Macworld Apple launched new iPhones in 2023, but there was also an iPhone update available for all iPhones from the iPhone XR up: iOS 17. The iOS 17 software update was made available to hundreds of millions of iPhones on Monday, September 18, 2023. New features in iOS 17 include contact posters, NameDrop, StandBy, Live
Read MoreMac and iOS app subscription service Setapp has confirmed the launch date for its alternative app marketplace in the European Union. Setapp is an app subscription service After first announcing in August 2023 that it would launch an alternative App Store in the EU once laws allowed it, Setapp then launched a beta iOS store
Read MoreOpenAI claims its new flagship model GPT-4o can interact with text, audio and images ‘in real time’ and is being integrated with ChatGPT. Read more: ChatGPT can now talk and listen after major upgrade
Read MoreMacworld Learning to code isn’t easy, but fortunately, there are learning solutions catered to beginners, as well as programs designed to enhance your coding workflow. If you’re looking for a beginner-friendly, educational coding course, look no further than the Learn to Code Bundle. It’s on sale for only $55.97 and comes with Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022, software designed to enhance
Read MoreAs [Electronoobs] points out, everything has resistance. So, how hard can it be to make a high-power resistor? In the video below, he examines a commercial power resistor and how to make your own using nichrome wire. Sure, in theory, you can use a long piece of wire, but normally, you want to minimize the
Read MoreThe state agency has revealed the latest figures ahead of a networking and pitching event later today, which around 600 delegates are expected to attend. Read more: Irish start-ups raised €24m from Enterprise Ireland in 2023
Read MoreThe hype and awe around generative AI have waned to some extent. “Generalist” large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, Gemini (formerly Bard), and Llama whip up smart-sounding sentences, but their thin domain expertise, hallucinations, lack of emotional intelligence, and obliviousness to current events can lead to terrible surprises. Generative AI exceeded our expectations until we
Read MoreAs most IT people know, GPUs are in high demand and are critical for running and training generative AI models. The alternative cloud sector, also known as microclouds, is experiencing a significant surge. Businesses such as CoreWeave, Lambda Labs, Voltage Park, and Together AI are at the forefront of this movement. CoreWeave, which started as
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: On a side street outside the headquarters of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology in the center of London on Monday, 20 or so protesters are getting their chants in order. “What do we want? Safe AI! When do we want it?” The protesters hesitate. “Later?”
Read MoreHow to make the most of your Mac menubar by rearranging, deleting and adding app icons — with or without third party utilities. If you find yourself with an ever-increasing number of small icons on the right side of your Mac’s menubar, you can take control and manage these easily. There is a built-in facility
Read More[Alex R2AUK] has been busy creating version two of a homebrew all-band ham radio transceiver. The unit has a number of features you don’t always see in homebrew radios. It covers the 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, and 10 meter bands. The receiver is a single-IF design with AGC. The transmitter provides up
Read MoreCredit: Supplied by vivo Vivo has launched the X100 Ultra smartphone in China today. It stands out thanks to a 200MP 3.7x periscope camera, with the company claiming good image quality at up to 20x. The company said there were currently no plans for a global launch. Update: May 14, 2024 (2:55 AM ET): Vivo
Read MoreCruise’s autonomous vehicles have resumed operation in Phoenix, Arizona, following an incident in San Francisco last October where a driverless vehicle dragged a pedestrian. The Verge reports: Cruise spokesperson Tiffany Testo said the company is deploying only two autonomous vehicles with safety drivers behind the wheel. In addition, the company has eight manually driven vehicles
Read MoreThis funding is expected to support more than 600 highly-skilled research positions in the bioeconomy, agrifood, neurological disease and advanced manufacturing. Read more: Irish research centres get €104m funding boost
Read MoreThe layoffs will affect approximately 8pc of its global workforce. It comes more than a year after a similar round of job cuts. Read more: Indeed to lay off 1,000 staff globally
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TECNO is the first third-party manufacturer to reveal Android 15 beta program details. The beta program will be available on the recently released TECNO Camon 30 Pro 5G smartphone. We’re expecting more brands to hop on the bandwagon this week. Google has allowed Pixel owners to install the Android
Read MoreWhile the newest AI model from OpenAI, GPT-4o, is available to users for free, ChatGPT Plus subscribers still get access to more prompts and the newest features.
Read MoreOpenAI has launched an official macOS app for ChatGPT, with a Windows version coming “later this year.” “Both free and paid users will be able to access the new app, but it will only be available to ChatGPT Plus users starting today before a broader rollout in ‘the coming weeks,’” reports The Verge. From the
Read MoreFor many decades, the USA has been at the forefront of astronomy, whether with ground-based telescopes or space-based observatories like Hubble and the JWST. Yet this is now at risk as US astronomers are forced to choose between funding either the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) or the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) as part of the
Read MoreJosh Norem reports via ExtremeTech: At the recent International supercomputing conference called ISC 2024, Intel’s newest Aurora supercomputer installed at Argonne National Laboratory raised a few eyebrows by finally surpassing the exascale barrier. Before this, only AMD’s Frontier system had been able to achieve this level of performance. Intel also achieved what it says is
Read MoreBrandon Vigliarolo reports via The Register: Not everything in the semiconductor industry is about shearing off every last nanometer, which is why the Biden administration is splashing out CHIPS Act funding to those pursuing less cutting edge processor production. Case in point, today’s announcement that Bloomington, Minnesota-based Polar Semiconductor could be getting up to $120
Read MoreMacworld If you’re looking for a new smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 9 is the best of the best, with a gorgeous design, an incredible array of sensors, and the best display in the business. But it’s even better when you can get one for this cheap: Amazon is selling the 41mm Apple Watch Series
Read MoreThe Dyson WashG1 can wipe up wet messes. | Image: Dyson Dyson’s newest device for dealing with dirt in your home is a mechanical mop. Unlike the British engineering company’s flagship fans, hair dryers, and vacuums, the new Dyson WashG1 floor washing machine doesn’t use precision-engineered fans or a fine-tuned Hyperdymium motor. Instead, the mop
Read MoreMelinda French Gates announced today she is stepping down from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, three years after announcing her separation from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. With her departure as co-chair, the foundation will change its name to Gates Foundation and Bill Gates will be its sole chairperson, said CEO Mark Suzman. NBC News
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony is appointing co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead its PlayStation business from June 1st. Hermen Hulst, who currently serves as PlayStation studios chief, will be appointed as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) studio business group. Hideaki Nishino will be appointed CEO of SIE’s platform
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