Álvarez/Getty Images Phone cameras have come a long way since Samsung launched the SCH-V200 in South Korea and Sanyo and Sprint launched the SCP-5300 in the United States. Modern smartphones all have a camera for taking photos and filming videos. Since 2000, Samsung has improved…
Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock There are many ways to charge your phone. You can use a wall adapter, wireless charger, or even a power bank to recharge its battery when needed. However, sometimes you don’t have access to any of these options and are left with just your…
Oakcitydrone/Getty Images At a time when AI data centers are using enormous amounts of water, adding to a man-made crisis that the United Nations calls “the era of global water bankruptcy,” Chinese scientists have created a solar-powered device to efficiently turn seawater into fresh water. In a…
A thousand workers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and many others signed the letter. Volodymyr TVERDOKHLIB/Shutterstock A group of employees at major artificial intelligence companies have created a petition asking the federal government to help “deliberately pace” the development of this transformative technology. Bloomberg reports that more than 1,100 workers from…
The United States is banning humanoids and other advanced robots manufactured outside the United States, the FCC announced, saying “advanced robotic devices” pose a threat to national security. Foreign-made inverters have also been considered a security risk. An FCC press release cites unnamed national security agencies. “In their decisions, national security agencies have referenced, among…
OpenAI’s hardware roadmap has been significantly refined in recent months, with its first device now identified, a smartphone expected to arrive as early as next year, and a wider range taking shape behind them. AI smart speaker OpenAI’s first product is a screenless wearable smart speaker developed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive, designed…
A fired manager overseeing Tesla’s fully autonomous driving test operations in Houston is now suing the company for illegal retaliation after growing concerns about “systemic safety oversight failures,” according to a lawsuit spotted by The Independent. Director Javier Medrano says Tesla’s reluctance to offer additional resources or hire more staff has created a scenario in…
Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Flock Safety is increasingly in the news for its controversial AI-powered surveillance cameras. But how did the business start? And who does it belong to exactly? Well, Flock, or Flock Group Inc., to give it its legal name, was founded in 2017 by Georgia Tech alumni Garrett Langley,…
The Phone and FaceTime apps haven’t gotten as many new features as some of Apple’s other apps, but there are a handful of features that add utility and convenience. Phone app The Phone application has a major update: Call Context. When you call a business, the Phone app can display relevant information from the Mail…
There are many types of USB ports as the technology has undergone several improvements over the years. You almost need a detailed guide to understand them all. By the way, here’s what each USB port type actually means. Typically, they’re separated by capabilities and speeds, or bandwidth, with USB…