technology

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.

Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court::undefined

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.

I guess my account will be unsecure then.

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.

The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up::Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.

Note: I am not affiliated with the project

US Govt’s sluggish Chips Act payouts slam the breaks on Samsung’s fab — company delays mass production at Texas fab to await further CHIPS funding::Samsung’s Texas fab will be operational in 2024, but won’t have mass production capability until 2025 at the earliest.

Apple appeals US ban on Apple Watch Ultra 2 and Series 9::The company also filed a petition for a stay on the International Trade Commission’s order to get Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 models temporarily back on shelves.

Lucid’s new all-electric Gravity SUV is a sustainability champion::Lucid’s design team has taken care to give customers environmentally friendly options for interior materials.