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 Google continues to test a paywall for YouTube Music lyrics, restricting access for non-subscribers. Meanwhile, Ferrari unveiled the interior of its upcoming electric vehicle, designed by Jony Ive, and Nvidia released DreamDojo, an AI system to teach robots how to interact with the physical world. Also, Lindsey Vonn's recent Olympic downhill crash served as a stark reminder of the realities of athletic competition.
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 goal was to achieve the record for the most people floating at the same time.
In the tech world, Google is experimenting with restricting access to song lyrics on YouTube Music, according to Ars Technica. Users without a premium subscription may only be able to view lyrics a limited number of times before being prompted to pay. The lyrics section still appears in the app, but opening it consumes a limited allotment of views.
Ferrari revealed the interior of its first full electric car, designed by Jony Ive, the former chief designer of Apple, according to Wired. The unveiling took place at San Francisco's Transamerica building. "We are entering a new era in Ferrari," said CEO Benedetto Vigna at the unveiling.
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, Lindsey Vonn's recent downhill crash in Milan-Cortina served as a reminder that reality can differ from expectations, according to Fortune. Vonn, 41, was skiing on a torn ACL and a rebuilt knee when she crashed, resulting in a fractured leg and requiring emergency surgery.
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