Feb 2, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Title:Apple Teases 'Made in Cupertino' GenAI Unveiling Later This Year
In an earnings call yesterday, Apple's CEO Tim Cook dropped a tantalizing hint about the company's foray into generative AI (GenAI), promising that the world will get a glimpse of its efforts "later this year." Cook emphasized Apple's continued commitment to AI and groundbreaking innovations during the call, citing ongoing work in the space and expressing excitement about revealing more details in the coming months.
While no specific date for the GenAI unveiling was provided, industry observers are eyeing Apple's annual developer conference, WWDC, which typically takes place in June, as a potential stage for significant announcements.
Analysts, keen on potential AI-related revelations, probed Cook during the Q&A section of the Q1 2024 results call. Cook acknowledged the internal focus on generative AI and hinted at exciting developments without divulging specifics. He stated, "Our M.O. has always been to do work and then talk about work and not to get out in front of ourselves. But we've got some things that we're incredibly excited about, that we'll be talking about later this year."
Apple's Chief Financial Officer, Luca Maestri, assured investors that the company is making necessary investments across product development, software development, and services. While not providing specific financial figures, Maestri expressed confidence in Apple's investment strategy for the year ahead.
During the call, Cook was also questioned about Apple's stance on edge processing and AI, asking if the company believes in the role of AI and processing on smartphones and devices. While avoiding detailed revelations, Cook hinted at a substantial opportunity for Apple in the GenAI and AI space, reinforcing the company's reputation for innovation.
Apple's commitment to user privacy, a longstanding cornerstone of its brand, presents both challenges and opportunities in the GenAI landscape, where vast amounts of personal data are typically used to train AI models. Apple's potential differentiation lies in offering GenAI tools that prioritize local processing on devices, avoiding the need for users' data to be uploaded to external servers.
As the company navigates the evolving AI landscape, Apple's emphasis on privacy-conscious GenAI could set it apart from competitors who rely on extensive data uploads. With its established track record in hardware and software development, Apple appears poised to carve a niche in the GenAI market while maintaining a strong commitment to user privacy and security. https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/02/apple-genai-on-way/
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Title:Apple Teases 'Made in Cupertino' GenAI Unveiling Later This Year
In an earnings call yesterday, Apple's CEO Tim Cook dropped a tantalizing hint about the company's foray into generative AI (GenAI), promising that the world will get a glimpse of its efforts "later this year." Cook emphasized Apple's continued commitment to AI and groundbreaking innovations during the call, citing ongoing work in the space and expressing excitement about revealing more details in the coming months.
While no specific date for the GenAI unveiling was provided, industry observers are eyeing Apple's annual developer conference, WWDC, which typically takes place in June, as a potential stage for significant announcements.
Analysts, keen on potential AI-related revelations, probed Cook during the Q&A section of the Q1 2024 results call. Cook acknowledged the internal focus on generative AI and hinted at exciting developments without divulging specifics. He stated, "Our M.O. has always been to do work and then talk about work and not to get out in front of ourselves. But we've got some things that we're incredibly excited about, that we'll be talking about later this year."
Apple's Chief Financial Officer, Luca Maestri, assured investors that the company is making necessary investments across product development, software development, and services. While not providing specific financial figures, Maestri expressed confidence in Apple's investment strategy for the year ahead.
During the call, Cook was also questioned about Apple's stance on edge processing and AI, asking if the company believes in the role of AI and processing on smartphones and devices. While avoiding detailed revelations, Cook hinted at a substantial opportunity for Apple in the GenAI and AI space, reinforcing the company's reputation for innovation.
Apple's commitment to user privacy, a longstanding cornerstone of its brand, presents both challenges and opportunities in the GenAI landscape, where vast amounts of personal data are typically used to train AI models. Apple's potential differentiation lies in offering GenAI tools that prioritize local processing on devices, avoiding the need for users' data to be uploaded to external servers.
