CEOs of Facebook and Satya Nadella have talked about the metaverse as it's possible that it will become antiquated even as technology becomes commonplace, but the term is not really referring to any specific technology, but to a broader shift in how we interact with technology.
Panasonic could start mass production of larger capacity batteries for Tesla next year, boosting the range by 15 percent. The battery is twice as big as previous versions and has a fivefold increase in energy capacity. The company is investing around 80 billion yen ($704 million) on new equipment to make the batteries.
Coca-Cola's latest packaging refresh attempts to streamline a growing range of Coke products that includes flavors like Cherry Vanilla and both full-sugar and zero sugar options with new rules around can and logo colors. The brand debuted the first phase of the packaging change last summer when it refreshed the look and taste of Coke Zero Sugar.
Washington, DC, Texas, Washington state and Indiana announced the latest lawsuit against Big Tech Monday. The lawsuit alleges that Google deceived users by collecting their location data even when they believed that kind of tracking was disabled. It also accuses Google of relying on deceptive dark pattern design to force users into making choices counter to their own interests.
Google is working on a lower-end Chromecast with Google TV that would slot in below its current model in price — and also video resolution. The upcoming, cheaper Chromecast will run the same Google TV software as the existing hardware and will still include a remote control, limited to a maximum of 1080p video quality.
Meta completed the first phase of a new AI supercomputer, which will be the fastest AI supercomputers on the planet, capable of performing at nearly 5 exaflops of mixed precision compute. The company says RSC will help researchers develop better AI models that can learn from trillions of examples.
A newly launched recipe app called Pestle aims to do more than provide a place to save and organize your favorite recipes, also helping you plan meals, create shopping lists, keep up with new recipes from creators and even cook hands-free or with friends and family remotely over Apple’s SharePlay feature for FaceTime.
HR tech platform Darwinbox has more than tripled its valuation to become a unicorn in a new $72 million funding round, pushing Darwinbox’s all-time raise to over $110 million and values it at over $1 billion, leading the Hyderabad-headquartered startup”s $72million Series D funding.
Jill Munger was given a hard drive with 18,000 hours of sound from a hydrophone area in American Samoa. Some of the sounds were easily identified, such as whale calls, but there were other sounds that were totally foreign. Some sections were noisy, like wind, and others like an old scratchy record dominated by snapping shrimp.