Remotely

The Honor Magic6 Pro has AI-based eye-tracking powered by Eyeware’s GazeSense software running on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. You could, for example, use it to select a destination on the map and zoom in, just by gazing at your phone. And now it can even start your car! Okay, that’s just a proof of concept created by James Brighton, a UK-based automotive engineering expert. The idea is simple – hands-free control of certain features of the car by looking at the screen of an Honor Magic6 Pro. On the Pro in particular, the…

In our top science stories this week, SpaceX must deorbit 100 Starlink satellites due to a flaw; a person in Oregon caught the bubonic plague from their pet cat; and the Perseverance rover’s SHERLOC instrument is on the fritz. Oh, and a grotesque AI interpretation of rat genitalia somehow made it past peer review. Read more... In our top science stories this week, SpaceX must deorbit 100 Starlink satellites due to a flaw; a person in Oregon caught the bubonic plague from their pet cat; and the Perseverance rover’s…

The Apple Vision Pro headset has been on sale for a number of days now having finally been released on February 2. The big day came after months of waiting after the headset was first previewed during the WWDC event in June of 2023, and while Apple has shared bits and pieces of information about how it works, we're learning more now that real people have these things on their heads.We're still discovering the ins and outs of Apple's first foray into the world of spatial computing, but the latest tidbit to crop up might…

Eight months after announcing plans to enter the US market, European teledrive service Vay has officially begun commercial operations of its remotely operated EVs in fabulous Las Vegas. Customers can now order a car delivered directly to them without a driver in the vehicle, hop in, drive off, and use it as long as they’d like. Vay is a mobility on-demand specialist originally based in Berlin, Germany, that has taken a remote-first approach to “driverless” vehicles. We use parentheses because…

Play Store version 38.8 is out and Google is adding the ability to uninstall apps remotely from devices connected to the same account. The remote uninstall is supposed to work on all platforms - PC, Auto, Phone, TV and Wear. As of now, you can only install apps on devices under the same Google account, but you can't remove them. The new functionality allows you to also uninstall and the Play Store's new UI compiles all of your installed apps in a more manageable list. For instance, you can order by size, group by…

The Google Play Store allows you to install applications on your Android device remotely using other devices. For example, you can log into the Play Store on the web using your laptop and install an app on your Samsung smartphone or tablet. Well, the Play Store will now also allow you to uninstall apps from one of your Android devices remotely using other devices. For example, you can now open the Play Store on your smartphone and uninstall an app from your tablet, smartwatch, or TV. Google has announced the new feature…

Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, testifies during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesCitigroup told most of its employees that they can work remotely the final two weeks of December, CNBC has learned.Workers can log in remotely from anywhere in their country of employment from Monday to Dec. 29, a Friday, making this week the last in-person experience this year for many staffers, according to people with knowledge of the…

A Russian cargo ship carrying 5,600 pounds of fresh supplies for the International Space Station suffered a terrible glitch, forcing cosmonauts aboard the ISS to remotely dock it. The Progress 86 spent two days in flight after an autopilot glitch forced the spacecraft off its planned route. Luckily, cosmonauts aboard the station were able to take over controls remotely and dock it safely, and NASA streamed the entire thing live on NASA TV.Progress 86 is just the latest of Russia’s spacecraft to suffer from some…

Six months after sharing initial plans to expand to the US and begin remotely operated journeys in Las Vegas, Vay has successfully driven its teledrive vehicles on public roads in Sin City without a human present inside. Check out the video below. Vay is a teledriving specialist originally based in Berlin, Germany, that has taken a remote-first approach to “driverless” vehicles, in which an operator operates an EV in its fleet from a dedicated hub. While Vay hopes to one day introduce more…

French law enforcement may soon have far-reaching authority to snoop on alleged criminals. Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have passed a bill that lets police surveil suspects by remotely activating cameras, microphones and GPS location systems on phones and other devices. A judge will have to approve use of the powers, and the recently amended bill forbids use against journalists, lawyers and other "sensitive professions," according to Le Monde. The measure is also meant to limit use to serious cases, and only…