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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    General Motors is struggling to shift its EVs.

    The company has taken a $1.6 billion hit related to unsold electric vehicles as growth across the EV market continues to slow. EV sales reached $2.1 billion in GM’s fourth quarter, up from the $2.0 billion reported last year.

    The appeal for GM’s EV offerings is so low that some dealers are even pushing the automotive giant to get back into the hybrid market.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    ‘Hey Siri, what’s homeOS?’

    MacRumors discovered fresh references to this rumored Apple operating system in the first beta of tvOS 17.4, having last been mentioned in a few job listings that Apple posted back in 2019. It’s thought to be a dedicated platform for Apple’s HomePod lineup, designed to help expand the company’s smart home presence — like a smart display and speaker combination that Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple is developing.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    That ‘AI-generated’ George Carlin special was actually made by a very human clout-chaser.

    A spokesperson for Dudesy, the media company behind the fake special currently being sued by Carlin’s estate, has told The New York Times that the show was “completely written” by podcast host Chad Kultgen.

    The “Dudesy AI” they claimed was behind the special is actually a “fictional podcast character,” seemingly created to fraudulently ride on all the attention real generative AI products are receiving.

    Check out our updated coverage on the lawsuit below.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Check out Neversoft’s canceled sci-fi Call of Duty game.

    Leaked footage from a canned Xbox 360-era project known as Call of Duty: Future Warfare has been shared on YouTube, showing gameplay menus, settings, and a full “Moonbase Assault” mission, as seen in the video below.

    Eurogamer notes that former Neversoft developer Brian Bright has verified the footage, claiming the studio pivoted from Guitar Hero to work on the canceled game, which was later replaced by COD: Ghosts.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Shazam makes song identification easier for headphone wearers.

    Version 17.3 of the Shazam iOS app can now identify what track is playing while wearing wired or Bluetooth headphones — regardless if the song is being played aloud nearby, or directly on the device via apps like TikTok and YouTube. In-app song identification was already available, but only if the user wasn’t wearing headphones.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    These iconic Mars rovers bounced into action 20 years ago.

    In 2004, NASA’s solar-powered Spirit and Opportunity rovers landed on the Red Planet’s surface on January 3rd and January 24th, respectively, with their touchdown softened by multiple bounces on giant airbags. Both rovers easily surpassed their three-month lifespan: Spirit lost contact in 2010, while Opportunity made it to 2019 — traveling 28 miles during its almost 15 years in operation.

    Here’s NASA’s tribute to those very ambitious missions.