The CMF Phone 1 is not proof that gadgets can still be fun
The CMF Phone 1 is the world’s first naked budget Android smartphone with a splash-resistant back panel. A lanyard, wallet and a kickstand will be available with the phone, which comes with a 6.7-inch OLED display, 50-megapixel rear camera, MediaTek Dimensity chipset and a 5,000mAh battery. The phone will be available in the US through a beta program.
Texas is bracing for a potential hit from a storm in the Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) on Thursday said that Hurricane Beryl, which was the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, now has winds of 115 mph (185 kph) after weakening earlier Thursday. The storm is expected to make landfall near the town of Tulum, Mexico, on Friday as a Category 4 hurricane. It’s also expected to dump heavy rain in parts of Central America and the Caribbean.
The Supreme Court put Florida and Texas social media laws on hold
US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan said that Texas law that protects online speech from discrimination on the basis of viewpoint does not regulate speech when applied to prevent Facebook from removing posts in its News Feed or homepage. Earlier, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled against the state law that allows political campaigns to post on social media.
What has SCOTUS done to the environment, broadband and more?
The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference law could make it easier for workers to challenge workplace safety regulations, a professor at the University of Minnesota said. “Under Chevron, if a judge thought the [Fair Labour Standards Act] was ambiguous, it would then defer to the DOL’s reasonable interpretation of that statute,” she added.
Tech giants are open-hyping their Artificial Intelligence models
Facebook’s AI chatbot can solve a Rubik’s cube in around a quarter of a second, according to a new study. The chatbot was used to solve a Rubik’s cube that had a number of threes on it. “If you give…different answer every time…something’s not right,” a human said. The first chatbot was able to answer the Rubik’s cube with 98% of the time.
The Supreme Court rules that the United States government can continue talking to social media companies
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube don’t have to remove misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and election integrity from their platforms. The case relates to the US government communicating with social media companies about misleading and harmful content on their platforms. The Supreme Court said that the plaintiffs failed to prove they had standing to sue.
Rivian has five new vehicles to tease, but I have no idea what they are
Rivian CEO Anthony Scaringe has said that he will be stepping down from the position in the second half of the year. This comes as Rivian revealed it has signed a $5 billion deal with Volkswagen’s software division to develop software and electric vehicles. According to Scaringe, he was not informed of the deal until the day it was announced.
China returned the first-ever samples from the far side of the Moon
China on Wednesday launched its first lunar satellite to land on the far side of the Moon to help scientists understand the terrain of the Moon and possibly shed light on the early history of the Moon and Earth. China plans to send its Chang’e 7 spacecraft to the Moon’s south pole in 2026 to search for water and other resources.
The Razr phones are going to make a big splash
Motorola has launched two new folding phones in the US, one of which features a new hinge to “improve dust resistance”. It added that it has also made the cover screen software more updated and added a new desk display mode to the phone’s flex mode. The Razr V3 can be used with the Gemini Assistant on the cover screen.
China has sent its first-ever samples from the far side of the moon
The first soil samples taken from the far side of the Moon arrived on Earth on Wednesday. The samples were delivered by the Chang’e 6 spacecraft, which landed at the moon’s south pole in December 2017. China plans to send its Chang’e 7 spacecraft to the moon’s south pole in 2026 to search for water and other resources.