops are the only “actionable, sustainable solution to replace short-haul air travel” over distances greater than 300...

Viral Song Created with Suno’s genAI Removed From Streaming Platforms, Re-Released With Human Vocals

Yesterday at 17:34 PM, via Slashdot

An EDM song by the British group Haven ran into trouble in October after it shared clips of upcoming song “I Run” on TikTok. The song “was an overnight viral sensation online,” writes Digital Music News — racking up millions of plays “even before it hit streaming services.” (Although the Washington Post notes that “Record labels and TikTok users began questioning whether ‘I Run’ used an AI...

‘Nature’s original engineers’: scientists explore the amazing potential of fungi

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Unique properties of fungi have led to groundbreaking innovations in recent years, from nappies to electronics

From the outside, it looks like any ordinary nappy – one of the tens of billions that end up in landfill each year. But the Hiro diaper comes with an unusual companion: a sachet of freeze-dried fungi to sprinkle over a baby’s gloopy excretions.

The idea is to kickstart a catalytic...

This Is a Truly Great iPad Deal

Yesterday at 15:15 PM, via Wired

Bolstered by Apple’s iPadOS 26 update, this discounted tablet is more versatile than ever before.

OpenAI Partners Amass $100 Billion Debt Pile To Fund Its Ambitions

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

OpenAI’s data centre partners are on course to amass almost $100 billion in borrowing tied to the lossmaking start-up, as the ChatGPT maker benefits from a debt-fuelled spending spree without taking on financial risks itself. Financial Times: SoftBank, Oracle and CoreWeave have borrowed at least $30 billion to invest in the start-up or help build its data centres, according to FT analysis....

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