iOS 17.4 beta adds 118 new emoji. The phoenix one is fire.
Apple’s iOS 17.4 beta dropped with 118 new emoji, according to a recent Emojipedia blog post, including two head-shaking emoji that signify yes or no, a fiery phoenix, a lime
» Read moreNASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter just died. Here’s what happened.
It’s extraordinarily hard to fly on Mars. But NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter did it — 72 times. On Jan. 25, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gloomily announced that the helicopter’s 72nd flight
» Read moreApple finally allows game streaming services on the App Store
Folks who like gaming on-the-go got some good news from Apple on Thursday. In a blog post on its developer website, Apple confirmed that third-party video game streaming apps from
» Read moreStartup brewing waste to replace palm oil gets Gates Foundation cash
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is pumping $3.5 million into C16 Biosciences, the Y Combinator-backed company fermenting alternatives to the environmentally destructive palm oil business. The Gates grant comes
» Read moreA comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs
Last year’s tech-wide reckoning continues. The tech industry has seen more than 240,000 jobs lost in 2023, a total that’s already 50% higher than last year and growing. Earlier this
» Read moreCruise reveals DOJ, SEC probes as it releases internal report on pedestrian crash
Cruise, the GM self-driving subsidiary, said Thursday that federal prosecutors and securities regulators have opened investigations into the October 2 incident that left a pedestrian stuck under and then dragged
» Read more23andMe admits it didn’t detect cyberattacks for months
In a data breach notification letter filed with regulators this weekend, 23andMe revealed that hackers started breaking into customers’ accounts in April 2023 and continued through most of September. In
» Read moreGoogle announced a 5-second AI video generator that’s scary good
Google’s new AI video generator is its most advanced yet — and that may lead to a rise in more convincing deepfakes. Google Research just unveiled Lumiere, an AI video
» Read moreGoogle Pixel 9 leak reveals 3 big design tweaks. It looks more iPhone-like now.
The Pixel 8 isn’t even six months old yet and we’re already seeing leaks of the Pixel 9. Shared as a collaboration between X user @OnLeaks and 91mobiles, leaked renders
» Read moreFTC orders AI companies to dish on investments, partnerships and meetings
The FTC is aiming to unravel the complex and secretive corporate relationships in the top AI companies out there in a new inquiry. Orders have been sent to Alphabet, Amazon,
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