Pony.ai has partnered with Dubai’s RTA to bring self-driving robotaxis to the city.
Parents: Check out these new parental controls for Nintendo Switch 2
Oversee friends, GameChat history, and video sharing. As Nintendo gears up to launch the new Switch 2, the gaming giant is also revamping its parental controls. Parents will be getting more control of in-game communications, necessitated by the console’s brand new GameChat, an upcoming social feature for Switch 2 users that allows players to communicate […]
Poll: Banning state regulation of AI is massively unpopular
The One Big Beautiful Act would prohibit states from regulating AI, but voters really don't like the idea. Federal lawmakers in the Senate are poised to take up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act next week, but a new poll suggests that one of its controversial provisions is clearly unpopular with voters on both sides […]
Trump, stockholders, algorithms all coming for nonprofit kids' TV, incl. 'Sesame Street'
Without public funding, vital children's media is forced onto Big Tech's doorstep. On the set of Sesame Street in early May, as the show was deep in filming for its upcoming season, the team was still in lock-step — clearly experts after nearly six decades of producing the program. Some things still stood out: set […]
AI is helping rescue a nearly extinct bird species
A bioacoustics algorithm is helping conservationists locate the tooth-billed pigeon. The Colossal Foundation has developed an AI algorithm that can detect the critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon’s calls, helping conservationists locate the lost species. Partnering with the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS), Colossal Biosciences‘ nonprofit arm hopes that this technology will lead to more …
Al-Futtaim Electric Mobility Launches the All-New BYD SEAL 7 DM-i Hybrid in the UAE
Featuring BYD’s next-gen DM-i platform, the SEAL 7 sets a new standard for plug-in hybrid performance and sustainable driving in the UAE.
Trump's anti-DEI focus appears to stall multilingual emergency alerts
The FCC has delayed the lifesaving alert upgrade for months. Congressional leaders are begging the federal government to fulfill its promises to modernize the national wireless emergency alert system, as severe weather events plague communities. In a letter sent this week to Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, California Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán called out […]
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act would ban states from regulating AI
States couldn't enact consumer AI protections for 10 years, if the bill passes. Buried in the Republican budget bill is a proposal that will radically change how artificial intelligence develops in the U.S., according to both its supporters and critics. The provision would ban states from regulating AI for the next decade. Opponents say the […]
R Madhavan’s three takes on Dubai: The synthetic, the multi-cultural, the evolving beauty
Everyone talks about Dubai’s safety and the kind of luxury and lifestyle it provides but Bollywood superstar R Madhavan, who has been living in the country for the past four years, aptly bifurcates Dubai into three branches, “People often come here and say it’s so commercial, sometimes they accuse it of being synthetic, and I […]
What’s next for R Madhavan? Bollywood superstar reveals his future plans during a swanky Ford F-150 ride
Madhavan hit a setback around 2010-2011 owing to the projects that he was choosing “boring” and “mundane” as he describes them.