Alphabet's Google said on Wednesday it is laying off hundreds of people working on its voice-activated Google Assistant software and is eliminating a similar number of roles in the company's Devices and Services team. The layoffs at Google Assistant, first reported by news platform Semafor, are a part of organizational changes that have been in place...
Tesla on Wednesday launched the restyled version of its Model 3 sedan in North America and kept the prices unchanged, according to the company's website and a post on X. The electric car maker has removed the most expensive version of the Model 3, the "performance" variant, from its North American websites, and now only lists...
El Salvador has observed a significant uptick in the value of its Bitcoin holdings. For the past two years. El Salvador’s investments remained below their initial purchase value. However, the country now sees an increase in value, with unrealized gains amounting to approximately $12.6 million, according to data provided by Nayibtracker. This positive development in El Salvador’s Bitcoin investment saga was acknowledged...
Unknown hackers hijacked the X account of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), posting a fake spot Bitcoin ETF approval message. On Jan. 9, the SEC chair Gary Gensler debunked an announcement claiming spot Bitcoin ETFs were approved. The SEC’s official X account published the notice. However, Gensler warned that the page had been...
XAI is today’s second most popular cryptocurrency in crypto discourse, following its listing on the world’s top crypto exchange, Binance. XAI — a blockchain gaming token — is second only to Bitcoin (BTC) regarding popularity in social media mentions. As of press time, Santiment data shows that of all those mentions, 53% show a positive sentiment, 31% a negative sentiment,...
Alphabet Inc’s Google is working with TikTok to stream videos from Android phones to televisions, part of a broader effort to make its devices work together more seamlessly. The new feature will let Android users show clips from ByteDance Ltd’s TikTok app on TVs equipped with Google’s Chromecast system, according to a statement Jan 9. It’s...
LAS VEGAS: After years spent dominating living rooms, big flat-screen televisions could start getting out of the way of the decor. That is if new see-through TV models showed off by South Korean consumer electronics giants LG and Samsung catch on. “How about a screen that gives you back your space?” an LG executive asked on stage Monday...
LAS VEGAS: With big, expressive eyes, elfin ears and adorable cooing, Miroka and Miroki could be an apparition from your favourite cartoon. But behind their cute facade, these robots are all sensors and engineering, and designed to perform the drudgery of logistical support in hospitals or hotels. “Why live with ugly machines,” says Jerome Monceaux, head of Paris-based...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said its account on social network X was “compromised”, leading to a spike in the price of Bitcoin and raising fresh questions about X’s reliability as a source of information and the strength of its security practices. The incident, one of the most consequential breaches in years on the platform...
BERLIN: Over 1.8 million computers with Microsoft’s Windows operating system in Germany have an outdated system that is no longer protected against online security threats, a study showed. Online security company Eset said the majority of insecure systems, around 1.15 million devices, are still being operated with Microsoft Windows 7. According to Eset, just under 630,000 devices are...
