Mar 15
Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters Rid Themselves Of Silicon Valley Bank Contributions
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe Senate leader donated campaign contributions related to the failed bank to charities, a spokesperson said.
Mar 15
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Mar 15
Spin Master's The Flash Toys Will Include a Smoke-Spewing RC Replica of the Tim Burton Batmobile
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In Tim Burton’s original Batman movie, as the caped crusader makes a dramatic rescue of Vicki Vale and escapes using his grapnel gun, the Joker wonders aloud, “where does he get those wonderful toys?” A question we finally have an answer to as Spin Master debuts several of its toys for the upcoming DC Comics movie The Flash
Mar 15
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too many depositors withdraw their funds from a bank at the same time. The failures at SVB and Signature were two of the three biggest in U.S. banking history, following the…
Mar 15
It’s been over 50 years since the final Apollo mission, but NASA’s ambitious Artemis program seeks to return humans to the lunar surface after that long absence. For that to happen, however, the space agency needs an updated Moon suit, the prototype of which will be revealed today.
Mar 15
Sarah Ferguson Recounts Getting Arrested With Princess Diana At Own Bachelorette
Posted in: Today's ChiliFergie said the mischievous duo got pinched for impersonating police officers — and that Diana stole an officer’s “smoky bacon-flavored crisps” while detained.
Mar 15
Mar 15
BMW's new 'Panoramic Vision' will put a full-width display on EV windscreens
Posted in: Today's ChiliFor decades, car makers have positioned all of their instrumentation below the steering wheel, resulting in drivers needing to subtly take their eyes off the road to see their speed and associated gas levels. However, with its new ‘Panoramic Vision’ display, BMW is looking to bring that important data up to eye level. The company has announced a heads-up display that spans the entire width of the windscreen to give drivers and passengers all the information they need without having to take eyes off the road.
As the driver, you can choose what you want to see across the Panoramic Vision display, with options including speed, time, and current song playing. The display uses bright crisp lights to display information clearly against a dark background.
BMW first alluded to a new heads-up display when it announced the i Vision Dee concept at CES 2023 back in January. However, in that iteration, the information appeared digitally right onto the windshield. In contrast, the Panoramic Vision display is a raised lip built-in across the bottom of the windshield.
There’s no word yet if any of the other features shown in the i Vision Dee will make their way to production anytime soon. These included interactive communication in which BMW stated, “a natural and emotional relationship between human and machine is developed,” and animated facial expressions.
The Panoramic Vision display will begin rolling out in the first NEUE KLASSE (or New Class) models — BMW’s range of battery and e-motor vehicles — from 2025. According to BMW, additional features of the BMW iDrive will be included in the NEUE KLASSE. However, we’ll likely have to wait until the IAA Mobility 2023 in Munich this September to learn more.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/bmws-new-panoramic-vision-will-put-a-full-width-display-on-ev-windscreens-103515430.html?src=rss
Mar 15
Meta has announced another expansive round of layoffs to cut costs. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is letting go of another 10,000 workers and closing “around 5,000 additional open roles that we haven’t yet hired.” This follows layoffs of around 11,000 employees last year. The company is reducing the size of its recruiting team and will inform affected employees later today. It’ll then announce layoff and restructuring efforts of its tech departments in late April and business teams in late May. Zuckerberg, who will soon go on paternity leave for his third child, recently described 2023 as a “year of efficiency.” He added in his note: “I think we should prepare ourselves for the possibility that this new economic reality will continue for many years.”
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Google is putting its chatbot AI smarts into Gmail, Docs, Sheets and more
The updates will begin for US users by the end of the month.
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Google’s catch-up with ChatGPT continues, and the company is bringing its own take on next-gen chatbots and AI assistance to, well, all of its Workspace products. According to the company, you’ll be able to “draft, reply, summarize and prioritize” emails, “brainstorm, proofread, write and rewrite” text documents, autogenerate images and even video with Slides, have Sheets create formulas autonomously and automate transcription notes in Meet video calls.
Fitbit won’t make you pay for your own weekly health data anymore
You’ll no longer need to pay $10 a month to see information for the past 30 or 90 days.
One of our biggest complaints about Fitbit products is that $10 monthly fee to see your historical data. Until now, you could only see up to seven days’ worth of your breathing rate, resting heart rate and heart rate variation, and just 90 days of everything else, without paying for a subscription. Today, Google announced it’s making “more of the insightful data from Fitbit’s Health Metrics Dashboard available without a subscription to all of its users.” You can now check 30- and 90-day views of your data, without paying for it.
It took a TikToker barely 30 minutes to doxx me
Kristen Sotakoun found out way too much about me in a consensual test of my online security.
In 30 minutes or less, TikToker and Chicago-based server Kristen Sotakoun can find out your birthday. “My first thing is to be entertaining. My second thing is to show you cracks in your social media, which was the totally accidental thing that I became on TikTok.” Sotakoun, who goes by @notkahnjunior, calls it “consensual doxxing.” Engadget’s Katie Malone offered her social media profiles up to the test.
YouTube TV adds multiview streaming in time for March Madness
You’ll be limited to sports during the early access phase.
YouTube TV is rolling out an early access multiview feature showing up to four sports streams simultaneously. Visit the Top Picks For You section and you can pick from pre-chosen multiview groups, such as NCAA March Madness games. There’s a full-screen view for each match and you can switch the audio and captioning to the stream that captures your attention. The feature works on smart TVs and living room media players that run YouTube TV. You won’t need a high-powered device as all the processing to YouTube’s servers – your hardware only has to handle one feed.
Litter Robot 4 review: A great but imperfect self-cleaning litter box
Would you pay $699 to avoid scooping litter?
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OK, I’ll say it: I would pay that much to avoid scooping up pet poop.
I’m not sure I want to continue reading.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-meta-lays-off-an-additional-10000-workers-115209372.html?src=rss
Mar 15
“If this Legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful,” said Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh.
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