Troomi OS Debuts as ‘Kid-Friendly Android,’ Blocks Social Media Platforms on Select Samsung Devices

May 19 2025 – In today’s tech-driven world, digital safety has emerged as a critical concern for parents navigating their children’s online experiences. Addressing this challenge head-on, U.S.-based tech firm Troomi has recently unveiled a tailored operating system dubbed TroomiOS, engineered specifically for younger users. Built upon the Android framework, TroomiOS prioritizes child-centric design principles…

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Intel and Samsung Rumored to Form ‘Semiconductor Avengers’ Alliance to Challenge TSMC

October 22, 2024 – According to a report published by Maeil Business Newspaper on October 21st, Intel has reached out to Samsung Electronics to form a “foundry alliance” in order to counterbalance the dominance of TSMC in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The report cites an Intel executive who recently contacted Samsung Electronics, expressing the desire…

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Jpegli: Google’s New Open-Source Library Promises Better JPEG Compression

April 07, 2024 – For a long time, JPEG has been a prominent image compression format. However, it has notable drawbacks, including quality loss and compression artifacts during the compression process. Recently, Google released Jpegli, an open-source encoding library that promises to address these issues. The need for Jpegli arose from website optimization demands, specifically…

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OpenAI Establishes Special Team to Tackle AI’s Catastrophic Risks

October 27, 2023 – OpenAI has announced on Thursday that it is in the process of assembling a new team dedicated to mitigating “catastrophic risks” associated with artificial intelligence. This team will be responsible for tracking, assessing, predicting, and safeguarding against major issues that may arise from AI. OpenAI has expressed its belief that cutting-edge…

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Facing Sony CIS Capacity Constraints, Apple Tests Samsung CMOS as Secondary Supplier for iPhone 16 Series

July 03, 2024 – In a significant shift from its traditional reliance on Sony for CMOS Image Sensors (CIS), Apple is reportedly advancing plans to diversify its supply chain by incorporating Samsung Electronics as a secondary supplier. According to sources cited by TheElec, Samsung’s System LSI division is currently undergoing final quality assessments for its…

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