According to new reporting, Apple’s satellite ambitions have been stunted by fears related to carrier partnerships, the federal government, and even Elon Musk. Via [@9to5mac]( ). #Apple #Satellite #ElonMusk #Starlink #Tech #Technology
As AI spreads through the labor force, many white-collar workers have expressed concern that it would lead to mass unemployment. But while joblessness has ticked up and widespread layoffs might eventually come, the more immediate downside for software engineers appears to be a change in the quality of their work. Via [@newyorktimes]( ) (subscription may be required). #AI #Workforce #Coding #Software #Tech #Technology
For the second year in a row, the Pulitzer Prizes required that entrants disclose whether they relied on AI technologies. Four stories, which include one award winner and three finalists, disclosed AI usage to the judging committee. Via @npub1akph...32cy. #Journalism #PulitzerPrizes #AI #Tech #Technology
Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister and former Meta executive, claimed a push for artist consent would “basically kill” the AI industry. Via [@theverge]( ). #AI #NickClegg #Meta #Copyright #Tech #Technology
Major updates to iOS19 rumored to be unveiled at WWDC next month. Read more at [@9to5mac]( ). #WWDC #Apple #iOS19 #iPad #iPhone #Tech #Technology
Back to work? It looks like Elon Musk isn't as interested in politics as he was a few months ago. Read more at [@PCMag]( ). #DOGE #ElonMusk #X #Tech #Technology
Apple has long been rumored to have a smart home product in the works that would launch this spring. It hasn’t happened yet, but “later this year” seems to be a possibility. Read more from [@9to5mac]( ): #Tech #AI #Apple #Technology #SmartHome
Zoox, Amazon’s autonomous vehicle company, has issued its second voluntary software recall in a month following a collision between a robotaxi and an e-scooter rider in San Francisco. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more: #Tech #AutonomousCars #Transportation #Robots
For many people, hot water isn’t something they have to think about a lot. It’s just there when they need it for the most part. But not so much for those who are road-tripping and tent camping at, say, music festivals this summer. That’s where BougeRV’s battery-powered shower comes in. The $310 outdoor water heater “delivers a luxurious spray of hot steaming water to the unwashed, be they human, canine, or stubborn pots and pans,” writes tech editor Thomas Ricker. Read his review at [@theverge]( ): #Tech #Technology #Gadgets #Camping
The author of a novel titled “Darkhollow Academy: Year 2,” appears to have left “glaringly obvious evidence of not only using an AI chatbot to write portions of the book — but also of a naked attempt to copy the style of a real fellow writer.” [@Futurism]( ) has more on this apparent attempt at flattery: #Tech #AI #Books #Bookstodon #ArtificialIntelligence