Dec 12, 2022 08:29 am UTC| Technology Business
The long-rumored Apple Car is now expected to launch in 2026 at the earliest. But the tech giant has reportedly scaled down its plans for the vehicle, notably scrapping its vision of a fully automated car that can travel...
Disney+ ad-supported tier launches with competitive pricing and features to take on Netflix
Dec 09, 2022 09:40 am UTC| Technology Business
As promised, Disney+ launched its ads-supported subscription tier on Thursday. And its monthly pricing, along with the perks included in the plan, is giving Netflixs Basic with Ads option a run for its money. The...
Dec 09, 2022 07:24 am UTC| Technology Business Economy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it is filing a lawsuit against Microsoft for its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The complaint alleges that the deal is in violation of antitrust...
Sony says it has technology for humanoid robots but needs to find usage
Dec 08, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
Sony Group Corp. claimed it has the technology to make humanoid robots quickly but would only invest in manufacturing them once it has identified how they could be effectively used. Hiroaki Kitano, Sonys Chief...
Japanese firm Rapidus to cooperate with Belgium group in chip production, development
Dec 08, 2022 23:42 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus will collaborate with Belgian research organization Imec, to develop next-generation chips for production in Japan. Rapidus, which was launched last month by eight Japanese...
Text-to-image AI: powerful, easy-to-use technology for making art – and fakes
Dec 08, 2022 11:04 am UTC| Technology
Type Teddy bears working on new AI research on the moon in the 1980s into any of the recently released text-to-image artificial intelligence image generators, and after just a few seconds the sophisticated software will...
Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls
Dec 08, 2022 11:03 am UTC| Technology
As we prepare to invest money to prevent the next global pandemic and find solutions to many other problems, science funders have a large opportunity to move towards open science and more research collaboration by offering...
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