How an army of digital sleuths are using AI to fix America’s crumbling sidewalks

I’m labeling and rating sidewalks from the comfort of my own couch in Los Angeles using Project Sidewalk, an online ...
Polygon

The PS6 price panic starts now, thanks to Steam Machine

Valve has argued that the price of the Steam Machine, which starts at $1,049, shouldn't be compared to the prices of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X because it's not a console. The argument has merit.
The Verge

The Steam Machine is the start of an even more expensive future for game consoles

Valve’s living room PC isn’t cheap, which doesn’t bode well for the next Xbox and PlayStation. Valve’s living room PC isn’t cheap, which doesn’t bode well for the next Xbox and PlayStation. is an ...
techtimes

GitHub Copilot Replaces GPT-4 With Project Polaris, Ships Multi-Agent VS Code at Build

An audience member seated near a Microsoft logo listens as Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, ...
The Hill

At least $60M from National Park entrance fee fund going toward Trump’s DC projects

At least $60 million in U.S. National Park Service (NPS) funds are going toward Washington, D.C.-based projects as President Trump seeks to “beautify” the city ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, ...
The New York Times

National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects

The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool. By Maxine Joselow and Andrea Fuller Maxine ...
CNN

Who will pay for Trump’s pet projects? Taxpayers

Trump has long promised the massive ballroom he plans to add to the White House would be paid for by him and with private donations. “This is all my money and donors’ money,” he told reporters Tuesday ...
Ibj.com

New Construction AI Platform Enters Indiana, Giving General Contractors ‘God Mode’ for Early-Stage Projects

Indiana’s construction market’s boom is intensifying competition among general contractors to adopt AI to identify private projects earlier. Mercator.ai, the AI-powered business development platform ...
PV Tech

EU bans funding for energy projects using Chinese inverters—will it move the needle on cybersecurity?

Ursula von der Leyen reportedly approved the plan last week. Image: European Parliament. The European Commission has reportedly banned EU funds from supporting energy projects using Chinese-made ...
Wired

The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril

As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. USA Today Co., the publishing ...
The New York Times

White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project

ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom. By Ana Swanson and Luke Broadwater Reporting from Washington ...