As the company navigates the evolving AI landscape, Apple's emphasis on privacy-conscious GenAI could set it apart from competitors who rely on extensive data uploads. With its established track record in hardware and software development, Apple appears poised to carve a niche in the GenAI market while maintaining a strong commitment to user privacy and security. https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/02/apple-genai-on-way/
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Apple says it’ll show its GenAI efforts ‘later this year’
Apple has tossed another crumb to investors wondering when the world will get to see some ‘Made in Cupertino’ GenAI: Expect Apple to reveal what it’s been working on in this buzzy slice of artificial intelligence “later this year”, per CEO Tim Cook.
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Feb 2, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said "promising" brain activity had been detected after the procedure and the patient was "recovering well".
The company's goal is to connect human brains to computers to help tackle complex neurological conditions.
A number of rival firms have already implanted similar devices.
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Source:BBC.com
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Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted wireless brain chip
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has claimed his Neuralink company has successfully implanted one of its wireless brain chips in a human.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, he said "promising" brain activity had been detected after the procedure and the patient was "recovering well".
The company's goal is to connect human brains to computers to help tackle complex neurological conditions.
A number of rival firms have already implanted similar devices.
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Source:BBC.com
Which programming language is commonly used for developing Android applications?
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76%
A. Java
10%
B. C++
12%
C. Python
2%
D. Ruby
What is the primary function of a router in a computer network?
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A. To connect multiple computers to the internet
3%
B. To store and manage data files
20%
C. To provide wireless connectivity
34%
D. To control network traffic
Which company developed the Python programming language?
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A. Microsoft
3%
B. Apple
11%
C. Google
81%
D. Python Software Foundation
What is the function of a DNS server?
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8%
A. To store website content
16%
B. To manage database servers
73%
C. To resolve domain names to IP addresses
3%
D. To secure network connections
What is the purpose of an API (Application Programming Interface)?
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A. To provide a graphical user interface
9%
B. To connect to a database
79%
C. To facilitate communication between software applications
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February 3, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Apple Vision Pro: Enticing App Lineup and Features
Apple's ambitious Vision Pro headset is now available, boasting over 600 apps and games on the visionOS store. With advanced Spatial Audio, micro-OLED displays, and impressive streaming capabilities, the device offers an immersive experience. From streaming services like Disney+, Apple TV, to productivity tools from Apple and Microsoft, the headset caters to diverse interests. Communication apps, gaming options, music, news, utility, design, shopping, and meditation apps round out the comprehensive selection.
How to Buy or Try the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro
For those eager to get their hands on the much-hyped Apple Vision Pro, preorders are live on Apple's website. Priced at $3,499, the ordering process involves customization for fit, optical inserts, and storage options (256GB, 512GB, 1TB). Payment plans and AppleCare+ coverage are available. Alternatively, Apple offers 25-minute in-store demos for those wanting a hands-on experience. Demos are on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing users to make an informed decision about the $3,500 AR/VR headset.
Source: techcrunch
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Apple Vision Pro: Enticing App Lineup and Features
Apple's ambitious Vision Pro headset is now available, boasting over 600 apps and games on the visionOS store. With advanced Spatial Audio, micro-OLED displays, and impressive streaming capabilities, the device offers an immersive experience. From streaming services like Disney+, Apple TV, to productivity tools from Apple and Microsoft, the headset caters to diverse interests. Communication apps, gaming options, music, news, utility, design, shopping, and meditation apps round out the comprehensive selection.
How to Buy or Try the $3,500 Apple Vision Pro
For those eager to get their hands on the much-hyped Apple Vision Pro, preorders are live on Apple's website. Priced at $3,499, the ordering process involves customization for fit, optical inserts, and storage options (256GB, 512GB, 1TB). Payment plans and AppleCare+ coverage are available. Alternatively, Apple offers 25-minute in-store demos for those wanting a hands-on experience. Demos are on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing users to make an informed decision about the $3,500 AR/VR headset.
Source: techcrunch
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Feb 3, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Microsoft briefly surpasses $3Tn market cap, second to do so after Apple
In a remarkable turn of events, Microsoft experienced a historic moment as it briefly achieved a market valuation of $3 trillion on Wednesday.
