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BBC
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Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has declared it a 'major incident' Police and emergency services are at the scene at Ballyblack Road East in Newtownards.
Majority of those onboard are pupils from Strangford College in County Down.
NIAS said 43 school children on the bus +1 driver are injured, four will require hospital treatment.
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Verge
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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says he's seen an increase in engagement bait on Threads.
He says the company is looking at how to address the issue.
Engagement bait typically covers posts with banal questions or invites for open-ended discussions.
Mosseri didn’t reveal how the engagement bait issue would be resolved.
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Verge
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Gieco says it still offers insurance for Tesla’s Cybertruck.
Some owners have reported being dropped by their insurance companies for the electric truck.
Geico and State Farm say they continue to offer coverage for the truck.
Tesla's controversial electric truck has recently added a fifth safety recall.
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Yahoo Finance
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A breakup of Google’s empire has the most potential to reorder the tech universe.
Any one of the three solutions would rip away a multibillion-dollar revenue stream from the tech giant, plus cut off data that fuels its broader search and advertising ecosystem.
The judge would lose the right to impose remedies if Google is found not to have broken the law on appeal.
The DOJ could ask the judge to force Google to share with rival browsers and search providers its “click and query” data.
The data includes Google’s intellectual property that tracks and learns from information that its search engine users type into its search field and links they choose by clicking on query results.
The European Commission required Google to give a choice screen last year.
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BGR
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iPhone 16 Pro Max beats Galaxy S24 Ultra by almost an hour in battery life tests.
The iPhone lasted for 28 hours and 14 minutes, compared to 27 hours and 18 minutes for the Galaxy phone.
Samsung’s flagship even outperformed the iPhone at many points during the test.
An earlier battery life test that attempted to replicate real-life usage had the performance reversed.
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TechNewsWorld
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AI applications require vast amounts of computational power, driving up energy consumption and raising concerns about the environmental impact.
Infineon Technologies has emerged as a key player in addressing these challenges by collaborating with companies like Supermicro to enhance the energy efficiency of data centers.
Data centers in 2010 accounted for about 2% to 3% of global energy consumption.
Infineon’s ability to offer power solutions that work across different platforms positions the company as a critical player in the future of AI data centers.
Nvidia currently dominates the market for AI GPUs, other companies, like Intel and AMD, are also making significant strides in this space.
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BGR
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Satechi’s new passport cover with Find My integration offers a passport holder, four card slots, wireless charging capability with a five-month battery life, Bluetooth 5.2, and RFID protection.
It costs $59.99, and it feels like an accessory you’ll keep with you for years to come.
The built-in Find My capabilities make it a must have for Apple users.
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TechCrunch
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The ScaleUp Startup Exhibitor Program will debut at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024.
The program offers Series A and B startups a prime opportunity to exhibit in the bustling Expo Hall.
It’s a powerful program for startups to make valuable connections with investors and tech leaders eager to back the next big thing.
Landbase combines leading agentic AI with human expertise to intelligently automate your go-to-market.
Loan Factory is the fastest-growing mortgage broker in the U.S. Matic is pioneering the next generation of fully autonomous, helpful, and elegant home robots using AI and computer vision.
Truck It In is the only digital freight player in the MENAP region providing integrated services on a LaaS model.
Tweety.ai reinvents customer interactions with an AI-powered personalized voice agent.
VividQ are the pioneers of computational displays; the light architects who hold 50 patents in this field and are light-years ahead of competitors even in Big Tech companies.
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Electrek
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Hyundai and Waymo announce multi-year partnership.
New 2025 IONIQ 5 will be built at Hyundai’s new EV plant (HMGMA) in Georgia.
Initial testing on-road will begin by late 2025 and roll out to Waymo One riders over the next few years.
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E! Online
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Jack Doherty crashed his $200,000 McLaren 570S while livestreaming on the platform Kick.
The 20-year-old social media star was filmed driving down a Miami highway from the passenger seat.
The footage quickly went viral on social media sites X and Kick.
Kick has since removed the footage and Jack's entire profile from its platform.
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JURIST - Legal News & Commentary
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An Australian court upheld an order on Friday for X to pay a fine of A$610,500 for failing to comply with a regulator’s request for information disclosing anti-child-abuse practices.
