Technology News for Wednesday 24th April 2024

1. Tesla earnings: Stock surges as Musk says affordable EV still in Tesla's future

Tesla reported Q1 earnings after the close of trading Tuesday, showing a sharp drop in profit and revenue. MarketWatch broke down results and commentary from Elon Musk, who reiterated that a lower-cost EV is still in Tesla's plans.

2. Generative AI comes to gene editing

The protein design company Profluent Bio has used generative artificial intelligence (AI) to dream up new gene editors (bioRxiv 2024, DOI: 10.1101/2024.04.22.590591v1). In a recent preprint (published before peer review), the company's researchers ...

3. With Firefly Image 3, Adobe aims to integrate more AI tools for various apps

One year and 7 billion images later, Adobe's new version of Firefly is now expanding across its design universe. Adobe yesterday released a third generation of its Firefly AI image model to power new capabilities for creating and generating images.

4. Pushing Buttons: readers' memories of the game-changing Game Boy at 35

That small grey box was millions of people's first introduction to video games. It was shared among families, played with equal enthusiasm by girls, boys, men and women. When I asked people for their most ...

5. A Scientist Says He Has the Evidence That We Live in a Simulation

Using his previously formulated Second Law of Infodynamics, Vopson claims that the decrease of entropy in information systems over time could prove that the universe has a built-in “data optimization and compression,” which speaks to its digital nature.

6. 'The Indicator from Planet Money': How video games became more accessible

Previously, she launched and co-hosted two branded podcasts for a software company and covered tech and startups for the Chicago Tribune. Wailin started her career as a correspondent for Dow Jones Newswires in Buenos Aires. In her spare time, she plays ...

7. Shelby American Announces 2024 Super Snake

This is Shelby American's first car based on the new S650 Ford Mustang platform. The 2024 Shelby Super Snake demonstrates the perfect balance of form and function. “We set out to make the 2024 Ford ...

8. Nomad's Limited Edition iPhone Case And Apple Watch Band Now Available

Nomad, in case you don't know the brand, makes some of the best iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands around. And now, they're joined by two new models which glow in the dark. But they're limited-edition, so they may not stick around for long.

9. New Skoda Vision GT electric supercar concept revealed

The Skoda Vision GT might remind you of that friend who's all suit-and-tie during the week and then party animal at the weekend. You see, the Vision GT is near-enough the polar opposite of the comfy, practical family cars and SUVs that Skoda is most ...

10. Zero-day exploits hit CrushFTP, researchers expect rapid exploitation

CrushFTP CEO Ben Spink said the company isn't aware of any data theft thus far, but researchers see echoes of MOVEit exploits and other high-profile file-transfer vulnerabilities. Published April 24, 2024. Matt Kapko's headshot.

11. Sonos announces redesigned app that puts everything on your homescreen

It'll roll out for both Android and iOS on May 7th, but the company's desktop apps aren't coming along for the ride: Sonos will discontinue its controller apps for Windows and macOS in the near future.

12. Apple Vision Pro: In a strapped-to-your-face TV future, sports might be the killer app

Highliner Faith Dickey walks above a 3,000-foot Norwegian fjord in a film shot for viewing on the Apple Vision Pro. Apple. CNN ...

13. A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget

It might be a little big for some hands, but the R1 fits nicely enough in mine. From a hardware perspective, the R1 screams “kinda meh Android phone.” ...

14. Qualcomm's Latest Laptop Chips for AI Could Help It Compete With Intel and AMD

The chip is the latest addition to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series, which includes the Snapdragon X Elite built for generative AI that Qualcomm announced last fall. While not Qualcomm's first laptop processors, their launch could reportedly ...