A new study claims that replacing an electric vehicle battery will soon cost less than fixing the engine of a gas car. This is one of the most notable arguments that supporters of combustion engines use to attempt to disprove the effectiveness of electric vehicles. Recurrent found that the cost of electric vehicle batteries and […]
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Gemini app rolling out ‘Make calls and send message without unlocking’
Google’s work on adding more basic features that make Gemini a good phone assistant continues today with the ability to place calls and send messages without unlocking your device. In Gemini Settings > Gemini on Lock Screen, Google is rolling out a new “Make calls and send message without unlocking” setting. Under an equally new […]
People not AI will make games, PlayStation boss says
PlayStation’s boss says artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to “revolutionise” gaming, but he believes it will never replace the “human touch” of games made by people. Hermen Hulst and his co-CEO Hideaki Nishino spoke to the BBC as Sony celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of the console being launched. The company has had a year […]
Waze’s killer feature finally coming to Google Maps
Way back in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Fast forward just 11 years and one of Waze’s stand-out features is finally being rolled out to Google Maps. As first noticed by 9to5Google, users are reporting that community reports from Waze are starting to roll out within Google Maps as well. The feature has […]
WhatsApp will soon drop support for some older iPhone models
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app from Meta, has been working on a lot of new features recently. However, at the same time, the platform has been gearing up to release an update that will drop support for some older iPhone models. WhatsApp to stop working on older iPhones As noted by WABetaInfo, the latest beta […]
How everyday activities inside your home can generate energy
Passive interfaces, such as light switches or doorknobs, refer to hardware that can store energy, but the energy can only be used for the purpose it was intended. However, research is imagining new ways for that energy to be harvested and adapted—turning your doorknob could power your alarm system or opening your freezer could turn […]
GM sells stake in Ultium Lansing battery plant to partner LG Energy Solution
General Motors Co. is selling its stake in the Ultium Cells LLC battery plant planned for Lansing to its joint-venture partner LG Energy Solution, the automaker said Monday. GM, which expects to recoup $1 billion from the investment, made the announcement amid a push by executives to be more capital-efficient and make its electric vehicles […]
Replacing an EV battery may cost less than fixing a gas engine by 2030
The potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won’t be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which produces battery health reports for used EVs, predicts that plummeting new-battery prices will make replacing a battery pack cheaper than repairing a gasoline engine […]
The Birmingham Blade: The world’s first geographically tailored urban wind turbine designed by AI
AI design specialists EvoPhase and precision metal fabricators Kwik Fab Ltd have unveiled the world’s first urban wind turbine designed by AI, and tailored to the unique wind conditions of a specific geographic area. The team has called it the Birmingham Blade. The collaboration between EvoPhase and Kwik Fab provides a solution to one of […]
The end of AI scaling may not be nigh: Here’s what’s next
As AI systems achieve superhuman performance in increasingly complex tasks, the industry is grappling with whether bigger models are even possible — or if innovation must take a different path. The general approach to large language model (LLM) development has been that bigger is better, and that performance scales with more data and more computing […]
If AI can provide a better diagnosis than a doctor, what’s the prognosis for medics?
AI means too many (different) things to too many people. We need better ways of talking – and thinking – about it. Cue, Drew Breunig, a gifted geek and cultural anthropologist, who has come up with a neat categorisation of the technology into three use cases: gods, interns and cogs. “Gods”, in this sense, would […]
Electric vehicle fires: How worried should we really be?
Electric vehicles (EVs) bring not just environmental promise, but also raise critical safety questions—chief among them, the fire risks posed by their lithium-ion batteries. While indispensable for powering EVs, these batteries present unique challenges, especially in confined spaces like parking garages, where the potential for fires carries significant consequences. At the core of this risk […]