Back in 2019, the family of Apple engineer Weilun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed in an accident involving a Model X while Autopilot was engaged. The automaker has settled the lawsuit — on the day of jury selection. Tesla’s lawyers asked the court to sign a settlement agreement so that the amount of damages would not be made public.
Shortly after the crash, Tesla confirmed that Autopilot was on at the time of the crash, but also insisted Huang had time to react and had an unobstructed view of the divider. In a statement to the media, the company maintained that the driver was at fault and that the only reason the accident occurred was that Huang “failed to pay attention to the road conditions.”
An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found Huang was playing a mobile game but could not confirm whether he was holding his phone during the impact.
— Matt Smith
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Their lives are like two candles in the wind.
The online servers for both Wii U and 3DS have been shut down. This means the end of online multiplayer for both consoles, Mario Kart 7 Available for 3DS and original Splatoon Bring the Wii U to a single-player or couch co-op experience—aka the best Mario Kart experience.first super mario maker Actually dead too.
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Mishima’s mild salsa.
The Chipotle Challengers Series featuring Tekken 8 kicks off on April 15-26 with the PS5 Championship, with qualifying rounds open to anyone who wants to test their fighting game skills or just score some free snacks . All qualifier participants will receive a code for free chips and guacamole from Chipotle. If you do really well (in Tekken, not eating Chipotle), you’ll receive a $5,000 bonus and a trip for two to Evo Las Vegas in 2024, plus a free year of Chipotle. Adobo chicken to Asuka, barbacoa to Bryan Fury, carnitas to the King. I could go on.
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Again, it’s trialling the feature in the UK first.
Spotify is getting into the world of AI tips. It has released AI Playlist, a new beta feature for creating playlists that get you into your desired musical mood with just a few sentences, such as “An indie folk playlist, give my brain a Warm hug”. ah.
This beta is available to Premium subscribers on Android and iOS devices in the UK and Australia. You can access it via the + button in the upper right corner of the library. Click on the AI playlist and let your imagination run wild.
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Replace the Fairbuds battery within 30 seconds.
One big problem with the boom in true wireless earbuds is that they are almost never repairable. Once the battery dies, they’re over. However, Fairphone makes a pair of headphones that not only have batteries that can be replaced, but batteries that can be replaced easily. Fairbuds are made from 70% recycled and fair materials, while 100% of rare earth elements and tin are recycled. They’ll cost €149, and we’ll likely see them in the US at some point, just like its phone counterparts.
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