Meta exec behind Facebook"s cryptocurrency project to step down
David Marcus, the executive in charge of the troubled cryptocurrency project at Meta Platforms — the company formerly known as Facebook — announced Tuesday he will step down at the end of the year to pursue other projects......»»
US-made chips will cost Apple more, despite govt subsidies
Apple has pledged to buy US-made chips once TSMC’s Arizona plants come online, but the company may have to pay more for them. TSMC’s chief exec has said that it plans to charge customers more for chips made outside of Taiwan, due to the higher.....»»
On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration space missions
When astronauts embark on long space missions, they'll need to grow their own food because pre-packaged meals from Earth lose their nutritional value over time. The BioNutrients project at Ames Research Center's Space Biosciences Division has solved.....»»
How groups and technology tackle complex problems together
Picture a group of students tackling a complex project: some are brainstorming, others are researching, and some are planning the presentation. Each student plays a unique role, yet they all work together......»»
Researchers find babbling by zebra finch chicks is important step to memorizing songs
When babies learn to talk or birds learn to sing, the same principle applies: listen and then imitate. This is how the first babble becomes the first word or vocalization. Male zebra finch chicks initially memorize the song of an adult bird. Later, t.....»»
Apple hits 18 gigawatts of clean energy in its environmental push
Apple is continuing to step up its environmental efforts, revealing new projects to increase the use of clean energy, as well as to replenish fresh water it uses by 2030 ahead of Earth Day.An Apple solar farmApple made a pledge in 2020 to become comp.....»»
Scientists discover how soil microbes survive in harsh desert environments
Prolonged droughts followed by sudden bursts of rainfall—how do desert soil bacteria manage to survive such harsh conditions? This long-debated question has now been answered by an ERC project led by microbiologist Dagmar Woebken from the Centre fo.....»»
Damn Vulnerable RESTaurant: Open-source API service designed for learning
Damn Vulnerable RESTaurant is an open-source project that allows developers to learn to identify and fix security vulnerabilities in their code through an interactive game. “I wanted to create a generic playground for ethical hackers, developer.....»»
Starliner spacecraft just took a major step toward first crewed flight
Boeing has stacked the Starliner spacecraft atop an Atlas V rocket ahead of the capsule's first crewed flight to orbit next month......»»
Quest Pro 2: What we know about Meta’s next premium VR headset
Find out what we know about Meta's plans for a second-generation Quest Pro to challenge Apple's Vision Pro as a spatial computer......»»
Kia poised to pull ahead in race to inexpensive EVs, exec says
Kia's early moves position it to bring EVs to the U.S. mass market......»»
watchOS 10.5 Release Gets One Step Closer
Apple’s upcoming watchOS 10.5 update for Apple Watch got one step closer release today with the release of a brand new beta. The company’s pushed the second watchOS 10.5 beta to developers which means testers can now start using the softw.....»»
Meta’s oversight board to probe subjective policy on AI sex image removals
Celebrity AI sex image scandal spurs Meta to seek comments for policy revamp. Enlarge (credit: IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY | Science Photo Library) Meta continues to slowly adapt Facebook and Instagram policies to a.....»»
Motorola Announces a New Trio of Premium Smartphones
The new handsets go all-out in terms of design, with stylish looks all around. The post Motorola Announces a New Trio of Premium Smartphones appeared first on Phandroid. Motorola’s mission to step up its premium smartphone offerings.....»»
Apple, Google, Meta, others struggle when it comes to ad transparency
A new report suggests that every tech giant has failed to provide crucial ad transparency tools to its user base, leaving the door open for disinformation and manipulation.On Tuesday, Mozilla and CheckFirst, a Finland-based research company, released.....»»
Zuckerberg has no personal liability in child addiction lawsuit [U]
Update: A court has ruled that Mark Zuckerberg cannot be held personally liable for claims that Meta sought to make its apps addictive to children. Lawyers will be able to re-file, this time claiming against Meta rather than Zuckerberg. Two separa.....»»
New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied
The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ Utils package by someone who called themselves “Jia Tan”. This malicious.....»»
Tech exec predicts ‘AI girlfriends’ will create $1B business: ‘Comfort at the end of the day’
Tech exec predicts ‘AI girlfriends’ will create $1B business: ‘Comfort at the end of the day’.....»»
Meta Wants to Bring the Quest into Classrooms
Meta says that the new product will provide teachers, trainers and administrators access to a range of education-specific software. The post Meta Wants to Bring the Quest into Classrooms appeared first on Phandroid. As more businesses and.....»»
Threads is finally rolling out real-time search results for some users
Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, has come a long way since its launch almost a year ago. However, Threads still lacks some important features – such as an option to show real-time search results. After Meta said it had no plans to make thi.....»»
Apple removes the first iOS Game Boy emulator released under new App Store rules
iGBA seems to have taken unauthorized code from earlier GBA4iOS project. Enlarge / Photos of iGBA that appeared on the App Store before the app was taken down. (credit: Internet Archive) Over the weekend, developer Matti.....»»