article thumbnail

Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was asking a court to arrange its sale. A few of these variants are associated with diseases, and 23andMe received approval to test for a number of these.

Test 142
article thumbnail

Cybertruck suffers catastrophic failure in this stress test. Watch it happen.

Mashable Tech

Tech YouTuber JerryRigEverything — mostly known for his smartphone durability test — put a Cybertruck through a different kind of test by loading the truck’s hitch up to its 11,000-pound tow limit to see if the truck could handle it. After the Tesla, Jerry performs an identical test on a Ram 1500.

Test 132
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Netflix tests out new AI search engine for movies and TV shows powered by OpenAI

Mashable Tech

The AI search engine is currently in the testing phase. Netflix expects to expand the test out to other countries, including the U.S., It's currently only available on iOS devices and to some customers in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, those subscribers need to specifically opt-in to use the tool. in the near future.

Search 132
article thumbnail

A new AI test is outwitting OpenAI, Google models, among others

Mashable Tech

The test, called ARC-AGI-2 is the second edition ARC-AGI benchmark that tests models on general intelligence by challenging them to solve visual puzzles using pattern recognition, context clues, and reasoning. To get a sense of AI models' current limitations, you can take the ARC-AGI test for yourself.

Test 120
article thumbnail

How an L.A. community of wildfire survivors is getting insurance to pay for contamination testing

Fast Company Tech

But they struggled to convince their insurers to test their properties to ensure it was safe to return. She said her insurance adjuster said USAA would pay for contamination testing, but after choosing a company and coming back with the results, her claim was rejected. “Every single item is a battle,” said Maccalla.

Test 117
article thumbnail

Live demos test effectiveness of Revolutionary War weapons

Ars Technica

A team of military weapons experts and re-enactors set about testing some of those questions in a new NOVA documentary, Revolutionary War Weapons. But just how accurate is an 18th-century musket when it comes to hitting a target? Did the rifle really determine the outcome of the war? And just how much damage did cannon inflict?

Effective 114
article thumbnail

Instagram tests Storylines, a collaborative twist on Stories

Mashable Tech

Instagram seems to always be testing a new feature or two, and this week, Storylines is on the docket. App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi posted a screenshot on Threads earlier this month that Instagram was working on Storylines, but posted confirmation of the test on Sunday, along with a screenshot that shows how the feature works.