Jason Hiner/ZDNET Apple is canceling one of its open secret projects — building an autonomous electric car, and shifting most of the 2,000 employees working on it to focus on generative AI efforts instead. The internal announcement was made by Apple COO Jeff Williams and an Apple vice president leading the electric car project, Kevin … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook waves a checkered flag to the race winner at the Formula One United States Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters Apple will wind down its team working on electric cars, called Special Projects Group, according to Bloomberg. The news signals … Read more
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Apple has halted its long-rumored “Project Titan” work on developing an electric car, according to Bloomberg. The company reportedly announced the news internally on Tuesday and said many people in the 2,000-person team behind the car will shift to generative AI efforts instead. Apple chief operating officer Jeff Williams and Kevin Lynch, a vice president … Read more
Jennifer Lopez’s star-studded This Is Me… Now didn’t include all of the A-list talent she wanted. In The Greatest Love Story Never Told, the documentary that profiles how the musical experience was made, Lopez reveals that Anthony Ramos almost participated in the project. While speaking to wardrobe supervisor Shawn “Beezy” Barton at rehearsal, Lopez revealed, “Anthony Ramos was going to … Read more
Screenshot: Lucasfilm The idea of a Force sensitive clone isn’t at all surprising—it’s an idea that was explored repeatedly in Star Wars’ old Expanded Universe, and in contemporary canon we’ve known the potential is possible, considering that’s how Palpatine ultimately returned in Rise of Skywalker. But one interesting thing that Bad Batch has subtly brought … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking trillions of dollars in investments to overhaul the global semiconductor industry, The Wall Street Journal reported. Altman has long talked of the supply-and-demand problem with AI chips — many AI giants want them, but there aren’t enough to go around — and that it limits OpenAI’s growth. He’s considering … Read more
Get Microsoft Project 2021 Pro or Visio 2021 on sale for $30. StackSocial Project management is a central component of any successful business. While ensuring you have the best personnel overseeing operations as possible is in your best interest, so is securing a verified and capable software that can streamline as many operations as possible … Read more
Image: Hasbro In the world of Transformers, Optimus Prime is the guy. The traditional leader of the Autobots is the most popular character in the entire franchise and for good reason. He rules. You’d imagine it couldn’t get much bigger than him, but thanks to Hasbro, Prime is about to get a lot bigger. Hasbro … Read more
Fans of pop star Britney Spears might have been a little bit confused on Tuesday, as she announced a new project in the caption of an Instagram video that featured her dancing in her living room. The 42-year-old pop star may have said that she is done making new music, but it looks like she … Read more
Meet BlueLayer, a new European startup that is building a software platform specifically designed for carbon project developers. In particular, BlueLayer wants to help these companies manage their carbon credits at scale. While the best way to prevent carbon emissions is by decarbonizing supply chains, carbon credits will also play a role in the coming … Read more