“It’s early June and the vibes are decidedly off in Cupertino,” Allison Johnson writes in her article headlined “Apple is on defense at WWDC.” Read more from [@theverge]( ): #Tech #Apple #WWDC
From [@Techcrunch]( ): “A day after announcing new AI models designed for U.S. national security applications, Anthropic has appointed a national security expert, Richard Fontaine, to its long-term benefit trust.” #Tech #AI #Anthropic #ArtificialIntelligence
It was virtual fisticuffs for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk yesterday, who spent the afternoon trading insults and threats on their respective social platforms. At 2.37 pm E.T., Trump threatened to terminate Musk's "Governmental Subsidies and Contracts." [@ArsTechnica]( ) takes a look at what might happen if the federal government did that: The end of the International Space Station, the kibosh on Tesla's autonomous vehicles, and more. #TrumpAdministration #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #Tesla #SpaceX #InternationalSpaceStation #TruthSocial
t was virtual fisticuffs for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk yesterday, who spent the afternoon trading insults and threats on their respective social platforms. At 2.37 pm E.T., Trump threatened to terminate Musk's "Governmental Subsidies and Contracts." [@ArsTechnica]( ) takes a look at what might happen if the federal government did that: The end of the International Space Station, the kibosh on Tesla's autonomous vehicles, and more. #TrumpAdministration #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #Tesla #SpaceX #InternationalSpaceStation #TruthSocial
WWDC 2025, Apple’s annual developers conference, starts Monday. [@Techcrunch]( ) has a preview: #Apple #WWDC #WWDC25 #Tech #Technology
The team at [@CreativeBloq]( ) headed to Unreal Fest in Orlando earlier this week. Here's the @Flipboard Storyboard they created on all the news, from what they thought about Unreal Engine 5.6 to the creation of the voxelised world of "A Minecraft Movie." #Tech #Technology #UnrealEngine #UnrealFest #GameDev #VideogameDevelopment #Movies #AMinecraftMovie
Eager fans around the globe endure long lines for the Nintendo Switch 2 launch. [@AssociatedPress]( ) reports: "The much anticipated Switch 2 ... is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with new social features meant to draw players into online gaming. Nintendo is counting on the Switch 2 to boost sagging sales." #Nintendo #Switch2 #Gaming #Tech #Technology
Reddit has sued Anthropic for allegedly using its training data without a proper licensing agreement. Here's more from [@Techcrunch]( ). #Technology #Tech #Reddit #Anthropic #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Law #USLaw
Some experts thought that the sluggish sales of Tesla in Europe were due to the fact that the brand was updating its Model Y car and so people were waiting to purchase the new version. That doesn't seem to be the case. According to Electrek, sales are through the floor in France, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, and other countries, even after the new Model Y launch. Tesla had a modest increase in year-on-year sales in Austria, and a huge one in Norway, but, reporter Fred Lambert notes, that's against a particularly bad May 2024 for the country. The automaker has been offering record discounts including zero-interest financing in order to incentivize sales. "2,500 Norwegians buying Tesla vehicles in May isn’t compensating for the declines in other markets and I doubt that the surge in May in Norway is going to be sustainable in the second half, especially if Tesla ends the zero-interest financing when it claims it will at the end of the quarter," writes Lambert. #Tesla #Technology #Tech #ElonMusk #Europe #Norway #TSLA
Google recently launched Veo 3, an AI video-generation tool. What could possibly go wrong? The team at [@time]( ) was able to use the tool to create realistic videos, "including a Pakistani crowd setting fire to a Hindu temple; Chinese researchers handling a bat in a wet lab; an election worker shredding ballots; and Palestinians gratefully accepting U.S. aid in Gaza." While there were inaccuracies in each video, experts said they could potentially fuel social unrest or violence if shared on social media during a breaking news event. After TIME contacted Google, the company has added a visible watermark to Veo 3-generated videos, however it is small and relatively easy to crop out. Here's more. #Google #Veo3 #Video #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Misinformation #Disinformation #News #Tech