Waymo now has permission to carry passengers in its self-driving vehicles on public roads in California. The development takes Waymo another step closer to being able to accept paying passengers for rides in California in the same way that it has been doing witha limited robo-taxi servicein Phoenix, Arizona. A permit recently granted to Alphabet-owned Waymo by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) allows the company to join a test program called the Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service Pilot....

Scarlett Johansson “forced” to hire legal counsel over new ChatGPT voice model ChatGPT-4o was announced by OpenAI with the new ability for users to interact with the program through speech. However, one of the voice models, Sky, has been paused for use due to itsounding too similar to actress Scarlett Johansson. OpenAIclaimedthat Sky was “not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson” and they believed no AI voices should deliberately mimic a celebrity’s voice....

Selling Sunset viewers urge production to drop villain arc narrative There always seems to be a “villain” to hate on Selling Sunset. Fans of the show are growing tired of the narrative. Starting during Season 1 of Selling Sunset on Netflix, there always seemed to be a clear-cut “villain” to hone in on. Fans of the show are starting to question whether or not this is a narrative the production team should continue pushing....

Between the campaign, Turf Wars, Salmon Run, and competitive modes, there’s no shortage of things to do inSplatoon 3. This latest entry is packed with content to keep you engaged, no matter how you like to play this third-person shooter, but it doesn’t just limit itself to that genre. Despite being a unique game in its respective field, focusing on teamwork and covering the ground with ink over purely eliminating other players,Splatoon 3went the extra mile to create a fully featured side-game based on their iconic Turf War mode....

Summary Anson Mount announces the end of filming ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, and he’s hanging up his space boots as Captain Christopher Pike for the season.Strange New Worldsseason 3 began filming in December in Toronto after being delayed for 7 months by the combined WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. With several directors fromStrange New Worldsseason 2 returning for season 3, the cast and crew completed production on the next 10 highly anticipated episodes....

The Boys just brought back its most terrifying superhero One of The Boys’ longest unresolved plot threads was finally addressed in the Season 4 finale, as we finally saw the terrifying supe Cindy again. It came at the end of a shocking finale forThe BoysSeason 4, which saw the show’s various heroes at theirlowest points. In one surprising moment, Hughie and Starlight are both attacked, and things look particularly dire....

Summary Joan Vassos was cast as the lead ofThe Golden Bachelorette,but the role was offered to a major television star first. The inaugural season ofThe Golden Bachelorwas a big surprise hit for ABC. Audiences fell in love with 72-year-old retired widower Gerry Turner and rooted for him to find love after losing his beloved wife. Gerry dated 22 women and gave his final rose to 70-year-old fellow widower Theresa Nist. The two were married in a televised wedding in January....

Maserati is adoptingelectrified vehicles with open arms, and while that could potentially signal an identity crisis for the luxury Italian brand, that’s probably a good thing in the long run. The company recently took the wraps off of the new Maserati GranCabrio Folgore, which is essentially a convertible version of its already released GranTurismo Folgore electric car. Thenew EVis its third go at electrified vehicles so far, and it flew us out to Rimini, Italy, to witness the big reveal in person....

With Windows 10 officiallylosing support next year, Windows 11 is poised to take over as the dominant operating system. Many users have already switched over to the latest Microsoft OS – and while it’s not perfect, most are finding it to be a nice step forward from Windows 10. Of course, there are a few quirks people will have to get used to, but most of the bugs and technical issues have already been ironed out....

Summary ThoughPokémonhas created hundreds of excellently designed creatures, a few of them, whether purposely or not, turn out rather ugly. Each type has its fair share of choices,but some standouts usually come to mind regarding the topic. Luckily, every Pokémon has a redeeming quality in one way or another, whether that comes from its physical design or gameplay. Of the 18 types currently in the franchise, some Pokémon have seen their types change....

As 2020 approaches, BMW’s high-performance M division needs to balance performance and electrification. That’s a tall order; thei8paves the way, but M believes it can leverage recent and upcoming advancements in electrification technology to make a car that’s cleaner and sportier than anything it builds today. The M Next concept unveiled at BMW’s Munich, Germany, headquarters shows us what the future holds. Bold and futuristic, the Vision M Next concept wears the traditional short front, long rear proportions of a mid-engined supercar....

Ifelectric carsreally are the future, then a new generation of mechanics will need to be trained to work on them. That’s exactly what Ron Grosinger, an auto shop teacher at Memorial High School in West New York, New Jersey, is doing. He teaches students how to convert old gasoline cars to electric power, helping to revive interest in the school’s ailing auto shop program in the process. “If you’re teaching students about gasoline cars, that’s basically the equivalent of eight-track players,” Grosinger said in a Volkswagen press release....

A new asteroid impact simulator from creative coder Neal Agarwal is as entertaining as it is terrifying. Asteroid Launcher does what it says on the tin and lets you launch a space rock at Earth to see the amount of devastation it would cause. What makesAsteroid Launcherparticularly fascinating is that it lets you make various selections such as the asteroid’s size and composition, its speed and impact angle, and the precise point where it strikes Earth....