I Wore Meta Ray-Bans in Montreal to Test Their AI Translation Skills. It Did Not Go Well
WIRED took Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses to French-speaking Canada to trial its AI smarts. Quelle catastrophe!
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How to Navigate Summer Holiday Travel Like a Pro
Before you head out of town this summer, we’ll tell you what to download, what to pack, and what to expect.
Walmart says automating its warehouses will actually give workers longer careers
Walmart warehouse work is physically taxing. Now, robots and forklifts are lightening the load, and could give workers longer careers, its CFO said.
America’s crisis of meaningless work
It’s not the pay or the perks causing American workers to disengage. It’s the lack of purpose.
NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that’s done so far is make hotels more expensive.
There were more than 22,000 short-term rentals listed in NYC last August. The number of legal listings has dropped precipitously.
Rivian just got a $5 billion investment from Volkswagen, and it could help Rivian solve one of its biggest problems
The deal gives Rivian a financial cushion to continue developing a much cheaper SUV, one that could retail for around $45,000.
911 call logs for Tesla’s HQ reveal reports of ‘terroristic’ threats and attempted extortion
Tesla employees say security at the factories where they work is thorough.
2 St. Louis residents are suing the city’s basic income program in an attempt to halt what they call ‘unconstitutional’ $500 monthly payments to low-income families
St. Louis is giving low-income families $500 monthly but a lawsuit aims to block the guaranteed basic income program.
Gen Zers are embracing remote and flexible customer service jobs — but the freedom comes at a cost
Remote roles are often portrayed as good for mental and physical health, but that isn’t always the case.
Boeing isn’t bringing any of its signature jets to the year’s biggest air show for the first time in over a decade
Boeing said it’s prioritizing work on a safety and quality plan, as it deals with a crisis following the Alaska Airlines blowout.