thenextweb

2025-01-08

Looking for a new job? How about becoming an EV teledriver?

German startup Vay plans to expand its “teledriving” fleet in Las Vegas to 100 electric vehicles — and you could get a job steering the cars.    Vay first launched the service last year, with just two Kia eNiros. It’s fleet has since grown to 30 EVs, which have completed 6000 rides so far.  When you open the Vay app and request a ride, a remote operator drives an electric vehicle to col [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

Here’s how hucksters are manipulating Google to promote shady Chrome extensions

How do you stash 18,000 keywords into a description? Turns out it's easy. [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

Italy’s plan to buy Starlink data deals a serious blow to European space network

"We are strong if we remain united and defend our infrastructure." [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

It’s remarkably easy to inject new medical misinformation into LLMs

Changing just 0.001% of inputs to misinformation makes the AI less accurate. [...]

cnet

2025-01-08

All the Must-See Tech That's Wowed Us at CES 2025

Laptops with rollable screens, giant TVs with suction cups, microwaves with video -- see the most innovative tech we found this year at CES. [...]

cnet

2025-01-08

All the Eye-Popping Tech That's Wowed Us at CES 2025

Laptops with rollable screens, giant TVs with suction cups, microwaves with video -- see the most innovative tech we found this year at CES. [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

Google's AI-powered 'Daily Listen' feature creates personalized podcast summaries in Discover feed

Google is experimenting with a new feature called "Daily Listen" that uses AI to create personalized podcast-style summaries in its Discover feed.<br /> The article Google's AI-powered 'Daily Listen' feature creates personalized podcast summaries in Discover feed appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

Companies prioritize AI training over job cuts, WEF study finds

A new World Economic Forum study reveals an interesting tension: while many companies see AI replacing some jobs, they're betting bigger on retraining than layoffs.<br /> The article Companies prioritize AI training over job cuts, WEF study finds appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]

Destination

2025-01-08

Microsoft releases full Phi-4 model with weights under MIT license

Microsoft Research's new Phi-4 LLM matches the abilities of much larger models while using just 14 billion parameters - about one-fifth the size of similar systems.<br /> The article Microsoft releases full Phi-4 model with weights under MIT license appeared first on THE DECODER. [...]