SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, TED AI 2024 kicked off its first day at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater with a lineup of speakers that tackled AI’s impact on science, art, and society. The two-day event brought a mix of researchers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and other experts who painted a complex picture of AI with fairly minimal hype. The … Read more
Apple released the first iOS 18.2 beta for developers today, and while it’s only available on devices that support Apple Intelligence, there are a slew of features that will be available for everyone when the software eventually sees a release. This guide highlights all of the new features we’ve found in iOS 18.2 so far. … Read more
The Vision Pro made a big splash when it launched earlier this year, but a new report shows just how quickly interest has died down. It’s only been out for eight months, but The Information is reporting that production is being suspended next month because of “weak demand,” with some suppliers having “already halted manufacturing … Read more
Printing an Excel spreadsheet perfectly can sometimes be more difficult than creating it. Data could get cut off or move to a different page, which wastes your time and incurs extra costs for reprinting. If you frequently encounter this issue, here are some tips to ensure you get it right the first time. 1 Adjust … Read more
Donald Christiansen, who transformed IEEE Spectrum from a promising but erratic technology magazine into a repeat National Magazine Award winner, died on 2 October 2024, at the age of 97, in Huntington, N.Y. After growing up in Plainfield, N.J., Don joined the U.S. Navy during World War II as an 18-year-old. He served aboard the … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Noam Brown, a leading research scientist at OpenAI, took the stage at the TED AI conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to deliver a powerful speech on the future of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus … Read more
Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty Images If your internet service provider (ISP) is charging you extra for going over data caps, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to hear about it. Last week, the FCC announced that it was exploring the impact of data caps on consumer access to broadband. If you’re not familiar, many ISPs … Read more
Amazon has a great deal running now on the M2 MacBook Air, where you can get the slimline laptop for just $700. The main deal price is $849, which is nice at 15 percent off the regular cost. But you can also apply a coupon to the space gray model for an additional discount, bringing … Read more
Halloween brings spooky, scary, creepy and crawly movies to mind, but what about a despicable flick? Peacock picked a villain-friendly streaming date for Despicable Me 4, the latest film in the franchise that stars Gru and the Minions. In the sequel, Gru faces the revenge-seeking Maxime Le Mal and goes on the run with his … Read more
A former researcher at the OpenAI has come out against the company’s business model, writing, in a personal blog, that he believes the company is not complying with U.S. copyright law. That makes him one of a growing chorus of voices that sees the tech giant’s data-hoovering business as based on shaky (if not plainly … Read more