Zoom will now check if you are a human or an AI imposter during video meetings

Zoom has launched human verification in video meetings, partnering with Sam Altman’s World to display a “Verified Human” badge for participants whose identities pass a three-step biometric check.

All Gemini users can now access Notebook projects on the web without paying a dime

Gemini now lets all free users create Notebooks on the web, a shared workspace that syncs with NotebookLM. You can store files, past chats, and sources in one place for smarter AI responses.

Tesla launches ‘Robotaxi’ in Houston and Dallas with tiny geofences
Tesla launches ‘Robotaxi’ in Houston and Dallas with tiny geofences

Tesla announced today that its “Robotaxi” service is now rolling out in Dallas and Houston, marking the company’s first expansion beyond Austin and San Francisco. The company shared maps of the two new service areas, which appear to cover small slices …

YouTuber buys stripped Tesla Model 3 ‘go-kart’ for $2,000 — it still has 212-mile range
YouTuber buys stripped Tesla Model 3 ‘go-kart’ for $2,000 — it still has 212-mile range

A YouTuber bought a completely stripped-down Tesla Model 3 for just $2,000 — no body panels, no windshield, no seatbelts — and took it off-roading, drifting, and even jumping it. The wildest part? It still showed 212 miles of range on a full charge.

Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking
Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking

Jorge L. Alonso, a federal district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois, said that the Trump Administration violated the First Amendment when it pressured Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking groups and apps. Judge Alonso granted the plaintiffs, Kassandra Rosado, who runs the ICE Sightings – Chicagoland Facebook group, and Kreisau Group, the […]

A 1,380 hp Volvo XC hybrid? The new Zeekr 8X makes it feel inevitable
A 1,380 hp Volvo XC hybrid? The new Zeekr 8X makes it feel inevitable

Packing just over 1,380 hp and up to 255 miles of all-electric range, the new, tri-motor, extended-range hybrid Zeekr X8 is redefining what buyers could and should expect from their next SUV – and parent company Geely’s global ambitions could mean the …

Yozma IN10 Review: $1200 somehow buys a 40mph ultra-capable mini electric dirtbike
Yozma IN10 Review: $1200 somehow buys a 40mph ultra-capable mini electric dirtbike

Every kid from 12-16 wants some kind of Sur Ron bike for summer this year and there are now so many options that can make your head spin. For those at the lower end of the size and budget spectrum, it is hard to beat the beautiful, safe and sporty Yozm…

MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric
MASSIVE 600 ton Liebherr mining excavator converted from diesel to electric

In a move the company is calling breakthrough initiative, Lloyds Metals and Energy have successfully converted one of their massive, 650-ton class Liebherr R 996 excavators from diesel power to fully electric for the first time – and it won’t be the la…

In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition
In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition

It’s long been cheaper to own an electric car, due to lower fueling costs. But the upfront cost is now lower, according to UK’s largest auto-buying website Autotrader, and reported by The Guardian. And a large part of it is because of the availability …

North America just got its first new kind of lithium refinery
North America just got its first new kind of lithium refinery

Mangrove Lithium has opened what it says is North America’s first commercial electrochemical lithium refinery, a 1,000-tonne-per-year plant in Delta, British Columbia, aimed at strengthening the continent’s EV battery supply chain.

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