The volcano in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula erupted on Monday following weeks of intense earthquakes, forming an almost 2.5-mile lava-spewing fissure.
Tourists have been asked to avoid the area — these videos taken on a DJI Mavic 3 Pro are a much safer way to enjoy the sights instead. The nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal hot spot (sorry) was closed last month and the local town of Grindavik has been evacuated.
The Miami-based electric scooter rental company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Southern Florida, despite its best efforts. Last year, Bird admitted that it had overstated its revenue for at least two years.
The company will continue to operate while it works through a restructuring agreement with its creditors, and notes that its European and Canadian business arms are unaffected by the bankruptcy.
At least, that’s what it sounds like in TomTom’s description of its upcoming Azure-based Generative AI voice assistant for vehicles.
The company says it’s built on TomTom’s Digital Cockpit, and allows drivers to “converse naturally with their vehicle,” verbally control navigation and locate stops en route, and even control onboard systems like opening windows or adjusting temperatures. It’ll be demonstrated at CES in January.
Unveiled today alongside the API for Google’s Gemini AI model, Google says its Imagen 2 text-to-image generator delivers “significantly improved image quality” compared to its predecessor. This includes rendering accurate text (instead of a jumbled mess) and logos that can be overlayed onto products and surfaces.
That should bring it more in line with AI products from rivals like Adobe’s Firefly and Bing’s DALL-E integration, which have also seen similar updates in recent months.
