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25 Jan

The FTC is investigating Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet’s investments into AI startups

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Federal Trade Commission is launching an inquiry into massive investments made by Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic, the agency announced on Thursday. The FTC said that it had issued “compulsory orders” to the companies and would scrutinize their relationships with AI startups to understand their impact on competition.“History shows that new technologies can…

25 Jan

Apple lets apps feature streaming games, chatbots and other built-in experiences

John RoutledgeLatest News

Apple's app platform is finally opening up a bit. Today, the company said that it will allow developers to utilize new in-app experiences, including streaming games, accessing mini-apps, and talking with chatbots. That means devs can create a single app that houses an easily accessible catalog of their streaming titles. Perhaps we'll finally see a usable Game Pass app from…

25 Jan

The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses’ new AI powers are impressive, and worrying

John RoutledgeLatest News

When I first reviewed the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, I wrote that some of the most intriguing features were the ones I couldn’t try out yet. Of these, the most interesting is what Meta calls “multimodal AI,” the ability for the glasses to respond to queries based on what you’re looking at. For example, you can look at text and…

25 Jan

Porsche’s all-electric Macan SUV boasts a 381-mile range and up to 621hp

John RoutledgeLatest News

Porsche just officially revealed the new all-electric Macan SUV, after giving us a little tease last year. Along with the reveal, the company dropped specs, pricing information and an approximate release date. This looks to be a direct rival to vehicles like Jaguar’s I-Pace and the Polestar 4. To that end, this is a well-equipped vehicle. First and foremost, the battery…

25 Jan

Anker battery packs and chargers are up to 30 percent off

John RoutledgeLatest News

It's happened to pretty much all of us. Unless you're very organized or hyper attentive to your phone's battery life, your device will have died at least at one point while you're away from home or the office. Rather than scrambling to borrow a charging cable or get a top-up from someone else's device, you can nip this problem in…

25 Jan

Microsoft slashes 1,900 jobs across Xbox and Activision Blizzard

John RoutledgeLatest News

We're not even one month into 2024 and it's already been another brutal year for workers in the video game industry. Microsoft is the latest company to announce a major round of layoffs in its gaming division as it's cutting around 1,900 workers from its Xbox, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (aka Bethesda) teams. That brings the total number of video…

25 Jan

Facebook and Instagram will block DMs to teens unless they’re from a friend

John RoutledgeLatest News

In 2021, Meta restricted adults on Instagram from being able to message under-18 users who don't follow them. Now, it's expanding that rule to help protect younger teens from potentially unwanted contact. Users under 16 — or 18, depending on their country — can no longer receive DMs from anybody they don't follow by default, even if they're sent by…

25 Jan

The Morning After: The Mac turns 40

John RoutledgeLatest News

The Mac turned 40, putting Apple’s longest-running product squarely in middle age. But like someone who sees the back half of their life approaching and gets in marathon-runner shape, the Mac is in the strongest place it’s been for decades. While (its own) smartphones have chipped and undercut PC revenues for Apple, it follows years of growth and a major…

25 Jan

Elon Musk confirms a new low-cost Tesla model is coming in 2025

John RoutledgeLatest News

Elon Musk has confirmed that a "next-generation low-cost" Tesla EV is in the works and is "optimistic" that it'll arrive in the second half of 2025, he said in an earnings call yesterday. He also promised "a revolutionary manufacturing system" for the vehicle that's far more advanced than any others in the world by a "significant margin."An article yesterday from…

25 Jan

Microsoft launches Mesh, a virtual meeting platform on Teams

John RoutledgeLatest News

While many organizations are pushing for their employees to return to offices, Microsoft suggests trying a new type of "hybrid" working. The company has announced the launch of Microsoft Mesh, a feature that lets employees' avatars meet in the same place, even if the actual people are spread out. The virtual connection platform is powered through Microsoft Teams. Microsoft has tested…