January 2024

Apple tops Samsung in worldwide smartphone shipments for the first time

January 17, 2024

Apple’s iPhone has overtaken Samsung for the first time ever as the best-selling smartphone in 2023, according to a new report from IDC. The tech giant accounted for 20% of the global market with 234.6 million shipments last year. Samsung closed the year with 226.6 million shipments, while Xiaomi and Oppo saw 145.9 and 103.1 […]

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NASA’s robotic, self-assembling structures could be the next phase of space construction

January 17, 2024

Bad news if you want to move to the Moon or Mars: housing is a little hard to come by. Fortunately, NASA (as as always) is thinking ahead, and has just shown off a self-assembling robotic structure that might just be a crucial part of moving off-planet. Published today in Science Robotics, the paper from […]

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Apple to release iOS 17.3 next week

January 17, 2024

Apple confirmed today that iOS 17.3 will be released to the public next week, giving iPhone users new features like Stolen Device Protection and collaborative Apple Music playlists. The company subtly revealed the release date of the software update in a press release about its new Black Unity Sport Band and accompanying watch face for […]

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Watch SpaceX launch Axiom Space’s third private astronaut mission live

January 17, 2024

Update: The launch is now scheduled for January 18. The below text has been updated to reflect the new launch date. Axiom Space is gearing up to launch its third fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Here’s all you need to know. The crew of four will take off from NASA’s Kennedy Space […]

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Goldman Sachs-backed ZestMoney, once valued at $450M, sold to DMI in fire sale

January 17, 2024

ZestMoney, the Goldman Sachs-backed Indian fintech startup once valued at $450 million, has sold itself to financial services firm DMI Group, the two said late Wednesday, in a fire sale that caps 12 tumultuous months for the once-hot new age lender. The two firms didn’t disclose the terms of the deals, but a person familiar […]

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Samsung’s latest Galaxy phones offer live translation over phone calls, texts

January 17, 2024

At Samsung’s launch event today, where the company introduced its AI-powered Galaxy S24 line of smartphones, the company introduced how AI could improve the calling experience with a new Live Translation feature. The feature, one of several translation features coming to the new smartphones, allows customers to make or receive a call in a language […]

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Android Auto is getting new AI-powered features, including suggested replies and actions

January 17, 2024

As Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 line today, Google announced a series of new AI features that are launching for Android Auto, which is the secondary interface that brings the look and functions of a smartphone, like navigation and messaging, to your vehicle’s infotainment screen. Google says that with the help of AI, Android […]

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