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US regulators challenge Google’s internet search dominance

09/18/202309/16/2023 Jorge Gonzalez

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The American government is looking at the power Google’s core service has online. The US government has launched a legal battle against Google’s internet search dominance and the control it has over the experience the vast majority of users have online. This legal battle is expected to begin at full strength tomorrow in federal court in Washington D.C. The internet search case is expected to be the largest antitrust trial in the United States since Microsoft faced regulators over that company’s dominance over personal computer software. That case occurred about…

Apple unveils the next iPhone, which will indeed have a USB-C charging port

09/15/202309/14/2023 John Montgallo

The smartphone has been using a proprietary cable port since it first hit the market. Apple recently unveiled its next iPhone and product lineup and while there were lots of new features worthy of the spotlight, there was one very simple one that drew the most attention, and that was its switch to standard USB-C charging ports. The move was made primarily in response to a new regulation in EU banning proprietary charging cables. The next iPhone still has a lot to live up to. The smartphone makes up nearly…

Meta virtual reality avatars now have legs for beta testers

09/12/202309/11/2023 Jennifer Goula

So far, the legs are available for the avatars only in Quest Home, though expansion is expected. Virtual reality avatars in Quest Home will finally have legs now that Meta has started rolling out the additional body parts for beta testers. Though the legs have been added to Quest Home player avatars, they still aren’t in Horizon Worlds. This new addition to the virtual reality avatars was first announced in the Meta Community forums. “People will start to see avatar legs appear,” said Eliza Kern, Meta communications manager, in a…

OpenAI yearly revenue closes in on $1 billion

09/11/202309/11/2023 Jesse Collins

The developer of the generative artificial intelligence ChatGPT bot is bringing in $80 million monthly. OpenAI, the developer of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT bot is generating approximately $80 million in monthly revenue according to a recent Bloomberg News report at the end of August, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. The growth of the adoption of ChatGPT has been enormous, having only debuted last fall. Following the explosively successful launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, there has been a massive investment into the generative AI market. This particular…

IBM said it was easing off facial recognition, but now it’s doubling down

09/08/202309/07/2023 Stephanie Beck

A new $69.8 million contract may have been signed in which IBM will be providing precisely that technology. New media reports are showing that IBM, which had previously stated that it was greatly withdrawing from facial recognition technology, has now signed a new contract giving it a substantial focus on it. The company denies that the deal it signed with the government is for general purpose biometric surveillance. That said, human rights advocates have accused IBM of participating in precisely that potential use for the facial recognition technology. As was…