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Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent Getty Images The goal to keep the rise in temperatures under 1.5C is failing badly according to a UN review of nations’ carbon-cutting plans ahead of next week’s COP30 summit. Only 64 countries have submitted new pledges to limit planet-warming gases this year, despite all being required to do so by now…
How can art help us navigate a new age of technological revolutions?
Why Technology Needs Artists12 Images In 1968, the ICA hosted an exhibition titled Cybernetic Serendipity, showcasing artists’ experiments with new technologies, including robots, algorithms, and computer graphics. “Bringing together composers, artists, filmmakers, engineers, scientists, and academics, the exhibition sparked a dialogue, spanning multiple continents, about the relationship between technology and the arts,” writes Ruth…
Rivian goes big on autonomy, with custom silicon, lidar, and a hint at robotaxis | TechCrunch
Rivian detailed Thursday how it plans to make its electric vehicles increasingly autonomous — an ambitious effort that includes new hardware, including lidar and custom silicon, and eventually, a potential entry into the self-driving ride-hail market, according to CEO RJ Scaringe. The announcements at the company’s first “Autonomy & AI Day” event in Palo Alto,…
Canadas Mark Carney makes call to Artemis II
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the astronauts of the Artemis II mission that Canadians ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of them. In a lighthearted call from Canada to space, Carney spoke with the astronauts about their experiences and lessons from the mission. He also joked about their preference for Nutella or maple syrup on pancakes,…
Apple acquires Q.ai for a reported $2 billion
Apple has acquired Israel-based startup Q.ai, a move that could provide a much-needed boost to the tech giant’s capabilities in artificial intelligence. Although Apple has not disclosed terms of the deal, sources told Financial Times that the arrangement is reportedly valued at nearly $2 billion. If that figure is accurate, the Q.ai acquisition marks Apple’s…
Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze | TechCrunch
Grindr’s majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor. The owners in question are Raymond Zage, a former hedge fund manager and U.S. expat now based in Singapore, and James Lu, a Chinese-American entrepreneur and former Amazon…
