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The big picture: Solar wind is a stream of electromagnetically charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, the corona, and it permeates every planet and cosmic object in the Solar System. When something changes in the amount of charged particles, unexpected and extreme atmospheric phenomena can be observed. The Mars Atmosphere and […]

A hot potato: In yet another example of a company embracing AI and people being far from happy about it, cloud storage giant Dropbox has been sharing users’ files with OpenAI to power the former’s artificial intelligence search tool. The setting is enabled by default, though Dropbox says data is only shared when the feature

What just happened? Multiple controversies have emerged regarding the self-driving features in Tesla vehicles throughout 2023, but the latest recall is the most far-reaching. Although it affects every car the company has sold in the last decade, the word “recall” might be outdated, given Tesla’s solution. Tesla and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Rumor mill: While seeing the possibilities of upcoming devices is fun, take these renders and information with a healthy grain of salt. It is still very early in the design process. There are at least three prototypes because engineers are still working on and testing functionality. All or none of these changes could end up

In brief: Netflix is on track to close out the year with 86 games in its library, all available without ads, in-app purchases, or hidden fees. Better yet, the streaming giant has even more titles in development for 2024 and beyond. Mike Verdu, head of Netflix’s gaming division, said the company introduced 40 games in

What just happened? Taiwan’s TSMC, the world’s No. 1 foundry player, has reportedly demoed its prototype 2nm chips to its two biggest customers, Apple and Nvidia. The new ‘N2’ technology is expected to debut in Apple’s in-house SoCs in 2025 as an upgrade over the 3nm process used in the A17 Pro processor that powers

Forward-looking: Artificial intelligence is equally as good – and in some cases, even better – than doctors at analyzing X-rays and diagnosing certain medical conditions. Researchers from the University of Warwick trained their AI using 2.8 million historic chest X-rays from more than 1.5 million patients to check for 37 different conditions. The X-rays were

RIP: For the last two decades, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was the gaming industry’s biggest event. However, after a pandemic shutdown and three aborted revival attempts, the organization behind the expo is calling it quits. Many will likely highlight E3’s failure to evolve as other gaming showcases endure. Entertainment Software Association (ESA) CEO Stanley

In brief: Apple has been discussing new functions like spatial video, PDF AutoFill, and the new journaling app all year. This week, a series of updates delivered those promised additions and many more features throughout the company’s product stack. Here’s a brief rundown. The latest Apple operating system updates add several features to the iPhone,

The big picture: Like many other major software companies, Microsoft is primarily focused on transitioning paying customers from “perpetual” sales to boost cloud subscriptions, and Windows 365 Boot seems to be a crucial component of this cloud-centric future. Windows 365 Boot was introduced earlier this year as a new option to transform local Windows PCs