A service disruption at Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s popular cloud hosting and data service, caused massive problems for internet users starting their workweek on Monday. Since AWS powers huge portions of the internet, the list of services and sites that suffered outages on Monday was pretty staggering. As Mashable reports, according to user-reported issues […]
Sometimes all the rumors do come true – Apple and Formula 1 have announced a new five-year partnership that will make Apple TV the exclusive home of all F1 races in the United States, starting in 2026. As TechRadar reports, as if Apple didn’t do enough last week after renaming Apple TV+ to Apple TV and then launching three […]
Can AI help improve patient outcomes when it comes to breast cancer? Seven major medical centers have partnered on a $16 million study to find out. As PCMag reports, hundreds of thousands of mammogram images will be randomly assigned for interpretation by either a radiologist or a radiologist who’s assisted by Transpara, an FDA-approved AI […]
As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead. As PCMag reports, last week Verizon announced it had signed a commercial agreement with the Texas-based AST SpaceMobile to supply satellite-to-phone connectivity starting next year. Terms were kept under wraps. But the agreement promises to give Verizon customers a new way […]
Microsoft AI has just announced its first text-to-image generator, MAI-Image-1, designed and developed in-house. The tech giant, which recently announced its first in-house Microsoft AI models, called the new image generator “the next step on our journey.” As The Verge reports, Microsoft says it sought feedback from creative professionals in order to avoid “repetitive or generically-stylized outputs.” […]
Apple launched brand new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods in September, but has no plans to slow down. It’s preparing to launch two to three products as early as this week, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports. As PCMag reports, unlike last month’s in-person event at Apple Park, the upcoming announcements will be made online. They will mainly circle around Apple’s latest […]
Eager to try Meta’s new Ray-Ban Display augmented-reality glasses? Better hope you live near the limited number of stores that have them in stock. As PCMag reports, Meta only started selling these $799 smart glasses last week, each equipped with a computer, camera, and microphone, plus a tiny display embedded in the right lens. But it’s not following […]
Google recently announced the upcoming release of Gemini for Home as a way to bring generative AI to the smart home. Last week, the company clarified exactly what changes are coming to the Google Home app and which devices will support the update, and it’s pretty much all of them. As ZDNET reports, Gemini will replace Google […]
The Lego Game Boy officially went on sale last week. But as The Verge reports, in Australia, one woman has already created a more amazing version. Natalie the Nerd, the self-taught circuit board designer and Game Boy modder whose gorgeous transparent Game Boy was just featured by The Verge in August, is doing what Nintendo and Lego didn’t: make […]
Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. According to Xbox Wire, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced at $29.99 per month instead of $19.99 — a 50 percent increase. Microsoft is attempting to justify the price hike with a variety of […]