Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Meta has new artificial intelligence tools and celebrity-endorsed digital assistants that CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes will help eventually help jumpstart the metaverse. Zuckerberg showed off the AI software as well as the company’s new Quest 3 virtual reality headset and latest Ray-Ban smart glasses on Wednesday … Read more
Artificial intelligence has proved a costly endeavor—well, yes, in terms of money, but AI requires massive amounts of energy, and water consumption to operate at scale. That hasn’t stopped big tech companies such as Google and Microsoft from putting that energy-hungry AI into practically every single one of their user and enterprise end-products. Big daddy … Read more
Taylor Swift beau Travis Kelce spills his ‘internet’ habits: ‘Feet up and chill’ Travis Kelce, famous NFL star, is touching upon his internet habits amid romance with Taylor Swift. The singer’s new beau reveals the activities he likes to do in his spare time, ranging from online shopping to ‘chilling.’ “Man, you know what, I … Read more
Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO at Improbable, speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Henrique Casinhas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Virtual reality startup Improbable said Wednesday that it reduced losses by 85% in 2022, a year that saw the company pivot its focus to powering new “metaverse” experiences. … Read more
Image: Apple You may have heard that macOS Sonoma is ready to download after a months-long summer beta. But you should hold off on updating to the new version of the operating system if you can. There have been complaints from app developers that their apps are bugging out on the new OS. It’s best … Read more
Signage outside a Chase bank branch in San Francisco, California, on Monday, July 12, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chase UK, the British challenger bank brand of JPMorgan, has blocked customers in the U.K. from purchasing crypto assets. The company said in a statement Tuesday that, starting Oct. 16, Chase UK … Read more
It’s been six years since internet service providers were granted a boon allowing them to push and pull the levers of internet speeds for any website that may not want to pay a ransom. The end to limitations of what is called net neutrality has tugged at the heartstrings of many internet advocates Vizio’s Latest … Read more
Albert Liu, founder and CEO of Kneron. Harry Murphy | Sportsfile | Getty Images Kneron, a U.S.-based semiconductor startup, said on Tuesday it raised a fresh round of funding as it looks to ramp up the commercialization of its artificial intelligence chips, which it hopes will rival Nvidia’s. The company said it raised an additional … Read more
The Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon.Image: ISRO India’s Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover have been asleep on the surface of the Moon while efforts to revive the pair continue until the end of the lunar day. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) tried to reestablish contact with its … Read more
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek joins author and comedian Trevor Noah to discuss the future of storytelling at Spotify Beach in Cannes, France, on June 20, 2023. David M. Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Spotify on Monday announced a new artificial intelligence-powered feature that can translate podcasts into different languages using the host’s … Read more