The eSafety Commissioner sought critical data from X to evaluate its measures against child abuse, a request the company largely disregarded, prompting legal action.
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TechRadar
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Smart rings offer most of the benefits of smartwatches like the Apple Watch.
The lack of a screen, microphones, speakers, and haptic vibrations lowers the distraction level to virtually zero.
Bloomberg's report claims that Apple is canceling its ring project because it doesn't want to cannibalize the still-growing Apple Watch market.
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Verge
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Version 5.27 of the Philips Hue app is coming to iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
It includes an augmented reality and interactive 3D modeling tool to show you how Hue products will look in your home.
The update also includes updates like a “do not disturb” option for motion sensors.
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Verge
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ChargeScape built a software platform that wirelessly talks’ to electric vehicles and utility companies.
It manages home charging and sends energy back to the grid during periods of high energy demand.
Nissan is no stranger to bidirectional charging technologies.
It included the capability in its pioneering Leaf EV chargers in 2012.
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CNBC
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Walmart-owned Sam's Club is opening a club in the Dallas area that offers a glimpse of its future.
The club will have no checkout lanes, will display online-only items and will have a larger area for fulfilling e-commerce orders for curbside pickup and home delivery.
The Dallas-area club is reopening nearly two years after it was damaged by a tornado.
It's in the middle of an aggressive expansion to open about 30 new clubs over a five-year period.
Sam's Club has recently rolled out new exit technology that automatically checks customers' shopping carts.
One in three members currently use Scan & Go when shopping in clubs, according to the retailer.
About half of the new members that joined the club during the most recent quarter were millennials or Gen Z.
The retailer put up signs at a nearby gas station and car wash to train customers.
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Fox News
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AT&T's cybersecurity woes in 2024 have been nothing short of catastrophic.
The telecom giant faced not one but two major data breaches, leaving millions of customers vulnerable and exposed.
Ticketmaster Entertainment faced a massive breach that dwarfed even the telecom giant's woes.
Dell, a titan in the tech industry, faced a major cyberattack that potentially affected 49 million customers.
Massive data leak raises serious concerns about the security practices of background check companies and potential misuse of sensitive personal information.
The exposed data could be exploited by cybercriminals for various malicious purposes, including identity theft, targeted phishing attacks and fraud.
Hackers could use your password to access your online accounts and steal your data or money.
The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
The incidents at AT&T, Ticketmaster, MoveIT, National Public Data, CMS, Dell and MC2 Data are stark reminders of threats in our digital world.
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Politico
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Maria Ressa founded the news site Rappler in the Philippines in 2012.
Her fight for press freedom earned her the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
Ressa: U.S. election is a "tipping point" in the fight for democracy over autocracy.
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PCMAG
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Enel X is shutting down operations in the US and Canada, effective Oct. 11.
JuiceBox chargers will "maintain the physical operating ability to charge vehicles," the company says.
The company cites a change in its strategy to focus on countries where the company also operates "an electricity retail business".
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BGR
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Amazon’s big Fall Prime Day sale isn’t supposed to start until tomorrow.
You’ll save tons on Apple devices, KitchenAid Stand Mixers, Dyson vacuums, and OLED TVs from the likes of LG and Samsung.
This roundup has all of our favorite deals of the day on Monday, October 7.
Save over $20 on a brand-new Nintendo Switch OLED thanks to a rare discount.
Pick up the #1 best-selling Ninja blender & food processor combo for $119.99 instead of $200.
Get the Oura Ring Gen3 on sale for $299.
The Sihoo Doro C300 Pro Ergonomic Office Chair is like a Herman Miller Aeron for less than half the price, and now it has an extra $100 discount.
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TechCrunch
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Lucid Motors delivered 2,781 vehicles in the third quarter of 2024.
That's a third straight record quarter for the electric automaker.
The company has been stepping up shipments to Saudi Arabia in recent quarters.
Lucid is still below the sales figures it once promised as part of the $4 billion reverse merger that made it a public company in 2021.
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Quanta Magazine
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Lenka Zdeborová leads the Statistical Physics of Computation Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.
