April 23, 2025

Tech & AI

Tech & AI

Hundreds of Video Game Workers Join New Union as Trump Attacks Labor Rights

Among the UVW-CWA’s goals, as listed by that zine: drafting a video game worker bill of rights to standardize working conditions, including hiring inequality, crunch, and contractor health care. In theory, this would give organizers a shared vision. “Our struggle does not happen in isolation, and we’ll need all the help we can get in

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Tesla used car listings skyrocketed in March

A growing number of Tesla owners are putting their used vehicles up for sale, as consumers react to Elon Musk’s political activities and the global protests they have fueled. In March, the number of used Tesla vehicles listed for sale on Autotrader.com skyrocketed, Sherwood News reported, citing data from Autotrader parent company Cox Automotive. The

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iPhone Price Could Triple Due to Escalating US-China Tariff War

The iPhone 16 Pro lineup has new colors and a fully recycled aluminum chassis for the first time. Image: Apple, Inc. Apple is scrambling to figure out a solution after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on Chinese imports. Reciprocal tariffs for a number of countries were set to take effect on April 9,

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Google works with The Sphere to show ‘Wizard of Oz’ in 16K

This summer, The Sphere in Las Vegas is going to debut a new experience: The Wizard of Oz at Sphere. And it’s doing so with the help of Google and AI. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. “The power of generative AI, combined with Google’s infrastructure and expertise,

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Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power

Trump administration officials have promoted the tariffs as a way to boost US manufacturing and create more high-paying jobs. But American small business owners painted a very different picture of the situation on TikTok. In one video, the founder of a trendy hair accessories brand rolled her eyes and explained that the company’s products “literally

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How Chef Robotics found success by turning away its original customers

A few years ago, Chef Robotics was facing potential death. “There were a lot of dark periods where I was thinking of giving up,” founder Rajat Bhageria tells TechCrunch of his six-year-old company. But friends and investors encouraged him so he persevered.  Today, Chef Robotics has not only survived, it’s one of the few foodtech

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Stanford’s 2025 AI Index Reveals an Industry at a Crossroads

Vanessa Parley, director of research at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AII, speaks in a video about the 2025 AI Index. Image: Stanford HAI The AI industry is undergoing a complex and transitional period, according to Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index, published by the Institute for Human-Centered AI. While AI continues to transform the tech sector,

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Samsung’s The Frame Pro is finally here: What to know about the most advanced art TV yet

FROM $899.99: Shop Samsung’s latest art TVs. Explore The Frame Pro Neo QLED TV starting at $2,199.99 or The Frame QLED TV from $899.99. Shop Samsung’s latest Frame TVs Samsung is the innovator of art TVs. The Frame lineup combines the sleek aesthetics of a framed piece of art with the exceptional technology of Samsung’s

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The Trump Administration Is Turning Science Against Itself

The nonsense jujitsu is absurd, but is it sincere? In some cases, it’s hard to say. In others it seems more likely that scientific illiteracy serves a cover for retribution. This week, the Commerce Department canceled federal support for three Princeton University initiatives focused on climate research. The stated reason, for one of those programs:

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Bezos-backed EV startup Slate Auto’s pickup truck spotted in the wild

Just one day after TechCrunch revealed that Jeff Bezos is backing a secretive EV startup called Slate Auto, an early version of the company’s low-cost electric pickup truck was spotted in the wild. Reddit user u/discostranger09 posted a photo to the r/whatisthiscar subreddit on Wednesday of a small, dark gray two-seater pickup truck on a

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