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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 display specifications have been leaked online, alongside detailed renders of the upcoming handset. This foldable phone could feature an external screen that is considerably larger than its predecessor and slightly bigger than the Oppo Find N2 Flip. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/RaXCBZd

The European Union is likely to reach a political agreement this year that will pave the way for the world's first major artificial intelligence (AI) law, the bloc's tech regulation chief Margrethe Vestager said on Sunday. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/5ogHc8Q

The European Union is likely to reach a political agreement this year that will pave the way for the world's first major artificial intelligence ( AI ) law, the bloc's tech regulation chief Margrethe Vestager said on Sunday. This follows a preliminary deal reached on Thursday by members of the European Parliament to push through the draft of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act to a vote by a committee of lawmakers on May 11. Parliament will then thrash out the bill's final details with EU member states and the European Commission before it becomes law. At a press conference after a Group of Seven digital ministers' meeting in Takasaki, Japan, Vestager said the EU AI Act was "pro-innovation" since it seeks to mitigate the risks of societal damage from emerging technologies. Regulators around the world have been trying to find a balance where governments could develop "guardrails" on emerging artificial intelligence technology without stifling...

Elon Musk on Saturday announced a plan for his Twitter platform to allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with a single click. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/0JRTB83

Elon Musk on Saturday announced a plan for his Twitter platform to allow media publishers to charge users on a per-article basis with a single click. "This enables users who would not sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occasional article," the billionaire entrepreneur said on Twitter, adding, "Should be a major win-win for both media orgs & the public." He said the plan would begin next month, but provided no details on exact pricing or what cut Twitter would take. The announcement came as Musk has been struggling, amid frequent controversy, to make Twitter profitable. Rolling out next month, this platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click. This enables users who would not sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occasional article.… — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 29, 2023 Media orga...

The members of European Parliament (MEPs) are racing to update AI regulation rules to catch up with an explosion of interest in generative AI, which has provoked awe and anxiety since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT six months ago. The draft bill is not final and lawyers say it will likely take years to come into force. The speed of their work, though, is also a rare example ... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/sLUc2Sv

As recently as February, generative AI did not feature prominently in EU lawmakers' plans for regulating generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as ChatGPT . The bloc's 108-page proposal for the AI Act, published two years earlier, included only one mention of the word "chatbot." References to AI-generated content largely referred to deepfakes: images or audio designed to impersonate human beings. By mid-April, however, members of European Parliament (MEPs) were racing to update those rules to catch up with an explosion of interest in generative AI, which has provoked awe and anxiety since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT six months ago. That scramble culminated on Thursday with a new draft of the legislation which identified copyright protection as a core piece of the effort to keep AI in check. Interviews with four lawmakers and two other sources close to discussions reveal for the first time how over just 11 days this small group of politicians hamme...

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10 percent cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the website in a bid to diversify its revenue sources. Earlier this month, billionaire owner Musk said users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscri... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/bvXU8c3

Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that the social media platform will take a 10 percent cut on content subscriptions after the first year, as the company looks to monetize content on the website in a bid to diversify its revenue sources. Earlier this month, billionaire owner Musk said users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscriptions to content, including long-form text and hours-long video. He had also said that the company will not take a cut for the first 12 months on content subscriptions. Musk has been bringing in changes at Twitter to boost revenue after the platform saw advertising income drop last year in the run up to his $44 billion (nearly Rs. 3,59,700 crore) acquisition that closed in October. He added that the company's cut from subscriptions on iOS and Android platforms will drop to 15 percent in the second year from 30 percent in the first. A few days back, Musk also has made an important announcement regard...

