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Facebook Now Blocking News in Canada and Google May Follow: What To Do
In response to the Canadian Online News Act, which aims to compensate publishers, both Meta and Google are instead looking to block news entirely. Meta, parent company to Facebook, is beginning the process of blocking news in Canada, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Google also aims to block links to Canadian journalism later this year for people in Canada in response to a new law that ... Read more
2023-08-04 21:07:52
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI Join Forces to Create AI Safety Forum
Along with startup Anthropic, the companies formed the group to establish responsible AI practices. ChatGPT maker Open AI , startup Anthropic and tech giants Google and Microsoft have forged an alliance to create a framework for safety standards and the responsible development of what they're calling "frontier AI" models. The four tech companies on Wednesday announced the formation of ... Read more
2023-07-26 21:00:21
Foldables Predicted to Hit 100M Shipments in 2027 As Samsung Unveils Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 5
Apple is expected to launch a foldable in 2025. With Samsung revealing the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 on Wednesday, analyst firm Counterpoint Research has estimated that the popularity of foldable phones will boom over the next five years. Around 18.6 million foldable phones will be shipped this year, and will almost double to 35.7 million next year before rising dramatically to 55 million in ... Read more
2023-07-26 20:59:19
Samsung's Vision for Mixed Reality Starts With Phones
Samsung's mixed reality partnership with Google and Qualcomm is still a mystery, but in an interview with CNET the phone-maker's mobile chief touched on the company's approach. Earlier this year, Samsung, Google and Qualcomm announced they're partnering to create a new mixed reality platform. While none of them have announced details on what that platform will entail just yet, Samsung's mobile ch ... Read more
2023-07-26 20:58:41
iPhone 14 Emergency SOS Facilitates Car Cliff Crash Rescue
Search and rescue say they were able to save a man in LA thanks to the iPhone's crash detection and SOS features. An iPhone 14 has helped save someone's life again, thanks to Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite feature and crash detection technology. A man who drove off a cliff in Los Angeles and landed 400 feet below was reached by search and rescue on Friday after his iPhone sent automatic SOS ... Read more
2023-07-25 20:30:27
Samsung's Mixed Reality May Differ From Apple in One Big Way
Samsung, Google and Qualcomm's mixed reality platform is still in development and mostly remains a big mystery. But its mobile focus could give it a unique edge. It's already been a big year for VR: the PlayStation VR 2 headset added tethered VR gaming to Sony's PS5; Meta's upgraded standalone Quest 3 headset arrives this fall; and Apple's first mixed reality device, also standalone, is coming ne ... Read more
2023-07-25 20:29:38
Your Future Phone Could Have a Replaceable Battery. Here's How It Could Work
A phone with a replaceable battery sounds great, and legislation aims to make it so. But the reality is complicated, according to a company already selling one. Once upon a time — by which we mean just a couple of decades ago — if you wanted to swap out your phone's battery for a new one, all you had to do was slide the back casing open and pop the battery out. The rise of sleek but impenetrable ... Read more
2023-07-25 20:28:24
Join Our Galaxy Unpacked Viewing Party: We React Live to the New Samsung Reveals
CNET's watch party will kick off one hour before Samsung Unpacked and will wrap with a post-show covering the new devices. Samsung's next Unpacked event -- which will likely spotlight the new Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 -- is going to make for an early phone launch event for the US in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. CNET will be up for it, and you can join our live watch party, which will ch ... Read more
2023-07-25 20:27:27
Google Reportedly Pitching New AI Tool to Newsrooms
The tech giant says it's in the "earliest stages" of exploring AI-enabled tools for news publishers. Google is exploring ways artificial intelligence could assist journalists and news publishers. This reportedly includes testing an AI tool that can take in information and turn out news articles. Google has pitched the tool, known internally as Genesis, to a handful of major news organi ... Read more
2023-07-20 20:45:10
Apple's New iOS 17 Messages Features Help It 'Catch Up' to Chat Apps
Commentary: There's one new Messages feature that should be mimicked by Apple's competitors pronto. Apple's iOS 17, now available in a public beta, plans to overhaul the Messages app by adding some of the best features we've already seen on WhatsApp, Signal, Google Messages and other rivals to iMessage. And in a move that takes the Messages app forward, Apple is also bringing a new Check In fea ... Read more
2023-07-20 20:44:35