12.9 million Chinese students take college entrance exam as pressures mount
For nearly 13 million high school students across China, Wednesday marks a day that could make or break their plans for college and the increasingly competitive job market beyond.
2023-06-07 11:21
US tightens crackdown on crypto with lawsuits against Coinbase, Binance
By Jonathan Stempel, Hannah Lang and John McCrank NEW YORK The top U.S. securities regulator sued cryptocurrency platform
2023-06-07 09:46
Coinbase Crackdown Widens as US States Push to Halt Staking Product
State regulators from California to New Jersey demanded that Coinbase Global Inc. halt its staking service, posing fresh
2023-06-07 08:20
YouTube 'reckless' to stop policing false claims on election fraud -Biden campaign
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election campaign said on Tuesday that a decision by Alphabet Inc's
2023-06-07 07:59
US crypto investors are left with few options
Back-to-back lawsuits against two of the world's biggest crypto enterprises are sending a chill through the fragile ecosystem of digital assets in the United States.
2023-06-07 06:47
The best Apple rumours confirmed in 2023 so far – and 4 we'd still love to see happen
Apple is notoriously secretive about its work. Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi even
2023-06-07 05:15
Mystery client who hired detective to spy on Reno's mayor asks Nevada high court to keep name secret
The mystery client who hired a detective to spy on Reno’s mayor and a county commissioner with GPS trackers has joined an appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court challenging a lower court ruling that his name be made public
2023-06-07 03:48
Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?
Bluesky is the internet’s hottest members-only spot at the moment
2023-06-07 01:50
Oh duck: Apple finally improves autocorrect feature to include common swear word
Apple has finally unveiled a new improvement to its autocorrect feature, much to the enjoyment of expletive lovers. On Monday (6 June), the tech company announced a number of software updates will soon be available to iPhone users as part of Apple’s new iOS 17 operating system. While speaking at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in California, senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi shared that Apple will also upgrade the autocorrect feature that annoyingly changes one of the most common swear words to “ducking”. “In those moments where you just want to type a ducking word, well, the keyboard will learn it, too,” he said. The upgraded autocorrect feature will be assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). According to TechCrunch, the “Transformer” AI model will accurately predict the next words and phrases iPhone users might send. Over time, the new autocorrect feature will learn to predict words that are used most frequently, including swear words. The autocorrect change is expected to drop alongside Apple’s new iOS 17, which is expected to be available as a public beta in July and a general release to come out in September. Autocorrect has been a longstanding feature of Apple products, automatically substituting corrections for mistakes in spelling or grammar. But the “ducking” substitution has long been a source of annoyance for those who’ve had to rewrite texts, particularly when they may already be wanting to express a degree of frustration. The autocorrect feature wasn’t the only upgrade Apple announced at its WWDC event on Monday. In iOS 17, iPhones will also come with new mental health features, in the form of a journal and mood tracking tools that will integrate with the Health app. The Sensitive Content Warning feature will warn adult users about nude photos and videos with a pop-up asking if they want to see the content, and the new “Check In” lets users tell friends or family members they’ve reached their destination safely. Perhaps the biggest announcement was the company’s new $3,499 (£2,800) Vision Pro headset, which combines virtual reality and augmented reality using its own software – VisionOS. The new virtual reality headset will allow people to see apps projected on top of the room around them, allowing apps to be “freed from the confines of a display”. The headset is made with glass on the front and inside, as well as an aluminium frame and a soft band that wraps around the head. Vision Pro users will be able to sit in their living room, for example, and see their apps projected in front of them, on top of their coffee table, or while doing the dishes. The Apple Vision Pro headset won’t be available to purchase until early 2024. Read More Apple Vision Pro – latest: ‘Revolutionary’ $3,499 VR headset heralds ‘new era’ iOS 17: Apple lets users get iPhone update and other new operating systems early iOS 17 release date and compatibility: When Apple will release new iPhone, iPad and Mac updates – and which will get it Apple lets people get brand new iPhone update early – but there’s a very big warning The price of Apple’s Vision Pro headset is truly out of this world The glaring omission from Apple’s AR headset launch
2023-06-07 01:15
OpenAI CEO suggests international agency like UN's nuclear watchdog could oversee AI
A key innovator is warning that artificial intelligence poses an “existential risk” to humanity
2023-06-06 23:26
CEO of Germany's Merck: decoupling from China would be at huge economic cost
By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The CEO of German technology group Merck KGaA said that unravelling trade
2023-06-06 23:20
The iPhone's ducking autocorrect problem finally gets fixed
Your iPhone's autocorrect is getting a big ducking upgrade.
2023-06-06 21:49