Apple is developing a newer Apple Watch Ultra with a microLED display, the company's most expensive, top-of-the-line smartwatch. However, don't get too excited because the Cupertino company may release it in the second half of 2025, according to display analyst Ross from Tech Accessories News, Reviews & Launch Updates - GizBot https://ift.tt/LurlwEh via IFTTT

Peter Pan and Wendy, a modern, live-action reimagining of Disney’s 1953 animated classic film Peter Pan, feels a lot more modern and kid-friendly. That said, it doesn’t deviate too much from the original ideas and philosophies that made the story so endearing. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/wSnf2eG

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Wednesday blocked Microsoft's $69 billion (nearly Rs. 5,64,100 crore) acquisition of Call of Duty  maker Activision Blizzard over concerns it would hinder cloud gaming . The ruling was a shock after the regulator had already resolved its concerns about the consoles market, a sector dominated by Sony 's PlayStation and Microsoft 's Xbox , which dwarfs cloud gaming. Is the deal dead? Not necessarily. Microsoft said it remained fully committed and would appeal. The regulator's decision reflected a flawed understanding of the market, it said. How does the appeal process work? Microsoft can appeal to Britain's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), an independent judicial body, which will only examine the CMA's decision-making process, not the merits of the merger. Microsoft will not be able to offer new remedies at this stage, such as offering to keep Activision content off its Xbox Game Pass , a subscrip...

Online retail titan Amazon on Thursday reported that its cloud and ads units helped it beat earnings expectations in the first quarter of this year despite shoppers and businesses being more careful about spending. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/9vyp16E

Apple Watch — like contemporary smartwatches that connect to Android smartphones — is capable of connecting to one iPhone at a time. The wearable that tracks health indicators, workouts, displays notifications and messages, syncs data to the connected smartphone. A relatively new tipster now claims that Apple will add support for syncing data from an Apple Watch across multiple devices. If the rumour is true, users may not be limited to a single iPhone, seeing data from their Apple Watch across their devices. According to a tipster Analyst941 on Twitter,  Apple is working on the ability to sync data from an Apple Watch across more than one device. However, details are scarce and the tipster does not mention whether this purported multi-device sync support will be supported on existing Apple Watch models, or whether users will need to upgrade to an upcoming Apple Watch model. Apple Watch can sync across more than one Apple device too, finally. I don't know ...

Online retail titan Amazon on Thursday reported that its cloud and ads units helped it beat earnings expectations in the first quarter of this year despite shoppers and businesses being more careful about spending. "For the first time in several quarters, Amazon may finally have a bit of wind at its back," said Insider Intelligence principal analyst Andrew Lipsman. Amazon shares spiked more than 10 percent shortly after release of the earnings figures, only to sink slightly below the day's closing price as it warned that customers were remaining watchful of their budgets. Amazon reported a profit of $3.2 billion (roughly Rs. 26,162 crore) on revenue that climbed 9 percent to $127.4 billion (roughly Rs. 10,41,616 crore) in the quarter. The net income was about a billion dollars more than analysts had forecast. "There's a lot to like about how our teams are delivering for customers, particularly amidst an uncertain economy," said Amazon chief executive s...

A delivery executive of an e-commerce firm allegedly stole 10 iPhones by replacing them with dummy phones on the way to deliver them to the customer here, police said on Thursday. On March 27 delivery executive Lalit was handed over a customer's parcel, which contained 10 iPhones and an AirPods, at his address. However, instead of delivering the parcel, Lalit replace... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/qfi4kLu

A delivery executive of an e-commerce firm allegedly stole 10 iPhones by replacing them with dummy phones on the way to deliver them to the customer here, police said on Thursday. Station in-charge of Matrix Finance Solution, which delivers Amazon 's parcel, Ravi in his complaint alleged that on March 27 delivery executive Lalit was handed over a customer's parcel, which contained 10 iPhones and an AirPods , at his address, they said. However, instead of delivering the parcel, Lalit replaced the iPhones with replicas and sent his brother Manoj to deposit them back to the company claiming that the customer could not be contacted, Ravi said in his complaint. Suspecting some tampering with the packaging, the parcel was opened and the delivery company found the fake phones inside, police said. Meanwhile, upon not receiving his parcel, the customer also cancelled his order, they said. An FIR has been registered against Lalit under sections 420 (cheating), 408 (criminal breach ...

iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max may not be equipped with a next-generation Sony sensor after all. A tipster has contradicted an earlier leak that claims the next iPhone Pro models will be equipped with Sony IMX903 sensors. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/4CiIgl0

Apple and its Android rivals saw sales slide in the first quarter in China, research firm Canalys reported on Thursday, as consumers continued to tighten their belts following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. The iPhone maker was the top-selling brand over the first three months of the year, with 20 percent market share. But its overall shipments in China fell to 13.3 million units, a 3 percent decrease from the same period in 2022. Sales for all other top-selling brands also fell, with total smartphone shipments dropping 11 percent year-on-year to 67.2 million units, the lowest quarterly total since 2013. Despite being the best-selling brand in the quarter, Apple saw its total market share fall 3 percentage points year-on-year. Oppo and Vivo , Android brands that trail Apple as the second and third best-sellers, saw shipments fall 10 percent and 7 percent respectively. Honor and Xiaomi , which specialise in low-end models, saw shipments fall 35 percent and 20 percent resp...

A California judge on Wednesday tentatively ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker’s Autopilot features. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/UwrCRMy

A California judge on Wednesday tentatively ordered Tesla CEO Elon Musk to be interviewed under oath about whether he made certain statements regarding the safety and capabilities of the carmaker's Autopilot features. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the family of Walter Huang against Tesla in Santa Clara Superior Court, over a car crash which killed the Apple engineer in 2018. Huang's family argues Tesla's partially automated driving software failed. The carmaker contends Huang was playing a videogame on his phone before the crash and disregarded vehicle warnings. Plaintiff attorneys sought to depose Musk regarding recorded statements that tout the capabilities of Autopilot. In a 2016 statement cited by plaintiffs, Musk allegedly said: "A Model S and Model X, at this point, can drive autonomously with greater safety than a person. Right now.” Tesla, however, opposed the request in court filings, arguing that Musk cannot recall details about statements. In...

Nvidia , a major supplier of chips and computing systems for artificial intelligence , on Tuesday, released a set of software tools aimed at helping chatbots watch their language. Nvidia's chips have helped companies like Microsoft add human-like chat features to search engines like Bing . But the chatbots can still be unpredictable and say things their creators wish they did not. Microsoft in February limited users to five questions per session with its Bing search engine after the New York Times reported the system gave unsettling responses during long conversations. Nvidia's software tools, provided free of charge, are designed to help companies guard against unwanted responses from chatbots. Some of those uses are straightforward - the maker of a customer service chatbot might not want the system to mention products from its competitors. But the Nvidia tools are also designed to help AI system creators put into place important safety measures, such as ensuring that ch...

Microsoft and Google on Tuesday announced earnings for Q1 2023 as both technology titans beat market expectations amid an increasingly competitive AI technology sector. Google parent Alphabet is facing pressure due to slowing ad spending, over-hiring, and Microsoft racing ahead in the artificial intelligence race. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/xhLu4co

Twitter on Tuesday said it required users to take down over 6.5 million pieces of content in the first half of 2022, before the social media platform was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk , a 29 percent increase from the second half of 2021. Twitter disclosed the number of content removals in a blog post on the same day the European Union said the social media platform would be among 19 tech companies subject to new landmark rules that require them to share data with authorities, do more to tackle disinformation and conduct external and independent auditing. Failure to comply with the rules - some of the world's strictest regulations on online platforms - could result in fines of up to 6 percent of global revenue or even a ban from operating in the EU, according to the European Commission's website. Before Musk purchased Twitter in October and cut roughly 80 percent of its staff, Twitter normally published twice-yearly reports on its Transparency Center website, detailin...

