Uber One , meet Waymo Premier. The robotaxi operator announced a new $29.99-a-month premium tier for riders who want a more elevated and exclusive autonomous experience. The invite-only membership service is aimed at Waymo customers who use the service most frequently, offering them a number of perks, including priority pickups, 10 percent cash back on every trip, early robotaxi access in new citi...
Uber One , meet Waymo Premier. The robotaxi operator announced a new $29.99-a-month premium tier for riders who want a more elevated and exclusive autonomous experience. The invite-only membership service is aimed at Waymo customers who use the service most frequently, offering them a number of perks, including priority pickups, 10 percent cash back on every trip, early robotaxi access in new cities, and up to five free cancellations a month. Waymo Premier will be initially offered to select riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, the company said. The program will scale to new cities as Waymo continues to expand; the company h … Read the full story at The Verge.
I have tested more portable MIDI controllers than I can keep track of, and I will tell you right now: 37 keys is the ideal size. While Arturia's 25-key MiniLab MK3 is a solid controller that easily fits in a backpack, it feels a bit claustrophobic. The new $149 MiniLab 37 adds another octave, giving you much more room to play bass and lead simultaneously, or just play more expansive chords. Physic...
I have tested more portable MIDI controllers than I can keep track of, and I will tell you right now: 37 keys is the ideal size. While Arturia's 25-key MiniLab MK3 is a solid controller that easily fits in a backpack, it feels a bit claustrophobic. The new $149 MiniLab 37 adds another octave, giving you much more room to play bass and lead simultaneously, or just play more expansive chords. Physically, the MiniLab 37 isn't very different from its smaller sibling. It's got the same solid (if slightly springy) keybed, eight pads, eight endless encoders, four faders, a pair of touch strips, USB-C, and a full-size five-pin MIDI DIN out on the b … Read the full story at The Verge.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) held its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this week, showcasing new features and developer tools. The excitement and anticipation were around long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) features for its iPhones. Apple unveiled Siri AI, which is a more enhanced version of its personal assistant. While that's a great sign that Apple is finally catching up to rivals, investors...
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) held its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this week, showcasing new features and developer tools. The excitement and anticipation were around long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) features for its iPhones. Apple unveiled Siri AI, which is a more enhanced version of its personal assistant. While that's a great sign that Apple is finally catching up to rivals, investors and analysts didn't appear all that impressed; the tech stock didn't surge on the news. Here's why Siri AI's launch may have been underwhelming. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
As the market focuses on SpaceX, the hot new investment opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares have been under pressure. The stock has been falling in recent days, and since the start of the year, it's down around 14%. The stock has traded above $600 for much of the year, and even at that level, its valuation hasn't looked all that high given its level of...
As the market focuses on SpaceX, the hot new investment opportunity in artificial intelligence (AI), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares have been under pressure. The stock has been falling in recent days, and since the start of the year, it's down around 14%. The stock has traded above $600 for much of the year, and even at that level, its valuation hasn't looked all that high given its level of profitability and growth. With it now below that, has it become a bargain buy? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Cato Vs Heritage: Should The US Defend Taiwan? While President Trump has softened his rhetoric on China since his recent visit to Beijing, he has continued to keep the answer to one question close to his chest: would the United States go to war to defend Taiwan if China attempts to seize the island by force? Though perhaps a better question is Should we? Tonight, the Cato Institute and Heritage Fo...
Cato Vs Heritage: Should The US Defend Taiwan? While President Trump has softened his rhetoric on China since his recent visit to Beijing, he has continued to keep the answer to one question close to his chest: would the United States go to war to defend Taiwan if China attempts to seize the island by force? Though perhaps a better question is Should we? Tonight, the Cato Institute and Heritage Foundation join ZeroHedge Debates to tackle that question. Taking the case against military intervention is Cato’s Doug Bandow , who argues that a war with China over Taiwan would impose enormous costs on the United States while serving interests that are ultimately peripheral to American security, and well… there’s the risk of nuclear war. Advocating intervention is Steve Yates of Heritage , who contends that abandoning Taiwan would shatter U.S. credibility throughout Asia, embolden Beijing, and fundamentally alter the global balance of power in China's favor. Our returning host David Rand of the Human Reaction podcast will ask whether Taiwan represents a vital American interest or a dangerous strategic tripwire. And, assuming Taiwan is a vital interest, is diplomacy superior to provocative acts (ie arms packages) in the name of “deterrence”? Despite Trump’s and Xi’s shared kind words, the U.S. approved an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan last December. There was to be another package amounting to an additional $14 billion, which was recently paused amid the Iran war, sending hawks into a frenzy. Debaters will also address the once-controversial Pentagon policy paper recommending the U.S. military blow up Taiwanese chip manufacturing plants in the event of a Chinese invasion… something the current #3 at the Pentagon, undersecretary of war for policy Ebridge Colby, called “table stakes”: Disabling or destroying TSMC is table stakes if China is taking over Taiwan. Would we be so insane as to allow the world's key semiconductor company fall untouched into the hands of an agg...