Apple to pay $95m to settle Siri listening case
[ad_1] In the preliminary settlement,, external the tech firm denies any wrongdoing, as well as claims that it “recorded, disclosed to third parties, or failed to delete, conversations recorded as the result of a Siri activation” without consent. Apple’s lawyers also say they will confirm they have “permanently deleted individual Siri audio recordings collected by […]
Apple Intelligence falsely claimed Luke Littler had already won
[ad_1] Even though this type of summary notification appears to be directly from the BBC, it is in fact Apple Intelligence’s take on much longer headlines. Other stories in the summaries seen on Friday – including those on South Korea and rising cases of influenza – were reported accurately by Apple Intelligence. The latest examples […]
Court strikes down US net neutrality rules
[ad_1] The fight over net neutrality was once a heated issue in the US, pitting internet providers against big tech companies such as Google and Netflix. Comedian John Oliver famously urged his audience to express support for the rules, leading to a deluge of comments that crashed the government’s site. But the issue has faded […]
Tesla sales stall as China’s BYD closes in
[ad_1] Tesla also counts China as a key market, but it has lost ground to rivals as the price war rumbles on. Demand for electric vehicles has also softened in other regions, such as the US and Europe, creating challenges for many carmakers. Volkswagen, Ford and General Motors were among the companies that cut sales […]
Why Apple is offering rare iPhone discounts in China
[ad_1] Against this backdrop, Apple’s share of the Chinese market has come under increasing pressure from local rivals, such as Vivo and Xiaomi. The US firm re-entered China’s top five smartphone makers in the third quarter of 2024 after briefly dropping off the list. According to IDC’s latest research, Vivo was China’s best-selling smartphone maker […]
Sir Nick Clegg to leave Meta ahead of Trump’s return
[ad_1] Sir Nick’s departure is seen by some analysts as a nod to the changing of the guard in Washington. He joined Facebook in 2018, after losing his seat as an MP in 2017. He was later promoted to president of global affairs, a prominent position at Meta. In a statement announcing he would step […]
Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
[ad_1] The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to “Kekius Maximus”. The tech mogul – and close confidant of US President-Elect Donald Trump – offered no immediate explanation for the name or his new profile image which depicts the character Pepe the Frog […]
What to know about string of US hacks blamed on China
[ad_1] The most recent hacks seem to have been aimed at powerful individuals and collecting data that could benefit the Chinese government. Among others, they targeted the phones of President-elect Donald Trump, Vice-President-elect JD Vance, and people working for Vice-President Kamala Harris’s campaign. The hackers have also accessed a database of phone numbers subject to […]
30 years ago Tomorrow’s World predicted 2025 – how did it do?
[ad_1] Futurist Tracey Follows thought the 1995 programme got a lot of big ideas right, but missed two of the biggest themes of the last 30 years – the spread of big tech and social media. By 2055, she thinks many people will be “cognitively connected” – a hive mind of humans and technology via […]
What we know about H-1B visas Trump supporters are clashing over
[ad_1] The median yearly income of people approved to work in the US on an H-1B visa in the 2023 fiscal year was $118,000 (£94,000). The median yearly income for people, external in computer and mathematical occupations across the US is about $113,000 (£90,000) – slightly less than those in similar sectors via the H-1B […]