Warner Bros. dropped a new The Flash trailer in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, at this year’s CinemaCon event. The film, slated to release on June 16, sees Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) trying to fix the multiversal errors caused by his Speed Force time travel — eventually causing him to seek help from Michael Keaton’s Batman. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/JsOn5mp

Google parent company Alphabet beat market expectations in the first quarter of 2023 with a net profit of $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,23,000 crore), the company said on Tuesday, in a sign that the search engine behemoth is regaining its footing. The tech titan has found itself under pressure due to a general slowdown in advertising spending, over-hiring during a Covid-era boom and a major challenge by Microsoft on artificial intelligence. Its quarterly revenue came in at nearly $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,73,700 crore), a billion better than expected by analysts, and in the same three-month period that the company said it would lay off 12,000 staff, or six percent of its workforce. Microsoft's results for the first three months of the year also pleased investors on Tuesday, lifted by its industry-leading business cloud products. The company founded by Bill Gates reported profit of $18.3 billion (roughly Rs. 15,000 crore) on revenue of $52.9 billion (roughly Rs. 4,33,500 crore...

The Flash just got a new trailer in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. At this year's CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. dropped the second trailer for the standalone 'Scarlet Speedster' movie, which will serve as the reset point for the DC Universe, drawing inspiration from the Flashpoint storyline. Michael Keaton's Batman gets a lot more screentime here, as he touches upon the often talked about pas of Bruce Wayne, and teams up with the two Barry Allens (Ezra Miller) on a dangerous mission to thwart General Zod. The Flash releases June 16 in theatres worldwide, with the release having been brought forward to avoid clashing with Disney's Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . The Flash trailer The trailer for The Flash opens with a voiceover from Bruce Wayne ( Keaton ), as we see two versions of Barry Allen ( Miller ) walking through the mist into Wayne Manor. “I lost my parents. That pain made me who I am,” he says, as we're treated to glimpses o...

Zimbabwe, in a bid to keep its economy stable amid the fluctuating status of the dollar, is exploring the launch of a gold-back digital asset. Once the token is introduced, the government of Zimbabwe will allow its nationals to exchange small denominations of the Zimbabwean dollar for the digital gold token to safeguard their investments against market fluctuations. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/7uClUzZ

Arnold Schwarzenegger is reportedly returning to the big screen with a new action-thriller film Breakout. Scott Waugh (The Expendables 4) is attached to direct the film, marking the star’s first ‘big-budget project’ since 2019’s Terminator: Dark Fate. Breakout follows Schwarzenegger in the role of Terry Reynolds, who attempts to rescue his son from a maximum s... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/oECLeNR

Zimbabwe, in a bid to keep its economy stable amid the fluctuating status of the dollar, is exploring the launch of a gold-backed digital asset. This digital token will be offered to investors to hedge against the volatility of the Zimbabwean dollar currency, that has fluctuated in connection with the US dollar. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Asset Management are among global financial firms that have predicted the end of the strength of the dollar as the US Federal Reserve exercises additional controls. The reserve bank of Zimbabwe is reportedly looking to launch the purported digital token backed by gold, as legal tender in the country to fight against inflation. The new token is expected to be categorised as a ‘stablecoin' . Stablecoins, unlike other independent cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether , are pegged against a reserve asset like gold or the national currency. This prevents the stablecoins from undergoing major drops amid crypto volatility, making them a...

A US appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court's order that could force Apple to change payment practices in its App Store. Apple said it may appeal the decision. The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by " Fortnite " creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app payment options and avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. Apple shares ended the day up slightly at $165.33 (roughly Rs. 13,500). The appeals court sided with Apple on nine other matters in the case, agreeing with the trial court that Apple's App Store rules do not violate antitrust laws and allowing its commissions of up 30 percent for in-app payments to stand. "For the second time in two years, a federal court has ruled that Apple abides by antitrust laws at the state and federal levels," Apple said in a statement. "We respectfully disagree with the court...

