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Samsung's Galaxy S24 Unpacked Event Is 2 Days Away. Here's What to Expect
How to watch Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on Jan. 17. We expect to learn more about the S24 series including the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Galaxy AI. Samsung is kicking off the year with a launch for its Galaxy S24 lineup, wherein new AI features are widely expected to be the main attraction. The phones will be officially unveiled at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event on Jan.17. This year, Samsung sa ... Read more
2024-01-15 18:29:01
ChatGPT for Self-Diagnosis: AI Is Changing the Way We Answer Our Own Health Questions
For better and for worse, AI gives us a new way to take symptom-checking into our own hands. For those with chronic health conditions, it's a new tool. Katie Sarvela was sitting in her bedroom in Nikiksi, Alaska, on top of a moose-and-bear-themed bedspread, when she entered some of her earliest symptoms into ChatGPT. The ones she remembers describing to the chatbot include half of her face feel ... Read more
2024-01-14 18:16:38
Why is the world investing so much in semiconductors?
I'm at the UK's newest computer chip plant in Durham. Formerly a ceramic pipe factory, from the outside it looks like a big warehouse. But inside the vast space is being transformed into a sophisticated hub for the manufacturing of computer chips. Pragmatic Semiconductor has already built one production line, which the industry likes to call fabrication lines, or fab lines. Sealed off in its ow ... Read more
2024-01-12 18:20:40
Why is the world investing so much in semiconductors?
I'm at the UK's newest computer chip plant in Durham. Formerly a ceramic pipe factory, from the outside it looks like a big warehouse. But inside the vast space is being transformed into a sophisticated hub for the manufacturing of computer chips. Pragmatic Semiconductor has already built one production line, which the industry likes to call fabrication lines, or fab lines. Sealed off in its ow ... Read more
2024-01-11 20:32:10
Bitcoin: Crypto fans can now invest in exchange-traded funds - but what are they?
The US has made the long-awaited decision to allow Bitcoin to be part of mainstream investing funds. It has approved what are known as spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which can be purchased by anyone from pension funds to ordinary investors. The announcement from the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission was accompanied by a stern warning about risks associated with the asset ... Read more
2024-01-10 22:40:55
New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries
A brand new substance, which could reduce lithium use in batteries, has been discovered using artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputing. The findings were made by Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which is part of the US Department of Energy. Scientists say the material could potentially reduce lithium use by up to 70%. Since its discovery the new material ha ... Read more
2024-01-09 19:04:14
Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones
Apple has begun making payments in a long-running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certain iPhones in the US. Complainants will receive a cut of a $500m (£394m) settlement which works out to around $92 (£72) per claim. Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit in 2020, stating at the time it denied any wrongdoing but was concerned with the cost of continuing litigation. A s ... Read more
2024-01-08 18:14:37
Samsung Galaxy S24 Features I Want to See: More AI, Faster Charging
The Galaxy S23 was all about practical upgrades like longer battery life, more base storage in the pricier models and a sharper camera sensor for the Ultra. But the Galaxy S24 may be more than just a hardware refresh if Samsung's Galaxy AI features end up being worthwhile. That said, flashy new AI capabilities alone aren't enough to make a smartphone worth recommending. Basics like battery life, ... Read more
2024-01-07 18:33:33
Love Your iPhone Pro but Miss Your Blackberry? Clicks Has a Solution
The Clicks for iPhone keyboard case has a hardware keyboard and will make its debut at CES 2024. It's made by a couple of YouTubers and a new company. When the first iPhone launched in 2007, it heralded a new age for all-screen smartphones with digital keyboards. But some folks continue to miss the full physical keyboards that made handsets from BlackBerry and others reign supreme. For those tact ... Read more
2024-01-05 18:16:45
Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots
Harry Potter, Elon Musk, Beyoncé, Super Mario and Vladimir Putin. These are just some of the millions of artificial intelligence (AI) personas you can talk to on Character.ai - a popular platform where anyone can create chatbots based on fictional or real people. It uses the same AI tech as the ChatGPT chatbot but, in terms of time spent, is more popular. And one bot has been more in demand tha ... Read more
2024-01-04 18:14:54