John Shirley

General Motors Slashes Over 1,700 Jobs in Electric Vehicle and Battery Manufacturing General Motors is cutting more than 1,700 manufacturing jobs, a direct reaction to shifting dynamics in the electric vehicle market. The company stated it is realigning its EV capacity in response to slower than expected near-term adoption of electric vehicles and an evolving […]

Character.AI Bans Teen Access to Chatbots Amid Safety Crackdown In a significant policy shift, Character.AI has announced it will completely ban users under the age of 18 from engaging in open-ended conversations with its chatbots. The move comes as the AI industry faces mounting pressure from regulators and the public to implement stronger safeguards for

YouTube TV Gets a Major Upgrade with AI Video Upscaling and New Discovery Features YouTube is rolling out a suite of new features specifically for its TV apps, with a headline upgrade being the introduction of automatic AI video upscaling. This new technology, which YouTube calls Super Resolution, is designed to enhance the visual quality

A Deepfake Jensen Huang Livestream Fooled Over 100,000 Viewers in a Crypto Scam In a stark demonstration of how convincing AI-generated media has become, a fake livestream featuring a deepfake of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attracted over 100,000 simultaneous viewers. The fraudulent broadcast ran concurrently with NVIDIA’s actual GPU Technology Conference keynote, dramatically overshadowing the

Magic Leap Returns with Android XR Smart Glasses Prototype and Deeper Google Alliance Magic Leap is making another attempt to establish itself in the augmented reality arena. The company has unveiled a new prototype for Android XR smart glasses and has extended its strategic partnership with technology giant Google. According to the company, it developed

Nothing Phone 3a Lite Launches as New Budget Option with a Potential Cost The Nothing Phone universe has a new, more affordable member. The company has unveiled the Nothing Phone 3a Lite, positioning it as the cheapest model in its current lineup. This phone brings the brand’s distinctive transparent design language to a budget price

Amazon Echo Studio 2025 Review: A Smaller Speaker for a Smarter Alexa I still remember testing the first Echo Studio nearly six years ago. My main takeaway was surprise that Amazon had finally built a smart speaker that sounded genuinely good. So when the company revealed a completely overhauled Echo Studio a few weeks ago,

OpenAI Faces Trademark Lawsuit Over Sora App’s Cameo Feature The maker of the celebrity video service Cameo has filed a trademark lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the AI company is infringing on its established brand with a similarly named feature in its new Sora video app. According to a Reuters report, the lawsuit claims that

Physical Games Are Not Dead Yet: How to Watch Limited Run Games 2025 Showcase While digital game sales have surged far past physical copies, creating an embarrassing gap, the physical medium is not finished. Sometimes, nearing extinction sparks a wave of nostalgic passion, similar to the recent modest comeback of point-and-shoot cameras. This is the

Toyota BEV Drivers Gain Apple Maps Charging Integration Toyota has announced that owners of its battery electric vehicles can now use Apple Maps through CarPlay to plan their charging stops. This new integration allows the app to use real-time battery data from the vehicle to help drivers locate compatible chargers along their route. The feature