Ford is first in line with other electric vehicles now that the Charging Network is open
Ford has said that its customers can access the “vast majority” of Tesla’s charging network using an adapter. The old V-2 Superchargers and V3 stalls won’t be available to Ford owners. “We’re supply constrained as we move forward. Demand will exceed supply, but we’ll try to accommodate that on a first-come, first-served basis,” Ford’s US President Derrick Williams said.
The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet have filed a lawsuit
Three media publications have filed lawsuits in the US against OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement. The publications alleged that OpenAI and Microsoft were aware of potential copyright infringement. They said that some of the time CHATGPL reproduces works of journalism without giving Author, Title, copyright or terms of use information. They added that ChatGPT responses violated third-party copyrights.
This is why the Apple car died
Apple CEO Tim Cook, in an interview with Bloomberg, said one purpose of self-driving cars is to “work on autonomy”. “It’s probably one of the most difficult AI projects actually to work on and so autonomy is something that’s incredibly exciting for us,” he added. Apple was in early talks to develop a self-driving car with manufacturers, reports had earlier claimed.
In Arizona, abortion politics are playing out in the campaign trail
US Senatoriate from Arizona, Democrat Gabrielle Gallego, has said that the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is a “political gift” to her opponent, Republicankari Lake. She was responding to Lake who had supported the overturn of abortion’s legality because she viewed it as a state’s rights issue. According to Lake, abortions are banned in Arizona except for saving a mother’s life.
The Supreme Court focused a lot on the social media aspects of the case
The US Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of cases that revolve around social media laws passed by Texas and Florida. The laws aim to counter what the lawmakers have labelled censorship by social media platforms. However, NetChoice argued that the laws did not respect the rights of platforms to exercise editorial discretion in what they show on their sites.
The Odysseus moon landers won’t work after sideways landing
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shared a photo of the US-led Odysseus mission’s first Moon landing near the south pole of the moon. Odysseus, built by Lockheed Martin, landed within around two kilometres of its intended target near the Malapert A crater. Odysseus was launched in March and only had a week to operate before the long lunar night set in.
There are challenges to Texas and Florida social media laws
US Supreme Court will hear a case related to Florida and Texas laws that prohibit social media firms from banning people based on political viewpoint. The social media firms have said the laws are unconstitutional as they limit their freedom of expression. The case revolves around laws that make it a crime to knowingly post content that can be viewed by over 1 billion people.
The Supreme Court hears a case about social media
The US Supreme Court has heard a challenge to Texas’ and Florida’s social media laws that critics said violated First Amendment rights. One of the friends of the court briefs argued social media platforms should not be engaged in censoring because they have become the centres of people’s lives. Other allies of Texas and Florida argue that the platforms are simply host content.
I peered into a future with a transparent laptop
Lenovo unveiled Project Crystal, a transparent laptop that has a keyboard that can be seen on the surface, even when the user is not using the computer. The keyboard disappears when the user brings a stylus to the drawing surface or even when the laptop is completely out of sight. It also has a flat touchscreen that can be used as a drawing tablet.
Gaza cease-fire talks inch forward while the Supreme Court hears a case
The US Supreme Court has been asked to rule on a case challenging Facebook’s removal of former US President Donald Trump’s posts from the platform. Facebook and Instagram had filed a lawsuit against the state over the removal of Trump’s content from their platforms. The social media giants said it was unconstitutional to force them to remove posts that could incite violence.