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I don’t know the vetting processes universities go through when screening their graduation speakers. The U.S. has thousands of institutions of higher learning, and they all need someone to give a speech to inspire the youth each spring. The speaker for the University of Central Florida attempted to do just that, and it seemed to be going alright until she mentioned AI. The University of Central Florida held its spring semester graduation ceremony on May 8, and it included a speech by businesswoman Gloria Caulfield, the Vice President of Strategic Alliances for real estate firm Tavistock Development Company, and the…
After decades of controlling all aspects of spaceflight, the Indian government decided in 2020 to open things up to private industry. Essentially, the government said, companies could build their own rockets, obtain permission to launch them, and even use state-operated facilities. The government and the country’s space agency, ISRO, instituted this change in response to the rise of commercial space industries in the United States, and later China, that were playing an increasingly important role in global spaceflight. Now, six years later, this structural shift is beginning to bear some fruit. The most promising Indian launch company, Skyroot Aerospace, is…
While I love powerhouses like the Galaxy S26 Ultra and the iPhone 17 Pro, I still believe it makes more sense to go for a mid-range phone if you just don’t need the full firepower these flagships bring to the table. That holds true especially if you tend to upgrade every couple of years anyway. After all, why pay over $1,000 for power you’ll never use before trading it in for the next big thing?There’s heavy competition in the mid-range segment as well, so choosing a mid-ranger isn’t exactly easy. It appears Motorola fully understands that, as it’s currently offering…
If Nintendo hoped last week’s announcement of a price increase for the Switch 2 would be enough to un-spook its shareholders, that’s now been entirely dashed. Reuters reports that the company’s share price has fallen 7 percent since markets opened in Japan Monday 11, while it’s come to light (via VGC) that the $50 increase still isn’t going to be enough to match increased expenses when producing the Switch 2. Without a big new game anywhere on the 2026 horizon, investors are really getting the jibblies. Last week’s price hike announcement was intended to calm market nerves after Nintendo had seen…
People who had previously felt paralyzed by their NDA’s began to talk. Helena, the conflict-avoidant moderator of the Mercor subreddit, worked overtime deleting furious rants from aggrieved workers who delighted in dropping names of the “secret projects”—something explicitly banned by the non-disclosure agreement every tasker must sign before being hired as an Independent Contractor.Elsewhere, on another project, Handsome Swede was not faring well. Felled by Covid, he told his team leaders he could not make the minimum weekly requirement and was swiftly fired. He entered the melee once again to find yet another project.The wages were dropping week by week.…
It’s not just the upcoming FIFA World Cup tournament – it’s always a good idea to visit the US; there’s so much to see, experience and do.But, fellow travelers, does your current mobile plan have you covered? Will your US roaming minutes and data gigabytes be enough for the trip? Or do you need something… cheaper?T-Mobile has something in store for you.The new eSIM plans by T-Mobile The Magenta carrier offers various plans. | Image by PhoneArena Regardless of whether you’re planning to visit the US to watch 11 highly trained men kick a ball for 90 minutes against a…
Starting today, eager customers of the US pizza restaurant chain Papa Johns living in one corner of southern North Carolina will have the opportunity to receive their food from the sky, thanks to a new collaboration with Alphabet’s drone company, Wing. But Papa Johns’ signature pizzas won’t be on offer. Instead, drone-loving North Carolinians will have to choose between three kinds of sandwiches, a newer product for the fast-food chain: Philly cheesesteak, chicken bacon ranch, or steak and mushroom varieties.Drone deliveries are popping up in more communities across the US and the world. Questions about the long-term economics and regulatory…
Tim Schafer, head of Double Fine, didn’t really work much on Kiln. He was, as he says, “right next to it,” giving “ideas and stuff.” But apparently, he inadvertently gave the game its name, a fact he didn’t realize until he watched the Double Fine documentary on its internal game jam, Amnesia Fortnite. From it, Schafer unlocked his own memory of Kiln project lead Derek Brand pitching the game to him, and Schafer suggesting he call it Kiln, “like you’re killin’ it.” “Smashing it” would probably be more accurate, but less punny, and we’ve already got a game with that…
A major oil company is seeking a state tax break in Texas worth hundreds of millions of dollars to build a massive power plant. The energy won’t be going to residential customers, though. Instead, the gas plant will be used to power a data center whose eventual tenant could be Microsoft.Chevron subsidiary Energy Forge One has filed an application with the State Comptroller’s board to obtain a tax abatement for a power plant it’s building in West Texas. In late January, the comptroller’s office made a recommendation to support the application’s approval—the first such approval under the program for a…
Are you still debating whether you should pick up the two-month-old Pixel 10a mid-ranger (at a reduced price right now) or “settle” for last year’s cheaper and humbler practically identical Pixel 9a? Why not add the Pixel 9 to that debate… and instantly close it in favor of the 2024-released high-ender?Yes, the Pixel 9 packs the exact same Tensor G4 chipset as the 9a and 10a, which might suggest that its high-end label is no longer warranted. But in terms of build quality and camera performance, there’s really no comparing that older model with the younger a-branded bucks, and the…