iOS 17.2 arrives with new Journal app and spatial video capture support
Apple’s iOS 17.2 update is now available for recent iPhones. The update includes Apple’s new Journal app, which is designed to get you writing about events in your life with prompts that draw from data on your phone as well as the option to record spatial videos. Announced back at WWDC in June, the Journal…
UK FCA Slow to Take Enforcement Action on Crypto Firms, the National Audit Office Says
The FCA has required crypto firms to register to comply with the country’s anti-money laundering regulations since January 2020. Although it then began supervision work, including engaging with unregistered firms, “it did not begin taking enforcement action against illegal operators of crypto ATMs until February 2023,” according to the report. Source link
AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition
Brain organoids growing in a Petri dish Science Photo Library / Alamy Balls of human brain cells linked to a computer have been used to perform a very basic form of speech recognition. The hope is that such systems will use far less energy for AI tasks than silicon chips. “This is just proof-of-concept to…
Epic v. Google: everything we’re learning live in Fortnite court
“Impairment means something is there, it’s being used, it just isn’t as good. Prevented means you shut it down.” Epic’s expert Bernheim argues that Google’s expert Gentzkow “ignores four critical aspects of Google’s conduct,” including: 1. Google impairs competition without preventing it entirely 2. Google’s conduct targets comeptition as it emerges 3. Google is dominant…
Bitcoin Price (BTC) Decline Has Crypto Stocks COIN, MSTR, and MARA Buckling
The price drop followed a swift correction in crypto markets Sunday evening, with BTC dropping nearly 10% from the $44,000 level in the space of a few minutes in what might be termed a “flash crash.” At press time, bitcoin was trading at $41,700, down about 5% over the past 24 hours. The CoinDesk Market…
MIT publishes white papers to guide AI governance
A committee of MIT leaders and scholars has published a series of white papers aiming to shape the future of AI governance in the US. The comprehensive framework outlined in these papers seeks to extend existing regulatory and liability approaches to effectively oversee AI while fostering its benefits and mitigating potential harm. Titled “A Framework…
Reindeer’s real superpowers could help us beat depression and cancer
AS ANY young child knows, reindeer have a special superpower: they can fly. Or, at least, Rudolph and his eight sleigh-towing pals can. Reindeer first took to the skies in 1823, when Clement Clarke Moore published Twas the Night Before Christmas. He is said to have got his inspiration from the Sami people of northern…
The Sonos Era 100 is once again on sale for its Black Friday price of $199
One of our top picks of all Black Friday deals was the Sonos Era 100 smart speaker, and we’re happy to report that deal has returned. Right now, you can get the Era 100 in black or white for its lowest price of $199 ($50 off) at Amazon Best Buy, B&H Photo, or direct from Sonos. The Era 100 is…
Decentralized Exchange Uniswap Expands to Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock
Uniswap version 3 (v3) has been deployed on Rootstock by GFX Labs, the team behind trading terminal Oku, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk on Monday. According to Uniswap’s website, the project, originally designed for Ethereum, has also been deployed on the Ethereum layer-2 networks Arbitrum, Optimism and Polygon. Source link
Patchwork vaping regulation can show the way to a smoke-free world
YOU have no doubt seen someone on the street surrounded by a sweet-smelling cloud. A vaper. Globally, this is becoming an increasingly familiar sight as more and more people take up the habit. The question on everyone’s lips is, just how bad are these e-cigarettes for your health? Answers are finally emerging, as we discover…