Her work focuses on how the physics of phase transitions in matter — such as water freezing into ice — can help model the behavior of algorithms, especially those used in machine learning.
In recent work, we did find a phase transition in the performance of a simplified version of a large language model.
This is a baby step toward understanding emergent properties in large language models, he says.
The analogy I really like is to thermodynamics of machine learning, and I would love to be that person.
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Gizmodo
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Amazon just release a great deal on the 64GB iPhone 12 in the very popular blue color.
This 2020 model is now available for just $265.80 down from its recent price of $397.
The iPhone 12 deal has surged to become the best-selling item in the renewed category during this Prime Day event.
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Gizmodo
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Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones have just become the star of Amazon’s Prime Day with an unprecedented 63% discount bringing their price down to a mere $129 from the original $348.
This deal was announced just this Monday morning and represents the lowest price ever seen for these highly-regarded headphones.
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Gizmodo
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Samsung is offering an unprecedented trade-in deal on its latest flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S24, exclusively through its official website.
The deal is nothing short of remarkable: the 128GB version of the S24 can be obtained for as low as $259.
The 256GB model is available for just $319, down from its regular price of $859.
Samsung is also offering 1.5% back in Samsung Rewards for customers with an account.
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Gizmodo
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Google and Samsung are the most high-profile Android device makers outside of China.
Pixels have their own custom at-a-glance home screen widget showing the weather, calendar events, and more.
Samsung has a few more built-in widget options than Google, including a date countdown for the calendar and system widget showing memory and storage usage.
There’s now a pile of AI stuff on both Pixel phones and Galaxy phonesâand your mileage may vary as to how helpful it all is.
Pixels have long impressed in terms of their photo and video processing, even with limited hardware.
Samsung DeX lets you use your phone as a desktop OS via a keyboard and monitor.
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Mashable
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As of Oct. 7, the PS5 Digital Edition is on sale for $399.99 at Amazon.
That's a saving of 11% on its list price.
It's worth noting that this is the pared-down version of the console.
It has the same amount of storage but it’s physically smaller, weighing 1.3 pounds less.
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Fortune
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Bytespider is one of the most aggressive scraper bots on the internet, research shows.
It's scraping data at a rate that’s many multiples of other major companies, such as Google, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
ByteDance's aggressive scraping comes despite the possibility of TikTok being banned in the U.S..
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Wired
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Robert Triefus, then Gucci’s CEO of Vault, left Gucci “abruptly” last month.
He was off “to pursue other opportunities,” the brand said at the time.
The trend of hastily recruited “chief metaverse officer” briefly convulsed the private sector starting in late 2021.
Meta's ChatGPT was released in November 2022, with just 38 active users over a single 24-hour period.
In the last quarter of 2022, Bloomberg transcript data recorded just two mentions of the metaverse in earnings calls at S&P 500 businesses.
Coca-Cola's Pratik Thakar swiftly pivoted from spearheading the brand’s metaverse content to becoming the company’s global generative AI lead in August 2023.
The promise of the metaverse from 2021 simply isn’t holding true in 2024.
Zuckerberg mentioned the word just three times in his keynote address at his company’s developer conference, Meta Connect.
The buzz on collections that were initially successful has all but died too.
Not everyone has given up on the idea, though.
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TechNewsWorld
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HP has been aggressively deploying and using AI internally.
At HP Imagine event last month, we saw a better AI future focused not on deploying AI for its own sake but on developing detailed plans encompassing HP’s internal resources and an impressive number of partners to ensure that AI deployments will succeed.
The HP Hope program addresses the excessive number of older PCs that still work but end up in landfills.
HP is focusing its AI efforts on helping its business customers’ employees come up to speed with these tools.
HP Print AI will auto-format print jobs, so the printed document is useful.
HP's approach represents its relative maturity in that it is measured and focused on benefits, not just selling hardware and software to customers.
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Engadget
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343 Industries announced that it was officially changing its name to Halo Studios.
The company also revealed that it is switching all future Halo development from its proprietary Slipspace Engine to Unreal Engine 5.
In a YouTube video the new studio showed elements from the "Project Foundry" Unreal Engine research effort that has been ongoing for several years.