The surge in Microsoft’s stock price saw an ascent of 1.7% to $405.63 per share during trading hours. This propelled its market capitalization just over the $3 trillion mark, albeit fleetingly. However, as the day concluded, Microsoft’s valuation settled at $2.99 trillion, still a remarkable achievement. This development is historically significant as it solidifies Microsoft’s position as one of the largest public stocks, placing it in the echelon of companies that have breached the $3 trillion valuation threshold. Apple, its formidable rival in the tech sphere, had achieved this milestone last year. Currently, Microsoft’s shares are priced at $402.56 per share. As of Wednesday, Apple is still the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of around $3.01 trillion
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Source: https://thetechportal.com/2024/01/25/microsoft-briefly-surpasses-3tn-market-cap-second-to-do-so-after-apple/
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Microsoft briefly surpasses $3Tn market cap, second to do so after Apple
In a remarkable turn of events, Microsoft experienced a historic moment as it briefly achieved a market valuation of $3 trillion on Wednesday.
The surge in Microsoft’s stock price saw an ascent of 1.7% to $405.63 per share during trading hours. This propelled its market capitalization just over the $3 trillion mark, albeit fleetingly. However, as the day concluded, Microsoft’s valuation settled at $2.99 trillion, still a remarkable achievement. This development is historically significant as it solidifies Microsoft’s position as one of the largest public stocks, placing it in the echelon of companies that have breached the $3 trillion valuation threshold. Apple, its formidable rival in the tech sphere, had achieved this milestone last year. Currently, Microsoft’s shares are priced at $402.56 per share. As of Wednesday, Apple is still the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of around $3.01 trillion
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Source: https://thetechportal.com/2024/01/25/microsoft-briefly-surpasses-3tn-market-cap-second-to-do-so-after-apple/
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Microsoft briefly surpasses $3Tn market cap, second to do so after Apple - The Tech Portal
Microsoft briefly hits $3 trillion market cap, driven by AI optimism.
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February 4, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art
A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to help visually impaired people experience paintings in museums through tactile displays.
The team, called 42 Watts, is based in Bellevue, Wash., and features seven kids from schools in that city as well as Issaquah, Redmond and the Northshore district. The students are: Aakash Abraham, 11; Amogh Kalra, 12; Anya Rajyaguru, 13; Arisha Rajyaguru 12; Namita Rao, 11; Rishabh Rao, 12; and Ayaan Thaker, 12.
The students are regulars in FIRST LEGO League, a robotics program that introduces kids to science, technology, engineering, and math challenges and competitions. Last year the team won the state championship for Washington and competed at the world championships in May with a project called SolarRollar, which was an automated AI-based approach to cleaning solar panels and in turn increasing their efficiency
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Seattle-area students use tactile tech to help visually impaired people get a new feel for art
A group of elementary and middle school students from districts east of Seattle are working together on a project to help visually impaired people experience paintings in museums through tactile displays.
The team, called 42 Watts, is based in Bellevue, Wash., and features seven kids from schools in that city as well as Issaquah, Redmond and the Northshore district. The students are: Aakash Abraham, 11; Amogh Kalra, 12; Anya Rajyaguru, 13; Arisha Rajyaguru 12; Namita Rao, 11; Rishabh Rao, 12; and Ayaan Thaker, 12.
The students are regulars in FIRST LEGO League, a robotics program that introduces kids to science, technology, engineering, and math challenges and competitions. Last year the team won the state championship for Washington and competed at the world championships in May with a project called SolarRollar, which was an automated AI-based approach to cleaning solar panels and in turn increasing their efficiency
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FIRST LEGO League engages kids ages 4–16 in hands-on STEM through themed challenges, teamwork, and global events that build skills and confidence.
