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According to S&P Global Mobility, the Tesla Cybertruck was the most registered EV pickup in the US. In fact, the Cybertruck accounted for 45% of the total registered electric pickup trucks in May, beating both the Ford F-150 Lightning by a wide margin.

MarineMax, a Florida-based yacht and boat retail company, suffered a data breach in March 2024, impacting over 123,000 customers and possibly employees. After initially downplaying the incident, MarineMax confirmed that attackers breached their systems and stole personal information, including names and potentially more. The breach took place between March 1 and 10, and Rhysida claimed responsibility for the same.

Studist has launched Teachme AI to automate multilingual work manual creation while reducing required labor by over 80%. Recording a video while explaining the steps of a work process is all the AI software needs to draft a subtitled, step-by-step video manual broken down into clear steps. Teachme AI is a new feature of Teachme Biz, a manual sharing and creation system for businesses.

The versatile 14-inch convertible is currently on sale for just $881 at Lenovo's official online outlet store, which means that the ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 is now worth a look for bargain hunters who are in the market for a sturdy business laptop with a decent screen.

AT&T got hacked recently, following an event of a similar nature earlier in 2024. The latter was massive, with personal information of over 73 million customers getting leaked, and this latest data breach is even bigger with approximately 110 million clients affected.

CheckMag So many people rely on mobile devices of all stripes to keep their data secure. Let’s look at why this is not such a good idea - and the options available to fight back.

As part of a hacker attack, over a terabyte of information was stolen from Disney servers - possibly including sensitive data on Marvel projects.

Fiat has unleashed the Grande Panda as its latest compact SUV for select European countries. It is to be available in a markedly affordable all-electric form, so as to compete with a growing number of rivals such as the eerily similar Citroën e-C3. Then again, it will start even cheaper as a hybrid EV.

Generative AI is often seen as one of the great technological innovations of the era; nevertheless, its effects on the traditionally human domains of artistic endeavor are hotly debated. A team of researchers set out to assess the effects of OpenAI's GPT model on the ability of its subjects to produce viable creative writing content, with intriguing results.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 3 comes with 16GB memory, a 512GB SSD and a 300-nit FHD display, which is not particularly colorful but is certainly adequate for the office-heavy workloads that the 14-inch business laptop is designed for.

Elon Musk has reposted a video in which the new $599 Starlink Mini Kit with built-in Wi-Fi router is running in the middle of a corn field off of a Milwaukee battery.

Kontaki.io has released the Nano Smart Tag IR wearable that enables hospitals to track patients in real-time with room-level accuracy. Whether a patient has wandered off due to dementia or simply misplaced by staff, the Nano Smart Tag IR allows hospitals to quickly locate patients. The live data also monitors doctor visits and patient flows to help eliminate inefficient medical care.

Sales of the Apple Vision Pro are declining - and the main reason for this is the high price. A published analysis by market researchers from Omdia Research reveals why AR glasses are so expensive.

If you have a PlayStation 4 or 5, you can currently get 3 months free access to Apple TV+. Apple Music can even be used free of charge for 6 months - but only for PS5 owners.

For the first time ever, third party smart gadgets can now work with LG’s ThinQ-enabled appliances thanks to Homey integration. In a bid to gain more clout in the smart home, LG has bought 80% of Athom, the parent company of the Homey smart home platform, and is well on its way to owning the remaining 20%.

Sales figures for the Xbox Series X/S are declining and are well below the sales figures achieved by Sony with the PlayStation 5. The well-known gaming insider Tom Warren suspects that Microsoft could soon stop marketing Xbox consoles in Europe altogether. Update: According to Microsoft Insider Jez Corden, the rumors are not true

Current projections from market research firm IDC point to fewer than 500,000 total sales for Apple's Vision Pro this year. Sales for the headset have cooled significantly in the US, although an international launch may reinvigorate retail movement.

SpaceX has launched the standalone Starlink Mini kit for everyone to buy in the US, while it was initially only available as an add-on to an existing service.

Hohem's latest handheld gimbal accessory for smartphones comes with an upgraded version of the brand's Magnetic AI Tracker rated to work with either selfie or rear cameras. The iSteady V3 is also the first of its line with in-built physical controls that also doubles as a detachable remote control, and comes with an introductory $20 discount.

Samsung just announced an improved BioActive Sensor, set to unlock "new possibilities for preventative wellness". The new sensor is to feature in the upcoming Galaxy watches starting with the Galaxy Watch7. It is touted to be more accurate than its predecessor and offer AGEs index monitoring.

Canva CEO, Melanie Perkins, recently reaffirmed in an interview that AI is key to Canva's mission of providing affordable, easy-to-use design software that rivals Adobe's creative software empire. Canva's recent acquisition of Affinity means this AI-happy ethos is likely to permeate into the Adobe rival, too.

Capable of providing a fully-loaded Linux firewall solution that only requires a few clicks to secure a network, NethSecurity got an update with two major highlights. Version 8.1 comes with a user account manager in the web GUI, as well as a visual connection tracker.

Gatebox has unveiled the AI Kanji restaurant tablet system to help keep diners drinking and eating happily for better sales. The AI celebrates toasts with diners, monitors drink levels, and recommends dishes and drinks as the night progresses. The system helps restaurants counter inflation and staffing difficulties.

The National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), which accounts for about 25% of the company's Korean workforce, announced that about 6,500 of its roughly 30,000 members are now on a three-day strike. The union members require an extra day of annual leave and an improved bonus system.

