Hands-on: Chromebook Plus is Google’s push for affordable AI

Did you know that computers have artificial intelligence now? You didn’t? How’s that? We’ve been subjected to an absolute avalanche of marketing touting AI from seemingly every tech company, from Microsoft and Nvidia to laptop makers and even thermal paste sellers. Well if you’ve somehow avoided the AI blitz, possibly by using a Chromebook, you’re … Read more

Japan's Toyota shows 'an engine born' with green fuel despite global push for battery electric cars

TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — “An engine reborn.” That’s how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans to cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine. During a three-hour presentation at a Tokyo hall Tuesday, the car manufacturer giant announced it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen … Read more

Tesla Posts Jobs for AI, Autopilot After Weeks of Staff Cuts

Tesla store in Tokyo. The company’s career page listed 17 openings in the San Francisco area in its “Autopilot & Robotics” division. (Shoko Takayasu/Bloomberg News) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Tesla Inc. posted more than a dozen Autopilot and artificial intelligence positions, its first sign of workforce growth after … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Tipped to Receive Camera Improvements With One UI 6.1.1 Update

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will soon receive a software update that will bring notable camera improvements to the flagship smartphone, according to a report. Buyers of the company’s latest Galaxy S24 series flagship handset have complained of shutter lag and motion blur issues. While there’s no word from Samsung on plans to roll out new software for … Read more

Adani plans push into Indian ecommerce and payments

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India’s Adani Group is in talks to expand into ecommerce and payments, according to four people familiar with the matter, as the conglomerate builds a digital business to compete with the likes of Google and … Read more

Will Americans Ever Get Sick of Cheap Junk?

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In all the years I’ve spent covering American consumerism, I’ve heard one type of question from readers far more than any other: This can’t go on forever, right? Maybe they’d learned what happens to the huge volume of … Read more