October 3, 2024 11:10 pm
The EU Commission requested information on Wednesday from YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok on the parameters used by their algorithms to recommend content to users and their role in amplifying some systemic risks, including those related to the electoral process, mental health and protection of minors. MORE..
A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule, which is due to bring home stuck astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams next year, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, according to NASA and SpaceX. MORE..
In the high-stakes showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Elon Musk blinked. MORE..
School districts in California will have to create rules restricting student smartphone use under a new law Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Monday. MORE..
Authorities in Taiwan and Bulgaria on Friday denied involvement in the supply chain of thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah. MORE..
An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations to address AI-related risks and gaps in governance. MORE..
In a rare celestial event, an asteroid, named 2024 PT5, heading towards Earth is set to have an unusual fate. Instead of smashing through the planet’s atmosphere, as usually others do, 2024 PT5 is likely to be trapped in Earth’s orbit and become a mini-moon. MORE..
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew is home, capping off a five-day mission to orbit — which included the world’s first commercial spacewalk — by splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. MORE..
Iran launched a satellite into space Saturday with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, state-run media reported, the latest for a program the West fears helps Tehran advance its ballistic missile program. MORE..
A crew of four aboard a SpaceX capsule embarked on the world’s first private spacewalk on Thursday, as an astronaut eased out of the Crew Dragon spacecraft on a tether into the vacuum of space, hundreds of miles from Earth. MORE..
Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc’s top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and helped jumpstart an era of intensifying scrutiny for Big Tech companies. MORE..
Apple on Monday unveiled its long-awaited, artificial intelligence-boosted iPhone 16 and promised improvements in its Siri personal assistant as it rolled out new software, beginning in test mode next month. MORE..
For the first time in its history, Apple is launching its latest iPhone on a Monday, marking a significant shift from its usual Friday releases. The iPhone 16 event is set for Monday, September 9, 2024, breaking from the company’s well-established pattern of Friday launches, a tradition that has held for almost two decades. MORE..
Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. MORE..
OpenAI said on Thursday it has more than 1 million paying users across its business products, ChatGPT Enterprise, Team and Edu, as the AI firm’s chatbot continues to see strong adoption owing to its advanced large language model. MORE..
Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink backtracked Tuesday and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform, X. MORE..
Apple is all set to introduce the iPhone 16 series in the global markets at the Glowtime event on September 9. The iPhone 16 series may include the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. MORE..
Huawei is set to reveal new products just hours after Apple launches its iPhone 16, signalling another big competition between the two companies. MORE..
Apple will hold its annual September event on September 9 this year at Apple Park in Cupertino. Dubbed ‘It’s Glowtime’, the event will see the unveiling of 4 new iPhones and other product launches from the Tim Cook-led company. MORE..
Apple’s iPhone 16 is due to launch in two weeks, but we’re already seeing rumors about its successor, the iPhone 17. MORE..
Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under formal investigation and will not be allowed to leave France, a French prosecutor said in a statement released Wednesday night. MORE..
Human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic than samples collected eight years prior, according to a preprint posted online in May. MORE..
HMD Global, which makes Nokia -branded phones, said it has teamed up with toymaker Mattel to launch the HMD Barbie Phone - a pint-sized pink feature flip phone with a retro design. MORE..
For a short period last Thursday, first-class round-trip airline tickets from Australia to the US that normally cost up to 28,000 Australian dollars (about $19,000) were available from Qantas for a whopping 85% off. MORE..
Apple has announced the date of its next major event, where the iPhone 16 is expected to launch. MORE..