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Expect big upgrades from iPhone 16 Pro: Better camera and display, bigger battery, AI, and more

Apple’s latest iPhone 15 series is currently one of the top-selling smartphones across the globe. However, while the iPhone 15 is reigning, the tech world is eagerly anticipating the release of Apple’s next flagship device- the iPhone 16, especially the Pro series. Rumors surrounding the iPhone 16 Pro are already surfacing around the internet, offering tantalizing glimpses of what might be in store for the next pro smartphones by Apple. With whispers of enhancements spanning from design changes to hardware upgrades, the iPhone 16 Pro is said to be a game-changer in the mobile world.

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Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research

Fei-Fei Li, the “godmother of artificial intelligence,” delivered an urgent plea to President Biden in the glittering ballroom of San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel in June.

The Stanford professor asked Biden to fund a national warehouse of computing power and data sets — part of a “moonshot investment” allowing the country’s top AI researchers to keep up with tech giants.

She raised the ask Thursday at Biden’s State of the Union address, which Li attended as a guest of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) to promote a bill to fund a national AI repository.

Li is at the forefront of a

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Safer skies with self-flying helicopters | MIT News

In late 2019, after years of studying aviation and aerospace engineering, Hector (Haofeng) Xu decided to learn to fly helicopters. At the time, he was pursuing his PhD in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, so he was familiar with the risks associated with flying small aircraft. But something about being in the cockpit gave Xu a greater appreciation of those risks. After a couple of nerve-wracking experiences, he was inspired to make helicopter flights safer.

In 2021, he founded the autonomous helicopter company Rotor Technologies, Inc.

It turns out Xu’s near-misses weren’t all that unique. Although large, commercial passenger

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Journalism, media, and technology trends and predictions 2024

DOI: 10.60625/risj-0s9w-z770

Executive summary

The disruptive power of artificial intelligence (AI) will sweep through the information space this year at a time of intense political and economic volatility around the world. The implications for the reliability of information, and the sustainability of the mainstream media are likely to be profound in a year that sees critical elections due in more than 40 democracies, with wars continuing to rage in Europe and the Middle East. Against that background – and with one forecast suggesting that the vast majority of all internet content will be synthetically produced by 2026 – journalists and

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China will dominate the world of tech, Web Summit’s Cosgrave says | Technology News

The founder of the tech summit, which will be held in Qatar next year, says the West has lost its lead on tech.

Doha, Qatar – China is set to dominate the world of technology in the coming decade, according to Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of the annual technology conference Web Summit.

Speaking on Al Jazeera Digital’s show On The Record, Cosgrave said the West had lost its status as the leader in technology and innovation after being in that position for half a century.

“For 50 years advances within technology were driven by the United States, but

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Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses can now recognize landmarks | Technology News

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are now capable of recognizing landmarks. With the latest beta update, Meta gains new multimodal AI capability, which includes the ability to recognize and tell you about landmarks.

“New multimodal AI feature in beta on Ray-Ban recognizes and can tell you about landmarks,” Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta shared via Meta Channel on Instagram. Users can look at the landmark and ask for more details about the same by just pressing a button.

Meta has added new AI capabilities to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. In December, the company enabled smart glasses to recognize objects. However,

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February Current Events 2024: Science & Technology News

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The world is a very busy place, and it’s hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the Science & Technology news events you need to know so far for February 2024.

  1. Mark Zuckerberg Makes Drastic Review Of Apple’s Vision Pro

Mark Zuckerberg Makes Drastic Review Of Apple’s Vision Pro

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024 – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken a personal shot at competitor business Apple’s latest headgear after the Vision Pro made

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EU adopts landmark AI law: Everything you need to know | Technology News

After years of discussion and debate, the European Union has finally unveiled its comprehensive rulebook for governing the use of AI technologies. As the first of its kind globally, these regulations are set to have far-reaching implications not just within the EU, but potentially setting a precedent for other countries grappling with the challenges posed by the rapid advancement of AI.

Let’s break the AI ​​Act down and see what its rules entail.

What’s the AI ​​Act about?

At its core, the AI ​​Act aims to strike a delicate balance between fostering innovation in the field while simultaneously safeguarding fundamental

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