Big Tech is set to face a new law in the UK that is designed to rein in its power to stifle competition in digital markets. Companies such as Google, Facebook and Amazon may have to offer customers an easy way to out of online subscriptions while making it easier to tackle fake reviews. Companies who breach the proposed rules could face a fine of up to 10 percent of g... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/aSkFge2

Apple Reality Pro will be powered by an external battery pack that can offer two hours of battery life, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The company's first foldable wearable headset will reportedly have two connectors, a magnetic port for the battery pack and a USB Type-C port for data transmission. The headset is expected to be unveiled at Apple's WWDC event in... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/Qh6Cl4L

Apple Reality Pro — or Reality One — could make its debut in just a couple of months, according to several leaks and rumours surrounding the company's first wearable mixed reality headset. Expected to be unveiled in June at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the wearable device will reportedly feature a proprietary connector for charging and a USB Type-C port for data transmission. Meanwhile, details of the battery pack that will power the wearable headset have also been leaked, ahead of its debut. In his weekly Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reveals that the company's purported $3,000 (roughly Rs. 2,46,300) wearable mixed reality headset will be equipped with two ports. The first will be a proprietary magnetic port that is used to connect an external battery pack that powers the device. This battery pack is said to offer two hours of battery life, which suggests that wearers will have to carry additional batteries ...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 charging specifications have been leaked online, after the phones appeared on a Chinese certification website. Both phones are tipped to use a charger with the same model number, suggesting they will both feature the same charging speed, which has been revealed in the listings on the certification website. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/jKiJdr8

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 are expected to debut later this year as the successor to the company's popular Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 phones that arrived in 2022. While Samsung is yet to reveal details of its upcoming smartphones, they have reportedly been spotted on a certification website, giving foldable phone enthusiasts an idea of what to expect from these handsets. Both the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Galaxy Z Flip 5 could be launched earlier this year than previously expected, according to reports. According to a MyFixGuide report , two smartphones with the model numbers SM-F9460 and SM-F7310 have been listed on the China Compulsory Certificate (3C) website. These former is said to be the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 , while the latter could be the Galaxy Z Flip 5 , according to previous reports . Gadgets 360 was able to verify the listings for both numbers on the certification website that were published on April 23. The 3C listings for...

British chipmaker Arm is reportedly building its own semiconductor to showcase the capabilities of its products, as it seeks to attract new customers and fuel growth following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) later this year. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/1KFfWOV

British chipmaker Arm  is building its own semiconductor to showcase the capabilities of its products, as it seeks to attract new customers and fuel growth following its Initial Public Offering (IPO) later this year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Arm will team up with manufacturing partners to develop the new semiconductor, FT said, citing people briefed on the move, adding that the company has built a new "solutions engineering" team that will lead the development of these prototype chips for mobile devices, laptops, and other electronics. The SoftBank Group-backed company's newest chip, on which it started work in the past six months, is "more advanced" than ever before, FT said, citing industry executives. The chip designer has no plans to sell or license the product and is only working on a prototype, FT said. Arm is a major supplier of intellectual property to many chip companies, especially in mobile phones and has partnerships with major ch...

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 series is expected to launch later this year. The series is likely to include the Galaxy Watch 6 and Galaxy Watch 6 Pro models. Several reports have previously suggested a few key specifications that the smart wearables may feature. A new report hints that the models may be powered by an in-house Exynos W980 SoC. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/VCEaNdA

Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy Watch 6 series later this year. Many previous reports have suggested that the South Korean tech giant may host another Galaxy Unpacked event in the second half of 2023, where they are expected to unveil a host of new products. Various leaks and reports have already suggested several features and key specifications of the purported Galaxy Watch 6 devices. A new report suggests that the models may get a better, faster chipset than its predecessor, the Galaxy Watch 5 . According to a SamMobile report , the Galaxy Watch 6 series models will likely be powered by a new, Exynos W980 SoC. It is expected to be 10 percent faster and more powerful than the Exynos W920 SoC that powered the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 4 series of smartwatches. The report adds that the company may use its newer 5nm process which could also enable an improved battery life of the Galaxy Watch 6 series. An earlier report suggested that the upcoming Galaxy Watch 6 40mm mo...