It has been a year since the pandemic struck us. Pandemic forced the world to adapt to conditions like lockdown and travel restrictions. This meant video conferencing tools like Zoom became the norm. Even Apple and Google collaborated for contact tracing technology. Now global airline industry body IATA says it is launching a digital travel […]
Month: March 2021
iOS 14.5 Beta 6 Introduces Battery Recalibration Tool for iPhone, New Siri Voices
Apple released iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 Beta 6 to developers today. The update introduces a new battery recalibration tool for iPhone, and also brings in two new Siri voices that are available in English. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 Beta 6 Download Available Now
Apple has released the sixth build of iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5 to developers today. The latest beta build comes just a week after the fifth beta of the OS was released. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
In pursuit of pragmatic solutions to pervasive problems
The Alibaba Damo Academy is a unique hybrid research and development (R&D) facility. An academically-oriented independent science organization established in 2017 in Hangzhou, China, it is also an arms-length research affiliate of its founder, Chinese internet technology giant Alibaba. Damo’s project development pipelines are positioned around developing data-enabled technologies for fundamental business and social challenges, […]
Physicists Learn to Superfreeze Antimatter (Hint: Pew Pew!)
Antimatter, the mysterious mirror-stuff of the universe, is hard to make and harder to study. A laser that literally chills it out could change all that. Powered by WPeMatico
Geoengineering researchers have halted plans for a balloon launch in Sweden
In an unexpected move, the advisory committee for a Harvard University geoengineering research project is recommending that the team suspend plans for its first balloon flight in Sweden this summer. The purpose of that initial flight was to evaluate the propelled balloon’s equipment and software in the stratosphere. In subsequent launches, the researchers hope to […]
Deepfake “Amazon workers” are sowing confusion on Twitter. That’s not the problem.
The news: Ahead of a landmark vote that could lead to the formation of the first-ever labor union at a US-based Amazon warehouse, new Twitter accounts purporting to be Amazon employees started appearing. The profiles used deepfake photos as profile pictures and were tweeting some pretty laughable, over-the-top defenses of Amazon’s working practices. They didn’t […]
Apple Experimenting Mac Pro’s ‘Cheese Grater’ Design for iPhone
Apple is reportedly experimenting Mac Pro’s infamous ‘cheese grater’ lattice design for future iPhones. A new patent granted to Apple today highlights the possibility of an iPhone with a unique design. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
iPhone 13’s A15 Chip Production Could Start in May, 4nm Chips Coming Next Year
A new report from Digitimes claims that the production of the A15 Bionic chip for the iPhone 13 lineup will reportedly start in May. The report also details Apple’s plan of introducing a 4nm chip with the 2022 iPhone. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico
Download WWDC 2021 Wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Apple today announced that it will be holding WWDC 2021 from June 7 to June 11. Can’t wait until Apple kicks off its keynote? Show your excitement by downloading WWDC 2021 wallpapers here. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico