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Build your own Tesla? Elon Musk teases interactive factory tours

Jun22
by on June 22, 2018 at 10:30 pm
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Tesla’s recent layoffs were said to be a cost-cutting measure. Is allowing people to build their own Tesla another one? Was thinking of offering an extended Tesla factory tour option where you could help build part of a car & understand how they come together. I know it would have been super fun for me when I was a kid (or now). — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 22, 2018 It’s dark times for Tesla. Much to the chagrin of Musk the company has been treated entirely fairly by the majority of the media. That is, to say, it’s been ripped…

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Apple announces new warranty program for faulty MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards

Jun22
by on June 22, 2018 at 10:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Apple today officially acknowledged the existence of faulty keyboards in its most recent MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. The problem, caused by a faulty butterfly key switch mechanism, caused many of the laptops’ owners to experience keys that stuck, or failed to function as intended. Today, Apple not only acknowledged it was an issue — after months of pretending it wasn’t — but offered a new extended service program to fix affected machines. According to Apple’s service page, the program covers the following issues: Letters or characters repeat unexpectedly Letters or Characters do not appear Key(s) feel “sticky” or do…

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Tesla factory becomes literal dumpster fire after recycling machinery goes up in flames

Jun22
by on June 22, 2018 at 9:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Cars, Insider


A machine used to recycle paper caught fire at Tesla’s Fremont, California, campus last night. It was just the latest in a series of unfortunate events for the beleaguered company. In recent months, Tesla has faced criticism for mass layoffs, the erratic behavior of its CEO, Elon Musk, and its inability to hit self-imposed production targets. Analysts believe that due to its current struggles, the company could be in trouble without a capital injection by the end of the year — something Elon Musk says the company has no plans to pursue. But yesterday, Tesla went from a figurative dumpster…

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Facebook confirms it’s working on a feature to curb your social media addiction

Jun22
by on June 22, 2018 at 6:38 pm
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Facebook wants to help you spend less time on Facebook. Yes, you read that right. The discovery comes courtesy of developer Jane Manchun Wong. She found code in Facebook’s Android app for a feature called “Your Time on Facebook,” as first reported by TechCrunch. Facebook has since confirmed the feature is in active development, saying “We’re always working on new ways to help make sure people’s time on Facebook is well spent.” Facebook is working on “Your Time on Facebook” which could help users to manage their time spent on Facebook app. Instagram is also working on helping users to improve their digital…

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Researchers teach AI how to win at shooters (without cheating)

Jun22
by on June 22, 2018 at 6:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, gaming


A pair of researchers recently developed a method for teaching AI to play first person shooters without cheating. Instead of giving a ‘computer’ opponent unfair access to game code or supernatural aiming abilities, the AI learns to aim and shoot the same way a human does: by practicing. The duo, scientists at the National University of Ireland Galway’s computer science department, set out to develop a way for an AI bot in a video game to adapt to a human’s skill level. Traditionally the “AI” in a video game isn’t artificial intelligence at all, but merely scripted programming that tells…

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