According to investor Tiger Global, Waymo has surpassed 450,000 weekly paid robotaxi rides. This milestone, revealed in a letter viewed by CNBC, is nearly double the figure the Alphabet-owned unit reported in April.
Google is introducing PC Connect for Android XR, an app designed to seamlessly stream your PC desktop and games to compatible headsets. The feature supports multiple computers, letting users switch between them easily. It’s a clear push to make these early-stage headsets more versatile from day one.
IBM is rolling out new features for its Db2 database management console, targeting hybrid cloud and AI. The updates aim to unify control over the 42-year-old system across on-prem, cloud, and containerized deployments.
According to CNBC, IBM is in advanced talks to acquire data-infrastructure firm Confluent for a whopping $11 billion, sending Confluent’s shares up 27%. Meanwhile, Carvana and CRH are set to join the S&P 500 on December 22, boosting their stocks significantly in premarket trading.
A UK government report found the facial recognition algorithm used by police has a false positive rate of 5.5% for Black subjects, compared to just 0.04% for white subjects. The data protection watchdog says it wasn’t told about the bias and is now demanding answers.
According to XDA-Developers, used Xeon server systems can be a home labber’s secret weapon. For under $500, you get dozens of CPU cores and support for over 256GB of RAM, perfect for running multiple virtual machines. The trade-offs are high power consumption and noise, but there are ways to mitigat
Long before Linux dominated, a wave of commercial Unix systems for PCs tried to bring serious computing to the masses. From Microsoft’s Xenix to Dell’s own Unix, these 1980s and 1990s platforms laid crucial groundwork. Their ideas about open tools, multitasking, and running on affordable hardware di
For years, VLC has been the reliable but dated workhorse for playing any media file. According to a review, a new open-source app called Screenbox finally delivers that same power in a clean, modern interface designed for Windows 10 and 11, complete with features like Chromecast support and a slick
Nvidia has updated its driver documentation to confirm that all Pascal-based GeForce GPUs are moving to legacy status. This correction removes support for the Titan GTX series and most mobile MX GPUs, leaving only the Turing-based MX450 and Titan RTX with active “Game Ready” drivers.
On the a16z podcast, Marc Andreessen laid out his view on how to gain a real competitive edge with AI. He says most people are just casual users, and true mastery requires dedicated, all-day practice to unlock its potential.
