(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s troubles in the European Union are just beginning, despite being hit with the third-largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the bloc. Most Read from Bloomberg This Thursday, the EU is betting that a sweeping new law will rein in the excesses of some of the world’s most dominant tech firms after… Read More »
Zelda cries in Breath of the Wild. Last week, Nintendo filed a lawsuit against Switch emulator Yuzu, blaming the emulator for the mass piracy of 2023’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and declaring that “there is no legal way to use Yuzu to play Nintendo Switch games.” did. Yuzu’s developers have hired… Read More »
Scientists say killer whales hunting alone rather than in groups could have major consequences for the local ecosystem.
DENVER (AP) — While artificial intelligence has made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes the technology has quietly permeated daily life; it screens job resumes, apartment rental applications, and even determines medical care in some cases. While a number of AI systems have been found to discriminate, tipping the scales in favor of certain races,… Read More »
Every time you use your car’s mapping function to find directions, you’re using GPS. Nico De Pasquale Photography / Getty Images Many of us use GPS almost every day — getting directions with mapping apps on our phones, tracking our food deliveries, logging our running routes — but have you ever stopped to wonder? How… Read More »
Hamilton city hall was the target of a ransomware attack. (Terry Asma/CBC – image credit) Hamilton has been facing a ransomware attack for more than a week that has had major impacts on city services. City manager Marnie Cluckie first disclosed the nature of the cyberattack during a virtual meeting with Mayor Andrea Horwath on… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Magnificent star dunes stand out among the breathtaking desert landscapes. The distinctive dunes are among the tallest dunes on Earth, and their pyramid shapes are shaped by the crossfire of winds blowing from multiple directions,… Read More »
Journal is a new app for iOS. (Photo illustration: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA; images: LightRocket via Getty Images) Despite what people say on Facebook and TikTok, Apple doesn’t want to share your diary entries with strangers. After Apple rolled out its latest iOS software update in late February, users noticed an automatic download of Journal, the new… Read More »
When Madonna sings her 1980s hit “La Isla Bonita” on her concert tour, moving images of swirling, sunset-colored clouds play on giant arena screens behind her. To achieve this ethereal look, the pop legend embraced an as yet untapped branch of generative AI: the text-to-video tool. Type a few words – for example, “surreal cloud… Read More »
In 1897 Mr. Burgess, a Labor Clerk at Oxford University, donated two dried potatoes to the Pitt Rivers Museum. He usually kept them in his pocket. They were the ultimate “jacket” potatoes. The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford is dedicated to categorizing and displaying a “democracy of objects” not by time or nation but by… Read More »