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The launch of Apple's iPhone 16 was marked by protests outside Apple stores around the world. Demonstrators used the day to draw media attention to a range of issues, including the environmental threat posed by the mining of minerals for mobile phone batteries, social injustices in mines in the Congo and Apple's stance on the war in Gaza.

Epson has released two fast EdgeLink document scanners that can save to cloud services, email, flash drives, and network folders – the DS-800WN and DS-900WN. The scanners are designed for rapid office document digitization at up to 70 duplex pages per minute. The included Document Capture Pro software can convert scans into PDFs with searchable text.

Ram Gopal Varma, the Indian filmmaker known for movies such as Company, Sarkar, and Satya, has launched RGV Den Music, which will only handle AI-generated music. He also confirmed that his future projects will only use such music and predicted that all humans involved in the music industry will be replaced by AI.

In its quest to tackle an impressive amount of scientific data, Genmab has provided ChatGPT Enterprise access to about 1,000 employees less than a year ago. Now, the "AI Everywhere" initiative comes to provide the power of OpenAI's solution to "almost everyone" by acquiring more than 2,000 additional licenses.

Nintendo officially announced that it, along with The Pokémon Company, had filed a lawsuit against Pocketpair, the developer behind the smash-hit game, Palworld. The lawsuit comes as a surprise to absolutely no-one, but Pocketpair has feigned ignorance in its response.

TSMC, one of the most popular chip manufacturers in the world, has apparently fired up fabrication in the United States. Its first chip is somewhat surprising: the Apple A16 SoC, which powered the iPhone 14 Pro. This may point to the specifications of the upcoming iPhone SE 4.

USB-A belongs among the "legacy" ports. This means: It is an outdated standard only maintained for legacy reasons, to be replaced by USB-C. With the affordable ThinkPad L14, Lenovo takes a step into the opposite direction: Instead of two USB-A ports, the budget business laptop has three USB-A ports.

The three main priorities for Intel right now include a more streamlined product portfolio that focuses on X86 first and AI second, securing more customers for the angstrom-era nodes, as well as establishing the foundry division into an independent subsidiary.

Confirmed to run for 48 hours, starting at 12:01 AM PT/3:01 AM ET on October 8th, this year's second Amazon Prime Day event, called Prime Big Deal Days once again, has just been officially confirmed. The list of brands that will get generous discounts includes Barbie, Play-Doh, Disney, KitchenAid, JBL, LEGO, Cider, Lenox, and more.

Intel has announced it will make custom chips for Amazon Web Services on its 18A node, along with special Xeon chips on Intel 3.

A new report says Intel and AMD were the final two bidders for Sony's PlayStation 6 chip. AMD won the contract because Intel was unable to negotiate a mutually beneficial deal, which could have generated up to $30 billion for Intel.

The Biden administration has finalized huge tariff hikes on Chinese-made electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar panels, and other imports. The tariffs include medical masks and syringes, raising already expensive medical costs in America.

Until now, Tesla's Robotaxi was only known from concept drawings. Now the first prototype of the self-driving electric car has been spotted. A photo shows it at a junction in front of a Tesla Model Y - albeit completely covered in yellow foil.

Microsoft has officially announced its intent to move security measures out of the kernel, following the Crowdstrike disaster a few short months ago. The removal of kernel access for security solutions would likely revolutionise running Windows games on the Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has announced an action calling to end what it calls “unfair practices” relating to in-game purchases. It doesn't dance around the issue, either, calling game companies out for their claims that gamers prefer in-game currencies and subtly accusing game developers of manipulating the whims of children for monetary gain.

United will be retrofitting its planes with bigger seatback displays and charging outlets as it provides free high-speed Starlink Internet on all of its planes, starting in 2025.

After a few game studios ceased their activity, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Microsoft has laid off an additional 650 employees who worked in the company's gaming division. This move comes not long after almost 2,000 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees had been fired.

It looks like Unity's controversial Runtime Fee pricing structure has been less popular than the maker of the game engine had anticipated. Effective immediately, the Runtime Fee has been cancelled for all versions of Unity ahead of the anticipated 2024 launch of Unity 6.

Although there is no official confirmation yet, it seems that OpenAI is on the way towards raising an impressive $6.5 billion, with the help of a new estimated value of no less than $150 billion. Earlier this year, Sam Altman's startup had managed to raise $1 billion and was valued at $86 billion.

With over 1,440 titles per USD and a catalog of over 17,000 items, Amazon's Prime Video provides the best value currently available in a video streaming service. Since its introduction, Prime Video has had an average yearly price increase of 3.8%, while Crunchyroll is the only one in the top 10 with the same price since its release.

The US pre-owned EV market has recorded a sharp decline in prices as an average used EV now costs 25% less than a year ago. As a result, the average price of a used Tesla Model 3 has crashed by more than $8,000 and the car now sits below $26,000.

