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TV SCREENS ARE GETTING BIGGER AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES AND PRICES FALL
For some television viewers, size apparently does matter.
CHINA IS BRACING FOR FRESH TENSIONS WITH TRUMP OVER TRADE, TECH AND TAIWAN
The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.
JAPANESE AUTOMAKER NISSAN CUTS 9,000 JOBS AS ITS VEHICLES FAIL TO SELL
Nissan reported Thursday a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned, prompting the Japanese automaker to slash 9,000 jobs.
CANADA ORDERS TIKTOK'S CANADIAN BUSINESS TO BE DISSOLVED BUT WON'T BLOCK APP
Canada announced this week it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it.
IN THIS FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT, SOME PARENTS ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST A CELLPHONE BAN
It’s no surprise that students are pushing back on cellphone bans in classrooms.
The EU is Imposing Duties on Electric Vehicles from China After Trade Talks Fail - The European Union is imposing duties on imports of electric vehicles from China starting Wednesday after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute.
The European Union is imposing duties on imports of electric vehicles from China starting Wednesday after talks between Brussels and Beijing failed to find an amicable solution to their trade dispute.
Apple Airpods Pro's New Hearing Aid Feature Could Help People Face a Problem They'd Rather Ignore - Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday.
Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It’s a high-profile move that experts applaud, even if they only reach a small portion of the millions of Americans with hearing loss.
Google Maps Adds AI Features to Help Users Explore and Navigate the World Around Them - Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence.
The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the digital maps service that the internet company launched nearly 20 years ago as part of its efforts to expand into new frontiers.
OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY SAYS 'MISINFORMATION' FROM FOES IS A STRONG HEADWIND IT MUST FIGHT
The U.S offshore wind energy industry says it needs to fight back against disinformation being spread by opponents of wind farms.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMMERS OFFERING FAKE JOBS
Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is making it even harder.
HOW TO PREPARE YOUR BODY AND MIND FOR THE END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months in the U.S.
IN 'IBELIN' AND 'GRAND THEFT HAMLET,' VIDEO GAME REALMS DRAW FILMMAKERS WITH VIRTUAL CAMERAS
Film productions often wrestle with shifts in the weather, the threat of the crew going into overtime or the fading of a day’s light. Less common are concerns over the cast slipping off the top of a blimp.
RESEARCHERS SAY AN AI-POWERED TRANSCRIPTION TOOL USED IN HOSPITALS INVENTS THINGS NO ONE EVER SAID
Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.”
WORLD SERIES GAME 3 AVERAGES 13.64 MILLION.BEATS 'MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL'
The World Series beat “Monday Night Football” in the battle for television viewers.
FITNESS APP STRAVA GIVES AWAY LOCATION OF BIDEN, TRUMP AND OTHER LEADERS, FRENCH NEWSPAPER SAYS
An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a fitness app that their bodyguards use.
GOOGLE'S MONEYMAKING MACHINE STILL PUMPING OUT MASSIVE PROFITS DESPITE MULTIPLE THREATS
Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire.
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. SAYS HE 'INTENDS TO SUE' ALL FUTURE EXECUTIVES WHO USE HIS AI REPLICA
Robert Downey Jr. doesn’t think Marvel executives would ever recreate his portrayal of Tony Stark using artificial intelligence. But if they did, he would lawyer up — even posthumously.
APPLE LAUNCHES THE IPHONE INTO THE AI ERA WITH FREE SOFTWARE UPDATE
Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology’s latest craze.
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WANT CAREERS IN AI. HERE'S HOW COLLEGES ARE MEETING THAT DEMAND
Nathan Lim, a student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, recently spent the summer working on an artificial intelligence tool to help students evaluate their senior project ideas for ethical and social justice implications.
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INTRODUCING THE FIRST APPLE DESKTOP READY FOR ADVANCED AI
AUTONOMOUS TECH IS COMING TO FARMING.WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR CROPS AND WORKERS WHO HARVEST THEM?
As a mist of rain sprinkled the fields around him in Homestead, Florida, Ford bemoaned how expensive it had been running a fossil fuelpowered irrigation system on his five-acre farm — and how bad it was for the planet.
MICROSOFT REPORTS QUARTERLY SALES UP 16% TO $65.6 BILLION AS INVESTORS ASK IF AI SPENDING WORTH IT
Microsoft on Wednesday reported its quarterly sales grew 16% to $65.6 billion as the company sought to assure investors its huge spending on artificial intelligence is paying off.
SAMSUNG REPORTS 'MAJOR' PROGRESS IN SUPPLY DEAL FOR AI CHIPS
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter.
PELOTON APPOINTS APPLE FITNESS+ CO-FOUNDER, NOW FORD EXECUTIVE, AS ITS NEXT CEO
Peloton has appointed its next CEO. Peter Stern, co-founder of Apple Fitness+ and a current Ford executive, will soon helm of the tech-fitness company.
BIG OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PROPOSED FOR NEW YORK AS OTHER SITES ARE EVALUATED IN 3 STATES
Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents escalate their legal challenges to the work.
HONG KONG BARS SERVICES LIKE WHATSAPP AND GOOGLE DRIVE FROM GOVERNMENT COMPUTERS
The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks.
KUWAIT BANS 'CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6' VIDEO GAME, LIKELY OVER IT FEATURING SADDAM HUSSEIN IN 1990S
The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War.
JUDGE DELAYS ORDER IN ANTITRUST CASE REQUIRING GOOGLE TO OPEN UP ITS APP STORE
A federal judge delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury’s verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist.
PELOTON PLANS TO SELL ITS DELUXE STATIONARY BIKE AT COSTCO TO REACH HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base.
LOCAL NEWS SOURCES ARE STILL DRYING UP, BUT THERE'S GROWTH IN DIGITAL SITES IN METRO AREAS
Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital entrepreneurs illustrated some tiny shoots of growth in what has become a desert-like climate for local news.