House Democrats About To Uncork 5-Pronged Assault on Tech
House Democrats are set to introduce a package of five bills as soon as this week that would prohibit tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google from discriminating against rivals or buying potential competitors, two individuals familiar wit.....»»
With these top PC deals, Dell is celebrating the best in tech
These top PC deals Dell has running for its Techfest sale are incredible and you need to see them. Save big on everything tech......»»
OpenAI boss takes Sora tech to Hollywood, report claims
OpenAI chief Sam Altman is reportedly courting Hollywood bigwigs in a bid to get them to incorporate his text-to-video Sora technology into their work......»»
iPhone 16 Pro: New A18 Pro chip to offer powerful on-device AI performance
According to a new analyst note from Jeff Pu at Haitong International Tech Research, seen by 9to5Mac, Apple is planning changes to the A18 Pro chip specifically for on-device artificial intelligence. Pu also writes that Apple is ramping up A18 Pro ch.....»»
GDC 2024 in review: Path tracing, upscaling, and CPU-killing tech
After spending the week at GDC, here are my big takeaways from advancements in the world of PC graphics and tech......»»
Is the Apple Vision Pro the ultimate personal home theater?
Is the Apple Vision Pro the best personal home theater experience you can have? The industry-changing tech is has for incredible cinematic video......»»
Apple may have delayed a critical Apple Watch upgrade
Apple has reportedly killed in-house development efforts for of next-gen microLED panels that would've offered a huge quality leap for the Apple Watch......»»
Gurman: In-house Apple Watch display project canceled, but microLED products still expected
Spring cleaning continues at Apple. Per Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple no longer plans to design and produce its own displays for the Apple Watch. Apple has reportedly been investigating moving from OLED to custom microLED screens dates since at lea.....»»
Apple has decided against making its own microLED Apple Watch displays
Less than a month after Apple abandoned its plans for the Apple Car, the tech giant has decided to bail on its initiative to design its own microLED screens for the Apple Watch.Apple Watch UltraThe project, which was first discovered in 2023, was des.....»»
US election: Turning off TikTok is a big risk for the Democrats
Popular social media platform TikTok stands accused of holding US data in China, fostering censorship, and spreading disinformation. Its popularity poses a dilemma for US politicians, but especially Democrats who have heavily relied on the app to rea.....»»
Like the Road House remake? Then watch these 3 action movies right now
If you like Jake Gyllenhaal's Road House, then watch these three action movies, including another 1980s film with Patrick Swayze and a great 2022 legacy sequel......»»
The tech tightrope: safeguarding privacy in an AI-powered world
The tech tightrope: safeguarding privacy in an AI-powered world.....»»
DOJ lawsuit misunderstands CarPlay, claiming it too is anticompetitive
The DOJ lawsuit is 88 pages long, and I freely confess I haven’t yet finished reading it, but it seems one tech writer has – finding a claim that CarPlay is anticompetitive. As the piece notes, it seems clear that the Department of Justice doe.....»»
HBO drops 2 dueling trailers for House of the Dragon season 2
It's time to pick between the Blacks and the Greens in the Targaryen civil war as HBO's House of the Dragon season 2 gets two new trailers......»»
Choose your side in a civil war with House of the Dragon’s dueling S2 trailers
Is it a war for the good of the realm, or the "satisfaction of vengeance"? This short teaser for S2 of HBO's House of the Dragon lets you choose between two full trailers. It's been a long wait for the second season of HBO's House o.....»»
Proton launches passkey support, says access is ‘free’ and ‘universal’ as the tech should be
Proton is out with support for passkeys today with its open-source, end-to-end encrypted password manager Proton Pass. Notably, the company calls out big tech’s approach to passkey support as making their walled gardens taller, while Proton’s app.....»»
Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79
Vinge won multiple Hugo awards and created a sci-fi concept that drives AI researchers. Enlarge / A photo of Vernor Vinge in 2006. (credit: Raul654) On Wednesday, author David Brin announced that Vernor Vinge, sci-fi aut.....»»
Talk to each other: How dealers can smooth tech vendor bumps
CEO Liza Borches has pursued a multiyear effort to streamline her dealership group's use of technology and make remaining vendors work better together. That included a summit of all the major players......»»
In Spain, hi-tech hops keep beer bitter as climate bites
Outside the warehouse in northwestern Spain, it's a freezing, foggy morning but inside it's balmy, the warmth and LED lights fooling 360 hop plants to flower as if it were late August......»»
Here’s BMW’s electric replacement for the X3—production starts in 2025
BMW has developed an all new EV platform with better efficiency and more tech. Enlarge BMW provided flights from Washington to Lisbon and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the Vision Neue Klasse X. Ars does not a.....»»
Apple boss Tim Cook launches charm offensive in vital market
Apple chief Tim Cook is spending a few days in China, one of the tech company’s most important markets and a major manufacturing hub for its products......»»