Cortana Would Be Named Bingo if Steve Ballmer Had His Way
Steve Ballmer wanted Microsoft's Cortana AI to be called "Bingo" so it would be more Microsoft-branded. From a report: That's according to former Microsoft product manager Sandeep Paruchuri, who recounted the story of how Microsoft's AI assistant got.....»»
Q&A: Expert discusses political advertising in the 2024 election
Steve Caplan is no stranger to the high-stakes world of political advertising. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of politics, advertising and marketing, Caplan brings real-world experience to his teaching at the USC Annenberg Schoo.....»»
This hand-drawn puzzle game will show you the power of photography
If you're looking for a great game you can play in one sitting, The Star Named Eos is a heartfelt photography puzzle game that's worth your attention......»»
New liquid single nucleotide polymorphism chip can enhance rubber tree breeding
A research team developed and validated a liquid single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip named "HbGBTS80K," which includes 80,080 SNPs evenly distributed across 18 chromosomes. This SNP chip effectively distinguished 404 rubber accessions into four.....»»
Watch previously unreleased video of Steve Jobs predicting the future
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive has introduced previously unreleased video of Steve Jobs predicting the future when speaking at the International Design Conference in 1983, the year before the Macintosh was unveiled. The 55-minute talk shows St.....»»
The Switch Joycons Finally Get an Official Charging Stand… Seven Years Later
It arrives later this year. The post The Switch Joycons Finally Get an Official Charging Stand… Seven Years Later appeared first on Phandroid. Well this was certainly not on our 2024 gaming bingo card – the Nintendo recently un.....»»
Watch Steve Jobs describe the future and AI a year before the Mac
The Steve Jobs Archive has released a fascinating video of a 28-year-old Jobs explaining computers to a skeptical crowd in 1983.Steve Jobs one year after his Aspen talk, posing here with the original MacintoshThe Steve Jobs Archive was launched in 20.....»»
Apple again the most valuable company in the world, worth $3.62T
Apple yesterday returned to being the most valuable company in the world, after a new record high saw the company valued at $3.62T. AAPL stock jumped 2.5% in just one day after Morgan Stanley pointed to the company’s AI work, and named it a ‘t.....»»
In the South, sea level rise accelerates at some of the most extreme rates on Earth
The surge is startling scientists, amplifying impacts such as hurricane storm surges. Enlarge / Steve Salem is a 50-year boat captain who lives on a tributary of the St. Johns River. The rising tides in Jacksonville are testing h.....»»
Scientists pay tribute to tennis players with new insect species named after them
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will go down in history as two of the greatest tennis players of our time, but their names have also been immortalized in science, as two new insect species were just named in honor of the athletes......»»
New weight-loss and diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of 10 cancers
For diabetes patients, GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks compared to insulin. Enlarge / Ozempic is a GLP-1 drug for adults with type 2 diabetes. (credit: Getty | Steve Christo) For patients with Type 2 diabetes, t.....»»
Returning Steve Jobs took over Apple 27 years ago
In July of 1997, five months after Apple bought NeXT and brought him back into the fold, Steve Jobs became Apple's de facto interim CEO, kicking off the most successful comeback by an executive in the history of American business.Steve Jobs (left) an.....»»
What We Saw at RAPID+TCT 3D Printing Con
The annual RAPID+TCT conference (named after the two media organizations that run it) bills itself as North America’s largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event. This year it was at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 25.....»»
Eight CubeSats lift off for NASA on Firefly Aerospace rocket
As part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative, Firefly Aerospace launched eight small satellites on July 3 aboard the company's Alpha rocket. Named "Noise of Summer," the rocket successfully lifted off from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Forc.....»»
Steve Jobs predicted Apple Intelligence almost 40 years ago
The man would do anything to pepper Aristotle with questions......»»
Jony Ive talks about the joy & pain of working for Apple; shares seven songs
The Life in Seven Songs podcast has been named by Apple as a top new show, and the latest episode sees the company’s former design chief Jony Ive talk about his background, and the joy and pain of working for the company … more….....»»
I’d love to see Apple put together a creative team to invent the obvious
We’re of course all eagerly awaiting the iOS 18 headline feature to hit the betas: Apple Intelligence. But sometimes the little things really count. Steve Jobs famously said that design is not just how things look, but how they work. Jony Ive ad.....»»
Jony Ive still thinks of Steve Jobs every day
In a new podcast interview, ex-Apple chief designer Jony Ive has told of his hard early years at the company, and how hard it was leaving.Jony IveJony Ive left Apple in 2019, and reports since have claimed it was because of dissatisfaction with the c.....»»
Britain"s first AI politician claims he will bring trust back to politics—putting him to the test
Political parties often like to say their candidates are different from the rest, but Smarter UK's really is, because he isn't human—he's a creation of artificial intelligence (AI). The new political party believes its candidate, AI Steve, can put.....»»
BorgWarner names new COO, restructures business units
BorgWarner Inc. has named a new COO and plans a restructuring of its business units, both of which take effect on July 1......»»
Fully automated detection robot promotes efficient soil testing
A research team developed new equipment that achieved fully automatic and unmanned detection of soil nutrients (such as organic matter, available potassium, available phosphorus) and heavy metals (including Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr). They named it High Thr.....»»