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Engadget
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Phoenix Springs is a point-and-click mystery set in a bleak futuristic world of dramatic shadows and muted primary colors.
The game stars Iris Dormer, a technology reporter who’s searching for her estranged brother, Leo.
She narrates the on-screen action in a stoic, unaffected tone that belies the cutting poetry of her observations.
The lushness of the oasis is an immediate relief, its flowing waters, red wooden huts and vibrant natural textures highlight the sterility of the city.
Phoenix Springs is an interactive art installation that happens to use point-and-click game mechanics.
Calligram Studio’s emphasis on creating something beautiful — and then using this canvas to tell a twisted story about biohacking and familial love — is clear.
It occupies a similar territory as Kentucky Route Zero, another title that offers depressing social commentary in a visually fascinating package.
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Verge
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A new feature of iOS 18 lets you tweak the color of your app icons in a matter of moments.
You can also use a dropper icon in the top right corner of the pop-up menu to select a color from the wallpaper to use as an icon tint.
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CNBC
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity.
Tesla's upcoming robotaxi launch threatens to throw the whole autonomous vehicle space off course.
Waymo is the leader in the space, with the company claiming it has notched more than 22 million driverless miles.
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calgarysun
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Alberta government continues its crusade against certain kinds of photo radar.
The government has already banned the practice on provincially operated highways and is set to extend this prohibition to major roads.
Authorities have effectively eliminated so-called “fishing holes” where traffic enforcement would be conducted with officers hidden out of drivers’ view.
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Android Authority
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Samsung has officially listed the Galaxy A16 5G on its Dutch website.
The budget smartphone is the first Samsung device in its category to promise six generations of Android updates and six years of security patches.
The phone also features a triple camera setup, a 5,000mAh battery, 25W charging, and an IP54 dust and water protection rating.
Samsung hasn’t disclosed the price of the phone yet, but we expect it to be in the same range as the $199 Galaxy A15 5G, which is priced at $199.
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TechSpot
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There is an increasing number of M1 iMac owners reporting the appearance of the same display issue, suggesting this is a hardware flaw on Apple's part.
Many of the affected machines, which first arrived in 2021, have seen their warranties expire, meaning users have to pay $600 to $700 for out-of-warranty repairs.
The dark lines remain on the screen even after the all-in-one is restarted.
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Gizmodo
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The PlayStation 5 Slim Standard, typically priced at $499, is now available for just $449.
The PS5 Slim Digital Edition has dropped from $449 to an attractive $399.
The two models share many of the same impressive features that have made the PlayStation 5 a must-have for gamers.
For those torn between the two models, the decision largely comes down to personal preference.
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Wired
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The number of high-ranking media websites using robots.txt to “disallow’ OpenAI’s GPTBot dramatically increased from its August 2023 launch until that fall, then steadily (but more gradually) rose from November 2023 to April 2024.
At its peak, the high was just over a third of the websites; it has now dropped down closer to a quarter.
Onion CEO Ben Collins: "We are not doing any business with the Plagiarism Machine" While the first rush to block OpenAI's bots appears to have ended, it’s unclear whether this lull will last.
Gillham suspects that there may be additional spikes in blocking in the future, if publishers see it as a bargaining tactic.
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BGR
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Reolink’s battery-powered security cameras offer class-leading features at prices that are surprisingly affordable.
The Argus 4 Pro is packed full of great features that you can’t find on other models in this price range.
Reolinks is running some of the most impressive deals we’ve seen on its newest battery cameras for Prime Day.
The Reolink Altas PT Ultra is a battery-powered camera that can pan and tilt.
Powering this model is a massive 20,000 mAh battery, which is the largest of its kind in a security camera.
With 355 of panning (left to right) and 90 of tilting (up and down), you never have to worry about blind spots with this camera.
You can record up to 12 hours of continuous video footage per day for up to eight days on a single charge.
And that doesn't even take into account the solar panel that you can use with it.
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Ars Technica
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Synthetic media artist Jason Allen is appealing the US Copyright Office's decision to deny him copyright.
Allen's work "Theatre D'opera Spatial" went viral and incited backlash after winning a state fair art competition.
