California agency pulls Cruise’s commercial robotaxi permit following DMV action

The California Public Utilities Commission has suspended Cruise’s authority to carry and charge passengers for its robotaxi service, following similar action from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. The CPUC is also “independently carrying out investigatory activities into recent incidents involving passenger service,” Terrie Prosper, director of news and outreach at the CPUC, told TechCrunch.…

FCC to investigate AI’s impact on nuisance calls and texts

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel unveiled plans today to launch a comprehensive inquiry into the impact of AI on the proliferation of illegal and unwanted robocalls and texts. Speaking at an event in collaboration with AARP, Rosenworcel announced her intention to present a proposed inquiry to her colleagues. If approved at the Commission’s…

Unpacking Year in Infrastructure – Connected World

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go to Singapore to attend the annual Year in Infrastructure conference. Here Bentley Systems addressed key industry challenges—namely the engineering resource capacity gap—and highlighted solutions. “There is already an average of one unfilled position for every 10 infrastructure engineers at work,” says Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems.…

Motorola’s adaptive display could let you wear your phone like a smartwatch — here’s how it works

The best phones are slowly becoming the best foldable phones, but Motorola’s new adaptive display takes things to a whole other level. Unveiled today at Lenovo Tech World 2023 in Austin, Texas, Motorola’s adaptive display is a stunning piece of display technology. It starts out as a normal Motorola Android phone in its flat position,…