This week BMW confirmed with Auto-blog that it’s shipping vehicles without touchscreen functionality in response to the semiconductor chip shortage. The issue was initially raised on a Bimmerfest forum post stating that…
Month: November 2021
Banks are becoming the top VCs of the fintech world — here’s why
The fintech sector was already booming, but with increased demand for user-friendly, digital financial services, the pandemic really pushed many new and innovative solutions into mainstream use. It’s understandable that banks could…
Apple ‘steals’ former Tesla Autopilot director for its iCar dream team
Apple has been annoyingly secretive about the possible development of its own Apple Car. But is it building a dream team to make that happen? Certainly. As Bloomberg reports, the tech giant…
Here’s why tech firms are issuing their devs the mighty M1 Max MacBooks
Last month, Apple announced its new MacBook Pro models with an updated M1X ARM-based processor. While the performance of M1-based Macs was already impressive, the new chip brings 70% CPU performance improvement…
Clubhouse’s new record feature turns your rooms into podcasts
The day has finally arrived. People have been asking for a recording feature on Clubhouse since the app launched. And after maintaining the “real-time audio-only” stance for months, the app is introducing…
How to successfully expand your brand into China
The Chinese market is one of the most appealing for brands looking to expand into new territories. And it’s clear why — the ecommerce market in China is $2.7 trillion, four times…
Review: Urbanista’s solar-powered Los Angeles headphones feel like the future
Whenever I unbox new wireless headphones for review, the first thing I do is connect them to a charger so I can have a nice long listening session the next day. But…
Robots don’t care what Josh Hawley thinks about masculinity
US Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, recently blamed the perceived loss of American masculinity on liberal ideologies, video games, and pornography. Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida last…
Rivian’s gender discrimination lawsuit reinforces a sad trend in the auto world
Ahead of its anticipated initial public offering (IPO) on November 9, Rivian is facing a lawsuit by a former sales and marketing vice president for alleged gender discrimination, the Wall Street Journal…
Startup harnesses self-supervised learning to tackle speech recognition biases
Speech recognition systems struggle to understand African American Vernacular English (AAVE). In a 2020 study by Stanford University researchers, the software performed so poorly for AAVE that some leading systems made correct…