Allen claims that the denial of copyright for his work has inspired confusion about who owns rights to all AI art.
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Metro
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The Venus Detonation Ramjet 2000 lb Thrust Engine, also known as VDR2’, can reportedly reach speeds of Mach 6, which is six times the speed of sound.
This would be 3,600 miles per hour, making it possible to travel the distance from London to New York in just one hour.
Venus Aerospace say they are planning a test flight next year along with aerospace company Velontra.
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Investing.com
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Jefferies analysts cut their rating on the stock from Buy to Hold.
The investment bank set a price target of $212.92 on Apple, suggesting a potential downside of around 6% from the last closing price.
Jefferies remains bullish about Apple's long-term AI capabilities, acknowledging the company as “the only hardware-software integrated smartphone player”.
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TechCrunch
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Fledgling fintech startup OpenBB is launching a free version of a product that will open its arsenal of data and financial tooling to more users.
The OpenBB Terminal serves as a single end-point for accessing financial information from some 100 data sources, spanning equity, options, forex, the macro economy and more.
The company claims some big-name customers that include shipping and logistics company Pangaea Logistics Solutions and an unnamed investment firm, which Lopes says has $6.4 billion in assets under management.
GameStonk Terminal aggregates financial data on publicly traded companies and competitors; SEC filings; earnings reports; and even market sentiment, conveyed through social networks such as Reddit and Twitter.
While Bloomberg Terminal is indispensable for many, and has become something of a financial industry standard, it costs in the region of $25,000 per user annually.
While the comparisons are understandable, OpenBB isn't exactly a drop-in replacement for Bloomberg Terminal.
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TechCrunch
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Sonair has raised $6 million in funding from early-stage specialists Skyfall and RunwayFBU.
The Norwegian startup uses ultrasound technology to detect people and objects in 3D with minimal energy and computational requirements.
The tech, however, is small and also has the potential to be applied in other form factors.
That gives Sonair an immediate market opportunity as a less-expensive alternative for computer vision components. “With reduced costs in sensor technology and AI advancements in perception and decision-making, industries from manufacturing to healthcare are poised to benefit,” said Skyfall partner Preben Songe-Møller..
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Mississippi’s HB 1126 is a bill that imposes age verification mandates on social media services across the internet.
EFF, ACLU and ACLU of Mississippi filed an amicus brief on Thursday asking a federal appellate court to continue to block the bill.
The law requires all users to verify their age before accessing social media.
It also places unnecessary restrictions on adults’ speech.
Online age verification laws like HB 1126 are not new, and courts across the country have consistently ruled them unconstitutional.
In cases from Arkansas to Ohio to Utah, courts have struck down similar online age-verification mandates because they burden users’ access to, and ability to engage with, protected speech.
By imposing age verification requirements on all users, laws undermine First Amendment rights of both minors and adults.
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IEEE Spectrum
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Researchers have developed a hybrid technology that would combine Wi-Fi with the Long Range (LoRa) networking protocol, yielding a new long-distance wireless concept called WiLo.
The advance may find applications in Internet of Things technologiessuch as networks of long-range sensors used in agriculture or smart cities.
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KnowTechie
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Learn how to match audio to video using Wondershare Filmora.
Discover step-by-step instructions for syncing sound and video.
Syncing audio with video is essential for making videos look professional and enjoyable.
One of the best audio synchronizer tools is Wondershare.
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Mashable
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As of Oct. 7, the Amazon Echo Show 5 is on sale for $66.98 at Amazon.
That's a saving of 42% on list price.
This is the lowest price for six months.
The screen is small, making it perfect for smaller rooms where you don't want clutter.
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Mashable
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Get the refurbished iPad mini 6th-Gen for $429.99 (reg. $649) at the Mashable Shop.
This refurbished gem has all the perks of a new iPad without the hefty price tag.
With its 64GB of storage, you’ve got plenty of space to download movies, apps, and games for your next commute or flight.
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Mashable
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As of Oct. 7, the Apple iPad 9th Generation is on sale for $199.99 at Amazon.
That's a saving of 39% on list price.
This deal is exclusive to the 64GB, WiFi-only version.
The iPad is one of the best ever models, with a stunning 10.2-inch retina display.