Huawei’s Pura X, a foldable smartphone launched Thursday, is the first to run the tech giant’s own operating system as it looks to create a viable alternative to Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS. When unfolded, the Pura X has a 6.3-inch display, but its 16:10 aspect ratio gives it a wider screen area than most other smartphones on […]
Apple Inc. is undergoing a rare shake-up of its executive ranks, aiming to get its artificial intelligence efforts back on track after months of delays and stumbles, according to people familiar with the situation. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has lost confidence in the ability of AI head John Giannandrea to execute on product development, […]
Nvidia is a force to reckon with in the burgeoning AI space. Nvidia’s (NVDA -0.14%) fiscal 2025, which ended Jan. 26, featured impressive financial performance, with revenue soaring 114% year over year to $130.5 billion and diluted earnings per share rising 147% to $2.94. Despite the strong results, the company’s stock is down about 14% […]
The texts first started arriving on Eric Moyer’s phone in February. They warned him that if he didn’t pay his FastTrak lane tolls by February 21, he could face a fine and lose his license. The Virginia Beach resident did what the majority of people do: ignore them. But there was enough hesitation to at least […]
Most new AI models go big—more parameters, more tokens, more everything. Google’s newest AI model has some big numbers, but it’s also tuned for efficiency. Google says the Gemma 3 open source model is the best in the world for running on a single GPU or AI accelerator. The latest Gemma model is aimed primarily […]
Google has once again teased the next Android 16 preview update with Beta 3 officially coming Thursday, March 13. This one-day teaser started last month and continues today from the @AndroidDev X account: “We’re dropping Android 16 Beta 3 tomorrow! Make sure to check back in here for the release.” These teasers — which are […]
Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin on Monday, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the social network has been working on a framework for user consent over how they want their data to be used for generative AI. The demand for AI training data means the new social network has to think about its AI […]
“The future of podcasting shouldn’t be locked behind walled gardens,” writes the team at Pocket Casts. To push that point forward, Pocket Casts, owned by the company behind WordPress, Automattic Inc., has made its web player free to everyone. Previously available only to logged-in Pocket Casts users paying $4 per month, Pocket Casts now offers […]
Elon Musk’s X was hit by waves of outages earlier Monday, which the billionaire claims was due to a cyberattack with IP addresses originating in Ukraine. “We’re not sure exactly what happened,” Musk said during a Fox Business interview Monday afternoon. “But there was a massive cyberattack to try to bring down the X system, […]
Health insurers’ use of AI is bringing a new level of concern to the burdensome payer cost-control practice known as prior authorization. In a recently released AMA survey (PDF), 61% of physicians said they fear that payers’ use of unregulated AI is increasing prior authorization denials, a practice that will override good medical judgment and […]
To date, most smartphone manufacturers have approached mobile AI by trying to throw a bunch of ideas at the wall and see what sticks. Samsung, Google, and Apple have all been implementing AI on their smartphones in a way that feels disjointed. Some features are better than others, and some are genuinely useful. However, it’s […]
Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed — and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub. In a statement, Apple said the upgraded Siri features, which are part of its broader Apple Intelligence […]
