Month: January 2023
Ancient Apocalypse reviewed
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EcoFlow teases full-house battery backup coming later this year
Today at its special launch event, home backup power giant EcoFlow launched a flurry of new products, including a ‘Whole-home Backup Power Solution.’ The company also launched a battery-powered fridge and a portable battery-powered air conditioning unit, which both makes sense. There’s also a lawnmower, which makes me think that preppers will have delightfully pristine … Read more
Daily Crunch: In layoff update, Amazon CEO tells workers ‘we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles’
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PST, subscribe here. Hello, I hope it is a great Thursday for you so far. For me, it’s the little things that get me excited and today it is Delta Air Lines’ announcement that SkyMiles … Read more
Overwatch 2’s Battle For Olympus event is a step in the right direction
Image: Blizzard When Blizzard teased the arrival of Overwatch 2’s Battle For Olympus event, I had hopes I would have another game mode like Junkenstein’s Revenge to sink my teeth into. The limited-time event / game mode is now live, and while it’s not quite what I was hoping for, I’m still encouraged that Overwatch … Read more
Stellantis launches new business unit to turn vehicle data into cash
Stellantis is launching a new business unit dedicated to turning all that vehicle data into marketable products — and revenue. The business unit called Mobilisights, which was announced Thursday at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, is a key piece of the global automaker’s bid to generate 20 billion euro in annual revenue from software-related services … Read more
Ram 1500 Revolution brings muscle car energy — and tons of gimmicks — to EV truck race
Image: Stellantis Ram’s late to the game with an EV truck, but this ‘open letter to the fanbase’ packs a ton of wild features. It even follows you around. Continue reading…
The storms battering California won’t make a big dent in its drought
The Golden Gate Bridge is seen through heavy rain on January 4th, 2023, in Sausalito, California. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A deluge of storms is dumping serious amounts of rain across notoriously dry California. Even so, this week’s downpours are still nowhere near enough to pull the state out of its intense years-long … Read more
As NYC public schools block ChatGPT, OpenAI says it’s working on ‘mitigations’ to help spot ChatGPT-generated text
New York City public schools have restricted access to ChatGPT, the AI system that can generate text on a range of subjects and in various styles, on school networks and devices. As widely reported this morning and confirmed to TechCrunch by a New York City Department of Education spokesperson, the restriction was implemented due to … Read more
Microsoft Exec Says Metaverse Is Must-Have
Live from CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the tech giant is looking to transform the customer experience and believes the future will be based on a hybrid model.
US authorities are turning their attention to FTX’s Nishad Singh: Report
FTX’s bankruptcy filings show a $543 million loan to former engineering director Nishad Singh, who was reportedly a part of the secret ‘wirefraud’ chat group.
EcoFlow’s battery-backup kits for the home can reduce your energy bill
This EcoFlow Smart Control Kit consists of a Smart Home Panel and two Delta Pros for up to 7200W of output. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow is now selling Whole-Home Backup Power Solutions that bundle together a variety of the company’s products that are already available a la carte. The kits are basically a more scalable … Read more
EcoFlow has three new gadgets for luxury off-grid living
From left to right: The EcoFlow Wave 2, Blade, and Glacier. | Image: EcoFlow EcoFlow announced three new devices today — a refrigerator / ice maker, an air conditioner / heater, and a robotic lawnmower / leaf collector — as part of its burgeoning ecosystem of portable, battery-powered solutions for residential homes, off-grid cabins, and … Read more
CME Group to launch 3 metaverse reference rates
Axie Infinity, Chiliz and Decentraland will be represented in CME’s new reference rates and real-time indices.
Richardson Maturity Model
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Shopify Merchants Can Now Design, Mint and Sell Avalanche NFTs
The new integration streamlines the NFT process for buyers and sellers.
How do you sell over-the-counter hearing aids when nobody knows who you are?
The Eargo 7 are FDA-cleared self-fitting OTC hearing aids that can now be bought at 1,500 Victra Verizon dealerships. | Image: Eargo 2023 is going to be a big year for hearables. While the concept isn’t new, this is the first CES since the FDA established a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids for adults … Read more
Language models and poetics (2020)
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The FTC wants to ban the noncompete clauses ensnaring some tech workers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission is looking to ban noncompete clauses in employment contracts, which companies put in place to prevent employees from going to work for competitors or leaving to start similar businesses. On Thursday, the regulator issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, saying that the clauses hurt … Read more