Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting China for the third time this year.
Cook attended discussions focused on supply chain and trade issues, per Bloomberg.
China is one of Apple's largest producers and most i…
Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Sony is working on a portable version of the PlayStation 5. This comes hot on the heels of news from Microsoft that a portable Xbox is being worked on, and of course ahead of the imminent announceme…
Apple, which avoided the ad business for years, might finally be getting serious about it.
Or will they? Google would like to know.
You can see how Google strategists are gaming out Apple's ad ambitions in a newly …
TCL has tossed its hat into the portable projector ring with its new Projector A1, a Google TV-powered device that also works as a standalone stereo Bluetooth speaker. It’s available now for $499, making it one of the more affordable pro…
President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk will co-lead a Department of Government Efficiency, prompting a fresh exodus of users from X, formerly known as Twitter.
Big-name celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis …
Rumors of a potential Galaxy S25 Slim have been swirling for a while now, with more evidence emerging, drops at a time, from various leakers. Now, another leak suggests the upcoming model might have more in its favor than just a slim des…
Apple’s AirTag is a fantastic device for keeping track of your possessions, but most of us don’t have a stockpile of CR2032 batteries lying around for when your tracker goes kaput. Fans have hoped the next iteration of the AirTag would com…
AI leaders are rethinking data-heavy training for large language models.
Traditional models scale linearly with data, but this approach may hit a dead end.
Smaller, more efficient models and new trainin…
Swami Sivasubramanian is the VP of AI and Data at Amazon Web Services.
He shares how while AI may cause short-term job displacement, it offers long-term productivity gains.
He suggests that workers use …
It’ll soon be possible to replace the speakers in recent MacBook Pro models without having to replace the entire top case, as has long been the procedure. A memo seen by Macrumors reportedly informed Apple Stores and Authorized Service P…
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Google reportedly showcased its new "Even Dimmer" mode for Android 16 in its first Developer Preview.
The feature will let users drop their display's brightness far lower than usual but throu…
YouTube has reportedly started rolling out a new AI-empowered translation feature for its content creators, one that will automatically redub a video’s contents into one of nine languages without changing the speaker’s voice.
Accordin…
The Federation Internationale de Football Association, colloquially known as FIFA, and Mythical Games have partnered for “FIFA Rivals,” a new mobile football video game to be released on iOS and Android.
According to an official descrip…
Plex is redesigning almost every aspect of its user experience. But instead of dropping the new Plex on unsuspecting customers, with no way back to the previous version, users can opt in to be part of a preview beta community so they can s…
OpenAI is considering making a web browser, sources told The Information.
The browser would be integrated with ChatGPT, according to the report.
Google is doubling down on AI for search, too, starting o…
According to a new report from Artificial Analysis, OpenAI’s flagship large language model for ChatGPT, GPT-4o, has significantly regressed in recent weeks, putting the state-of-the-art model’s performance on par with the far smaller, and …
Scientists recently achieved a breakthrough in atmospheric water harvesting that they say could generate a gallon of water per day from dry Las Vegas air using nothing more than a square meter — about 3 square feet — of space. In more hu…
Spotify is expanding its audiobook selection thanks to a deal with publisher Bloomsbury, adding over 1,000 books from authors like Sarah J Maas, Alan Moore and Ann Patchett. The new titles are arriving just a day after Spotify introduced…
Instagram is testing a new feature which allows people to completely remove all the content being recommended to them.
Its "reset" tool - which it says will be available globally "soon" - effectively cleanses a user's feed of content …
The Windows 11 24H2 update had already been giving users a real headache with problems such as bugs for visual layouts and flaws for certain wallpaper apps. And now, as Microsoft confirms in a support document, some people without admini…
Jasper is a marketing platform that provides AI-driven strategies to its clients.
The company is using emerging tech to target businesses interested in AI-based marketing products.
This article is part …
Solar farms have been at the forefront of the transition to sustainable energy, but one recent report detailed an unexpected benefit of theirs.
Solar Quarter summarized a policy paper published by The Nature Conservancy and SolarPower E…
One of the great strengths of ChatGPT is its ability to aid in creative writing. ChatGPT’s latest large language model, GPT-4o, has received a bit of a performance boost, OpenAI announced Wednesday. Users can reportedly expect “more natu…
Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5 million ($32 million) for social media platforms for systemic breaches.
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South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth 58 billion won ($41.5 million) at the ti…
OpenAI and non-profit partner Common Sense Media have launched a free training course for teachers aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence and prompt engineering, the organizations said on Wednesday.
