Preparing for an autonomous future, Tesla recently patented a design for swiveling front seats and possibly a moving steering wheel. The patent filing depicts a cabin where both the driver and the shotgun passenger can rotate their seats 180 degrees, transforming the interior into a lounge. The diagram also showcases...
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal claims that a series of Instagram ads it tried to run got the company banned from Facebook’s ad platform. The highly targeted and detailed ads aimed to show users the enormous amount of data Instagram and its parent company Facebook collect about them and how...
Vitalik Buterin, the 27-year-old who spearheaded the launch of the Ethereum blockchain 2015, has now become the world’s youngest crypto billionaire. As Ether (ETH) surged past $3,000 last Monday, virtual fireworks were going off for Vitalik, whose 333,520 ETH bought him a membership for the three commas...
Apple's video creation app Clips now lets users add augmented reality effects via the LiDAR scanner on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro. Thanks to the new AR spaces feature, users can add AR confetti, lasers, and more, placing them behind people and furniture as well as on the...
Snap is looking to augment its location-based AR experiences with a new acquisition of the Colorado-based 3D mapping startup, Pixel8earth [https://pixel8.earth/#/]. The $7.6 million acquisition will aid the company’s efforts to create a personalized mapping experience and create new revenue streams, such as business promotions. As...
The architecture firm ABIBOO unveiled its vision for what could become the first city on Mars, Nüwa City. With the capacity to house 250,000 people, the city would start construction in 2054 and be ready for the first settlers by 2100. ABIBOO strategically picked the side of a giant...