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Feb 4, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Apple Vision Pro review: the infinite desktop
The $3,500 headset is very much still a work in progress, offering glimpses of a future that will live or die by developers
As the realities of corporate control settled into the internet, the notion of infinite canvas has somewhat fallen out of popular memory (inhabit a medium long enough and you’ll eventually bump up against its boundaries). Over the past eight months, however, the term is creeping back into popular use, courtesy of Apple. The company loves a catchy slogan — and they think you’re going to love it, too. McCloud’s term presciently touches upon some of the larger paradigm shifts the company is hoping to foster with its new $3,500 headset.
“Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user’s eyes, hands, and voice,” Apple wrote in the first Vision Pro press release.
But where McCloud’s conception of the infinite canvas specifically applied to breaking free of the paper page by embracing the monitor, Apple’s vision of “spatial computing” is an effort to go beyond that monitor. In some ways, the product succeeds brilliantly, but in much the same way that holding your hands up in one of Apple’s “Virtual Environments” displays artifacting, that vision is currently still rough around the edges.
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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/03/apple-vision-pro-review-the-infinite-desktop/
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Apple Vision Pro review: the infinite desktop
The $3,500 headset is very much still a work in progress, offering glimpses of a future that will live or die by developers
As the realities of corporate control settled into the internet, the notion of infinite canvas has somewhat fallen out of popular memory (inhabit a medium long enough and you’ll eventually bump up against its boundaries). Over the past eight months, however, the term is creeping back into popular use, courtesy of Apple. The company loves a catchy slogan — and they think you’re going to love it, too. McCloud’s term presciently touches upon some of the larger paradigm shifts the company is hoping to foster with its new $3,500 headset.
“Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled by the most natural and intuitive inputs possible — a user’s eyes, hands, and voice,” Apple wrote in the first Vision Pro press release.
But where McCloud’s conception of the infinite canvas specifically applied to breaking free of the paper page by embracing the monitor, Apple’s vision of “spatial computing” is an effort to go beyond that monitor. In some ways, the product succeeds brilliantly, but in much the same way that holding your hands up in one of Apple’s “Virtual Environments” displays artifacting, that vision is currently still rough around the edges.
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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/03/apple-vision-pro-review-the-infinite-desktop/
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Apple Vision Pro review: The infinite desktop
In 2000, Paradox Press published “Reinventing Comics: How Imagination and Technology Are Revolutionizing an Art Form.” The book was Scott McCloud’s follow-up to his seminal 1993 work, “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art.” Where the earlier noscript explored…
Feb 5, 2024 Addis Ababa
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Secretive moon startup led by ex-Blue Origin leaders raises new tranche of funding
A stealth startup led by ex-Blue Origin leaders, focused on harvesting resources from the moon, has quietly closed a sizable new tranche of funding, according to regulatory documents.
Interlune, a startup that’s been around for at least three years but has made almost zero public announcements about its tech, has raised $15.5 million in new funding and aims to close another $2 million. A representative for Interlune declined to comment on this story.
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Secretive moon startup led by ex-Blue Origin leaders raises new tranche of funding
A stealth startup led by ex-Blue Origin leaders, focused on harvesting resources from the moon, has quietly closed a sizable new tranche of funding, according to regulatory documents.
Interlune, a startup that’s been around for at least three years but has made almost zero public announcements about its tech, has raised $15.5 million in new funding and aims to close another $2 million. A representative for Interlune declined to comment on this story.
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Mark Zuckerberg Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Facebook Launch🔥
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg marked the 20th anniversary of launching the platform with a nostalgic Instagram reflection.
Sharing throwback photos and a montage video, Zuckerberg expressed gratitude for the journey, stating, "20 years in. Still at it." The posts featured early collaborators, including Eduardo Saverin, and highlighted the evolution of the social media giant.
The celebration comes as Meta Platforms, encompassing Facebook, Instagram, and more, continues to shape the digital landscape.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg marked the 20th anniversary of launching the platform with a nostalgic Instagram reflection.
Sharing throwback photos and a montage video, Zuckerberg expressed gratitude for the journey, stating, "20 years in. Still at it." The posts featured early collaborators, including Eduardo Saverin, and highlighted the evolution of the social media giant.
The celebration comes as Meta Platforms, encompassing Facebook, Instagram, and more, continues to shape the digital landscape.
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