Google is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one. Google’s employees were shocked when they learned in March that the South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung was considering replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as Read more…
Apple in iOS 17 will for the first time allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Otherwise known as sideloading, the change would allow customers to download apps without needing to use the App Store, which would mean developers Read more…
In addition to the company’s long-rumored mixed reality headset, Apple is expected to launch new MacBooks, as well as a “major” update to the Apple Watch’s watchOS software at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. All told, WWDC 2023 could end up being one of Apple’s “biggest product launch Read more…
A New York Times opinion piece argues people in the AI industry “are desperate to be regulated, even if it slows them down. In fact, especially if it slows them down.” But how? What they tell me is obvious to anyone watching. Competition is forcing them to go too fast Read more…
There’s a new problem with driverless test vehicles. Wired obtain records from San Francisco’s public transit agency for about six months showing that driverless cars testing on city streets “resulted in at least 83 minutes of direct delays” for the city’s “Muni” buses. And “that data likely doesn’t reflect the Read more…
The Asia Internet Coalition, an influential industry organization representing technology giants such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon, has voiced concerns over a recent amendment to India’s IT rules, saying the changes grant the local government expansive content removal authority without implementing adequate procedural safeguards. India recently updated its IT Read more…
CIO magazine reports on “a growing number of managers and executives dropping degree requirements from job descriptions.” Figures from the 2022 study The Emerging Degree Reset from The Burning Glass Institute quantify the trend, reporting that 46% of middle-skill and 31% of high-skill occupations experienced material degree resets between 2017 Read more…