iPhone users in 92 countries received a recent stark warning
Apple warned that a small number of devices were under attack.
Apple warned that a small number of devices were under attack.
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The biggest news stories this morning: NASA confirms its space trash pierced Florida man’s roof, A Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person, Insta360’s X4 camera is the first 8K 360-degree video.
The weather's getting hotter -- but not quite as hot as the generative AI space, which saw a slew of new models released this week, including Meta's Llama 3. In other AI news, Hyundai-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics unveiled an electric-powered humanoid follow-up to its long-running Atlas robot, which it recently retired. As Brian writes, the new robot -- also called Atlas -- has a kinder, gentler design than both the original Atlas and more contemporary robots like the Figure 01 and Tesla Optimus.
Apple's 2023 iMac has dropped to its lowest price to date, but you'll need to be comfortable having just 8GB of RAM.
Now that humanoids are all the rage in the robotics industry, Boston Dynamics on Tuesday officially retired theirs. Boston Dynamics has been focused on commercializing technologies for a number of years now. Boston Dynamics was, of course, well ahead of the current humanoid robotics curve.
Google has a lot at stake as a federal judge weighs whether the tech giant’s search empire should be broken up. But so does the rest of Silicon Valley.
Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries on Wednesday, warning them that they may have been targeted by mercenary spyware attacks. The notification, which TechCrunch has seen, did not disclose the attackers' identities or the countries where users received notifications. "Apple detected that you are being targeted by a mercenary spyware attack that is trying to remotely compromise the iPhone associated with your Apple ID -xxx-," it wrote in the warning to affected customers.
A total of 200 people were let go across Google’s “Core” teams, which included those working on app platforms and other engineering roles. Elsewhere, Tesla CEO Elon Musk gutted the company's team responsible for overseeing its Supercharger network in a new round of layoffs -- despite recently winning over major automakers like Ford and General Motors. The cuts are so complete that Musk suggested in an email that they'll force Tesla to slow the Supercharger network's expansion.
In 2017, Vinod Khosla told CNBC that the job "of the radiologist will be obsolete in five years." While the founder of Khosla Ventures later revised that timeline to as long as 15 years, he maintained that AI image recognition could soon diagnose disease on scans better than human doctors. Seven years later, radiologists are still required to interpret most scans (even if AI software helps them); the more immediate challenge is the shortage of these doctors in the United States and around the world.
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'The sound is awesome, almost just like AirPods,' fans said.
Apple's ninth-generation iPad with Applecare+ is 25 percent off the bundle's sticker price.
Apple's 2022 MacBook Air is on sale for 17 percent off its sticker price.
Apple made some changes to the cheaper side of its tablet lineup. The 10th-generation iPad, the newest version of the budget model, now starts at $349, down from its original $449.
On Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET, the company is set to unveil the latest additions to the iPad line. According to the rumor mill, that list includes: a new iPad Pro, iPad Air, Apple Pencil and a keyboard case. Well, for starters, word on the street is that Apple launched the M3 later than expected (likely owing to supply chain issues), forcing the company to launch all three chips at the same event.
It takes off from your palm, follows you around, captures HDR video and folds down to pocket-size. What's not to love?
Apple's iPad Air update isn't a wild change, but that's OK. It's the first time the company has sold a large-screen iPad for less than $1,000.
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class gets some tiny modifications to its tech and luxury offerings before a larger facelift and refresh coming in 2026.
Apple's new Pencil brings squeeze and roll gestures to its iPad lineup.
It used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito.