Daily Crunch 9/4/20

Generative AI menus have hit the restaurant business courtesy of models trained on a narrow, “pleasing” aesthetic that feels wrong even when you can’t articulate why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Plus - Nvidia confirms it will buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion; Amazon’s Zoox expands its robotaxi service to Las Vegas airport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/vLSAe 0:00 LEAVE TECH NEWS ALONE 0:07 Apple AR headset with 'Mac' power 1:08 Italy fines Big Tech 2:09 NASA DART mission 3:17 NZXT BLD 3:58 QUICK BITS 4:05 DLSS works in Linux via Proton 4:34 UK to ban default passwords 5:04 Nvidia Canvas AI  ...  Show more

0:00 Tech News from another multiverse 0:12 Intel pre-binned CPU? 1:16 El Salvador crypto crisis 2:17 LG gaming laptop 3:11 Pebblehost 3:45 QUICK BITS 3:49 Amazon phone ban 4:16 Malaysia punishes pirates 4:46 YouTube TV + Disney make up  5:24 Xbox dev ki ...  Show more

It’s Wednesday, October 18th and this is Engadget Today…the latest tech news with a touch of tranquility for your morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Lots of news to cover today, including an update on Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Meta is scaling back on some departments within the company, and Google's Russian subsidiary declares bankruptcy. Plus, learn how some engineers created a scientific breakthrough meant to make ...  Show more