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She spent her inheritance sending money to TikTok Livestreamers. What started as a game turned into addiction.::Cindi White spent more than $25,000 on TikTok Influencers. TikTok’s Live Matches have a dark side.

Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court::(Reuters) -Apple can for now resume sales of its flagship smartwatches, after a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday paused a government commission’s import ban on the devices imposed in a patent dispute over its medical monitoring technology. The tech giant had filed an...

New York Times Sues Microsoft and OpenAI, Alleging Copyright Infringement::News publisher says AI tools use its content without permission; tech companies have said training AI with web content is ‘fair use’

Apple’s iPhone design chief headed to LoveFrom to work with Jony Ive on AI devices::Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Tang Tan, Apple’s chief iPhone and Apple Watch designer, is leaving the company in…

Apple resumes Apple Watch sales after ban is paused.::Apple is selling the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 again after a federal appeals court temporarily paused the sales and import bans.

Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years | CNN Business::Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years.

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Physicists Designed an Experiment to Turn Light Into Matter::It would be a tangible demonstration of Einstein’s famous E = mc^2 equation.

Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies::TOKYO – Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile

Breakthrough: “Electronic soil” boosts crop growth by over 50%::This research introduces an innovative approach to soilless cultivation, or hydroponics, by integrating electronic soil, or eSoil.

A light-matter hybrid material on attosecond scales showcases enhanced conductivity with potential applications in solar cells and high-power electronics.

Intel secures $3.25B Israeli gov’t grant to build $25B chip fab in Israel amid ongoing tensions::Intel to build a $25 billion fab in Israel, set to get $3.25 billion in government grants.

Nvidia CEO Foresees AI Competing with Human Intelligence in Five Years::Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts that AI will compete with human intelligence in the next five years, amidst a significant business boom for Nvidia and its AI advancements.

The Atlantic: Nobody Knows What’s Happening Online Anymore. Why you’ve probably never heard of the most popular Netflix show in the world.::undefined

Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests::Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company’s next model line-up will target a mass-market family car segment.

Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems::A new search algorithm has identified 188 kinds of new CRISPR systems in bacterial genomes. The systems have a range of functions and could enable gene editing, diagnostics, and more.

Apple is now banned from selling its latest Apple Watches in the US::Apple can no longer sell the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Watch Series 9 in the US. The International Trade Commission issued an import ban on the devices that took effect on December 26th, 2023.

It’s All Bullshit: Performing productivity at Google::The tech industry is supposed to be the cradle of innovation—but it’s become a redoubt of waste and unproductivity.

The hyperloop is dead for real this time::Hyperloop One is shutting down its operations. The company was founded in 2014 promising pods that would carry passengers at airline speeds through nearly airless tubes. Turns out, it wasn’t really viable.