Meta to Unveil Smart Glasses with Integrated Screens, Possibly Arriving Late Next Year
December 24, 2024 – According to a report published today by the Financial Times, Meta, with a market capitalization of 1.5trillion,iscollaboratingwiththeeyeweargiantEssilorLuxotticatointegratedisplayscreensintoits300 sunglasses. Insiders have revealed that the new version of the glasses, featuring the ability to showcase notifications or responses from Meta’s virtual assistant, could potentially hit the market in the latter half of 2025….
OpenAI CEO Altman Acknowledges DeepSeek’s Performance, Sees Them as Worthy Competitors
February 13, 2025 – In a recent interview with The Times Tech Podcast on Tuesday local time, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed his acknowledgment of the technological prowess of Chinese AI company DeepSeek. He praised their “good performance” in developing a chatbot that can now compete with ChatGPT. Altman revealed that he has…
NHTSA Demands Records from Tesla Amid Steering Malfunction Controversy
May 31, 2024 – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced on Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into potential power steering failure issues in Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y vehicles. The agency has requested relevant records from Tesla to aid in the investigation. Having escalated its preliminary assessment to a full-blown…
Apple Faces Challenges in Siri’s Intelligent Development, Some Features May Be Delayed Until iOS 19
March 9, 2025 – Apple has acknowledged that the development of its planned Apple Intelligence Siri functionality is not progressing as expected, according to a report published by MacRumors yesterday. The tech giant admitted that some of the features may be delayed until the release of iOS 19. In a statement, Apple highlighted that Siri…
Google Unveils Free AI Subscription for U.S. College Students
April 18, 2025 – Google has officially entered the fiercely competitive higher education AI services market, as reported by The Verge. Starting immediately, U.S. college students can enjoy a free subscription to One AI Premium until June 30, 2026, bypassing the standard $20 monthly fee. Google spokesperson Alex Joseph clarified that interested students must register…
Shopee Clarifies: No Layoffs in Indonesia, Only Employee Relocations
August 05, 2024 – According to a report by Tempo.co on Saturday, rumors had been circulating on social media about a massive layoff of “hundreds of people” by the Southeast Asian e-commerce giant Shopee. However, these rumors were later denied by the company. Radynal Nataprawira, the head of public affairs at Shopee Indonesia, clarified that…
Google’s Pixel 8 and 8 Pro Unveiled: A New Era of AI-Powered Smartphones
October 10, 2023 – Google has recently unveiled its flagship smartphones, the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro, powered by the latest Tensor G3 chip, promising a host of new AI capabilities. Firstly, there’s the Record-to-Text Summarizer feature, which operates locally and is set to debut on the Pixel 8 Pro in December. This innovative feature…
Tesla Reports Robust 2023 Financial Results, Led by Strong Model Y Sales and Soaring Energy Business Profits
January 25, 2024 – Tesla has unveiled its financial results for 2023, revealing a steady increase in revenue and profits despite facing various challenges throughout the year. According to the report, Tesla’s total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023 amounted to 25.17billion,representinga396.77 billion, a significant 19% increase from 2022. In terms of profitability, Tesla…
Hyundai and Toyota Join Forces to Boost Racing Culture, Toyoda Wows with Drift Display
October 28, 2024 – Hyundai Motor and Toyota Motor co-hosted the inaugural “Hyundai N x Toyota GAZOO Racing Festival” in South Korea on the 27th, aiming to jointly promote the development of racing culture. For the first time, Hyundai Motor’s Chairman Chung Euisun and Toyota Motor’s Chairman Akio Toyoda appeared together on stage. The latter…
Apple Reportedly Shifts iPhone SE 4 Release Date to 2025
July 6, 2023 – Apple’s plans for the release of the highly anticipated iPhone SE 4 have experienced a significant setback, according to a recent report by UBI Research analyst Dae-Jeong Yoon. Previous speculations from sources such as Ming-Chi Kuo, Jeff Pu, and Blayne Curtis had suggested that Apple would introduce the iPhone SE 4…