[ad_1] Just as we expected, NVIDIA just announced that it’s buying the semiconductor design company Arm for $40 billion. The deal will make NVIDIA into an even larger presence in mobile computing, as well as give the company a further boost in AI chip designs. “AI is the most powerful technology force of our time […]
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Samsung will stream a ‘Galaxy Unpacked for Every Fan’ on September 23rd
[ad_1] Back on August 5th, Samsung held an Unpacked event to launch the Note 20, Note 20 Ultra, Galaxy Tab S7 Plus, Galaxy Watch 3 and Galaxy Buds Live. That’s already quite the lineup, but the tech giant is apparently not done unveiling new products: Samsung has announced that it’s hosting another virtual Unpacked event […]
Microsoft is officially not buying TikTok
[ad_1] “We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests. To do this, we would have made significant changes to ensure the service met the highest standards for security, privacy, online safety, and combatting disinformation, and we made these principles clear in our August statement. We look […]
Android Auto is glitchy in Android 11
[ad_1] Reddit users mtb_junkie and Yewtsan have suggested that disabling Bluetooth device scanning on the phone should help in at least some circumstances. It’s not uncommon for brand new Android releases to have flaws, and we noted in our Android 11 review that the new OS appears to be buggy on the whole. The Android […]
Japan will send an 8K camera to Mars and its moons
[ad_1] The MMX spacecraft is expected to launch in Japan’s fiscal 2024 and reach Mars by fiscal 2025. It’ll be longer still before the return capsule arrives. It could be worth the wait. MMX should not only provide highly detailed photography of Mars from above the surface, but land on Phobos and collect surface material. […]
TikTok’s owner might refuse to sell its algorithm to a US buyer
[ad_1] To some extent, ByteDance doesn’t have much choice. China recently instituted new rules on AI exports that would require the company to obtain a license if it sold the algorithm to a US firm. Given that China would supposedly prefer to see TikTok shut down than sold off, that’s not particularly likely. It wouldn’t […]
SpaceX’s next Starship prototype will try a 60,000-foot return flight
[ad_1] SpaceX is nearly done with short-hop Starship test flights. Elon Musk has shared (via TechCrunch) that the company’s SN8 Starship prototype should be finished in “about a week,” and will conduct Starship’s first high-altitude flight. After static fire tests and checkouts, SpaceX will attempt a 60,000-foot return trip with the rocket. The machine will […]
Facebook takes down false claims of extremists starting Oregon wildfires
[ad_1] As with the company’s response to a Wisconsin militia group in light of a deadly shooting, though, there are concerns Facebook didn’t move quickly enough. Law enforcement warned about wildfire misinformation roughly two days before the crackdown, on September 10th, around the same time when a key Law Enforcement Today article spurred the false […]
Apple’s AirPods Pro return to a low $199 price at Staples
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Google’s Android dongle may be called ‘Chromecast with Google TV’
[ad_1] Over the past few months, leaked renders and internal listings pretty much confirmed that Google is working on an Android TV dongle codenamed “Sabrina.” Now, Artem Russakovskii of Android Police has discovered a listing on Target’s retail system that calls the device “Google Chromecast with Google TV” and prices it at $50. Now Target’s […]