Apple is reportedly laying off 614 workers after cancelling its decade-long effort to build a self-driving electric car in its first round of job cuts since the pandemic. The Cupertino, Calif.-based iPhone maker notified employees of the layoffs on March 28, with changes to take effect on May 27, according to The Wall Stret Journal,
Elon Musk announced that Tesla will unveil its robotaxi this summer. The X
Tech company cuts employees from eight offices in Santa Clara in its first
Similar to the way Apple Wallet can make it easier to go out without physical credit cards, Apple Car Key can theoretically make it possible to leave the house without your car keys, too. The feature was first introduced back in 2020, but adoption has been slow going, to say the least. Here's a quick overview of how it works and how to set it up.
Tesla FSD is rapidly improving and seems to be creating level 4 self driving before our eyes. It is something that is difficult for many to believe and accept. AI systems have a history of not working for a long time and then having improvement that seems sudden to human observers. Once an AI gets
Apple Vision Pro has a number of robust privacy protections in place, including limitations on how third-party developers can access camera data. A new report from The Information today explores how Apple’s fear of Vision Pro having a Google Glass-level privacy outcry have impacted third-party developers. more
Apple decided to stop building cars and smartwatch displays in-house so it laid off 600 employees, according to a report from Bloomberg Thursday. The layoffs, which occurred in Feb. and March, affected 87 employees working at a secret Apple facility working on smartwatch screens, and hundreds working on the Apple Car. Apple began to wind down its secret car project two months ago, throwing away roughly a decade’s worth of research and billions of dollars in investments. Around the same time,...
Despite plenty of non-AI stories and trends bouncing around the headlines this week, ZDNET's Innovation Index panel again voted AI into the No. 1 slot -- and again three of the top four stories were AI as well. Just to recap, each week ZDNET's editorial leaders narrow down the top 10 trends of the week, and then our panel votes to rank the top four. There were three hardware stories and multiple non-AI stories among the top 10 again this week, but only one of them attracted enough votes to make...
Tech giant Apple has laid off 600 employees across its self-driving car and smartwatch screen projects, news agency Bloomberg reported on Friday. Both projects were scrapped earlier this year. According to the report, Apple filed eight separate reports to the state of California to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN program.“Companies must file a report to the state agency for each California address that includes employees affected by a layoff. At least 87 of...
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving 119 mph ahead of a massive crash in Texas last month, according to arrest documents
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving 119 mph ahead of a massive crash in Texas last month, according to arrest documents
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was driving 119 mph ahead of a massive crash in Texas last month, according to arrest documents