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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.

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.

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.”

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.

iMac M4 - INTRODUCING THE FIRST APPLE DESKTOP READY FOR ADVANCED AI

Apple has taken another step towards revolutionizing the world of personal computing with the launch of its latest iM The new iMac sports the same form factor as its predecessor. Still, it’s packed with a powerhouse of features, including the late M4 chip, which delivers unprecedented performance gains, and the introduction Apple Intelligence.

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.

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.

A Filmmaker's Quest to Unmask Bitcoin's Creator - Who is Bitcoin's founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? the question has perplexed and excited cryptocurrency fans ever since Bitcoin was created by someone with that username in 2009.

Who is Bitcoin’s founder, Satoshi Nakamoto? the question has perplexed and excited cryptocurrency fans ever since Bitcoin was created by someone with that username in 2009.

GODS AND MONSTERS

AGE OF MYTHOLOGY: RETOLD modernizes a classic RTS with care

YELLOW CARD

Flawed deckbuilder DUNGEONS AND DEGENERATE GAMBLERS rarely plays a winning hand

SLIDES RULE

Redeeming a hated puzzle mechanic with SLIDER

AST A KNIGHT'S TALE

How KINGDOM COME: DELIVERANCE 11, the most ambitious medieval RPG ever made, is taking in-game realism and player immersion to wondrous new heights.

WEAPON MASTER

Speaking with design director Victor Bocan

LETHAL COMPANY

A return to some explosive post-launch patches.

MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE

Enter the multiverse of modness.

FINDING IMMORTALITY

Twenty-five years on, PLANESCAPE: TORMENT is still one of the most talked-about RPGs of all time. This is the story of how it was created as a 'stay-busy' project by a small team at Black Isle Studios

TRACK GPT

Al's teaching sim racers to improve-what about other games?

"Kay Vess, galactic tomb raider"

Feeling like Lara Croft in STAR WARS OUTLAWS

DINER HARD

Rewriting the rules of horror in ALAN WAKE

SPACED OUT

After a strong first impression, WARHAMMER 40K: SPACE MARINE 2 runs out of steam

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.

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.

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.

SLACK RESEARCHER DISCUSSES THE FEAR, LOATHING AND EXCITEMENT SURROUNDING AI IN THE WORKPLACE

Artificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should use the technology and whether a computer will eventually replace them.

CARBON REMOVAL INDUSTRY CALLS ON U.S.GOVERNMENT FOR REGULATION IN NEW INDUSTRY REPORT

The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in the sector that’s been flooded with billions of dollars in federal funding and private investment.

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.

APPLE AND GOLDMAN SACHS MUST PAY $89 MILLION FOR MISHANDLING APPLE CARD TRANSACTIONS, CFPB ORDERS

A federal regulator ordered Apple and to pay a combined $89 million for deceiving consumers and mishandled transaction disputes of Apple Card customers.

TIM BURTON TALKS ABOUT HIS DREAD OF AI AS AN EXHIBITION OF HIS WORK OPENS IN LONDON

The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits — all on display at an exhibition that is opening in London just in time for Halloween.

NEW RULES FOR US NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES BALANCE AI'S PROMISE WITH NEED TO PROTECT AGAINST RISKS

New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s immense promise with the need to protect against its risks.