Google backs Distance, startup bringing mixed reality to cars, planes

Google backs Distance, startup bringing mixed reality to cars, planes

Distance Technologies develops a product that it says can turn any transparent surface into an augmented-reality display. Distance Technologies Distance Technologies, a Finnish startup that aims to bring mixed-reality technology to any car windshield or plane cockpit, has raised 10 million euros ($11.1 million) of funding from GV, the venture capital arm of Alphabet and … Read more

Court backs Google’s challenge to the EU’s $1.7 billion antitrust fine

Court backs Google’s challenge to the EU’s .7 billion antitrust fine

A Google logo displays on a smartphone screen and the European flag on a computer screen. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday said a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) fine imposed on Google by regulators should be annulled, siding with the U.S. tech giant after it challenged … Read more

China’s Huawei prices trifold phone, to launch same day as Apple iPhone 16

China’s Huawei prices trifold phone, to launch same day as Apple iPhone 16

Richard Yu, a Huawei executive director overseeing consumer products, reveals the price for the company’s trifold Mate XT smartphone on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. Screenshot BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Huawei said Tuesday its trifold smartphone will start at the equivalent of more than $2,800. The phone began pre-orders on Saturday and is set to … Read more

Apple strong quarter puts it on sure footing ahead of AI iPhone launch

Apple strong quarter puts it on sure footing ahead of AI iPhone launch

Apple delivered quarterly beats after Thursday’s closing bell ahead of what’s expected to be a robust artificial intelligence iPhone upgrade cycle in the months the come. Revenue in Apple’s fiscal third quarter, which ended in June, grew 5% year-over-year to a record of $85.78 billion – ahead of the LSEG estimate of $84.53 billion. Earnings … Read more

Microsoft reportedly drops its observer seat on OpenAI board

Microsoft reportedly drops its observer seat on OpenAI board

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Microsoft reportedly said that it would give up its observer seat on the OpenAI board amid regulatory scrutiny into generative artificial intelligence in Europe and the U.S. Microsoft’s Deputy General Counsel Keith Dolliver wrote a letter to OpenAI late Tuesday, according to multiple media reports, saying that the … Read more

Tesla (TSLA) shares rally after better-than-expected deliveries report

Tesla (TSLA) shares rally after better-than-expected deliveries report

A row of Tesla superchargers is shown at a supercharging location in Los Angeles on June 5, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters Tesla shares saw more gains in premarket trading Wednesday, after jumping 10% in the previous session following the release of second-quarter vehicle production and deliveries figures that beat analyst expectations. The company’s stock was … Read more

Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans

Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans

Neurotech start-up Paradromics will be trialing its brain implant next year, as the race to be the leader in the nascent brain-computer interface (BCI) space heats up. “The brain is a super fascinating organ. We have about 85 billion neurons and every neuron is a million times slower than a computer chip. And yet, the … Read more

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

Surasak Suwanmake | Moment | Getty Images Cisco’s ThousandEyes internet monitoring unit on Tuesday unveiled new artificial intelligence-powered capabilities it said will allow for much faster prediction and diagnosis of internet outages and disruptions. The company said its new AI tech, called Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, would enable customers of Cisco’s networking technology to … Read more

Cisco-owned ThousandEyes launches AI to predict and fix internet outages

ThousandEyes launches AI to fix internet outages, teases genAI tool

Surasak Suwanmake | Moment | Getty Images Cisco’s ThousandEyes internet monitoring unit on Monday unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered product it said will allow for much faster prediction and diagnosis of internet outages and disruptions. The company said its new product, called Digital Experience Assurance, or DXA, would enable customers of Cisco’s networking technology to … Read more

Former TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer says AI hype at an all-time fever pitch

Former TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer says AI hype at an all-time fever pitch

In February 2020, as Disney’s head of streaming, Kevin Mayer, was in the line of succession for CEO. But Mayer, seen here on Sept. 29, 2022, and colleagues were stunned when Iger announced Bob Chapek would replace Iger immediately. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former TikTok CEO and Candle Media co-CEO … Read more