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Imagine this: you’ve carved out an evening to unwind and decide to make a homemade pizza. You assemble your pie, throw it in the oven, and are excited to start eating. But once you get ready to take a bite of your oily creation, you run into a problem — the cheese falls right off. Frustrated, you…

The molecular biologist who made headlines for his highly controversial “artificial womb” concept is once again turning heads with another eye-popping design: the world’s first head transplant system. Hashem Al-Ghaili, a Dubai-based scientist and filmmaker, now aims to help push forward the idea of transplanting a head onto a donor body for individuals suffering from cancer or…

Microsoft had a lot to say about Windows and AI — and a little to say about custom emoji — during the Build 2024 keynote. The company, like just about everyone else in the industry, is charging hard at cramming AI into every nook and cranny it can find. That means Copilot watching your screen to help…

The internet is disappearing, a new study has suggested, as web pages and online content is lost. The web is often thought of as a place where content lasts forever. But vast swathes of its are being lost as pages are deleted or moved, according to new research. Of the webpages that existed in 2013, for instance,…

Microsoft is confident that it finally nailed the transition to Arm chips — so confident that, this time around, the company spent an entire day pitting its new hardware against the MacBook Air. On a recent morning at its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft representatives set out new Surface devices equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chips…

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has preemptively paid damages to the U.S. government, an unusual move aimed at avoiding a jury trial in the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit over its digital advertising business. Google disclosed, opens new tab the payment, but not the amount, in a court filing last week that said the case should be…

Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you’re doing on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next. The software giant on Monday revealed a new class of AI-imbued personal computers as it confronts heightened competition from Big Tech rivals in pitching…

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 38, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and you can also read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been writing about iPads and the future of Google, watching American Fiction and Bodkin, rewatching Her because of… reasons, endlessly replaying the songs of Windows95man, learning how to make better…

OpenAI unveiled the new ChatGPT 4o earlier this month which encapsulated everyone’s attention and drew comparisons with the ability of AI in the movie Her. Sam Altman, the guy heading OpenAI, pointed out publicly that ChatGPT 4o comes via the Omni team and he specifically mentioned the name of an Indian techie whiz, Prafulla Dhariwal, who Altman…

A shocking study finds organ transplant recipients may end up with a lot more than just a new heart or kidney. According to researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the vast majority of these patients may end up inheriting the personality of their donor! Imagine waking up from surgery not only with a new…

The spacecraft around Earth and Moon felt the impact equally hard as plasma blasted off from the Sun in a series of seven coronal mass ejections that made its way through the inner solar system. In February 2022, over 35 Starlink satellites began falling back on Earth, lighting up the skies in an illuminated trail. They had…

Scientists may one day be able to freeze brains and bring them back to life following a major breakthrough in cryogenics. Researchers in China have successfully frozen and thawed human brain tissue, after which it regained normal function. They hope the new technique will improve ways of studying neurological conditions. Usually, brain tissue doesn’t survive freezing and…

For the first time, Noland Arbaugh explains how Elon Musk’s brain implant, which allows him to control a computer with his thoughts, has changed his life. Noland Arbaugh still doesn’t quite know what happened. He doesn’t know many of the key details about how his life took such a drastic and now extraordinary turn. How he became…

“Google will do the Googling for you.” Out of everything said onstage at Google I/O this year, I’ve been thinking the most about that line from Search executive Liz Reid. It summarizes not only how Google is fundamentally changing Search but also how the company is increasingly on a collision course with OpenAI. At this point, it’s…

Scientists often compare the human brain to a giant computer. However, an amazing new study is revealing just how more advanced our brains are than the device sitting on your desk! Researchers from Harvard University and Google worked together to map just one cubic millimeter of the human brain. In that microscopic section of the brain, the…

The A.I. doomsday clock appears ready to strike midnight for publishers. Google on Tuesday announced that it will infuse its ubiquitous search engine with its powerful artificial intelligence model, Gemini, drawing on the rapidly advancing technology to directly answer user queries at the top of results pages. “Google will do the Googling for you,” the company explained.…

