What you need to know While speaking to OpenAI’s CEO, Bill Gates raised concerns about AI and the possibility of technology taking over his job. The Microsoft founder admitted that he was skeptical about AI and didn’t expect it to advance rapidly or ChatGPT to be good. Gates also shared a unique point of view […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has published a report highlighting how China is leveraging AI to disrupt elections across South Korea, India, and the US. The tech giant details that China’s threat to the electoral process “remains low” but warns it could get severe with time as its deceitful ploys become more sophisticated. Microsoft […]
Read MoreThe first beta of iOS 17.5 potentially references a new fourth-generation Apple Pencil, amid rumors that the accessory will be updated soon. The beta includes a hidden code reference to a “V4” version of the Apple Pencil, according to MacRumors contributor Steve Moser: NumberOfApplePencilV1ConnectionsCountNumberOfApplePencilV2ConnectionsCountNumberOfApplePencilV3ConnectionsCountNumberOfApplePencilV4ConnectionsCount A new Apple Pencil is rumored to launch alongside updated iPad […]
Read MoreVideoLAN is working on bringing its popular open source VLC media player to Apple Vision Pro, according to tech newsletter Lowpass. The non-profit organization said it was currently developing a version for Apple’s spatial computing headset. “We already have a version of VLC running on the Vision Pro,” VideoLAN president Jean-Baptiste Kempf told Lowpass writer […]
Read MoreThe rumored microLED Apple Watch Ultra project may have lost another key supplier, according to Display Supply Chain Consultants CEO Ross Young. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, manufacturing equipment company Kulicke & Soffa said that one of its “strategic customers” has canceled a project related to the “advanced […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know An emerging report indicates that Reddit is in the middle of a megadeal with an unnamed large AI company worth $60 million yearly. The deal could potentially allow the company to use the content from Reddit to train its AI models. More details about the deal, the company’s identity, and […]
Read MoreApple has big plans for iOS 18, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the subscriber-only Q&A section of his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said iOS 18 has the potential to be the “biggest” software update in the iPhone’s history. “I’m told that the new operating system is seen within the company as one of […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) might be on the verge of a breakthrough that will see the use of lithium in batteries reduced by up to 70%. The scientists leveraged AI and highly capable computing to identify potential materials that can be substituted in place of lithium. Lithium […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that Meta’s Threads app is now available in the European Union. The EU’s Digital Markets Act forced the company to postpone the launch of the app in the region due to regulatory uncertainty revolving around how the app would use personal data. Users can also delete […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft stock hit an all-time high this morning, reaching $378.74 per share. The company’s stock has fluctuated in line with rumors surrounding OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman. Altman was fired from OpenAI last Friday, but it’s believed he may return to the company or join Microsoft to lead an advanced AI […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Quinas Technology developed ULTRARAM, a new type of universal memory designed to outperform and outlast your SSD’s flash storage. The technology leverages quantum mechanical resonant tunnelling to provide a system memory-like performance level while promoting energy efficiency. It’s not yet clear how much the new technology will cost. Leaving your […]
Read MoreApple released the fourth beta of iOS 17 to developers yesterday, and among the changes in the latest beta are some new code snippets that potentially hint at functionality for the rumored Action button on the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The Action button, which could be similar to the Apple […]
Read MoreBack in July 2022, I previewed a new IP from Capcom called Exoprimal, an online-only competitive multiplayer game where two teams of players are tasked with exterminating hordes of dinosaurs and each other in a never-ending series of PvPvE matches. I had a good first impression of this idiosyncratic game as it was rich with […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Plague Tale is a series of games created by Asobo Studios. Asobo has been recruiting on LinkedIn for ” Plague Tale” team members. In October, they stated they felt this entry was the potential end, but given player reception that could change. Plague Tale is a series created by Asobo […]
Read MoreIn the crushing, cold depths of the oceans, something unimaginably huge flows inexorably, barely a few centimeters per second, along a path it has traveled for millennia. Dense, dark rivers of water toil ceaselessly around the world, making up around 40 percent of the total volume of the deep oceans. They are gigantic conveyor belts […]
Read MorePublished by Electronic Arts as part of the EA Originals program — referring to games published by EA but developed by independent studios — Immortals of Aveum looks to buck trends across fantasy and first-person shooters alike. At a recent preview event, I had the chance to play a little over two hours of the upcoming […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Ubisoft+ was announced for Xbox last year, but we haven’t heard much about it since. Ubisoft+ is a subscription service that offers access to a range of Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry on PC. The service is also coming to Xbox in some form, but we have […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Xbox Series X|S consoles support Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) for app development. This allows independent devs to build tools fairly easily for Xbox in some cases, with third-party apps appearing in the past for YouTube, Discord, and others. To that end, Xenia has arrived on Xbox Series X|S consoles […]
Read MoreTuesday January 3, 2023 10:05 pm PST by Sami Fathi Apple has placed orders with display supplier BOE for the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro for the second half of 2023, with the supplier potentially overtaking Samsung as the iPhone‘s largest display provider by 2024. Writing in his Medium blog, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo […]
Read MoreMass shipments of Apple’s long-rumored AR/VR headset may be delayed until the second half of 2023 due to unspecified “software-related issues,” according to the latest information shared today by tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Apple headset render by Ian Zelbo Kuo said mass shipments of components for the headset are still likely to begin in the […]
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