DOJ says eBay sold thousands of illegal, poisonous, and polluting products

September 27, 2023
The Department of Justice raked eBay over the proverbial coals today, accusing the online retailer of “unlawfully selling and distributing hundreds of thousands” of products that threaten the environment and public health. In a statement on Wednesday, the DOJ said it’s suing eBay for distributing restricted and mislabeled pesticides, defeat devices that mess with vehicles’ […]

Meta’s 512GB Quest 3 now comes with 6 months of the Quest+ subscription

September 27, 2023
Meta’s VR subscription service, Quest+, is now being bundled with the company’s Quest 3 mixed-reality headset. The subscription, which provides VR device owners the ability to two handpicked games from the Quest library each month, will now be included as a free, 6-month trial with the 512GB model ($650) of the Quest 3 headset. In […]

Mistral AI makes its first large language model free for everyone

September 27, 2023
The most popular language models out there may be accessed via API, but open models — as far as that term can be taken seriously — are gaining ground. Mistral, a French AI startup that raised a huge seed round in June, has just taken the wraps off its first model, which it claims outperforms […]

Meta Quest 3 convinced me to love VR by downplaying the metaverse

September 27, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Meta Quest 3 VR headset on stage at Meta’s Connect event in California today, but I was lucky enough to get a chance to try it out last week in San Francisco. The Meta Quest 3 is similar to its two predecessors, and borrows a lot from the much more expensive […]