The move comes as OpenAI is st…
Sony has rolled out a new PS Portal update, which allows players to bypass their PS5 consoles and stream games directly from the PS Plus catalog. The cloud streaming portion of the update is currently in beta, and only available to PS Plus…
We know that there’s been a Squid Game-inspired video game in the works since July. Now, Netflix is announcing Squid Game: Unleashed and dropping a trailer on YouTube. The game will be available on Netflix starting December 17.
The mu…
Uber is rolling out some new features for the holiday travel season. On Wednesday, it announced a new, super-duper-sized option with extra trunk space for airport travel. In addition, there will be a third shuttle route for NYC travelers.
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Humans are innately curious and we're surrounded by people and things that pique our interest. Maybe a cute pair of shoes catches your eye while scrolling through your social media newsfeeds. Or it could be a friend's houseplant that you n…
When Elon Musk unveiled Tesla's humanoid robot in 2021, he promised a 5-foot, 8-inch tall artificially intelligent assistant, but so far, the tech company has only delivered a seven-inch tall action figure resembling the highly anticipated…
OpenAI Head of Product Nick Turley said users should experiment with ChatGPT's voice mode.
Turley offered chatbot users tips on how to upload documents or make their own GPTs.
OpenAI rolled out its late…
Over the past two weeks, as Elon Musk has carved out a central role for himself in the Trump administration, people have been fleeing X in droves. More than a quarter million users deleted their accounts after Election Day — and more than …
Since the election, Bluesky has acquired millions of new users and surpassed Threads on app stores.
Many new Bluesky users are praising the feeling on the site as being similar to "old Twitter."
Social …
Google may be working to merge Chrome OS into its Android operating system to strengthen the value proposition of the software for its best Android tablets. While rumors circulate about Google’s Pixel Tablet 2, experts speculate on how t…
Pruna AI has secured $6.5 million from EQT Ventures to compress AI models.
The startup's optimization tool aims to make AI models smaller, cheaper, and greener.
BI got an exclusive look at the 12-slide …
Information on AI smartphone use from China has shown the significant battle Apple will have on its hands when (if?) Apple Intelligence eventually launches there, as well as how longer delays will see it lose market share in a fiercely com…
Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week,…
It’s been a few years since Apple first introduced the AirTag, and while the tracker has undoubtedly become a useful everyday tool for a lot of buyers, there have also been concerns — and a class-action lawsuit — over misuses of the device…
Google Maps launched an update to help last-minute shoppers find nearby products.
The new "products nearby" tab lets users search in Maps for nearby in-stock items.
Other updates are designed for EV own…
Google’s focus on Android safety and security has been pretty evident this year. From partial screen recording and private spaces to protection against juice jacking attacks, Android 15 has been quite a reassuring iteration.
Google is n…
Apple is exploring new headsets and smart-home devices to expand its lineup.
Its plans don't always work out; it scrapped a car project and faces weak demand for the Vision Pro.
Apple's future profits d…
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The OnePlus 13 has been updated with macro photography, letting you capture super close-ups.
Users can access the new macro feature by tapping the "little petal" icon in the camera app after …
OpenAI is set to launch a new AI agent in January, code-named Operator, that will enable ChatGPT to take action on the user’s behalf. You may never have to book your own flights ever again.
The company’s leadership made the announceme…
Microsoft soft-launched a redesigned version of its Outlook app this year, and it hasn’t received the best reception. Not only will the new version of Outlook replace the old one, but it’ll also replace the default Windows Mail & Calenda…
Microsoft has confirmed that it is going on holiday break for Windows 11 updates, indicating that any major software features won’t be released until January 2025.
The company rolled out its latest software update, OS Build 26100.2314…
Social media platform Bluesky has seen a boom in new accounts since the election.
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House has solidified a position for Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform X, on Trump's newly-f…
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T-Mobile started making changes to its mobile apps in January 2024, rebranding the T-Mobile Tuesdays app as the T-Life app.
Soon, the T-Mobile app became a clone of the new T-Life app, leadin…
The social media platform Bluesky was hit by an outage on Thursday, amid a rising wave of popularity for the app, which is often described as a friendlier alternative to X.
Bluesky has at times been the most downloaded app on both the U…
Using its Earth-observing satellites, NASA has collected huge amounts of highly complex data about our planet over the years to track climate change, monitor wildfires, and plenty more besides.
But making sense of it all, and bringing…