American workers are spending too much time looking at screens. More than 104 million people in the U.S., including nearly 70% of people working office jobs, spend upward of seven hours a day looking at screens, according to a Tuesday report from the Deloitte Economics Institute and the American Optometric Association. As a result, symptoms … Read more
The prevalence of collisions caused by distracted driving has increased at an alarming rate, leading traffic fatalities to spike in the last few years. NHTSA says that traffic deaths reached a 16-year high of nearly 43,000 in 2021 (the most recent year detailed data is available) but less than one percent were linked to cell … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s neurotech startup Neuralink implanted its device in a human for the first time on Sunday, and the patient is “recovering well,” the billionaire said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday. The company is developing a brain implant that aims to help … Read more
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Denis Balibouse | Reuters OpenAI said Monday that it’s partnering with Common Sense Media on an initiative designed to help teens understand how to use artificial intelligence in a safe manner. “We want … Read more
For over a decade, Tesla has promised buyers that complete and total vehicular autonomy is right around the corner. So far, that has yet to be true, but it hasn’t stopped some folks from pretending otherwise — doing everything they can to avoid touching the steering wheel for as long as they can. People Are … Read more
Since it was introduced to the market in 2015, Tesla’s so-called Autopilot system has been quite easy to misuse or abuse. The world has seen hundreds of instances of Tesla drivers using this system as a way to allow the car to dangerously “drive itself,” which Tesla has actively encouraged. With the feds in the … Read more
The PlayStation DualSense controller and PlayStation 5 console. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Sony is making a bold bet on Africa’s video game industry. The Japanese consumer electronics and gaming giant has invested an undisclosed sum into Carry1st, a video game studio based in Cape Town, South Africa, via its Sony Innovation Fund … Read more
Japan’s National Police claim the country is seeing a surge in traffic violations from riders of e-scooters. These outlaws on two small wheels are responsible for an increase in violations of 400 percent in the last six months, according to the Japan Times, which means e-scooter offenses are off the charts relative to the same … Read more
Screenshot: Varryx on YouTube This big boy is likely the Lamborghini ’s new plug-in hybrid variant of its extremely popular Urus crossover. Sure, it’s hidden under a few layers of grim, gray billowy nightgown and seems to have a sardonic grin, but all the better to hide the newly-redesigned headlights. It’s Time To Upgrade To Four-Door … Read more
Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC The S&P 500 is trading at a record and the Nasdaq is at its highest in two years. Alphabet shares reached a new pinnacle on Thursday, as did Meta and Microsoft, which ran past $3 trillion in market cap. Don’t tell that to the … Read more
