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OnePlus’s first foldable phone is the Open, which aims to give Samsung and Google a run for their money with a slightly different form for the tablet-phone hybrid that may just be the best shape yet. The Open costs £1,599 (€1,849/$1,699.99), which makes it twice the price of the brand’s regular smartphones but undercuts the … Read more
(NewsNation) — The next time you order a frosty, there’s a chance you’ll be talking to a robot. After months of testing, Wendy’s is expanding its artificial intelligence partnership with Google to streamline the drive-thru experience at its restaurants. Starting in 2024, franchisees will get a chance to test the company’s “FreshAI” chatbot, the chain … Read more
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Behold! Someone is investing in a podcast company Could it be a sign that the tide is turning? Danish podcast and audiobook subscription service Podimo announced a new funding round worth €44 million ($48.4 million). Participants in the round include previous investors Augustinus Fabrikker and HighlandX, as well as the Danish Export and Investment Fund. … Read more
Several Pulitzer Prize winning authors have joined a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, the creator of the popular ChatGPT tool, alleging the tech companies used their copyrighted work to train artificial intelligence (AI) models without permission. The lawsuit, which was originally filed by author Julian Sancton in late November, now features Kai Bird, Taylor … Read more
The big news last week was that a jury in San Francisco had found Google guilty on all counts of antitrust violations stemming from its dispute with Epic Games, maker of the bestselling Fortnite, which had lodged a number of complaints related to how Google runs its Play store, an Android app market with a … Read more
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Thursday stopped online sales of two popular models of its internet-connected watch in the U.S. after losing its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that’s blocking it from using some of the technology on the device. Both the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 became unavailable to … Read more
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Discovery shows were set to be pulled from PlayStation libraries on December 31st, but that’s not happening now, thanks to “updated licensing arrangements,” as reported by GamesIndustry.biz. The original plan was one of two recent reminders from PlayStation that digital ownership sucks — especially because there were a lot of shows that were set to … Read more
Parler, the social media platform popular among conservatives that was shut down earlier this year, is planning a comeback in 2024. The company was acquired Friday by Elise Rhodes-Pierotti, its former chief marketing officer, and Ryan Rhodes. The pair, who will be joined by anti-human trafficking activist Jaco Booyens as chief strategy officer, plan to … Read more
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has been restored after a global outage on Thursday. The problem reportedly began after 5am UK time and its cause is not yet known. Thousands of users reported that they were unable to access the site properly. The website Downdetector, which tracks online outages, logged more … Read more
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide next week whether the state should join others in adopting California-style regulations to drastically limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. Supporters say the proposal before the Board of Environmental Protection on Dec. 21 simply accelerates the adoption of electric vehicles, which is already … Read more