Telecom companies are gearing up for the fourth round of tariff hikes in recent years, signalling a move that is expected to bolster their average revenue per user (ARPU) significantly. Mobile phone users across the country would soon bear the increase in their bills following the upcoming general election. Telecom companies are gearing up for the fourth…

In March, we saw the launch of a “ChatGPT for music” called Suno, which uses generative AI to produce realistic songs on demand from short text prompts. A few weeks later, a similar competitor – Udio – arrived on the scene. I’ve been working with various creative computational tools for the past 15 years, both as a…

The updated chatbot can respond to audio inputs in a similar time to a human, opening up the possibility of real-time language translation. The new version of the ChatGPT AI chatbot has been unveiled and offers near-instant results across text, vision and audio, according to its maker. OpenAI said it was much better at understanding visuals and…

OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition with search king Google. The announcement date, though subject to change, has not been previously reported. Bloomberg and the Information have reported that Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab-backed OpenAI is working on…

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory meticulously documented the solar eruptions which sent ripples of electromagnetic energy hurtling towards Earth. NASA has recorded two explosions on the surface of the sun which unleashed powerful solar flares on Friday and Saturday. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory meticulously documented the solar eruptions which sent ripples of electromagnetic energy hurtling towards Earth. “The…

ISRO achieved the major milestone with the successful hot testing of a liquid rocket engine manufactured through AM technology for a duration of 665 seconds on May 9, a release from the space agency said. The engine used is the PS4 engine of PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) upper stage. Bengaluru: ISRO has successfully conducted a long-duration…

Apple also has held talks with Alphabet Inc’s Google about licensing that company’s Gemini chatbot. Those discussions haven’t led to an agreement, but are ongoing. An OpenAI accord would let Apple offer a popular chatbot as part of a flurry of new AI features that it’s planning to announce next month Apple Inc has closed in on…

Artificial intelligence systems are fast becoming increasingly sophisticated, with engineers and developers working to make them as “human” as possible. Unfortunately, that can also mean lying just like a person. AI platforms are reportedly learning to deceive us in ways that can have far-reaching consequences. A new study by researchers from the Center for AI Safety in…

A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years — from a piano and record player, to piles of paint, books, cameras and…

EX Robots specializes in crafting realistic humanoids designed for interaction with people and fulfilling public service duties. Ashort video clip circulating on social media has sparked amusement and concern as it unveils the inner workings of a Chinese humanoid robot factory. The video offers a glimpse of numerous humanoid robots in different stages of development, showcasing the…

Australia announced on Friday that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry to look into the negative impacts of social media platforms, saying they have significant reach and control over what Australians see online, with almost no scrutiny. The government has criticised social media platforms for not being quick enough to remove violent posts and seeks more oversight…

In April 2023, a single-judge had said that search engines will lose immunity if they do not follow the mandate of IT Rules and remove such images. Tech giants Microsoft and Google have approached the Delhi High Court challenging an order directing search engines to proactively remove non-consensual intimate images (NCII) from the internet without insisting on…

Earlier this year, Google launched a Circle to Search feature for Android that takes a screenshot and lets you select what to look up. Thanks to Google Lens and iOS Shortcuts, the underlying Circle to Search capability can now be replicated on any iPhone. Google has previously said that the main difference between Google Lens and Circle…

Apple just wrapped up its “Let Loose” event, where it showed off its first new iPads in nearly two years. But the event had more than just iPads — we also got a first look at some refreshed accessories and updated software. If you want a quick rundown of everything Apple announced, check out our roundup below.…

Can something as simple as a college application predict a student’s GPA four years later? Using someone’s past to predict their future was the thrilling plot of Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” with the evil group HYDRA utilizing artificial intelligence to figure out who could be a threat to the bad guys in the future —…

The High Court, therefore, asked the concerned stakeholders to include material in school curriculum about virtual touch and its repercussions and dangers. Educating minor children about sexual harassment by teaching them about ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’ might not be sufficient to protect them from the threats of the virtual world, the Delhi High Court recently observed…

