Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll (L), Former President Donald Trump (R). Eva Deitch/Getty Images (L), Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (R). E. Jean Carroll’s lawyer accused Donald Trump of stalling for time on the defamation case. Roberta A. Kaplan said Trump is trying to avoid his deposition on Oct. 19. Kaplan also criticized Trump’s refusal…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The Panasonic TX-55LZ2000 is the living room equivalent of a premium West End cinema. A no-compromise entertainment machine, boasting incredible 4K picture quality, courtesy of the brand’s HCX AI Pro SoC, shiny new OLED.EX panel technology, and arguably the best Dolby Atmos sound system you’ll hear built into a TV. Just like any premium cinema…
OPINION: The latest update to the Kindle line-up could add some much welcome extra functionality to the e-readers. Kindle is one of those few products that are so well-known that even its name can function as a by-word for the category of e-readers as a whole. Yet, whilst they are very widespread, and often very…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R). Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images China and India, key partners to Russia, have recently expressed concerns to Putin about the war. Putin on Friday declared four regions of Ukraine part of Russia, a move rejected by the West. In a UN…
The EU is creating new rules to make it easier to sue AI companies for harm. A bill unveiled this week, which is likely to become law in a couple of years, is part of Europe’s push to prevent AI developers from releasing dangerous systems. And while tech companies complain it could have a chilling…
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype was not the only thing the company shared on Friday evening during its AI Day presentation. Autopilot director Ashok Elluswamy took the stage during Tesla’s AI day to talk about how the company’s Full Self Driving software has improved. He revealed that there are…
Ever heard the phrase “Everything old is new again?” For whatever reason, we tend to have a nostalgic soft spot for aesthetics that seem to transport us to another time period. Whether it’s clothing or home design, style just comes in waves every few decades or so, and retro kitchen appliances are no exception. Why…
Andrew Kelly/Reuters At Tesla’s AI Day event, Elon Musk touted the benefits of Tesla being a publicly traded company. Musk seems to have changed his stance since tweeting that he was considering taking Tesla private in 2018. Part of Musk’s initial $44 billion bid to buy Twitter was financed by a huge loan against his…
This photo shows an aerial view of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022. Steve Helber, File/Associated Press The Justice Department asked the court to speed up its appeal of the special master appointment. In a filing on Friday, prosecutors said their criminal investigation was being hindered. The filing…
Enlarge / The walking Optimus prototype demonstrated at the AI Day 2022 event. (credit: Tesla) Today at Tesla’s “AI Day” press event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled an early prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot, which emerged from behind a curtain, walked around, waved, and “raised the roof” with its hands to the beat of…