Nvidia kicks off its annual GTC developer conference in San Jose, California, on Monday with CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote scheduled for 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. GTC — which stands for GPU Technology Conference — is Nvidia’s flagship annual event, running from March 16 to March 19. The chipmaker typically uses the spotlight … Read more
In a surprise launch on Monday, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2, the successor to its premium headphones that launched in 2020. The Max 2 cost $549, and features active noise cancellation, Apple’s audio-specific H2 chip, support for live translation, better sound quality, and more. The headphones will be available to order starting March 25, … Read more
Hageman’s announcement “confirms that the fossil fuel industry is escalating its effort to avoid accountability,” said Cassidy DiPaola, communications director of the Make Polluters Pay campaign. She and other climate advocates say this escalation suggests the industry is guilty of the wrongdoing it is accused of. “If you haven’t done anything wrong, you don’t need … Read more
As noted by Apple, the AirPods Max 2 offer active noise-cancellation that’s 1.5 times more effective when compared to its predecessor. Transparency mode, which allows you to hear your surroundings while wearing the headphones, also sounds “more natural” with the AirPods Max 2, according to Apple. The AirPods Max 2 support 24-bit, 48kHz lossless audio … Read more
PhonePe, India’s biggest digital payments platform, has put its IPO plans on hold, citing geopolitical tensions and a volatile stock market. On Monday, the Bengaluru-based company said it had paused its IPO plans, but remains committed to going public once market conditions improve. The move comes less than two months after the fintech filed an … Read more
Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual “embodied fly” tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and excited commenters who didn’t seem to understand what it was they were excited about. The videos came from San Francisco-based Eon Systems, which says it’s working toward “digital human intelligence” and claims it wants to … Read more
The team found that even a small number of interacting males can synchronize their flashes, but the periodic bursts only happen in groups larger than 15. And the flashes are correlated over several meters, evidence of long-range interactions typical of emergent collective behavior. But Peleg et al. also noted some individual trajectories, suggesting that there … Read more
The $29.99 case is available through Amazon and comes in two parts that attach to the bottom and hinged lid of the AirPods Pro 3’s charging case. Even wrapped in its vintage disguise the case can still open as designed, and its USB-C port and status LED are still accessible. Spigen’s case also includes a … Read more
OpenAI’s delayed “adult mode” for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot’s ability to generate images, voice, or video. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, an unnamed OpenAI spokesperson described content that will be provided by the upcoming feature as smut rather than pornography, allowing ChatGPT users to … Read more
Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It was not an overly impressive flight. The rocket, fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose just 41 feet into the air, and the flight lasted 2.5 seconds before it struck ice and snow. Nevertheless, this rocket, named … Read more