Last month saw the Eurobike 2022 conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, bringing a swag of new ebikes, cargo bikes, and escooters to industry professionals and product enthusiasts. Here’s some of the…
Month: August 2022
Stanford AI experts call BS on claims that Google’s LaMDA chatbot is sentient
Two Stanford heavyweights have weighed in on the fiery AI sentience debate — and the duo is firmly in the “BS” corner. The wrangle recently rose to a crescendo over arguments about…
Hino’s workplace culture resulted in 20 years of carbon emissions lies
This week an inquiry into the lies of truck and bus maker Hino Motors revealed why the brand doctored emissionsdata on gas-guzzling engines over the last 20 years. Their excuse: company culture. …
Judges could be manipulated by Wikipedia articles, MIT study warns
Litigants could game Wikipedia to influence legal decisions, according to new research. A study led by Neil Thompson from MIT’s Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL) discovered that judges were more likely…
We need to talk about space junk
This week farmers found big chunks of metal from a SpaceX Crew-1 Trunk in a remote paddock in rural Australia. While it’s not an everyday occurrence, rocket body reentries (parts of space…
This coalition believes every ADAS feature needs a universally understood name
AAA research shows that consumers may encounter as many as 20 names for a singleadvanced driver assistance system (ADAS) feature. For example, take blind spot warning. This functionality detects vehicles in the…
Wonder created an entirely new business model for meal delivery — but it comes at a price
You might think new ideas in food startups are done to death. From ghost kitchens to 10- minute grocery deliveries, many people buy and cook our food, so we don’t have to. …