Hundreds of people gathered at Mar Chiquita Lake in Argentina on Sunday to attempt a new Guinness World Record for the largest group floating simultaneously, while Meta faced a trial in New Mexico over child safety concerns, and Nvidia unveiled a new AI system to train robots. Meanwhile, Google continues to test restricting access to song lyrics on YouTube Music, and Ferrari revealed the interior of its upcoming electric vehicle designed by Jony Ive.
The event at Mar Chiquita Lake, part of the second annual "Festival de la Planchita" in Miramar, aimed to bring together over 1,941 participants to break the previous record set at Lake Epecuén in 2017, according to Euronews. The attempt involved individuals floating in the hypersaline waters of the lake.
In the legal arena, Meta went to trial in New Mexico for allegedly failing to protect minors from sexual exploitation on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, as reported by Wired. The state claims Meta violated New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act through design features and algorithms that created dangerous conditions for users. Opening arguments began in Santa Fe, more than two years after the case was filed. Wired also noted that a landmark social media trial kicked off in California, marking the nation's first legal test of social media addiction.
On the technology front, Google is experimenting with restricting access to song lyrics on YouTube Music for users without a premium subscription, according to Ars Technica. The streaming music service limits the number of times free users can view lyrics before prompting them to pay.
Also in the tech world, Nvidia released DreamDojo, a new AI system designed to teach robots how to interact with the physical world by watching tens of thousands of hours of human video, VentureBeat reported. The research, involving collaborators from UC Berkeley, Stanford, and the University of Texas at Austin, introduces what the team calls "the first robot world model of its kind that demonstrates strong generalization to diverse objects and environments after post-training."
Finally, Ferrari unveiled the interior of its upcoming electric vehicle, designed by Apple's former chief designer, Jony Ive, Wired reported. Ferrari's CEO Benedetto Vigna stated at the unveiling, which took place last week at San Francisco's Transamerica building, "We are entering a new era in Ferrari."
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