How are those 2024 fitness targets going? No judgment if you’re not quite up to speed yet — you may just need a bit of extra motivation. An expansive fitness tracker that doesn’t break the bank is an excellent way to start hitting your goals, and the Amazfit GTS 2e fits the bill. At 44%
Read MoreThere is a tendency as we get older, to retreat into an instinctive suspicion of anything new or associated with young people. All of us will know older people who have fallen down this rabbit hole, and certainly anything to do with technological advancement is often high on their list of ills which beset society.
Read MoreThe Vision Pro’s apps might not all have been updated for spatial computing, according to a new report.
Read MoreBloomberg: China’s chip imports fell 15.4% YoY to $349.4B in 2023, the sharpest fall on record and down for a second straight year; shipment volume also declined by 10.8% — – Tepid demand also prolonging global chip industry doldrums — Washington is restricting Chinese firms’ access to AI chips
Read MoreWe think of the power we generate as coming from all these different kinds of sources. Oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind… so varied! And yet they all fundamentally come down to moving a gas through a turbine to actually spin up a generator and make some juice. Even some solar plants worked this way, using
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFzV99HAifs Opinion post by Rita El Khoury After Blockchain, NFTs, Web3, and dozens of other tech fads, AI is the keyword every company is vying for in 2024. You’d be hard-pressed to find one announcement in the tech industry at large without the words “generative AI” somewhere in the pitch, if not in the title.
Read MoreQianer Liu / Financial Times: Sources and ads: Chinese chipmakers are taking group tours to network with their Japanese counterparts, seeking ways to cope with tightening US export controls — China’s semiconductor groups embark on tours after being hit by restrictions imposed by US and its allies
Read MoreA new report says Apple will remove the blood oxygen feature from its Apple Watch to get around an import ban on the Series 9 and Ultra 2.
Read MoreMany of the best Android tablets in 2024 either focus on affordability or high-end specs with an eye-watering price tag. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE Plus is a fine attempt at finding a balance between the two, and today’s record deal on it makes it all the more tempting. The new Samsung tablet is
Read MoreA new insider report claims the first iteration of the Apple Vision Pro keyboard isn’t very good.
Read MoreYou can now publish a bespoke version of ChatGPT that you’ve trained yourself. The marketplace for these custom GPTs is open to the public and works in a way that’s similar to Apple’s App Store.
Read MoreSudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters: French IT group Atos names Paul Saleh as CEO, its fourth in under two years, and forecasts H2 2024 cash flow below its target; ATO drops 15%+, down 40%+ in 2024 — French technology company Atos (ATOS.PA) named Paul Saleh as its new chief executive on Monday and warned that free
Read MoreCredit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 13 series in global markets. The Redmi Note 13 Pro Plus is the top dog in the series, offering an IP68 rating. We’ve also got the Redmi Note 13 Pro 4G and 5G, as well as the Redmi Note 13 4G and 5G.
Read MoreAWS researchers are working on developing a large language model-based debugger for databases in an effort to help enterprises solve performance issues in such systems. Dubbed Panda, the new debugging framework has been designed to work in a manner that is similar to a database engineer (DBE), the company wrote in a blog post, adding
Read MoreTreatment of Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and other brain diseases depends on reliable detection—especially in those who don’t even know they’re at risk. An innovative scratch-and-sniff test can help.
Read MoreAfter doubts were raised about a 31-year-old dog, Guinness World Records has paused its records for the world’s oldest dogs, leaving one super-old dog in limbo.
Read More[Electrosync] is the creator and driver of the world’s fastest robotic vaccum cleaner, the Vroomba. It’s a heavily modified roomba capable of speeds of around 60 kph, well beyond the pedaling speed of most bicyclists. Despite being rejected by Guinness for a world record, we’re fairly confident that no other vacuum cleaners have gotten up
Read MoreHannah Miller / Bloomberg: After NFT sales dropped 63% YoY to $8.7B in 2023, OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer talks OpenSea 2.0, set to offer improved differentiation between NFT categories — – NFTs have lagged behind Bitcoin in crypto resurgence — OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer said more use cases for NFTs are here
Read MoreCredit: Microsoft Code within Microsoft’s Edge browser for Android reveals Microsoft’s plans for a Copilot Pro option. Copilot Pro perks could include access to the latest AI models, high-quality image generation, and more. Microsoft has offered its Copilot AI service (formerly Bing Chat) on mobile devices for a while. The service has long been free
Read MoreApple Vision Pro fittings have arrived in Apple Stores, ahead of in-person demos next month
Read MoreAWS researchers are working on developing a large language model-based debugger for databases in an effort to help enterprises solve performance issues in such systems. Dubbed Panda, the new debugging framework has been designed to work in a manner that is similar to a database engineer (DBE), the company wrote in a blog post, adding
Read MoreBloomberg: Switzerland-based SoftwareOne, which advises companies on cloud strategies, rejects Bain’s $3.5B takeover, ending months of back-and-forth; SWON.SW drops 10%+ — – Bain offered the equivalent of 18.8 Swiss francs per share — Company has been in negotiations with Bain for several months
Read MoreMax Tani / Semafor: Apple’s September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloaded episodes has dramatically curtailed download numbers for some podcasts — Apple has quietly tightened its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts, sending shock waves through an embattled audio industry still reeling …
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Read MoreA 121-person Apple team in San Diego is closing, with employees set to relocate or lose their jobs.
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