April 17, 2019 Toyota’s 2020 Highlander approaches the pinnacle of SUV practicality If you're in the US and mulling a new car purchase, there's a pretty strong chance you're considering an SUV. Fair enough: Americans are…
April 17, 2019 Jaguar’s electric I-Pace takes the World Car of the Year award Unlike your typical "car of the year" award, the World Car Awards (of which I'm a juror) are voted on by 86 automotive journalists…
April 17, 2019 Google’s VR painting app is coming to Oculus Quest Google's Tilt Brush is available on multiple platforms, but there's been one common limitation: you've had to use a wired VR headset, which puts…
April 17, 2019 Nikola’s new zero-emissions vehicles include a jet ski and a dune buggy Nikola isn't messing around when it comes to its vision of a zero-emission future — at this year's Nikola World event in Arizona the…
April 17, 2019 Microsoft didn’t want to sell its facial recognition tech to California police When it comes to facial recognition, it seems Microsoft truly has been trying to do good. Company president Brad Smith has revealed that the…
April 17, 2019 The Pixel 3 can automatically take your ‘best’ selfie For its latest AI-powered trick, the Pixel 3 identifies your expressions to automatically snap selfies. Courtesy of an update to the front-facing camera's Photobooth…
April 17, 2019 Google’s first auto accessory is like a Home Mini for the car One way to get Google Assistant into your car is to simply buy a car with Android Auto. Of course, that's not exactly practical,…
April 17, 2019 Artificial intelligence is on the brink of a ‘diversity disaster’ The lack of diversity within artificial intelligence is pushing the field to a dangerous "tipping point," according to new research from the AI Now…
April 17, 2019 Canada is being sued over Sidewalk Labs’ smart city project The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is suing three levels of government and Waterfront Toronto, a publicly-funded organization, over a planned smart neighborhood in…
April 17, 2019 Foxconn boss Terry Gou is running for president of Taiwan Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of electronics giant Foxconn, is stepping down from his role as chairman to run for president of Taiwan. He…