Today: May 01, 2024
Today: May 01, 2024

Technology

Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle

Apple releases fix for issue causing the iPhone 15 to run 'warmer than expected'

Apple has released an update to the iOS 17 system that powers the iPhone 15 lineup to prevent the devices from becoming uncomfortably hot

AT&T and Gallaudet University unveil a football helmet for deaf and hard of hearing quarterbacks

AT&T and Gallaudet University have developed a football helmet for quarterbacks who are deaf or hard of hearing

Taiwan probes firms suspected of selling chip equipment to China's Huawei despite US sanctions

Taiwan's economy minister has confirmed that regulators are investigating four Taiwanese companies suspected of helping China’s Huawei Technologies to build semiconductor facilities

X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes

The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the latest war between Israel and Hamas

The IRS says Microsoft may owe about $29 billion in back taxes. Microsoft disagrees

The Internal Revenue Service says Microsoft owes the U.S. Treasury $28.9 billion in back taxes, plus penalties and interest

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say social media is harming kids' and teens' mental health

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are calling for social media platforms to adopt better content-moderation policies and other fixes

Miniature 'Star Wars' X-wing gets over $3 million at auction of Hollywood model-maker's collection

A miniature X-wing Starfighter used in a “Star Wars” film sold for over $3 million during a weekend auction of items both collected and created by longtime Hollywood model-maker Greg Jein

Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia

Apple raises prices for Arcade gaming subscription service, AppleTV+ streaming

Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that includes streaming, music and other subscriptions

Hyundai to hold software-upgrade clinics across the US for vehicles targeted by thieves

Hyundai says it will set up “mobile clinics” at five U.S. locations to provide anti-theft software upgrades for vehicles now regularly targeted by thieves using a technique popularized on TikTok and other social platforms

Norfolk Southern investing in more automated inspection systems on its railroad to improve safety

Norfolk Southern has installed the first of what will be more than a dozen of a new generation of automated inspection portals on its tracks in Ohio — not far from where one of its trains derailed in February and spilled hazardous chemicals that caught fire

Huawei reports its revenue inched higher in January-September despite US sanctions

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies has reported its profit inched higher in the first three quarters of this year despite persisting U.S. sanctions that have hindered both its sales and its purchases of advanced technology

Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them?

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction

Some houses are being built to stand up to hurricanes and sharply cut emissions, too

Climate change is increasing billion-dollar disasters, many of them from intensifying hurricanes

Court upholds Milwaukee police officer's firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrest

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that a former Milwaukee police officer was properly fired for posting racist memes related to the arrest of an NBA player

Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators

Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the internet company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back

Lawmakers and advocates make last-ditch push to extend affordable internet subsidy

Millions of families will face bigger internet bills starting in May because a federal broadband subsidy program is set to expire

Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot

A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election

Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media

A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company

Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars

Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter

Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms

A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data

Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

A group of eight U.S. newspapers is suing ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the technology companies have been “purloining millions” of copyrighted news articles without permission or payment to train their artificial intelligence chatbots

What is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains an approaching milestone marking the arrival of extremely powerful computers

Several companies have made quantum computers, but these early models have yet to demonstrate quantum advantage: the ability to outstrip ordinary supercomputers.

Lawsuit blaming Tesla's Autopilot for driver's death can go to trial, judge rules

A jury should decide whether Tesla and Elon Musk oversold the electric car company’s Autopilot system and caused the fatal crash of a man who engaged it and took his hands off the steering wheel

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