NASA is apparently giving its ice-scouting moon rover mission another try. The space agency has announced that the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) project — which was called off last year after a series of delays and mounting costs — could catch a ride to the moon with Blue Origin in 2027 under the … Read more
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.” To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Seven or eight years ago, anyone consuming business tech news might have come across the phrase “the race to build autonomous vehicles.” In private conversations, company … Read more
When the light starts to fade in the evening is when I start feeling it. A rush of heightened awareness, a palpable sense of increased IQ, like my brain is a Sim City growing on fast forward. Daytime’s rural village of slow-talking neurons explodes into a bustling metropolis full of taxis, neon signs, and hot … Read more
Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth took to his Instagram to explain, in more technical detail, why multiple demos of Meta’s new smart glasses technology failed at Meta Connect, the company’s developer conference, this week. Meta on Wednesday introduced three new pairs of smart glasses, including an upgraded version of its existing Ray-Ban Meta, a … Read more
There’s something very soothing about Harry Styles’ mellifluous voice. So soothing, in fact, that you’ll soon be able to hear him read you a bedtime story. The One Direction star has voiced a sleep-encouraging story for meditation app Calm and you’ll be able to listen to it from July 8. If you’ve ever had any … Read more
By using two co-evolving AI models, the R-Zero framework generates its own learning curriculum, moving beyond the need for labeled datasets.Read More Source link
The rumors were true. Meta’s first pair of AR glasses with a built-in screen is the Meta Ray-Ban Display. They’ll cost $799. The glasses have a camera, audio functionality, and a small, translucent heads-up display that shows information including text chats, reminders and video calls. Users are able to use gestures to interact with the … Read more
Google announced on Wednesday that it’s updating the Discover page in its flagship Search app to allow you to follow specific publishers and creators to surface more content from those you like. The update follows a feature Google rolled out last month, allowing users to pick their choice of news sites and blogs for the … Read more
There have been quite a few times I’ve slept midway through what was supposed to be a binge-watching session. If you’ve experienced this too, what Netflix is working on will certainly help – a sleep timer. The folks over at XDA Developers have found evidence of a sleep timer in the latest version of Netflix … Read more
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that it was ordering the seizure of 187 crypto wallets that allegedly belong to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC. In a document detailing the seizure order, the ministry’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) said it was “convinced that the cryptocurrency wallets” in the list … Read more