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With the launch of the OnePlus 12 & 12R later this week, OnePlus have confirmed that the latest smartphones will be joined by a new set of earphones, the OnePlus Buds 3. These continue OnePlus' mantra of "Never Settle" with "Harmony Unfiltered" reflecting hi-fi sound and easy of use. Over the last few year's, the company has worked hard to
Game Developers are overwhelmingly concerned about the ethics of using AI. The organizers of the Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) have released their annual State of the Game Industry Survey, in which 84 percent of the 3,000-plus respondents said they were somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of using generative AI, The Verge reported. The survey’s results elaborated on why
It’s here: months after it was announced, Nightshade, a new, free software tool allowing artists to “poison” AI models seeking to train on their works, is now available for artists to download and use on any artworks they see fit, VentureBeat reported. Developed by computer scientists on the Glaze Project at the University of Chicago under Professor Ben Zhao, the
Elon Musk’s own social network X is rolling out the ability to make audio and video calls from the app to its Android client, TechCrunch reported. One of the engineers working on the project posted about the feature release and said it would be available to Android users after an app update. According to TechCrunch, in August 2023, CEO Linda
Apple recently updated its App Store policies, introducing a 27 percent commission on alternative payment methods, following the Epic v. Apple court ruling. This move has drawn criticism from major players like Spotify and Epic Games. Spotify's spokesperson, Jeanne Moran, expressed dissatisfaction, calling it a tactic to protect Apple's profits. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney labeled the policy as anticompetitive
Apple will again be barred from selling watches with blood oxygen sensors beginning Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said, CNBC reported. The court order Wednesday did not rule on Apple’s effort to overturn a U.S. International Trade Commission ban on the company selling the effected watches in the United States. But it lifted an injunction
Apple will have to comply with a sweeping injunction reshaping its relationship with mobile app developers and potentially billions of dollars in app-related sales, after the US Supreme Court declined to review the lower court’s order on Tuesday, CNN reported. Apple estimated in 2022 that developers generated $1.1 trillion in the App Store that year, making the high court’s decision