The launch of the Boeing Starliner, which was set to take astronaut Sunita Williams to space for a third time, has been postponed due to a technical glitch. No new date has been officially announced for the launch. The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing’s new Starliner space capsule was called off on Tuesday over a…

Apple Watch saves Delhi woman’s life by detecting high heart rate, prompting AFib diagnosis. She thanks Tim Cook for advanced heart monitoring features. Another in a series of lives saved by the Apple Watch: Delhi woman escaped what the doctors termed a “close call” after her Apple Watch’s heart rate feature detected her “abnormally high” heart rate…

The founder of a US-based company took to X to share that connection requests on LinkedIn now “come with threats”. Many people use LinkedIn to connect with individuals they don’t know, sending personalised notes in hopes of the recipients accepting their requests. However, one LinkedIn user used this feature to issue a “warning” to the founder of…

Google has not one but two Department of Justice antitrust trials this year — and the first one, over Google Search, is finally coming to a close. On Thursday, lawyers showed up at the district court in Washington, DC, for the first of two days of closing arguments in the bench trial before Judge Amit Mehta. This…

NEW YORK — There is so much about the brain we still don’t understand, but a new study has discovered some of the hidden connections that could soon help people suffering from various immune disorders. Researchers from Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have discovered that the brain possesses a remarkable ability to detect, amplify, and suppress inflammation in…

In November, lawsuit documents indicated that Google was paying 36 percent of the total revenue that it earns from searches conducted on Safari, and now it turns out that equates to $20 billion. Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 for Google to be the default search engine in the Safari browser on…

“I also have a lot of fans in China, well the feelings are reciprocated,” Musk added during the meeting. Tesla CEO Elon Musk, currently on a visit to China, expressed his admiration for the country, stating that he is a “big fan” and acknowledging the widespread admiration he receives there. In a meeting with Ren Hongbin, the…

Check out other AI humanoids that are currently being developed below A CHINESE company has just unveiled yet another human-like AI robot, that is eerily good at mimicking movements. Shenzhen-based company Astribot has been working on the robot for a year, according to its website, and hopes to make it commercially available later this year. The robot,…

Apple’s reckoning isn’t just the end of an era for the company — it’s a reflection of the smartphone’s fall from beloved gadget to commodity. I was sitting in a suburban Cincinnati Starbucks when I realized everything was going to change. It was early 2008, and a friend was showing me his new phone. He loaded a…

Sundar Pichai currently serves as the CEO of Google and Alphabet’s Board of Directors. New Delhi: Sundar Pichai shared his 20 years of journey in Google with a heartening note on Instagram. In his instagram post he shared a glimpse of his 2 decades of journey and noted significant changes since his first day in the tech…

Alphabet and Microsoft ignited a rally in technology stocks on Friday with earnings that showed big AI investments were driving growth, allaying doubts that their costly bets would take time to pay off after a soft forecast from Meta Platforms. Alphabet surged 10% and closed with a stock market value above $2 trillion for the first time,…

Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google on Friday asked a federal court in Virginia to reject a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. The Justice Department, which filed the advertising lawsuit in January 2023, accused the company of abusing its dominance of the digital advertising business and…

The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will serve as test pilots for Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which is making its debut with crew after years of delay. They flew from Houston into Kennedy Space Center…

Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and profit on Thursday, driven by gains from adoption of artificial intelligence across its cloud services, and the company’s shares jumped more than 4% in extended trade. Executives forecast ranges for current quarter cloud revenue that were mostly above Wall Street targets. The rise in…

You wanna see her move? I think that’s the fun part. The room is thick with anticipation and fabricated skulls. She’s gonna wake up. Give her a second. Matt McMullen eyes his creation as her eyes flutter open in return, her gaze settling upon all the disembodied faces and mechanical mandibles surrounding her in this workshop where…

The 54-year-old patient is said to be recovering well after having a pig kidney as part of a double surgical procedure which also saw her fitted with a mechanical pump to keep her heart beating. A US woman has become the first person in the world to undergo a pig kidney transplant and also have a mechanical…

