Generative AI, or GenAI, is the hot technology of the moment, gaining traction with both enterprises and individual users. Bloomberg Intelligence research in a June 2023 report says the generative AI market is poised to expand dramatically over the next 10 years, rising to $1.3 trillion from a market size of $40 billion last year.
Read MoreI still remember the days when writing tests wasn’t a common practice. Untested code used to work in production, until something went wrong. Eventually, the idea that code should be tested to ensure that changes didn’t break anything became widespread. Interestingly, testing didn’t catch on simultaneously in all languages and platforms, but spread gradually. Tool
Read MoreLeaked on Twitter, the video of the new case comes with a small reveal of what could be the action button coming to the new iPhone.
Read MoreReuters: Sources: China plans to launch a new state-backed fund that aims to raise ~$41B for its chip sector, larger than the ~$19B and ~$27B funds from 2014 and 2019 — China is set to launch a new state-backed investment fund that aims to raise about $40 billion for its semiconductor sector …
Read MoreImage: Bethesda Softworks Starfield isn’t even officially out of early access yet, but one of its mods has already generated controversy within the community. The mod in question adds support for Nvidia’s DLSS 3 upscaling technology, which Bethesda omitted to include in Starfield in favor of AMD’s rival FSR 2. But users have been critical
Read MoreIf everything is a platform—sites for networking, ride-sharing, dog-walking—does that mean nothing is a platform?
Read MoreThe young company sent shock waves around the world when it released ChatGPT. But that was just the start. The ultimate goal: Change everything. Yes. Everything.
Read MoreThousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority A new report suggests that Apple is working on a lower-cost MacBook that would primarily compete against Chromebooks. The new laptop would be part of a new MacBook lineup focusing on the education sector with lower-priced options than current MacBooks. This new device could launch as early as the
Read MoreThe EVA2020 x final earbuds are some wickedly impressive buds, even when you take the price into consideration.
Read MoreIt’s not an overstatement to say that the International Space Station (ISS for short) is an amazing feat of engineering, especially considering that it has been going for over two decades. The international collaboration isn’t just for the governments, either, as many images, collected data and even some telemetry have been made available to the
Read MoreRebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Milton Keynes, UK-based Envisics, which is building in-car AR heads-up display tech, raised $50M in a second Series C tranche, closing the $100M round in total — Envisics, a UK-based holographics company building in-car technology that projects navigation, safety alerts and other data onto …
Read MoreReuters: Malaysia says the government is in talks with Google, Meta, and others over a regulatory framework to pay news outlets for their content on online platforms — Malaysia said on Tuesday it is considering regulations that will make internet giants Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) …
Read MoreThe keyboard comes in a choice of black, white, or pink. | Image: Logitech Logitech has a new mechanical gaming keyboard it’s announcing today: the Logitech G Pro X TKL Lightspeed. It’s available now for $199 in a choice of three colors (black, white, and pink) and three switch types — linear GX Red, tactile
Read MoreThe Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 mouse. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge I called it the real magic mouse, but I can no longer look at my award-winning Logitech G502 Lightspeed quite the same way — because I’ve just been spoiled by a new mouse that’s roughly half its weight. Logitech
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Apple has reportedly claimed that iMessage isn’t popular enough to be a gatekeeper platform. The company apparently said iMessage was under the threshold for this designation. EU regulations would see gatekeeper platforms being forced to open up to rivals. The European Union (EU) is taking aim at big tech
Read MoreKate Knibbs / Wired: Copyright activists are working to wipe Books3 from the internet, which may only benefit the big companies that have already been using the AI training dataset — Copyright activists are on a mission to wipe a popular generative AI training set from the internet. Success could alter the industry—and who controls
Read MoreIf you’ve never experienced it before, getting turned around on a cloudy day in the woods or getting lost during an event like a snowstorm can be extremely disorienting and stressful — not to mention dangerous. In situations where travel goes outside the beaten path, it’s a good idea to have some survival gear around,
Read More[Teaching Tech’s] latest video discusses “3D printed Velcro.” But as even he admits, Velcro is a trademark, so we think it is more appropriate to talk about hook and loop fasteners. In fact, you can see the good-natured official video about the trademark below [Teaching Tech’s] video. Regardless, his experiments with several 3D-printed Vel… fastener
Read MoreErin Reed / Erin In The Morning: Senator Marsha Blackburn, the Kids Online Safety Act’s lead sponsor, says the US legislation would be used to “protect minor children” from transgender people — The lead sponsor of the “Kids Online Safety Act,” otherwise known as KOSA, has stated over the weekend that it will be used
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Watch 4 Classic Credit: Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic are now receiving the One UI 5 Watch update based on Wear OS 4. The software is rolling out to the Bluetooth version of the smartwatches in the US and several other regions. It is
Read MoreRebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Elon Musk threatens to file a defamation suit against the ADL for “falsely accusing” X and him of being antisemitic, and blames the ADL for X’s US ad sales drop — In the newest uproar you might have missed, Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will file a defamation lawsuit against
Read MoreJavier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: Apple and Microsoft have argued that iMessage and Bing are insufficiently popular to be designated “gatekeepers” set to be regulated under the EU’s DMA — Battle comes ahead of publication of first list of services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft and Apple are reportedly pushing to keep Bing and iMessage, respectively, off a list of “gatekeepers” subject to new European regulations. Financial Times reports that both companies are privately (and separately) arguing that their services aren’t large or powerful enough to justify earning the restrictions of the
Read MoreDavid Heaney / UploadVR: Report: Meta has partnered with LG to launch a new Quest Pro in 2025 to compete with Apple’s Vision Pro; Meta also plans to release a sub-$200 headset in 2024 — Meta is reportedly partnering with LG for future Quest Pro headsets. — In November last year South Korean news outlet
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