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Google has announced a new operating system called Android XR, which is designed specifically for devices like headsets and smart glasses. The company wants to be at the center of the growing market for extended reality (XR), which includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) devices. By creating this new system, … Read more
A new study shows that Google‘s AI Overviews now appear in almost half of all search results, taking up a large part of both mobile and desktop screens. The research, done by Botify and DemandSphere, looked at over 120,000 keywords from 22 websites between August and September. The findings reveal that these AI Overviews are … Read more
Democrats on a Senate subcommittee are accusing UnitedHealthcare of using artificial intelligence (AI) to deny claims from Medicare Advantage patients. In a report released in October, the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) said that UnitedHealthcare’s rate of denying claims for post-acute care jumped from 10.9% in 2020 to 22.7% in 2022. Denials for … Read more
A recent court decision could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells the app. A panel of judges from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that a bill aimed at banning TikTok is constitutional. This decision comes just before the deadline for ByteDance to … Read more
Google is rolling out the December 2024 Pixel Feature Drop today, alongside Android 15 QPR1. This update brings a variety of exciting new features to Pixel devices, from Pixel phones to tablets and foldables. The December 2024 Pixel Feature Drop is packed with useful new features for all Pixel devices, from enhanced apps and new … Read more
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has revealed plans to use nuclear power to help run its data centers in the United States. The company is looking to add between one and four gigawatts of nuclear energy to power its operations, starting in the early 2030s. This move is part of Meta’s broader goal to … Read more
Google has made it easier for users of Pixel phones to check if their device is overheating. In the past, Pixel users had to rely on third-party apps to see their phone’s temperature. Now, with an update to the Pixel Troubleshooting service, Google has added a built-in feature that shows the temperature of the phone … Read more
A new app”Death Clock,” powered by AI, is making waves by predicting when you might die. According to Bloomberg, the app has been downloaded 125,000 times since it launched in July. It uses AI trained on a huge dataset from over 1,200 life expectancy studies with 53 million participants. The app takes into account factors … Read more
Meta is planning to build a massive subsea cable that will span the globe, costing around $10 billion. The cable, which is expected to be over 40,000 kilometers (around 24,850 miles) long, will be built for Meta’s exclusive use. This means Meta will own and control the entire network, unlike its current setup, where it … Read more
Billionaires are funding the development of ‘Life-Extending Pills’, which might soon be available to the rich, as reported by New York Post. A CEO warns that if this happens, the world could be filled with “posh zombies”—wealthy people living for much longer but with little purpose, leading to an unfair and unequal society. Several prominent … Read more