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As companies race to develop and monetize AI, we must guard against tactics that foreclose this opportunity. Amazon and Anthropic declined to comment on the matter. OpenAI did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment. Photo: Meir Chaimowitz (Shutterstock) The company said its partnership with OpenAI, and others like it, are promoting competition and accelerating innovation. Microsoft said it looks forward to working with the FTC. The companies have 45 days to respond to the FTCs order....

EV buyers are often motivated by a desire to save money on gas and/or drive something more environmentally friendly. So why the fast wear? Its a combination of lots of power that can be put down instantly and wild curb weights. Image: Julian Stratenschulte (AP) But it also comes down to individual driving style, as Sanchez pointed out. If you drive like grandma, the bang out of car shouldnt make a difference, Sanchez said....

Meet the animal kingdoms newest little guy. This is Booralana nickorum, a recently described species of deep-sea isopod found in The Bahamas. Deep-sea isopods are cousins of terrestrial roly-polies, also known as pill bugs. The newly discovered species of isopod.Photo: Courtesy of OceanX A paper describing the species waspublishedrecently in Zootaxa. B. nickorum is 2.17 inches (5.5 centimeters) long. Shipley said that visiting the isopods habitat on the dives was like being in a sci-fi movie....

Stay calm, everybody stay calm. Its only recently that humanity has been able to detect gravitational waves. The new project LISA is set to take this science to a whole new level. An illustration of two black holes generating gravitational waves, and LISA’s triangle of laser light.Illustration:ESA LISA will consist of three spacecraft, orbiting the Sun in an exquisitely accurate equilateral triangle formation. To expand the frontier of gravitational studies we must go to space, Lutzgendorf said....

Some of the companies involved said these findings are inaccurate. It is worrying when you think about the fact that developers can do that on-demand. These particular apps arent unusual bad actors. Photo: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) According to the researchers, its a widespread problem plaguing the iPhone ecosystem. However, spokespeople for Meta and LinkedIn categorically denied the data is used for advertising or other inappropriate purposes. Apple, TikTok, and X/Twitter didnt immediately answer Gizmodos questions for this article....

Shortly after, however, JAXA reported thatSLIMs solar cells were not generating enough electricity. Unfortunately, one of SLIMs two main thrusters likely failed during the final landing phase. We will provide further information as the investigation progresses. The SLIM spacecraft was photographed on the surface of the Moon by the Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2.Image: JAXA The space agency is still hoping somesunlight could revive its spacecraft. Toward the lunar afternoon, the Sun will start to move more toward the west....

Thenew movieLove Metakes place over 10 billion years and stars only two actorswho dont play humans. Does it all work all the time? The two actors in the film areKristen StewartandSteven Yeunand they play a buoy and a satellite respectively. Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun star in Love Me.Image: Sundance Yes, you read that right. So while the movie starts there, things quickly evolve. The buoy creates an identity, Me, and the satellite chooses I Am....

Some Xbox and ZeniMax employees were also affected, according to the memo. The layoffs come roughly three months after Microsoft closed a$69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The acquisition-to-layoffs pipeline is an unfortunate, but all-too-familiar story for video game developers. Image: Hakan Nural/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) For Activision Blizzard, the writing was on the wall. However, before the deal was approved, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard executives beat the drums of acquisition....

Companies can add logos to banners and play in-house videos on TVs scattered within those spaces. The system uses spatial audio to mimic the ability to have sequestered conversations within these 3D environments. There are also a few games built into these environments, including cornhole. Though Microsoft has cut large swathes of its various VR departments over the last year, it’s still trying to push its augmented reality Teams integration.Image: Microsoft...

More than a third of former users did substantially regain much or all of their original weight, however. Semaglutide mimics the natural GLP-1 hormone, which helps regulate our hunger and metabolism, particularly insulin production. These and similar drugs (such as Eli Lillys tirzepatide) have ushered in anew era of obesity treatment. Image: Uwe Aranas (Shutterstock) But there have beenlingering questionsabout their long-term impact on peoples weight and overall health. Epic Systems produces software used by health care systems to create and maintain electronic medical records....

After nearly three years of flying across the Martian terrain, the Ingenuity helicopter has finally ended its mission. A snapshot from Mars showing the damage to Ingenuity’s rotor blade sustained during its Flight 72 landing. The#MarsHelicopteris no longer capable of flight, but we are celebrating its achievements and its legacy. As the first aircraft on another world, Ingenuity logged in more than two hours of total flight time.Image: NASA It racked up a total flight time of two hours....

Netflix is on everything. One place whereNetflix wont be is Apples upcoming Vision Pro VR headset. According to co-CEO Greg Peters, its because the company doesnt know if anybodys actually going to use it. Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify apps won’t be coming to the Vision Pro, at least to start.Photo: Dan Ackerman / Artem Golub / Netflix We can move very, very quickly. Sometimes it takes a little bit longer....

The mayor then promptly went onwhere elsesocial media to talk about it. (you might read these documents yourself through GizmodosFacebook Papers Project). Theres an obvious correlation between the rise of social media and Americas mental health crisis. NYC’s top tweeter, Mayor Eric Adams, apparently thinks everyone but him should stay off social media.Photo: lev radin / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Butstop me if youve heard this one beforecorrelation is not causation. Social media companies are fueling a mental health crisis, especially for our young people....