Image Credits:Brian HeaterAccording to The Wall Street Journal, Apple intends to raise prices for its upcoming iPhone models, set to launch this fall. However, the company is reportedly aiming to avoid directly linking the price increases to U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. Instead, Apple is considering attributing the hikes to other factors, such as...
Credit: PixabayAccording to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is creating a chip for smart glasses that is based on the one used in the Apple Watch. The company's silicon team has reportedly removed certain components from the Watch chip to enhance its power efficiency.Apple's Progress on Smart Glasses and Shift Away from Mac-Connected ARAdditionally,...
Credit: TechxploreMIT engineers have entered the robotic ping pong scene with a lightweight, high-performance design capable of returning shots with rapid precision.The new table tennis robot features a multi-jointed arm mounted at one end of the ping pong table, equipped with a regular paddle. Using multiple high-speed cameras and an advanced predictive control system,...
Credit: PixabayA new study suggests that antibodies can push our eyes into an enhanced repair mode, stimulating nerve cell regeneration in the retina beyond their normal healing capacity.New Treatment Shows Promise for Restoring Vision by Targeting Prox1 in MiceThe South Korean research team sees this treatment as a potential breakthrough for restoring vision once...
Credit: Archer AviationIn New York City, you can get a dollar slice at 2 a.m. or a burger in 30 minutes, yet still spend two hours getting to the airport.Archer Aviation plans to change that by introducing air taxis designed to fly passengers from Manhattan to nearby airports in just 15 minutes.On Thursday, the startup...
Image Credits:Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto / Getty ImagesFollowing criticism of its AI tools—particularly for weak notification summaries—Apple on Monday outlined efforts to enhance its AI models by privately analyzing user data, supplemented with synthetic data.Apple to Boost AI Performance with Differential Privacy, Using Synthetic Data While Safeguarding User PrivacyApple explained that it will use a technique...
If you ever find yourself in the time of dinosaurs, avoid touching flowers—they might be parasitic wasps in disguise. A study of wasps trapped in amber reveals that these insects ensnared hosts for their larvae using a Venus flytrap-like appendage.
Credit: PixabayGoogle is introducing a range of new AI-powered features across Search, Maps, and Gemini to assist users in planning summer vacations. This update comes as more travelers turn to tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT for trip planning.Google Search’s AI Overviews, which provide a summarized snapshot of key information at the top of search results,...
Image Credits:RiverRockPhotos / Getty ImagesLast summer, mining startup KoBold made headlines with its discovery of one of the largest copper deposits in over a decade in Zambia.Earth AI uncovers overlooked mineral deposits in Australia, showcasing AI’s growing role in modern mineral explorationNow, another startup, Earth AI, has exclusively revealed to TechCrunch its own significant...
Artistic rendering of cellulose regenerating on a plant protoplast cell surface with zoomed out view. Cellulose is synthesized by plasma membrane-bound enzyme complexes (green) and assembles into a microfibril network (brown), forming the main scaffold for the cell wall. Credit: Ehsan Faridi/ Inmywork Studio/ Chundawat, Lee and Lam LabsIn a pioneering study on cellulose...
