Apple uses the dominance of the iPhone to illegally suppress competition in ways that harm consumers, the US Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday. Apple has denied it acts illegally, with spokesperson Fred Sainz saying that the suit “threatens who we are and the principles that set Apple products apart in fiercely … Read more
EDUARD MUZHEVSKYI / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Google is joining collaborative efforts to build large language models (LLMs) that better cater to Southeast Asia’s population and cultural mix. Its research arm will work with AI Singapore to enhance datasets used to train, finetune, and assess AI models in languages specific to the region. Called Project … Read more
The most generous responses to President Biden’s plan to establish a maritime aid corridor to battered Gaza, including building a temporary port and aid deliveries from Cyprus, were marked by skepticism that it would work. Others saw in the proposal, which Biden announced Thursday in his State of the Union address, more evidence of the … Read more
President Joe Biden plans to order the U.S. military to establish a temporary port along the coast of Gaza in the coming weeks to allow more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinian civilians, senior administration officials said Thursday. Biden plans to announce the “emergency mission” during his State of the Union address on Thursday evening. “We … Read more
Australian remote sensing startup Esper wants to capture hyperspectral imagery from space at a fraction of the price of its competitors. The company, which will launch its first demonstration satellite today on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission, is entering a field rife with competition. There’s a reason for that: Hyperspectral is an incredibly powerful type of remote … Read more
Derek Smith, the founder of Plug In South LA, grew up in southern Los Angeles and saw first-hand the frustration that stems from lack of economic development. That’s why he decided to come home in 2015, after spending the first part of his career in NYC, to start a startup incubator in his old neighborhood. … Read more
Amid the speculation and volatility in the casino-like crypto land, there remains a subset of individuals who espouse blockchain’s potential to decentralize various aspects of human activities for the greater good. Taiko‘s founder Daniel Wang is one of these idealistic founders. A serial entrepreneur, Wang initially wanted to bring decentralization to social platforms. Decentralized networks … Read more
The Equatic Process, a novel carbon removal technology and one of the best inventions of 2023, is getting a major scale-up, with the world’s largest ocean carbon dioxide removal (OCDR) facility set to be built in Singapore and operational by 2025—sparking optimism for what has been hailed as a potential game changer for global climate … Read more
Jarrod Bowen will hope he has timed his run for England inclusion for the forthcoming March internationals to perfection after notching his first senior hat-trick in West Ham’s 4-2 win over Brentford on Monday Night Football. The Hammers won their first match of 2024, with Bowen scoring his first goals since before Christmas, to end … Read more
A combination of AI, a wild 1970s plan to build underwater cities, and a designer creating furniture on the seabed around the Bahamas might be the solution to the widespread destruction of coral reefs. It could even save the world from coastal erosion. Industrial designer Tom Dixon and technologist Suhair Khan, founder of AI incubator … Read more