Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall

Apple announced a slew of new features for iOS 18 at Monday’s developers conference event, many of which are designed to enhance the Siri assistant and bring artificial intelligence tools to iPhone users

Key new features coming to Apple's iOS 18 this fall
News|Political|Technology

Dutch intelligence says Chinese cyber espionage goes wider than it suspected

Dutch military intelligence said on Monday that Chinese cyber espionage was more extensive than it had initially thought, targeting Western governments and defence companies.

Dutch intelligence says Chinese cyber espionage goes wider than it suspected
Political|Technology

US weighs more limits on China's access to AI chips, Bloomberg reports

The Biden administration is considering further restrictions on China's access to chip technology used for artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people

US weighs more limits on China's access to AI chips, Bloomberg reports
Business|Technology

Apple hits record as AI features promise boost in iPhone sales

Apple shares surged over 7% to a record high on Tuesday, nearly regaining from Microsoft its crown as the world's most valuable company a day after it unveiled new AI features meant to

Apple hits record as AI features promise boost in iPhone sales
Business|Technology

Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple

Four more U.S. states on Tuesday joined the Justice Department's lawsuit against Apple Inc alleging the iPhone maker is monopolizing smartphone markets, the department said in a

Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple
Technology

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans

Humans aren’t the only animals that have names for each other − and studying animals that use names can teach researchers more about how human names evolved.

African elephants address one another with name-like calls − similar to humans
Business|Technology

Boeing to open new engineering facility in Florida

Boeing said on Tuesday it will open a new engineering facility in Florida for its defense and government services portfolios and aims to hire for nearly 200 engineering jobs this year.

Boeing to open new engineering facility in Florida
Business|Technology

Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses

Thousands of Amazon delivery drivers have filed legal claims against the company

Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses
Business|Technology

Oracle expects double-digit revenue growth for fiscal 2025 on strong AI demand

Oracle on Tuesday forecast revenue for fiscal 2025 to grow in double digits, above analysts' estimates, indicating strong demand for its AI-powered cloud services,

Oracle expects double-digit revenue growth for fiscal 2025 on strong AI demand
Business|Technology

Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday moved to dismiss his lawsuit accusing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of abandoning the startup's original

Elon Musk withdraws lawsuit against OpenAI
Business|News|Technology

Judges hear Elizabeth Holmes' appeal of fraud conviction while she remains in Texas prison

A panel of federal judges have spent two hours wrestling with a series of legal issues raised in an attempt to overturn a fraud conviction that sent Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to prison after a meteoric rise to Silicon Valley stardom

Judges hear Elizabeth Holmes' appeal of fraud conviction while she remains in Texas prison
Science|Technology

Google to test anti-theft AI feature for phones in Brazil 

Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday that Brazil will be the first country to test an anti-theft feature for Android phones that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify when a

Google to test anti-theft AI feature for phones in Brazil 
Environment|News|Technology

Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles

Across the U.S., thieves have been targeting electric-vehicle charging stations, intent on stealing the cables, which contain copper wiring

Thefts of charging cables pose yet another obstacle to appeal of electric vehicles
Science|Technology

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18

NASA and Boeing said they expect to bring Starliner and its first astronaut crew back to Earth from the International Space Station as soon as June 18, later

NASA, Boeing push back Starliner's crewed return to June 18
Business|Economy|Technology

GameStop raises $2.14 billion amid Roaring Kitty-fueled retail trading frenzy

Videogame retailer GameStop said on Tuesday it had completed an "at-the-market" equity offering of its shares to raise roughly $2.14 billion in gross proceeds, days after meme stock

GameStop raises $2.14 billion amid Roaring Kitty-fueled retail trading frenzy
Business|Economy|Technology

Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful profits

Elon Musk made billions of dollars by selling Tesla stock using insider information, an institutional shareholder accused in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, asking the

Tesla shareholder sues Musk to return billions in alleged unlawful profits
Business|Environment|News|Technology

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed initiative to build a green city for up to 400,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area has qualified for the Nov. 5 ballot

Silicon Valley-backed voter plan for new California city qualifies for November ballot
Business|Technology

Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status

Thousands of Amazon.com Flex drivers classified as contractors filed arbitration claims on Tuesday, , their lawyer told Reuters, saying they should be treated as full

Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status
Opinion|Technology

Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks

When it comes to online scams and foreign disinformation, it pays to be female

Faking an honest woman: Why Russia, China and Big Tech all use faux females to get clicks
Technology

Most drivers in US support anti-speeding technology in vehicles, survey shows

More than 60% of the drivers in the United States would find it acceptable if their vehicle provided an audible and visual warning when they exceeded the posted speed limit, a survey by

Most drivers in US support anti-speeding technology in vehicles, survey shows
Economy|Political|Technology

Trump says he wants all remaining Bitcoin to be made in the US

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he wants all remaining Bitcoin to be made in the U.S.

Trump says he wants all remaining Bitcoin to be made in the US
News|Technology

Biden administration touts quick Baltimore channel reopening

This week's reopening of Baltimore's main shipping channel - less than three months after the Key Bridge collapse - was due to expertise gained from a COVID-

Biden administration touts quick Baltimore channel reopening
Business|Economy|Technology

The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat

The European Union has moved to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, escalating a trade dispute over Beijing’s subsidies for the exports that Brussels worries is hurting domestic automakers

The European Union moves to hike tariffs on Chinese electric car imports, escalating trade spat
Business|Technology

Apple becomes the first $1 trillion global brand, Nvidia's value triples, report says

Apple has become the first brand to cross $1 trillion in brand value, a 15% jump from last year, while chipmaker Nvidia's value has nearly tripled, a global ranking by

Apple becomes the first $1 trillion global brand, Nvidia's value triples, report says
Business|Technology

EV startup Fisker to recall more than 11,000 vehicles in latest setback (June 12)

(This June 12 story has been corrected to say that the company will recall more than 11,000 vehicles, not 18,000 vehicles, in the headline, and that it is recalling thousands of cars, not

EV startup Fisker to recall more than 11,000 vehicles in latest setback (June 12)

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