As revealed by three anonymous sources familiar with the tech giant's inner workings, Samsung Electronics is planning to cut up to 30% of its employees at some undisclosed overseas divisions. The staff usually targeted belongs to marketing (up to 15% to be fired) and administrative departments (up to 30%).

During the company's last earnings call, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison unveiled that the company has already received the building permit for no less than three next-gen small modular nuclear reactors. With an expected output of over one gigawatt, this nuclear trio will power one of Oracle's upcoming data centers.

If everything goes as planned, Nevada will soon become the first administration to use a generative AI system to process appeals hearings transcripts and issue a recommendation regarding the ruling. However, it should also be taken into account that the final decision (and accountability) will remain in human hands.

Ford has patented a new system that records conversations, location and destination and even takes the weather into account to deliver targeted advertising to drivers.

The U.S. Commerce Department is now focusing on both AI and cloud computing service providers with a new proposal, which involves requiring additional reporting from these companies. The goal of these new requirements is to ensure the safety of the technologies developed, such as their ability to handle cyberattacks.

After the recently released trailer for the Minecraft film with its mixture of real film and animation was not very well received, animator Alumio quickly developed his own, completely animated version - and it seems to be much better received by fans.

Hydrogen is an energy source with great potential, but its explosive nature has made it difficult to control. A German company has now found a solution that could revolutionise the use of hydrogen and is being funded to the tune of €72.5 million.

As X/Twitter remains banned in Brazil, new users from this country helped Bluesky exceed 9 million subscribers while also recording almost 5 million monthly active accounts. Founded in early October 2021, this US-based decentralized microblogging social platform opened signups for everyone this year, in early February.

The well-known audio company Sonos had been planning a new product to take on the likes of Roku and Google Chromecast - however, it may have to delay the release of the brand-first product. The OEM is now reportedly shedding employees, not to mention the production of its inaugural Ace wireless headphones compared to in-house projections. The source of all this adversity is said to lie in the furore caused by what should have been a simple update to its smartphone app.

After Ubisoft was unable to celebrate a major success this year and the sales figures for Star Wars: Outlaws also fell short of expectations, the Ubisoft share price fell to a record low.

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G7+ is now official. It features an AMD Ryzen AI 9 265 processor, up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X-7500 RAM, a 16.5-inch screen and an 85 Wh battery.

Currently valued at no less than $5 billion, Safe Superintelligence has just raised $1 billion, which will be used to acquire both top AI specialists and computing power. The goal of this company, co-founded by a former OpenAI chief scientist, is to develop safe AI systems that surpass human abilities.

X TV, a new streaming platform aimed at competing with YouTube through exclusive content and live events, has recently entered its beta phase and is now available for users.

The latest additions to the Vero line are touted as the best projectors for basic home and work use thanks to their generationally upgraded brightness, further boosted by Acer LumiSense, ColorBoost LED and ColorPurity+ technologies. The PD2528ic and PD2328 are also rated for cost-effective 24/7 operation with EcoProjection modes and an LED source touted to use up to 42% less power than traditional lamp-lit alternatives.

An unpatchable Yubico two-factor authentication key vulnerability has broken the security of most Yubikey 5, Security Key, and YubiHSM 2FA devices. The Feitian A22 JavaCard is also vulnerable. Vulnerable 2FA keys should be replaced as soon as possible, especially when used to secure cybercurrency or top-secret information.

Sanwa Supply has unveiled the MA-BTRING5BK wireless finger mouse with crown scroll wheel. The mouse is worn on a finger and can be operated in the air to control computers, tablets, and smartphones from up to 33 feet (10 m) away. The crown wheel can be turned with the thumb to quickly scroll through webpages and documents.

China's BYD, Tesla's fiercest rival in the EV space, has sold more than a million EVs so far in 2024. The company's EV sales for the first eight months of 2024 represent a 12% increase over the same period from last year. Additional, BYD has also enjoyed record-breaking PHEV sales.

As uncovered by security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry, there was a vulnerability in the FlyCASS management system that allowed unauthorized persons to bypass security checks and even get into the cockpit of an aircraft.

The industry based on videos edited or created using artificial intelligence (AI) is just getting started at a worth of about $600 million (based on 2023 estimates). However, that value is also now projected to skyrocket into the billions by 2033. Enterprise-grade and business-like applications such as the conversion of other media, even spreadsheets, into video form is backed to contribute to this potentially substantial growth.

CheckMag Google's Gemini AI received many improvements over the past week, including some premium features available to users of Gemini Advanced and Google Workspaces. With features focused on education and business, it is clear that Google will continue to saturate every aspect of its cloud services with a hefty dose of Gemini AI.

The Milepost Zero update will be applied along with repackaging that will reduce the size of the game.

Apple and Nvidia are reportedly exploring substantial investments in OpenAI, as per reports from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. These investments are likely to boost OpenAI's value beyond $100 billion in the AI behemoth's upcoming funding round.