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Satellite Feature on iPhone Allowed Skiers to Seek Help After Avalanche
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (308+ words) The six survivors of Tuesday's avalanche near Lake Tahoe communicated with emergency responders using the Emergency SOS feature on the iPhone and an emergency beacon, said Don O'Keefe, the law enforcement chief for California's Office of Emergency Services. In this…...
Nvidia pushes into Intel and AMD’s turf with a ‘multigenerational’ Meta deal
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (407+ words) Meta is doubling down on its relationship with Nvidia in what the AI chip giant called a "multigenerational" deal. The agreement, announced Tuesday, calls for Meta to build data centers powered by millions of Nvidia's current and next-generation chips for…...
Nvidia’s Deal With Meta Signals a New Era in Computing Power
11+ hour, 36+ min ago (879+ words) Ask anyone what Nvidia makes, and they're likely to first say "GPUs." For decades, the chipmaker has been defined by advanced parallel computing, and the emergence of generative AI and the resulting surge in demand for GPUs has been a…...
Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (763+ words) In late 2024, Stacy Simpson, the chief marketing officer of Athenahealth, a health care software and services provider, started asking artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT about her company. The results were not ideal. The chatbots did not know about some of…...
How a filmmaking revolution sparked the slow march to YouTube
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (957+ words) Two weeks out from the Super Bowl, the trusty old plasma-screen TV I bought in 2008 gave up the ghost. I had purchased it because I loved movies: At the time, plasma screens were capable of rendering a more film-like image…...
Gear News of the Week: Samsung Sets a Date for Galaxy Unpacked, and Fitbit’s AI Coach Comes to iOS
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (469+ words) Samsung will unveil its next flagship smartphone lineup on February 25 at its Galaxy Unpacked event in San Francisco. The company sent out invites earlier this week. The event will begin at 10 am Pacific (1 pm Eastern), and it'll be livestreamed here....
Thousands of smoke detectors sold on Amazon recalled due to potential fire hazard
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (174+ words) Thousands of smoke detector fire alarms sold exclusively on Amazon are being recalled over a sound issue that could pose a fire hazard. The alarms are white and circular, and have a light sound warning and test button. They are…...
Sony Promo Codes and Discounts: 45% Off
5+ day, 53+ min ago (235+ words) Sony Bravia models rank among the best TVs we've reviewed, from premium models like the revolutionary Bravia 9 QLED and brilliant Bravia 8 II OLED, to the more mid-tier Bravia 5, all of which are available on hot Sony deals right now, with…...
How China Built a Chip Industry, and Why It’s Still Not Enough
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (1412+ words) At a conference at Tsinghua University in Beijing in January, a group of the most influential executives and founders working in artificial intelligence in China gathered to discuss the state of their industry. The mood was bullish. One of the…...
The Asus Zenbook S 16 Is $500 Off and Has Never Been This Cheap
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (205+ words) After a long time of resisting significant price drops, the Asus Zenbook S 16 has finally dropped down to $1,000, which is $500 off its retail price. The previously mentioned memory and storage still apply here, along with the 2880 x 1800 OLED display with…...