Category: author_name|Mat Smith
The Morning After: Everything announced at Apple’s iPhone 15 event
Farewell Lightning cable. I will miss you when I inevitably get rid of all my cables, only to forget my MacBook wireless keyboard and trackpad still need you. Yes, the iPhone is going USB-C for 2023. That’s true across the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone…
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The Morning After: AI-generated Drake and The Weeknd track won’t be winning a Grammy
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. is setting the record straight. After Variety reported earlier this week that an AI-generated track echoing the voices of Drake and The Weeknd could be considered for a Grammy Award in songwriting categories, Mason is insisting that’s not the case. In an interview with…
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The Morning After: Nintendo is reportedly showing off Switch sequel console to developers
There’s no denying Nintendo’s Switch, at 6.5 years, is reaching the end. Nintendo is (finally) gearing up for what’s next and was reportedly showing tech demos of its next-gen system to developers at Gamescom last month. According to Eurogamer, one of the Switch 2 demos was a beefed-up version of…
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The Morning After: EU reveals six tech giants that’ll be hit by its new competition laws
The European Union has confirmed the first six tech gatekeepers that must follow the rules of its Digital Markets Act (DMA). The names of these companies should be pretty familiar: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. The DMA stipulates that gatekeepers can't favor their own services over rivals' offerings…
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The Morning After: 50 attorneys general urge Congress to fight AI-generated child sexual abuse images
“We are engaged in a race against time to protect the children of our country from the dangers of AI,” the attorneys general wrote in an open letter to Congress, asking for increased protective measures against AI-enhanced child sexual abuse images. Using image generators like Dall-E and Midjourney to create…
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The Morning After: BMW’s high-efficiency concept EV
We hope you had a fun Labor Day break, for those that had the day off. Elsewhere, the three-day weekend included the IAA Mobility 2023 International Motor Show in Munich, Germany, and a barrage of new cars. BMW revealed the Vision Neue Klasse — its latest concept design. The company…
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