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In context: Consumers getting burned by surprise clauses in the fineprint of the legal agreements they enter into has almost become a cliché in the Internet Age. Very few prople thoroughly read terms of service documents. The instant gratification of hitting that “agree” button outweighs the burden of reading a contract that rivels a novel […]

Rumor mill: Microsoft recently unveiled a new generation of AI-centric Windows laptops dubbed Copilot, and Qualcomm is the only company that currently makes the Arm-based processors for these devices. However, that could change soon, with a new entrant expected to join the scene in the near future. According to sources quoted by Reuters, Qualcomm’s arch

A hot potato: There is growing concern over the payout Elon Musk has requested for his involvement with Tesla in 2018. Shareholders in Norway consider the deal excessive and motiveless. They are still in talks but are ready to vote against the substantial multibillion-dollar compensation package. Tesla shareholders are preparing for their annual meeting scheduled

In a nutshell: Modern game consoles are often referred to as affordable, small-form-factor PCs with closed-box software systems, but PlayStation hardware designer Mark Cerny refuted this assertion in a recent interview. He claimed that consoles still possess inherently unique traits and that Sony’s design choices in building the PS5 may have influenced the PC market.

A hot potato: Adobe is backpedaling after an update in its Terms of Use (ToU) issued last week enflamed users. The dustup started when a popup notifying users of the change suggested that the company could access and claim ownership of content made with its creative suite to train AI models, among other things. Users

In a nutshell: Although “Apple Intelligence” (generative AI) is the main star of this year’s iOS, iPadOS, and macOS updates, other significant new features will also be introduced. iPhone will finally allow RCS text messaging, a major revamp is coming to the control center, Apple will introduce an iPad calculator app, and Mac users will

In brief: Apple took great pains to avoid saying “AI” during its 2024 WWDC presentation. Still, its new “Apple Intelligence” brings generative AI features to recent Macs, iPads, and iPhones. The upcoming OS iterations will include image generation, text proofing, and context-aware organization. Following months of teasing, Apple finally pulled back the curtain on its

Something to look forward to: Despite having only launched in February, Apple plans to deliver visionOS 2 before the end of the year. The full-iteration numeration may seem premature and braggadocious at first. However, Cupertino is likely trying to transition it into the regular fall schedule of annual OS upgrades. That said, visionOS 2 has

What just happened? With Sony’s PlayStation 5 outselling the console by a huge margin and once-exclusive games being made available on other platforms, questions have been raised recently about the Xbox machines’ future. But that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from unveiling three new editions of the current-gen Xbox consoles, and brand boss Phil Spencer hinted that

Editor’s take: As much as it would make sense for Nvidia to focus solely on being the leading AI silicon vendor, their rise to power has left them with little choice but to continue pushing forward in areas that make some of their big customers uncomfortable. The big news in the world of tech last