On Wednesday morning, Apple pulled the wraps off the iPhone 16e, now the cheapest model in the company’s current lineup. It essentially replaces the outdated 2022 iPhone SE as the “affordable” option, but it marks a shift away from the significant discount the older SE line was known for. The iPhone 16e starts at $599, […]
Microsoft on Wednesday announced Majorana 1, its first quantum computing chip. The achievement comes after the company spent nearly two decades of research in the field, but Microsoft claims that building Majorana 1 required that it create an entirely new state of matter, which it is referring to as a topological state. Microsoft’s quantum chip […]
xAI on Monday unveiled its updated Grok 3 artificial intelligence model, as the Elon Musk-led startup pushes to keep pace with the advanced reasoning and search capabilities in competitors’ models. In an event livestreamed on Musk’s X, leaders at the startup claimed Grok 3 performs better across math, science and coding benchmarks than Google’s Gemini, […]
Intel (INTC) stock jumped 16% Tuesday following a report that its rivals Broadcom (AVGO) and TSMC (TSM) are exploring potential deals with the chipmaker that would split it into two. The Wall Street Journal reported late Saturday that Broadcom (AVGO) is considering making a bid for Intel’s product business, which designs semiconductors for computers and […]
Like it or not, generative AI is carving out its place in the world. And some Reddit users are definitely in the “don’t like it” category. While some subreddits openly welcome AI-generated images, videos, and text, others have responded to the growing trend by banning most or all posts made with the technology. To better […]
Users on Elon Musk’s social media platform X were not able to share or post links to the encrypted messaging app Signal on Monday and were greeted with various failure notifications when they tried to do so. Beginning Sunday, multiple users posted on X that they received error messages when they tried to post any […]
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5 April. The popular app, which is used by more than 170 million American users, went dark briefly last month in the US as the ban […]
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te pledged on Friday to talk with the United States about President Donald Trump’s concerns over the chip industry and to invest more in and buy more from the country, while ramping up defence spending. Trump spoke critically about Taiwan on Thursday, saying he aimed to restore U.S. manufacturing of semiconductor chips […]
An international research team led by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya—BarcelonaTech (UPC) has created a hybrid device that combines, for the first time ever, molecular solar thermal energy storage with silicon-based photovoltaic energy. It achieves a record energy storage efficiency of 2.3% and up to 14.9% total solar energy utilization. Photovoltaic solar energy has become […]
Australia’s transition to renewables is gathering speed, but there’s a looming problem with storage. We will need much more long-duration storage to get us through the night, once coal and fossil gas exit the system. We also need to find new and better ways to create heat for industrial processes. Renewables can supply much of that […]
Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), and Google parent Alphabet (GOOG) are expecting to spend a cumulative $325 billion in capital expenditures and investments in 2025 driven by a continued commitment to building out artificial intelligence infrastructure. Taken together, this marks a 46% increase from the roughly $223 billion those companies reported spending in 2024. […]
As technology continues to evolve, so too do the tools that banks have at their disposal. By Jim Pytell, Managing Editor On Feb 7, 2025 According to the 2024 Bank of America Business Owner Report, digital transformation continues to be a key priority for businesses, with 71% of small business owners and 99% of mid-sized […]
