When Elon Musk unveiled the first Chinese-made Teslas in Shanghai in 2020, he went off script and started dancing. Peeling off his jacket, he flung it across the stage in a partial striptease. Mr. Musk had reason to celebrate. A few years earlier, with Tesla on the brink of failure, he had bet on China, … Read more
The image above is of the iPad Air 5 and for illustration purposes only. iPad Air 6 (2024) Intro The iPad Air is that perfect middle ground where price, performance, and size come into an almost perfect goldilock, at least as far as tablets go. If rumours are true, we are soon to see the new, … Read more
Within minutes of walking through an Israeli military checkpoint along Gaza’s central highway on Nov. 19, the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha was asked to step out of the crowd. He put down his 3-year-old son, whom he was carrying, and sat in front of a military jeep. Half an hour later, Mr. Abu Toha … Read more
Move over Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri. There’s a new digital assistant in town, although you need to be a facilities manager to appreciate it. On Tuesday, BrainBox AI, the maker of an AI-powered facilities management solution, announced a virtual building assistant called ARIA (Artificial Responsive Intelligent Assistant). Powered by AWS Bedrock, ARIA is designed … Read more
Garmin Vivoactive 5 Intro Garmin has a huge lineup of sports watches and we understand how it might be hard to navigate this vastness, but this here Garmin Vivoactive 5 might be the one worth knowing about if you are on a tighter budget. First, let’s start with the basic facts: the Vivoactive 5 is … Read more
By John Markoff. Photographs by Balazs Gardi. March 26, 2024 Two research labs known for some of the tech industry’s most important innovations have merged in hopes of recapturing their glory days. It is one of Silicon Valley’s enduring legends. In 1979, a 24-year old Steve Jobs was permitted to visit Xerox’s Palo Alto Research … Read more
Nothing Phone (2a) Intro The brand-new Nothing Phone is out, and it had plenty of fanfare when walking out to the spotlight! After months of teasing, the company has released the Nothing Phone (2a)— their third overall handset, but the first one to be specifically positioned as an affordable midranger. Where does it sit on … Read more
Amazon said on Wednesday that it had added $2.75 billion to its investment in Anthropic, a start-up that competes with companies like OpenAI and Google in the race to build cutting-edge A.I. systems. The investment comes six months after Amazon invested $1.25 billion in Anthropic, making the San Francisco start-up Amazon’s most important A.I. partner. … Read more
In recent weeks, American lawmakers have moved to ban the Chinese-owned app TikTok. President Biden reinforced his commitment to overcome China’s rise in tech. And the Chinese government added chips from Intel and AMD to a blacklist of imports. Now, as the tech and economic cold war between the United States and China accelerates, Silicon … Read more
Organizations are increasingly taking to the offensive to foil threats before they become attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by a breach and attack simulation company. In its 2024 State of Exposure Management & Security Validation report, Cymulate maintained that security leaders are recognizing that the pattern of buying new tech and the frantic … Read more
