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Why Iranian drones are hard to stop
4+ week, 2+ day ago (485+ words) TEHRAN - Cheap and deadly, Iranian-designed Shahed drones have inflicted major damage in the Middle East war, and have anti-jamming and other capabilities that make them difficult to stop. Designed to explode on impact, Shahed drones connect to GPS to register…...
Sony faces $2. 7 bn class action from UK Play Station users
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (401+ words) LONDON - Japanese entertainment giant Sony will face a "2 billion ($2. 7 billion) class action lawsuit starting Tuesday in London, accused of allegedly breaching competition law by overcharging millions of UK Play Station users. The claimants' website accuses Sony of "exploiting its UK…...
Second-hand phones surf rising green consumer wave
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (281+ words) BARCELONA - The second-hand market for smartphones has surged in recent years, borne up by lower prices as well as interest in eco-friendly consumption, even as some still fear buying a dud. Around 46 percent of Europeans have already taken the plunge…...
AI toys look for bright side after troubled start
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (550+ words) Toy makers at the Consumer Electronics Show were adamant about being careful to ensure that their fun creations infused with generative artificial intelligence don't turn naughty. That need was made clear by a recent Public Interest Research Groups report with…...
Sprawling CES gadgetfest a world stage for AI and its hype
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) Dreams about the vast potential of artificial intelligence will collide with cold, hard reality as the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Science fiction portrays AI as superintelligence that can operate faster and better than people…...
TSMC says started mass production of 'most advanced' 2nm chips
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) TAIPEI - Taiwanese tech titan TSMC has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometre semiconductor chips, the company said in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday. TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips, used in everything from smartphones to…...
Number's up: Calculators hold out against AI
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (580+ words) TOKYO - The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate. The device's enduring reliability equates to millions of sales each year for Japan's Casio, which is…...