Tesla's Shanghai factory will remain closed for another day as the city deals with strict lockdown measures brought on by an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The company told employees on Sunday to stay home to comply with the city's COVID restrictions. A previous report indicated that Tesla would resume production on Monday, April 4th. The Shanghai factory is Tesla's largest and produces around 6,000 and 10,000 vehicles a week.
Russia's Roscosmos will stop working with NASA and other western space agencies on the International Space Station. Director Dmitry Rogozin says the move is in response to international sanctions against Russia. He says normal cooperation will only be possible after sanctions are lifted. The Russian space agency is critical to the ISS, as it handles guidance control for the entire station.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke to the press at the N GPU Technology Conference. Huang discussed the company's failed attempt to acquire ARM, and the promises and dangers of AI technologies. He also discussed the possibility of working with Intel's upcoming foundry services. Huang also said that the company is working to reinvent computer science and computing for the next decade.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long been vocal about his plans for the ‘ metaverse’ – a virtual world comprising gaming, social media, augmented reality, and cryptocurrency. Concerns over the metaverse's effects on mental health have been growing among experts. Companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia are already laying the groundwork for decentralized virtual spaces.
Amazon Labor Union demands the company start bargaining in early May. The union also demands the retailer respect workers' rights to union representation during disciplinary meetings. Amazon did not immediately comment. On Friday, some 55% of workers voted to make their warehouse in Staten Island, New York, Amazon's first unionized worksite in the United States.
Waymo is shifting to fully autonomous vehicle operation in San Francisco and expanding the service area where its Arizona robotaxi fleet operates into downtown Phoenix. The Alphabet Inc. unit began testing Jaguar I-PACE electric SUVs loaded up with cameras, laser lidar sensors, radar and computers in 2020, operating some of those vehicles without a human backup driver.
Ford Motor Co. will halt production at its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan next week due to a global semiconductor shortage. The auto industry is grappling with a global chip shortage triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced companies to cut production, although high car prices have partially offset its impact.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance of violating U.S. securities laws by selling unregistered tokens and failing to register as an exchange or broker-dealer. The lawsuit had been brought in Manhattan by digital token investors who had bought nine tokens through Binance's online exchange starting in 2017 and which soon lost much of their value, claiming that Binance "wrongfully engaged in millions of transactions" and failed to warn them about the "significant risks" of buying the tokens.
The new "home office" virtual concept was born from the rapid transition the pandemic forced onto a remote-first work experience that left many remote workers feeling isolated and solitary. The company behind Facebook created Horizon Workrooms to remove barriers and improve collaboration through VR enhancements. The platform works across both virtual reality and the web.
In a tweet, Will Powers, PR for Razer, said that he received an email stating the digital event was canceled. The video game trade show and marketing event was originally scheduled to be held in person this year, but in January, it was once again shifted from an in-person event to an online-only exhibition due to the pandemic.
As of today, Android and iOS users can share YouTube videos directly through the Snapchat Camera. This is the first time you can visually share YouTube links, and automated stickers will take Snapchat viewers directly to a video in either the YouTube app or a web browser. This won't be as alluring as sharing vertical videos from TikTok and Instagram.