
To get from 0 to 60 in Formula 1 engine design while competing against organizations with much more experience, Red Bull Ford Powertrains will need extra help (and, no, that boost won’t come in the form of a certain energy drink).
The Red Bull-Ford collaborative venture is turning to the cloud by leaning on its software-giant sponsor’s Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
“We avoided the need to build a new data center,”

I am not what you would call a finely tuned athletic machine. I am, if anything, an outdated lawnmower engine held together by duct tape and rust. So when I was offered the opportunity to let AI help make me a better athlete at CES, I jumped at the opportunity.
The offer came from the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a non-profit that uses applied research to drive industrial development. They were showing off a n

There’s been plenty of speculation about whether generative AI could replace—or perhaps work alongside—human creativity. Indeed, many already use popular generative AI tools to create illustrations and even audio and video.
But at the same time,

It’s hard to remember now, as you scroll through a thicket of porn bots, anti-trans activists, and AI slop, but there was a time when Twitter was credibly labeled our “global town square.” Certainly, the social media platform proved a central meeting place for Arab Spring and Black Li

When Meta established its Oversight Board to adjudicate on decisions it made about removing content from its platforms in 2020, the goal was for the select group of individuals from the media, civil society, and academia, to act as a check on the tech company’s decisions.
But as Meta dramatically overhauled its approach to content moderation and fact-checking this week, many have asked w

When a devastating wildfire hit California in November 2018, a powerful CEO went on Twitter to ask how his company could help. That CEO’s name was Elon Musk.
What a difference six years can make. The contrast between Musk’s 2018 tweet and his response to the infernos currently raging through Southern California is stark. Th

There are surely many reasons that the parents of tech icon Michael Dell did not name him Inspiron or XPS. For one, Dell’s parents aren’t Elon Musk. More generally, there is appeal to a commonplace name. Yes, you sacrifice originality. You risk being called a copycat by your cousin. But in return you get benefits like clarity and simplicity.

Sony has unveiled a new gaming system that could allow PlayStation players to sniff their way through games like The Last of Us.
Unveiled at CES 2025, the Future Immersive Entertainment Concept (FIEC) features a huge, room-size setup designed to push the boundaries of immersive gaming. A ">trailer for the concept shows a giant cube built from high-definition LED screens that enables players to step directly into their

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AI hasn’t taken over CES, but it’s making a showing
Consumer electronics companies have only begun to put AI brains in

So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives—whether by leveraging AI to make dev