π Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: AI,TC,China,manus,Meta π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, said Monday it had blocked Meta's $2 billion acquisition of Manus, an artificial intelligence startup founded by Chinese engineers that moved to Singapore before being acquired by Mark Zuckerberg late last year. The move represents one of China's most significant interventions in a cross-border deal, one that extends beyond US-China tensions and extends to the broader AI industry. For Meta, it could deal a major blow to its ambitions for fast-moving AI agents. With…
π Read this must-read post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: TC,Media & Entertainment,Apps,fitness,Spotify,streaming,Peloton π **What Youβll Learn**: After expanding into podcasts, audiobooks, video and even physical books, Spotify on Monday announced its next big category: fitness content. The company is banking on its reputation as a hub for revitalizing your workout playlists to actually become a home for the workout itself. To do this, Spotify has partnered with a number of well-known health content creators and exercise equipment maker Peloton. Workouts offered by these providers will be accessed through the new βFitnessβ hub within the app, or by typing the…
β¨ Explore this must-read post from WIRED π π **Category**: Gear,Gear / Products / Phones,Gimme Fuel π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: Best iPhone The charger depends on several factors. Do you drain your battery while on the go? Want to charge your iPhone as quickly as possible? Are you charging it overnight on your nightstand? The recommendation for the best equipment will change with the situation. Fortunately, the WIRED reviews team tests iPhone chargers in the field all year long. Not a day goes by without at least one of us reviewing at least one iPhone charger. I've rounded up our…
π₯ Read this insightful post from TechCrunch π π **Category**: Space,AI π **What Youβll Learn**: The race to secure electricity for AI models has reached new heights: Meta has signed an agreement with startup Overview Energy that can see a thousand satellites sending infrared light to the solar farms that power data centers at night. In 2024, Meta data centers used more than 18,000 gigawatt-hours of electricity β roughly enough to power more than 1.7 million American homes for a year β and their need for computing power is growing. The company has committed to building 30 gigawatts of renewable…
β¨ Check out this insightful post from WIRED π π **Category**: Science,Science / Environment,Big Mess π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: It was already war The skies in Tehran had darkened by March 8. When the rain started, residents said it was heavy, foul-smelling and dark in colour. Some described it as a black rain that covered streets, rooftops and cars with soot-like residue.That night, Israel bombed more than 30 oil facilities in Iran. The scale of the attacks and the fires that followed were so large that American officials later questioned their strategic justifications.But the damage did not stop there. From…
π₯ Read this trending post from WIRED π π **Category**: Gear,Gear / Buying Guides,Gear / Products / Home,Buying Guide π‘ **What Youβll Learn**: This robot has it all: near-perfect cleaning capabilities (including floors, walls, and waterline), a powerful battery with six hours of underwater charging, AI-powered debris detection, and a powerful mobile app. It also has the ability to wipe down the pool surface if you wish. When you're done cleaning, the AquaSense 2 Ultra floats, so collecting it is just a matter of grabbing it from the deck. After a quick clean, simply drop the robot onto the included…
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**What Youβll Learn**: Lots of smart The glasses have AI bots inside them now. The lens in the L'Atitude 52Β°N sunglasses is called Goya, named after Francisco Goya, the famous Spanish artist who painted famous romantic masterpieces.CEO and founder Gary Chen, who has worked on wearables for companies like Oppo, OnePlus, and HTC, says his company's glasses are focused on travelers, with AI features that act as tour guides and talk about all the paintings in famous museums."Basically, you can say, 'Hey,…
β¨ Explore this awesome post from WIRED π π **Category**: Gear,Gear / Reviews,Gear / Products / Home Office,A Light Light β
**What Youβll Learn**: The lamp base has two sliding buttons. One switch adjusts the warmth, from cool white to red light. One adjusts the intensity, from ultra-bright to no-glow. Hard clicks on each button skip ahead, while pressing the toggle down to one side or the other adjusts the light settings ever so slowly β slowly enough that I sometimes wonder at first if that's even happening.The maximum brightness is 1000 lumens, which is the approximate intensity of a…
π₯ Read this awesome post from WIRED π π **Category**: Business,Business / Artificial Intelligence,Model Behavior β
**What Youβll Learn**: As thousands Influencers flocked to Southern California earlier this month for the annual Coachella music festival, a Silicon Valley special dubbed βAI Coachellaβ that was taking shape a few hundred miles north in Palo Alto. The class, CS 153, is one of Stanford's busiest offerings this semester, and like the music festival, it features a star-studded lineup of celebrities β in this case, not pop artists, but CEOs of major tech companies.The course is co-taught by Anjney Midha, former general partner…
π Check out this trending post from WIRED π π **Category**: Business,Business / Big Tech,Uncanny Valley π **What Youβll Learn**: Brian Barrett: As far as things going, that deal won't happen until later this year. It was recently reported that this part makes the most sense to me that SpaceX is gearing up for an IPO. They're getting close to that, and they didn't want to close this deal because it would delay the IPO. So there's kind of an arrangement of things, like, "We need to get the word out before we try to close a $60 billion deal,"…