Samsung Electronics just revealed it made an operating profit of 10.4 trillion South Korean won ($7.55 billion) in the second quarter of 2024, the highest amount recorded since Q3 2022. Global phone shipments grew significantly YoY in Q1 2024; the good numbers posted by Samsung may be an indication of a continuation of that trend.

Many feel misuse of generative AI poses an enormous security risk, according to an international survey carried out by Censuswide, with phishing attacks named as the other key concern. 74% of respondents express confidence in their IT departments' abilities yet over a half report having experienced a data breach lately. 55% of the security experts admit they do not conduct security audits as often as they should.

A former AMD engineer, Hemant Mohapatra, recently revealed that AMD had almost bought Nvidia. The ex-employee says that the deal fell through because Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, didn't want to sell unless he became the CEO of the merged company.

PlayStation 4 is one of the most successful consoles Sony has released. Renato Fragale, AMD's current Sr. Director of OEM Consumer & Gaming Client Business, says this success has also saved AMD from bankruptcy.

OLED, WWAN, a user-replaceable keyboard: All these features are not present for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel - the older ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 Intel still offers them.

According to Tesla's Q2 2024 delivery data, the company has been unable to recover from the on-going sales slump as deliveries have now declined for the second quarter in a row. This marks the first time in history that Tesla has had to endure two consequent quarters of slowing deliveries.

Samsung Electronics just published a list of 7 locations that will host Galaxy Experience Spaces to showcase the many benefits of Galaxy AI. Dubai and Paris are included and so are 5 other major cities in Asia, Europe and North America.

Los Angeles Unified School District Ed AI chatbot service provider AllHere has gone belly up after taking over $2 million for three months of poor service while violating student data privacy. The Harvard-educated CEO and most employees have been fired, and the company has been put up for sale.

HiDock touts its new product as the ultimate, most futuristic laptop dock of the future. Not only can it automatically record the voice calls taken over its inbuilt speaker, it can use AI to record and produce written transcriptions and summaries of them. It can also act as a hub for dual 4K monitors, SD cards, thumb drives and USB accessories.

Sony has discontinued the production of select Blu-ray recording and optical recording discs as its first step towards exiting the optical disc business as demand falls. The Tagajyo factory in Miyagi, Japan is the last remaining factory capable of producing 128 GB BDXL Blu-ray recordable discs. Sony is seeking voluntary, early retirement from 250 of 670 employees at the plant.

Although Windows is a commercial product, paying for it doesn't keep ads away. After removing these annoyances from the Weather app last year, Microsoft has just revived ads in all areas of this piece of code. To make matters even worse, these ads are pinned, so scrolling down won't make them go away.

AAA games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Resident Evil 4/Village have struggled to gain a strong foothold in the iOS market as a recent report has claimed that the titles have not sold well. For instance, users have apparently bought Assassin’s Creed Mirage less than 3,000 times since the game’s launch.

One of soccer's best-known clubs has confirmed that it will have something in common with the silicon found in millions of mobile devices worldwide. They are both branded with Qualcomm's Snapdragon logo, which will take pride of place on Manchester United Football Club's (MUFC's) official home shirts during its 2024/5 campaigns.

Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro is no longer behind a waitlist, and Gemma 2 is now available in Google AI Studio, among other changes. These updates will improve AI accessibility, speed, and affordability for developers.

A new report purports to contradict earlier rumors surrounding a certain change in how Apple intends to put the iPhone 16 Pro Max together. The Cupertino giant is now projected to do so to keep ahead of certain changes in legislation rather than issues associated with the current 15 Pro series. Can the new internal design switch work out in real life?

Mustafa Suleyman, the AI CEO at Microsoft, argues that anything that's accessible on the open web is "freeware," and anyone can freely use the content. As for the websites that have clear disclaimers about not using their content without permission, Suleyman says that it's a "gray area," and he thinks "that's going to work its way through the courts."

LG has refreshed the latest iterations of its MyView Smart Monitor, a device that can act as an external display and a (small) TV in one, with a new colorway. Furthermore, the 27-inch version of this re-painted, webOS 23-capable, peripheral is available in a new Desktop Setup bundle, which also includes a matching wireless keyboard and mouse.

Tesla and Rivian tied with exceedingly poor results in the J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, with Polestar scoring considerably worse than both. The study blames Tesla's slide in performance on the removal of features. On average, EVs had 86 more problems per 100 units than their ICE and diesel counterparts.

Epicore Biosystems has unveiled the Connected Hydration wearable system to monitor worker hydration to help prevent heat-related illnesses. Employees exposed to hot work environments or under heavy physical exertion can lose a dangerous amount of water from their bodies, and this system helps remind them to hydrate proactively.

Tesla has officially recalled every Cybertruck it has produced so far, owing to a failing windscreen wiper motor that has caused concern for more than one owner caught in heavy rain. As it turns out, the American EV maker has barely managed to make 3,900 Cybertrucks per month since the last recall in April — less than half of its production target for the end of 2024.

Working alongside Adobe's researchers, a doctoral student at Oregon State University has managed to come up with a new training method for AI systems that is both more efficient and has a lower likelihood of providing solutions that contain ideas and behaviors that can be considered socially biased.

With a charging time of just 10 minutes, practical energy density and a new type of anode, the battery is primarily intended for use in large, heavy vehicles. It is also reliable in a wide range of conditions.

Founded 15 years ago, Rivian has been struggling to break even ever since. With just 57,232 produced last year, this North American EV brand has just received a new boost in the form of a software development deal with Volkswagen. Thanks to it, Rivian should get up to $5 billion by the end of 2026.