COPS are trialing new AI tech that writes police reports based on body camera footage – and it takes just minutes. The system has received rave reviews from law enforcement, but strict rules are required to avoid any artificial intelligence blunders. Security tech giant Axon says its Draft One is revolutionary. And the company hopes that it…

A MIND-BLOWING flying car has made history after conducting the world’s first flight with a passenger. Music legend Jean-Michel Jarre, 75, took off in KleinVision’s half-plane hybrid, known as the AirCar, in Slovakia this week to mark the company’s latest milestone. The French electronic artist completed two flights in the futuristic vehicle at Piestany international airport in…

Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab disappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expenses and lighter-than-expected revenue, knocking nearly $200 billion off its stock market value and raising fears the surging cost of AI is outpacing its benefits. Shares of the Facebook and Instagram parent dropped about 15% in extended trade following the report, its market…

The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. Russia is expected to block the draft resolution, said some diplomats. The U.S. move…

Apple has confirmed its next major launch event and it is just a few weeks away. The 2024 iPad model refresh is widely expected at the next May 7 launch event which comes with a tagline ‘Let Loose’ and an Apple Pencil as a part of the event creative. Apple has been widely tipped to bring the…

The satellite imagery has shown significant expansion in glacial lakes in the Himalayas, especially in India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday. The satellite data archives spanning the past 3 to 4 decades provide valuable insights into changes occurring in glaciated environments. Long-term satellite imagery covering the catchments of Indian Himalayan river basins from…

The 2019 policy, alongside measures such as restricting temporary workers and vendors from accessing internal systems, is being eliminated. Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Friday its decision to retract the mandate for US suppliers and staffing firms to pay their employees at least $15 an hour and offer health insurance and additional benefits. This move is anticipated…

Nearly a quarter of UK five-to-seven-year-olds now have their own smartphone, Ofcom research suggests. Social media use also rose in the age group over last year with nearly two in five using messaging service WhatsApp, despite its minimum age of 13. The communications regulator warned parental enforcement of rules “appeared to be diminishing.” It also said the…

Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. The elimination of the 2019 policy, along with…

Nasa administrator Bill Nelson has been outspoken about his fears surrounding China’s activities in space SPACEX is reportedly building a fleet of spy satellites, with defence giant Northrop Grumman, as part of a secret deal with a US intelligence agency. It follows comments made by a top Space Force commander earlier this month regarding China’s monster network…

This marks Ola’s second IPO attempt, following a 2021 plan to raise up to ₹8,300 crore, which was scrapped. Ride-hailing giant Ola Cabs is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) aiming to raise around ₹4,000 crore with a company valuation of approximately ₹40,000 crore, Reuters reported on Friday. Backed by SoftBank, Ola intends to submit IPO…

Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’ (META.O), opens new tab WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Instagram and Messenger remained available, according to Reuters checks on Friday…

Chinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into U.S. critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Thursday. An ongoing Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon has successfully gained access to numerous American companies in telecommunications, energy, water and other critical sectors, with 23 pipeline…

A day after retiring the hydraulic model, Boston Dynamics’ CEO discusses the company’s commercial humanoid ambitions Atlas lies motionless in a prone position atop interlocking gym mats. The only soundtrack is the whirring of an electric motor. It’s not quiet, exactly, but it’s nothing compared to the hydraulic jerks of its ancestors. As the camera pans around…

If you’re passionate about photography and aspire to be a professional photographer, check out our list of the top 7 DSLR cameras under 1 lakh. These DSLR cameras come with decent features and lens quality to let you start your photography journey. Though you can find DSLR cameras for a lesser price as well, if photography is…

AI technology advancements have heightened concerns about sexually explicit fakes, often targeting women and girls. These are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish from authentic content Meta Platforms’ independent Oversight Board is currently examining the company’s response to two AI-generated sexually explicit images of female celebrities shared on Facebook and Instagram. These images, which were not named to…

China’s Baidu said on Tuesday (Apr 16) its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain China’s most popular ChatGPT-like chatbot amid increasingly fierce competition. Robin Li, CEO of the Chinese internet company, revealed the new milestone at a conference in Shenzhen on Tuesday. The chatbot was released…

