I asked Amek Leenart, director of design for Ford Europe, why Ford used VW’s woeful controls in both the Explorer and the Capri, and he told me that Ford worked with a partner to improve the response of the sliders (but wouldn’t tell me how), then admitted that “we tried to improve it a little … Read more
If Google’s generative AI chatbot Gemini Assistant is to surpass OpenAI’s ChatGPT in popularity in the coming years, it may have to do so without some of the promotional partnerships that helped propel Google search to the forefront of Americans’ lives. In a US federal court filing on Friday, Google proposed a series of restrictions … Read more
There is a monthly advice column on Money. If you want advice on spending, saving or investing – or any of the complicated emotions that can arise as you prepare to make big financial decisions – you can enter your question on this form. Here we answer a question from Vox readers that has … Read more
Delivery workers continued to picket Amazon facilities in New York, Illinois, California and Atlanta after going on strike on Thursday after the company refused to engage in labor contract negotiations. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters organized the workers, although Amazon does not recognize those efforts and says the workers are not Amazon employees. (The … Read more
This week’s installment of the long-running “House Republicans can’t govern” saga will soon be forgotten. Elon Musk’s decision to blow up a bipartisan agreement to keep the government funded by broadcasting power alone (and the latent threat posed by his immense wealth), Donald Trump’s sudden call to repeal the debt limit, House Republican Chip … Read more
Games with black main characters and characters were derided as forced. Female characters considered unattractive or masculine suffered from “DEI chin”. Dragon Age: The Veilguardhas been criticized by far-right trolls for customization options that allow players to create characters with surgical scars or play with a non-binary companion. After the reviews were published, conspirators seized … Read more
“Businesses are trying to quickly figure out how to implement or incorporate generative AI into their business to drive agent efficiency,” says Will Fritcher, Chief Client Officer at TP. “Instead of looking at AI as a way to reduce costs, they should really look at it through the lens of improving the customer experience and … Read more
Today, generative artificial intelligence is becoming a key part of business operations and customer service interactions. According to Salesforce research, three in five workers (61%) either currently use or plan to use generative AI in their roles. A full 68% of these employees believe that this technology – which can spit out text, video, images … Read more
outbreaks of Oropouche viruses have been widespread in the Amazon for decades, but historically the pathogen has not troubled the rest of the world much. But that seems to be changing. In 2024, the virus showed it could travel. Most of this year’s more than 11,000 cases have occurred in Brazil and Peru, where the … Read more
OpenAI today announced an improved version of its most capable AI model to date — one that takes even more time to consider questions — just a day after Google announced its first model of the type. The new OpenAI model, called o3, replaces o1, which the company introduced in September. Like o1, the new … Read more