There’s being thrifty, and then there’s being cheap. As news unfolded regarding the tragic loss of an OceanGate Expeditions tourist sub, Titan, one of the more interesting tidbits is what’s used to steer the submarine. The submersible didn’t meet many safety regulations and one of those regulations included steering controls. The OceanGate submersible used a...
Excuses are monuments to nothing, and build bridges to nowhere. Those who use these tools of incompetence are fools, fools, fools, and masters of nothing. Excuses. Comcast whined to the FCC last week about it being too hard to list its broadband fees to customers. They can keep raising fees and charging for hidden things,...
That’s meta verse with two words. As promised, Apple showcased the Vision Pro AR/VR headset at this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference. It’s everything we expected in a newly released Apple product. The Vision Pro headset is priced at $3,499. It’s not priced, nor designed for regular human consumption. The headset is specifically designed for software...
It’s been a long while since I’ve enthusiastically written about Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. The iPhone has become stale with incrementally updates and they still haven’t gotten rid of the notch. MacBook Pro specs get ever more impressive, but the operating systems becomes more and more tightly restrained. The Apple Watch lasts longer and is...
In a first ever move the Cyberspace Agency of China, China’s information security and Internetwork regulatory, bans Micron products from being used in critical Chinese infrastructure. CAC’s ban comes after the US-led campaign to ban Huawei phones and network devices from being used in US and allied markets. The US Chip Act which diverts more...
Tensions are running high between the US and China. Rhetoric has increasingly intensified between the world’s sole superpower, and a rising upstart. Beef over the Taiwanese sovereignty has always been a lingering diplomatic minefield. Economics, trade, and cash were the ways the US and China smoothed over their differences but that’s no longer the case....
At least he didn’t try to hide the documents in a peanut butter sandwich. An ex-Apple engineer working on Apple’s self-driving car project has been charged by the Justice Department for stealing Apple trade secrets and transferring them to an unnamed Chinese company. Weiboa Wang allegedly stole documents from Apple before he left the company...
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, testified on the dangers of AI and need for regulation before the US Senate this week. Altman’s company is the creator of GPT, the underlying technology of the world’s most popular AI tool, ChatGPT. Altman testifies before Congress at a time when AI technology is disrupting creative and business industries. AI...
Google I/O, the search giant’s annual conference kicked off yesterday. New Devices & New Hype As the world’s predominant search engine, Google has struggle lately. Google commands a whopping 90+% of the search market and there’s really nowhere to go. But… Search is fundamentally broken as it’s becoming harder and harder to discover new things...
One of the tech industry’s most beloved and prolific figures warned of more serious scams using AI. In an interview with BBC, Steve Wozniak warned AI may make scams harder to spot. He called for more AI regulation stating AI generated content should be clearly labeled. Wozniak leveled many of his warnings at large language...