Apple is in advanced discussions with Indian companies Murugappa Group and Tata group’s Titan Company for the assembly of iPhone camera modules. This move could deepen the Indian supplier ecosystem for Apple as it shifts more operations away from China. Apple is in the final stages of discussions with Murugappa Group and Tata group’s Titan Company to…

Twitter, now referred to as X, is set to start charging new users for engaging with tweets. This move comes as part of an effort to combat spam and improve user experience. Twitter aka X, which used to be a free to use social media platform, will soon start charging money from new users. According to Elon…

Ventusky wrote, ‘Despite numerous reports of UFOs or Atlanteans launching from the ocean, yesterday’s image of giant waves near Africa was due to a model error’ Alien and conspiracy theorists showed up in full force last week after a weather modeling software “error” showed an anomaly the size of Texas moving up the African coastline while generating…

London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual twin was generated by artificial intelligence and has already appeared as a stand-in for the real-life Alexsandrah in a photo shoot. Alexsandrah, who goes by her first name professionally, in turn…

CJI Chandrachud flagged the potential of bias and indirect discrimination manifested in the use of AI in this regard, giving the example of the increased use of biometrics, specifically facial recognition technology. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday dwelt on the risks that come with the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the…

“The girlfriend Singularity is here.” When witnessing the sorry state of men addicted to AI girlfriends, one Miami tech exec saw dollar signs instead of red flags. In a blog-length post on X-formerly-Twitter, former WeWork exec Greg Isenberg said that after meeting a young guy who claims to spend $10,000 a month on so-called “AI girlfriends,” or…

Apple has not attributed the recent wave of attacks to any stakeholder. Last October, it had sent a similar notification to Opposition leaders across parties. Apple has sent a fresh round of threat notifications to some of its users in India, along with 91 other countries, warning them that their iPhone could have been potentially attacked by…

The Black Market That Delivers Elon Musk’s Starlink to U.S. Foes. The satellite-internet devices are helping Russian fighters in Ukraine and paramilitary forces in Sudan; SpaceX hasn’t shut them off. A salesman at Moscow-based online retailer shopozz.ru has supplemented his usual business of peddling vacuum cleaners and dashboard phone mounts by selling dozens of Starlink internet terminals…

There’s been a flurry of reconnaissance satellites heading into orbit recently, partly in a race between South and North Korea to get eyes in the sky. So what are all those satellites doing up there? The US launched a reconnaissance satellite into orbit on Tuesday, the second reconnaissance satellite to go up in as many days. On…

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted a bizarre sliver of an object speeding above the lunar surface last month. And as it turns out, we’re not looking at a UFO — or, uh, maybe an Unidentified Lunar Object — because there’s a perfectly human explanation for the lunar apparition. It turns out that the LRO’s image was photobombed…

Telecommunications company NTT and leading newspaper Yomiuri to issue manifesto calling for new laws to restrain generative AI TOKYO—Japan’s largest telecommunications company and the country’s biggest newspaper called for speedy legislation to restrain generative artificial intelligence, saying democracy and social order could collapse if AI is left unchecked. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, or NTT, and Yomiuri Shimbun…

When you unbox that shiny new iPhone or sleek MacBook, you’re probably eager to dive right in and start exploring. But before you get too carried away, there’s something you should know: those pre-installed apps that come with your device might not be as innocent as they seem. A startling new study by researchers Amel Bourdoucen and…

A standoff between Elon Musk and Brazil escalated on Sunday when a Supreme Court judge opened an inquiry into the billionaire after Musk said he would reactivate accounts on the social media platform X that the judge had ordered blocked. Musk, the owner of X and a self-declared free speech absolutist, has challenged a decision by Justice…

South Korea’s defence ministry said on Monday (Apr 8) the country’s second homegrown spy satellite had entered orbit after its launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the John F Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch, which comes after Seoul’s first spy satellite was put into orbit from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base in December,…

