2024 Survey Reveals Americans Checking Phones 205 Times a Day, Up 42.3% From Last Year
December 30, 2024 – A recent survey conducted by Reviews.org has revealed that Americans check their phones an astonishing 205 times per day, which translates to approximately once every five minutes. This year, a typical American smartphone user will spend a total of two and a half months just looking at their phone. In the…
Netflix to expand crackdown on password sharing in Q1 2023
Netflix has announced plans to expand its efforts to curb account sharing by introducing paid account sharing in the first quarter of 2023. According to the company, widespread account sharing has weakened its ability to invest in and improve the service. In a statement, Netflix said, “Widespread account sharing (exceeding 100 million households) has weakened…
YouTube CEO Declares War on AI Spam: 2026’s Top Priority Unveiled
January 22, 2026 – In a recent annual open letter released on Wednesday (local time), YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed that combating “AI-generated spam” and detecting deepfakes will be top priorities for the platform in 2026. As AI-generated content becomes increasingly prevalent, distinguishing between authentic and synthetic media is growing more challenging, with deepfakes posing…
OpenAI Launches Flex Mode: Cut API Costs by 50% with Speed and Stability Trade-Offs
April 18, 2025 – OpenAI has unveiled a new API service dubbed “Flex Processing Mode” as it intensifies efforts to compete against rivals like Google in the generative AI arena. The move allows users to access its models at reduced rates, albeit with slower response times and occasional resource allocation issues. The company announced that…
Microsoft Unveils DragonV2.1: AI Speech Synthesis Gets More Natural with 12.8% WER Drop and 100+ Language Support
July 31, 2025 – In a recent blog post, tech media outlet NeoWin unveiled that Microsoft has rolled out its DragonV2.1Neural Zero-Shot Learning model. This innovative text-to-speech (TTS) model stands out for its ability to generate highly natural and expressive voices using just a minimal amount of data, and it supports an impressive range of…
Uber CEO Addresses Tesla’s Autonomous Taxi Plans: Musk Unwilling to Collaborate, But Hope Remains
February 23, 2025 – Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of global ride-sharing giant Uber, has revealed that Tesla’s Elon Musk is unwilling to integrate the electric carmaker’s planned autonomous taxi service into shared mobility platforms. This suggests that Uber could potentially become a competitor to Tesla in the future. During an interview with Bloomberg on Friday, Khosrowshahi…
Meta and Others Remove 4.7M Underage Accounts Amid Australia’s Crackdown
January 16, 2026 – Australia, the first country globally to enforce a social media ban for individuals under 16, has witnessed a rapid surge in account removals since the law took effect. According to official data, major platforms like Meta have blocked approximately 4.7 million underage accounts across the nation just last month. The Australian…
SpaceX’s Next Adventure: Starship Recovery Tests in Australia
August 01, 2024 – According to recent reports from Reuters, SpaceX is considering expanding its rocket testing program and has been in discussions with the Australian Space Agency regarding this matter. The company hopes to launch its Starship from Texas, send satellites into space, and then recover them from Australian waters. Interestingly, this news comes…
Tesla’s Alleged Robotaxi Spotted in Disguise in Los Angeles: A Two-Door, Two-Seater Design
September 14, 2024 – Tesla is gearing up for a grand event on October 10th at the Warner Bros. film studio in the Los Angeles area, where it plans to unveil its highly anticipated Robotaxi, an autonomous ride-sharing vehicle. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has declared this day as the most significant for the…
Meta Quest 3 Headset Sales Surge, Exceeding One Million Units
June 28, 2024 –Meta’s cutting-edge mixed reality headset, the Quest 3, has seemingly surpassed a significant milestone with estimated sales exceeding one million units. This figure is extrapolated from the number of users who have completed the pre-installed game, “First Encounters,” which serves as a crucial part of the device’s initial setup process and is…