Sony Corp. and PlayStation have new leadership
Source: Venture Beat Sony Corp. shook up the top leadership of the company as well as at its major PlayStation division. It has appointed Hiroki Totoki as CEO. Read Full Article
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Donald Trump is clawing back clean energy funding
Source: The Verge The Trump administration sent a memo instructing federal agencies to pause grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs. It’s a catch-all for a wide range of programs President Donald Trump has crusaded against and it’s unclear what specifically is in the crosshairs with this move, but it seems to target Biden-era programs…
Logitech’s peel-and-stick radar sensors could let companies invisibly monitor their offices
Source: The Verge Logitech sales boomed during the pandemic as people outfitted their home offices, and it’s getting a piece of the hybrid workplace with teleconferencing gear too. But Logitech’s also got a little-known corporate office management solution that could soon expand beyond conference rooms — using a pebble-shaped person detection device called the Logitech…
Sony’s blockchain lab launches Sodium Conquest to onboard creators and devs
Source: Venture Beat Sony Block Solutions Labs is launching Soneium Conquest as a way to onboard creators, developers, and newcomers to its Soneium blockchain. Through a mix of learning, gamification, and exploration, Soneium Conquest invites creators, developers, blockchain enthusiasts, and complete newcomers to dive into the Soneium ecosystem and experience how Web3 can enhance digital…
FCC chair says landlords can force bulk internet service on residents
Source: The Verge The Federal Communications Commission is eliminating a Biden administration proposal that would have curbed apartment landlords’ ability to force residents into paying for a single internet service provider. As reported by Ars Technica, the new FCC chair, Brendan Carr, will instead allow landlords to implement bulk billing arrangements with ISPs that would…
Spotify says that streaming has made the world ‘value music’
Source: The Verge Spotify wants to see 1 billion people paying for streaming music, double the more than 500 million customers who currently subscribe to Spotify and its competitors. In Spotify’s view, artists are lucky to have streaming services, “each doing its part to normalize the behavior of paying for music.” On Tuesday, the streaming…
Climate change made the Los Angeles wildfires more likely
Source: The Verge Climate change helped to set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles fires this month, a new study by 32 researchers shows. The Palisades and Eaton wildfires broke out in early January and soon killed at least 28 people, destroying 16,000 structures. Hot, dry conditions and extraordinarily powerful winds fanned the flames….
Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max challenges U.S. tech giants, reshapes enterprise AI
Source: Venture Beat Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Max AI model sets new performance benchmarks in enterprise-ready artificial intelligence, promising reduced infrastructure costs and improved efficiency for business applications. Read Full Article
Jack Dorsey is back with Goose, a new, ultra simple open source AI agent building platform from his startup Block
Source: Venture Beat Goose’s capabilities are enhanced through Block’s collaboration with Anthropic, a leading AI safety and research company. Read Full Article
Boom’s supersonic test plane breaks the sound barrier for the first time
Source: The Verge Ten months after its long-delayed first subsonic flight took place last March, Boom Supersonic’s prototype test plane, the XB-1, broke the sound barrier today three times during its twelfth flight. The XB-1 is a smaller-scale demonstration version of the larger Overture airliner Boom wants to eventually build that will carry 64 passengers…