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Lexus Is Developing a Manual Transmission for EVs
Largely thought to be clunky, outdated, and inconvenient, the stick shift is finding its way into an unlikely place: electric vehicles.
DeepMind Builds AI That Codes as Well as the Average Human Programmer
In an apparent effort to put themselves out of a job, DeepMind researchers have created an AI that can write code, and it performs surprisingly well in programming challenges.
Tesla Driver Claims Model Y Ordered Him to Pull Over, Shut Down Despite Full Charge
This is merely the latest in a series of functional blunders on Tesla’s part.
Perseverance Rover Collects First Samples of Martian Dirt
NASA reports Perseverance has just grabbed its first sample of regolith, the ultra-fine mixture of broken rocks and dust that covers the Martian landscape.
Chrome May Eat Less of Your Memory When This New Feature Rolls Out
Chrome has a meme-worthy reputation for greedily gobbling up memory, but some new features will make it more efficient.
The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Is Much Smaller Than the RTX 4080
AMD finds itself in a similar position as Nvidia: Its reference GPUs are bite-sized while its partners are offering full-sized cards.
This Week in Space: NASA, SpaceX, and the Geminids
NASA reaches new heights with its Ingenuity space helicopter. Meanwhile, thanks to Starlink, the Internet itself now has in-app purchases.
Dyson’s $949 Headphones Claim to Purify the Air You Breathe
Do you love your current headphones but wish they’d filter the air you breathe? No? Well, Dyson’s first-ever audio product will do that anyway—for a price.
Astronomers Shocked By Powerful Gamma-Ray Burst From Colliding Neutron Stars
Based on the power of the burst, scientists expected to find evidence of a supernova but have identified the source as a merger between two neutron stars, known as a kilonova.
New Research Explains Why Cold, Flu Viruses Are More Common in Winter
Apparently there’s truth to the idea that we’re more susceptible to illness during the winter—but not because viruses themselves thrive in the cold.
Tesla May Bring Back Radar Autopilot Hardware, Abandon Vision-Only Approach
After removing radar modules, Tesla now seems poised to bring them back.
Pixel 7 Gets a Big Update With Free VPN and AI-Enhanced Call Audio
It's a big patch, but you can start downloading and installing it on your phone right now.