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According to a new report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is targeting to begin mass production of new “AirPods with camera modules” by 2026, 9TO5Mac reported. This report comes after Bloomberg also noted Apple's plans for developing AirPods with cameras back in February. According to Kuo, these new AirPods will feature an infrared camera similar to what’s used as part
The Biden administration took a long-delayed step against tax evasion in cryptocurrency markets, though it left some work unfinished amid fierce lobbying by companies like Coinbase, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Treasury Department adopted a final rule Friday requiring many cryptocurrency platforms to report information about their users’ transactions to the Internal Revenue Service. Officials say the measure should
YouTube is negotiating with major record labels like Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records to license music for its AI tools. The platform, which previously launched the Dream Track feature, aims to expand its AI music capabilities by paying lump sums for song licenses. Despite YouTube's efforts, artists and labels are wary due to past issues with
Google is adding support for 110 new languages to Google Translate, the company announced on Thursday. Before now, Google Translate supported 133 languages, so this expansion — which the company says its its biggest ever — marks a significant jump, The Verge reported. Google’s PaLM 2 AI language model helped Translate learn these new languages. It was especially good at
It wasn’t long ago that Apple products routinely raised the ire among repairability advocates. The iPhone maker has more fully embraced user repairability in recent years, owing, in part, to both sustainability concerns and the growing right to repair movement, TechCrunch reported. Actions like parts paring continue to rankle critics, including iFixit, which retroactively dropped the iPhone 14’s repairability score
OnePlus has revealed the latest iteration of its CE range with the unveiling of the OnePlus Nord CE4 Lite 5G, to give the phone its full name. That's way too long so it'll be shortened to CE4 for the most of the story. Regardless of what it's called, the Nord and Nord CE lines have been big hits for OnePlus
Waymo is opening up its robotaxi service to anyone who wants to ride in San Francisco. Previously, customers interested in taking a ride in one of the company’s driverless cars needed to sign up for a waitlist which could take weeks or months to open up, The Verge reported.
Following a European Union investigation, Apple faces significant fines, potentially up to 10% of its global revenue. The EU's preliminary findings suggest Apple violated the Digital Markets Act by restricting App Store developers from informing users about alternative payment methods outside Apple's ecosystem. If found guilty, fines could escalate to tens of billions of dollars, and repeated violations may lead
Brussels has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store, marking the first time EU regulators have brought charges against a Big Tech group under new digital rules, Financial Times reported. The European Commission has been gearing up for years to unleash the full authority of its new Digital Markets Act against Big Tech. The landmark rules were designed
One of Silicon Valley’s heaviest hitters is wading into the fight over California’s AI regulations, Politico reported. Y Combinator — the venture capitalist firm that brought us Airbnb, Dropbox, and DoorDash — today issued its opening salvo against a bill by state Sen. Scott Wiener that would require large AI models to undergo safety testing. Weiner, a San Francisco Democrat
As a result of book publishers successfully suing the Internet Archive (IA) last year, the free online library that strives to keep growing online access to books recently shrank by about 500,000 titles, ArsTechnica reported. IA reported in a blog post this month that publishers abruptly forcing these takedowns triggered a “devastating loss” for readers who depend on IA to
Apple will delay launching three new artificial intelligence features because landmark European Union tech rules require it to ensure that rival products and services can function with its devices, the U.S. tech group said on Friday, Reuters reported. Apple underscored its AI push earlier this month with a slew of new features and software enhancements for its iPhone and other
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