Both the 11 and 13-inch OLED iPads are set to hit production soon, with a release in just a few months.
Read MoreApple TV Plus wins one out of 15 nominations at the 75 Emmy Awards despite 14 losses on the night.
Read MoreSam Fleming / Financial Times: A PwC survey of 4,702 CEOs ahead of Davos: 25% expect generative AI to lead to up to 5% headcount cuts, 46% expect GenAI to boost profits in 12 months, and more — Impact of cutting-edge AI tools on work and society set to dominate discussions at World Economic Forum
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon will continue billing customers for its vague administrative charges even after settling a $100 million lawsuit. The carrier says the monthly $3.30 fee could also go up in the future. The fee is implemented over and above Verizon’s advertized plan charges. Verizon recently started sending payout emails to
Read MoreCredit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority A veteran leaker has claimed that an upcoming Snapdragon 7 series chip will get a major upgrade. The leaker asserts that this chipset will adopt the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s “architecture.” This suggests that some mid-range phones will get a major horsepower boost later this year. The Snapdragon 7
Read MoreThomas Seal / Bloomberg: Vodafone and Microsoft agree to a 10-year, $1.5B deal to develop AI, digital payments, IoT, and other businesses; Vodafone will use OpenAI for customer service — – Microsoft also plans to invest in Vodafone’s IoT spinout — Vodafone will also use OpenAI technology in $1.5 billion deal
Read MoreApple’s latest iPhone 15 and 15 Plus. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge For the first time ever, Apple beat out Samsung to ship the most smartphones in a year according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Although IDC cautions that its data is preliminary and subject to change, a second research
Read MoreEvery year, JetBrains conducts the Developer Ecosystem Survey to capture the landscape of the developer community, and this year’s results are finally in. One of the biggest trends we spotted in the past year is wider AI usage among software developers, with a whopping 77% of them using ChatGPT for various work-related tasks. In other
Read MoreOften, I catch on to trends by looking for common patterns in the questions reporters ask me. In many instances, they are much more in touch with the market than I am, and they are a good data point. Take the calls that I’ve been getting about what problems may arise if there is a graphics
Read MoreApple beats Samsung for the first time in 13 years — but Chinese manufacturers are catching up.
Read MoreApple continues to sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches with Blood Oxygen, but that could change soon.
Read MoreFederico Maccioni / Reuters: Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority grants OKX Middle East a license, allowing the crypto exchange to offer its services to retail clients in the UAE — OKX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has been granted a regulatory licence in Dubai that will allow …
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Despite nine years of music industry growth thanks to streaming, companies like Spotify and UMG are tightening payouts or laying off employees — After years of a streaming boom, record labels are searching for their next big win. — Last year was brutal for the media business …
Read MoreDamilare Dosunmu / Rest of World: How Spotify’s on-the-ground work in Nigeria, like hiring local staff, contributed to the success of Afrobeats, which grew 550% on Spotify between 2017 and 2022 — The Swedish music giant is pushing to make Africa’s biggest sound the world’s favorite sound. — • LAGOS, NIGERIA
Read More[Jon Petter Skagmo] claims that the spaceship simulator he’s working on is for his daughter, but we think there’s an excellent chance he’s looking to fulfill a few childhood dreams of his own. But no matter what generation ends up getting the most enjoyment out of it, there’s no question it’s an impressive build so
Read MoreEspressif’s ESP32 microcontrollers come with a Flash encryption feature that when enabled ensures that the data and code stored on the (usually external) Flash chip is encrypted with AES-256 (ESP32) or better (ESP32-C3, -C6). For the ESP32 this encryption feature has been shown to be vulnerable to side channel attacks (SCA), leading [courk] to not only
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Apple is reportedly planning to remove blood-oxygen tracking from two of its watches to avoid a US ban. The news comes after Apple won a temporary reprieve against a sales ban on its watches. It’s believed this functionality will be removed if the Apple’s appeal fails. Apple was struck
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority One UI 6.1 test builds have been spotted for several Samsung smartphones, including the Galaxy S23, S22, S21, and the latest Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip flagships. Samsung has not yet announced a definitive release list or changelog for the One UI 6.1 update. I’ve used One UI
Read MoreWall Street Journal: John Deere plans to use SpaceX’s Starlink service to provide satellite internet connections for tractors, harvesters, and other equipment in remote areas — Farm machinery maker hires SpaceX’s Starlink service to provide satellite internet connections for tractors, harvesters and crop sprayers in remote areas
Read MoreA group of scientists from Stanford University have designed an affordable robot with the ability to carry out intricate tasks autonomously by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI). Known as Mobile ALOHA, the robot was constructed using readily available components and 3D-printed hardware, with costs amounting to $32,000. The Mobile ALOHA project aims to revolutionize the robotics
Read MoreA new chapter in the electric vehicle (EV) sector has begun, as two Chinese car manufacturers recently unveiled sodium-ion–powered EVs, moving away from lithium, the metal that has transformed the industry. This technological breakthrough has led to concerns about Western companies losing their grip on sodium-ion battery innovation in China, which could result in a
Read MoreEdwin Chan / Bloomberg: Elon Musk says he would rather build AI products outside of Tesla if he doesn’t have ~25% voting control in the company; Musk currently owns 12%+ of Tesla — – The billionaire says he would be comfortable owning about 25% — Musk is grappling with investor dissatisfaction at Tesla
Read MoreShould you buy the ASUS ROG Phone 8? Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A quick glance lets you know that there are some big changes in store for the ROG Phone 8. The gaudy gamer aesthetic of years gone by is replaced by a design that feels more reminiscent of the Zenfone 10. I’d
Read MoreZheping Huang / Bloomberg: HashKey, which operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange, raised a ~$100M Series A at a $1.2B+ valuation; sources: OKX Ventures is among the lead investors — – The company says its valuation now exceeds $1.2 billion — HashKey operates a licensed Hong Kong crypto exchange
Read More2024 is the year of adding Artificial Intelligence to everything. Now, even a pleasant walk in the woods is getting a dose of AI: optics manufacturer Swarovski has announced the AX Visio, a binocular set with an AI bird identification feature. Not sure if that is a lesser or greater scaup on your pond? These
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