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If you live in Los Angeles, you may soon be able to hail a Volkswagen ID. Buzz robotaxi from the Uber app. The companies’ previously announced “multi-year strategic partnership” is nearing a public launch, with on-road testing with a safety driver underway.The vehicles use tech from MOIA America, the US wing of Volkswagen’s self-driving subsidiary. Uber and MOIA plan to deploy thousands of ID. Buzz vehicles across the US over the next decade. LA is the pilot city, and if all goes well, it will spread to “multiple US markets.” The companies say they’re still on track for rides (with…
Immense concentration continues apace in the cloud industry, with hyperscalers expected to comprise 67% of global datacentre capacity by 2031, or 14 times the capacity they had in 2018. Back then, enterprise datacentres accounted for 56% of all datacentre capacity. That’s according to figures from US-headquartered research organisation Synergy Research Group, which says artificial intelligence (AI) is driving huge and accelerated growth, with hyperscaler capacity expected to double in the next three years. By the fourth quarter of 2025, Synergy found that hyperscaler-operated datacentres accounted for 1,360 of total sites and 48% of worldwide capacity. Datacentres built by hyperscalers…
A new company needs to make a strong first impression. For Fender Audio, a new outfit owned by the legendary Fender Musical Instruments Corporation but operated by Riffsound, that introduction comes in the form of two speakers and a set of headphones. The Elie 6 ($300) and Elie 12 ($400) are portable Bluetooth speakers with sophisticated designs and unique features, offering similar functionality in two different sizes. These devices are essentially speaker/amplifier hybrids, since they both have ¼-inch/XLR combo inputs among their connections. Despite the unique mix of connectivity, the speakers still need to sound good and work well to…
Around the same time, a copycat scheme, named Poster Motors, was initiated by Donnelley Marketforce, likewise targeting Mini owners and offering £6 per month. Advertisers could commit to a campaign lasting either three, six, nine or 12 months. “While any scheme which gives the motorist a free respray and contributes to his running costs is to be welcomed as a tool to fight inflation, we wonder how much impact the scheme will have as the cars become a more and more familiar sight on the road, assuming the idea takes off,” wrote Autocar. “There is also conceivably a safety hazard…
If you’re using an older Kindle, you may want to check what year it was released. Amazon has sent out emails to some of its users, with a warning that it’s discontinuing support for Kindle ereaders and Fire tables released in 2012 or earlier. You can still read books you’ve already downloaded on those devices, but you’ll no longer be able to purchase, borrow or download new ones, starting on May 20, 2026. In addition, if the device has an issue that can only be solved by a factory reset, doing so will brick it. Deregestering it will also render…
Insta360, the company best known for its action cameras, just released the Snap selfie screen. It’s a small display that connects via USB-C and sits on the back of your phone, helping you to use your rear camera for higher resolution vlogging or selfies.The 3.5-inch touchscreen allows you to adjust camera settings like zoom and focus and frame your selfies before you take them. The company has also released a model it co-developed with the beauty tech brand AMIRO that offers a built-in light with multiple color temperatures and brightness levels. The standard Snap costs $79.99, while the version with…
Meta has released a new version of WhatsApp for CarPlay that has much better integration that its previous version. As MacRumors and 9to5Mac report, the new app gives users access to a native interface. The old WhatsApp for CarPlay is mostly limited to Siri-operated features. Users can, for instance, ask Siri to compose messages or place calls for them. The new interface has a contact info section, where they can see the profiles of people saved in their account, as well as a favorite contacts section that makes it easy to find users they usually message or call.Users can also find…
Image generated by AI Utah has signed a new agreement with Legion Health that allows an AI system to renew a limited set of previously prescribed psychiatric medications under the state’s AI Learning Laboratory program. The agreement was signed in mid-March and posted last week, putting the latest mental health version of the state’s refill experiment at the center of the debate. The chatbot cannot diagnose, start treatment, change doses, or switch medications. It can only authorize renewals for a defined formulary of non-controlled maintenance psychiatric drugs under a 12-month regulatory mitigation agreement, with mandatory human escalation for out-of-scope or…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a big impact on IT education, training, professional certification and the types of jobs IT people will be doing as the technology becomes embedded in IT operations. While AI has been positioned as a co-worker, there is likely to be less work for IT people to do as AI takes on more and more of their job role. Although AI will also create new job opportunities, those individuals without the relevant AI skillset, may find it far harder finding matching their existing skills to the new roles. Matt Strava, CEO and chairman of Spinnaker Support…
Everything we know about the new Ferrari Luce Firefly hatchback Nio will bring its Firefly hatchback to the UK to take on the Mini Cooper – but, unlike in China, it won’t support battery-swapping. Read our Firefly review Ford Puma Gen-E The updated Puma Gen-E features a modified battery for greater efficiency, boosting range from 233 miles to more than 250 miles. It also gains Ford’s semi-autonomous BlueCruise feature, which was previously available only on the Mustang Mach-E. Everything we know about the new Ford Puma Gen-E Genesis GV60 Magma This more upmarket alternative to the vaunted Hyundai Ioniq 5 N…