Max SysTech – The latest technology news and reviews, covering computing, home entertainment systems, gadgets and more.
-
Filing: Take-Two will fire 5% of its workforce and expects to incur up to $200M in charges as part of a downsizing effort, including $140M from canceled titles (Rob Golum/Bloomberg)
Rob Golum / Bloomberg: Filing: Take-Two will fire 5% of its workforce and expects to incur up to $200M in charges as part of a...
Rob Golum / Bloomberg: Filing: Take-Two will fire 5% of its workforce and expects to incur up to $200M in charges as part of a downsizing effort, including $140M from canceled titles — The company sees expenses of up to $200 million as part of the effort, including as much as $140 million from canceled... -
The Boring Phone is a nostalgic branding exercise by HMD and Heineken
HMD really wants us to have more fun. Earlier this year, it announced a collaboration with Mattel on an upcoming Barbie flip phone. Now, it’s...
HMD really wants us to have more fun. Earlier this year, it announced a collaboration with Mattel on an upcoming Barbie flip phone. Now, it’s teaming up with Heineken and creative firm Bodega on another effort designed to tap into nostalgia: the Boring Phone. There are more details on Heineken’s site — which you’ll need... -
Drake muddies the ‘Push Ups’ AI debate with a deepfake
Over the weekend, a new track “leaked,” and fans have been debating whether it’s really from Drake or if it’s the return of AI Drake....
Over the weekend, a new track “leaked,” and fans have been debating whether it’s really from Drake or if it’s the return of AI Drake. The song is a diss track called “Push Ups” that targets Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin, among others. At one point, it tells Metro Boomin to “shut your ho ass... -
Boston Dynamics Atlas robot, 2013-2024
Is Boston Dynamics slowly preparing to put its bipedal robots to work? In a glossy new video, the company has shown off its prototype Atlas...
Is Boston Dynamics slowly preparing to put its bipedal robots to work? In a glossy new video, the company has shown off its prototype Atlas robot tossing planks and tool bags around in a fake construction site. In a second, behind-the-scenes video, Boston Dynamics’ team lead on Atlas, Scott Kuindersma, explained that the video is... -
Former top SpaceX exec Tom Ochinero sets up new VC firm, filings reveal
Former senior SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX alum-turned-VC, Achal Upadhyaya, and one of Sequoia’s top finance leaders, Spencer Hemphill, on a...
Former senior SpaceX executive Tom Ochinero is teaming up with SpaceX alum-turned-VC, Achal Upadhyaya, and one of Sequoia’s top finance leaders, Spencer Hemphill, on a new venture called Interlagos Capital, TechCrunch has learned. There is little public information available about Interlagos, and the trio did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. The company was... -
FLO is improving EV charging infrastructure
The lack of charging infrastructure is a major barrier to entry for those looking to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric. This process is an essential...
The lack of charging infrastructure is a major barrier to entry for those looking to convert gas-powered vehicles to electric. This process is an essential component of fighting climate change, and luckily, it’s becoming easier to do so. As of July 2023, the U.S. installed more than 160,000 charging stations throughout the nation, many of... -
Waymo begins robotaxi testing in Atlanta
Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over...
Waymo, the self-driving company under Alphabet, began testing its robotaxis in Atlanta on Tuesday, adding another city to its ever-expanding testing and deployment domain. Over the next few months, Waymo will deploy a handful of cars driven manually by humans to gather mapping data and get familiar with Atlanta’s environment, Sandy Karp, a Waymo spokesperson,... -
Linus Torvalds reiterates his tabs-versus-spaces stance with a kernel trap
Enlarge / Cans of Tab diet soda on display in 2011. Tab was discontinued in 2020. There has never been a soda named “Spaces” that...
Enlarge / Cans of Tab diet soda on display in 2011. Tab was discontinued in 2020. There has never been a soda named “Spaces” that had a cult following. Getty Images Anybody can contribute to the Linux kernel, but any person’s commit suggestion can become the subject of the kernel’s master and namesake, Linus Torvalds.... -
Anthropic’s latest version of Claude comes to Amazon Bedrock – Computerworld
The most up-to-date version of Anthropic’s Claude AI, Claude 3 Opus, is now available on Amazon’s Bedrock managed AI service, bringing higher performance on more...
The most up-to-date version of Anthropic’s Claude AI, Claude 3 Opus, is now available on Amazon’s Bedrock managed AI service, bringing higher performance on more open-ended tasks to enterprise developers who rely on Amazon for generative AI model access. According to an announcement today from Amazon, Claude 3 Opus roughly doubles the accuracy of the... -
Attackers are pummeling networks around the world with millions of login attempts
Matejmo | Getty Images Cisco’s Talos security team is warning of a large-scale credential compromise campaign that’s indiscriminately assailing networks with login attempts aimed at...
Matejmo | Getty Images Cisco’s Talos security team is warning of a large-scale credential compromise campaign that’s indiscriminately assailing networks with login attempts aimed at gaining unauthorized access to VPN, SSH, and web application accounts. The login attempts use both generic usernames and valid usernames targeted at specific organizations. Cisco included a list of more...