The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted a temporary stay of a July 4 order putting sweeping limitations on the Biden administration’s communications with social media companies. The stay was granted by a panel of 5th Circuit judges, which includes Clinton-appointee Carl E. Stewart, Obama-appointee James E. Graves and Trump-appointee Andrew S. Oldham. Oldham last year wrote an …
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Should you wait for the Galaxy S24?
Ryan Haines / Android Authority If you’re looking to pick up a new flagship phone, the Galaxy S family is one of the best Android phones of 2023. Launching in February of 2023, the S23 series has been available for about five months and shouldn’t see a successor for a little over half a year. Still, is there any reason …
Read More »Source: Binance has fired over 1,000 people in recent weeks; the cuts are global, ongoing, and could result in the company losing more than a third of its staff (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Source: Binance has fired over 1,000 people in recent weeks; the cuts are global, ongoing, and could result in the company losing more than a third of its staff — Crypto exchange reduces workforce as Justice Department investigation continues — Binance, the giant crypto exchange …
Read More »Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky’s Arrest Won’t Fix Crypto | WIRED
However, the collapse of the Terra Luna stablecoin in May 2022 blew a billion-dollar hole in the Celsius balance sheet that, combined with a slump in the crypto market, left Celsius unable to meet a surge in customer withdrawals. On June 12, the company announced it would halt withdrawals, citing “extreme market conditions.” A month later, the company filed for …
Read More »Cheat Sheet (Definitions & Examples of AI)
Image: pinkeyes/Adobe Stock Artificial intelligence comes in many forms, from simple tools that respond to customers via a chat to complex machine learning algorithms that predict the trajectory of an entire organization. Despite years of overpromising, AI doesn’t comprise sentient machines that reason like humans. Rather, AI encompasses more narrowly focused pattern matching at scale to complement human reasoning. SEE: …
Read More »The 2020 MacBook Air is at a historic low price of $749.99
The MacBook Air had never previously sold for less than $800 prior to this week’s Prime Day sale, and while the requirement to be a Prime member ended with the event closing, the discount on the device is still running. It may not be the latest generation of the machine, but it’s probably the most affordable MacBook model for anyone …
Read More »Sources: Elon Musk claimed xAI was worth $20B, as he was trying to recruit top AI talent and offering equity in his new startup (Semafor)
Semafor: Sources: Elon Musk claimed xAI was worth $20B, as he was trying to recruit top AI talent and offering equity in his new startup — Elon Musk sought to recruit top AI talent to his new artificial intelligence company with equity in the venture he claimed was already worth tens of billions of dollars …
Read More »EV Sales Hit a Record in the US. Now Their Popularity May Be Waning
This story first appeared on Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate justice and solutions. Electric vehicle sales in the United States set a record this past quarter and are on track to break the 1 million mark in 2023, which would be a milestone for the industry. This surge comes even as many vehicle models have lost their eligibility for …
Read More »Will Li-Fi replace Wi-Fi? The new wireless tech could be 100 times faster
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR A new light-based communications standard meant for Li-Fi technology has rolled out. The emerging wireless technology relies on infrared light instead of radio waves. It’s said that Li-Fi could offer speeds 100 times faster than current Wi-Fi. The next generation of Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi 7 — is coming soon, with Wi-Fi 7 routers …
Read More »Sources: Dutch export control rules will bar ASML from maintaining, repairing, and providing spare parts for controlled equipment without government approval (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: Dutch export control rules will bar ASML from maintaining, repairing, and providing spare parts for controlled equipment without government approval — – ASML will be limited in repairing restricted machines in China — China’s production capabilities and capacity to be affected
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