Eclipse fever is building. Millions in North America are hoping to spend around four minutes of total darkness as the Moon blocks the Sun’s light on Monday. For some, those precious minutes will be an opportunity for often impossible science experiments – a chance to unravel the secrets of our universe. Researchers will fly rockets into the…

Imagine a camera so powerful it could spot a golf ball 15 miles away, cover an area of the sky seven times wider than the full moon, and produce images so detailed they would require hundreds of ultra-high-definition TVs to display just one at full size. This incredible piece of technology isn’t just a pipe dream –…

Apple users in India have got a new security warning from the nodal security agency of the Indian government this week. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued the alert with a high severity rating, dated April 2, 2024. The security issue is really big because it affects major parts of Apple devices, including iPhones…

Humane, Rabbit, Brilliant, Meta, and countless other companies are just about to launch AI-first gadgets. AI hardware may not be as big as the smartphone, but it’s going to be big. I’m just going to call it: we’ll look back on April 2024 as the beginning of a new technological era. That sounds grandiose, I know, but…

Moment part a CHINESE rocket explodes over California after rouge reentry through Earth’s atmosphere – months after spy balloon fiasco • A rocket exploded over California as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere • The rocket is the Chinese-owned Shenzhou-15 orbital module Californians received a shock in the early hours of Tuesday morning when golden streaks from an…

“There was too much work. I just want to put my nose on the window (this time) and enjoy the sights of Mother Earth from space,” Rakesh Sharma told NDTV Bharat is still “saare jahan se accha (best in the world)”, said the country’s very first cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma, who is celebrating the 40th anniversary of that historic…

Speaking about SpaceX’s mission, the expert added: “I don’t think it’s realistic and we’ve got to solve those problems here on Earth.” A top astronomer has branded Elon Musk’s ambitions for Mars a “dangerous illusion”, casting doubt on SpaceX’s multi-billion dollar project. Musk has previously said that he wants to bring over a million people to Mars…

Google agreed to destroy or de-identify billions of records of web browsing data collected when users were in its private browsing “Incognito mode,” according to a proposed class action settlement filed Monday. The proposed settlement in Brown v. Google will also mandate greater disclosure from the company about how it collects information in Incognito mode and put…

TRILLIONS of cicadas are set to invade the United States for the first time in 221 years, scientists say. In late April, two large broods of periodical cicadas are expected to emerge from the ground for a noisy mating frenzy. “Billions, even trillions, of cicadas are going to emerge at the same time across 17 states,” Chris…

Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Snap (SNAP.N), opens new tab in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harmed students. The products are “negligently designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave and…

Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the US and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut down in the UK, France and Germany last year. Launched in 2019, the News tab curated headlines from national and international news organizations, as well as smaller, local publications.…

Over the last 15 years, weak capital investment in rich countries has held back productivity growth. But that may be about to change. Why it matters: The pathway to higher incomes and standards of living rests on economies finding ways to deploy their labor forces more productively. The dearth of productivity growth over the last couple of decades…

But Tesla is now struggling. Mr. Musk helped create his competition, Chinese E.V. makers that are taking market share and becoming a security concern for the United States and Europe. Tesla benefited from a Chinese policy it helped shape. In California, where Tesla launched its first car in 2008, the company has profited from an emissions mandate…

The AI search tools are getting better — but they don’t yet understand what a search engine really is and how we really use them. AI is coming for the search business. Or so we’re told. As Google seems to keep getting worse, and tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot seem to keep getting better,…

Beyond AI, WWDC attendees anticipate a slew of announcements concerning updates across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and other operating systems. Apple enthusiasts worldwide eagerly anticipate the commencement of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), set to kick off with its keynote address on June 10th and extend until June 14th. As customary, the tech giant is poised to…

Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras graduate, is the new head of Microsoft Windows and Surface after Panos Panay’s departure to Amazon. With this, Davuluri joins the league of Indians heading major US tech companies. IIT Madras alumni Pavan Davuluri has been appointed as the new head of Microsoft Windows and Surface. Davuluri assumed the role following the…