The calming sound of the ocean or a steady rainfall can be easily accessed on Apple iPhones with a white noise feature that some users initially never knew existed. For interested iPhone owners, they can go to settings, then accessibly and then audio/visual before finally clicking on background sounds, Apple instructs. From there, users can…
How Google is using AI to reduce traffic and emissions – CBS News Watch CBS News Transportation is the number one source of planet-warming emissions in the U.S. A new project from Google is using AI to cut down on stop-and-go traffic, which in turn will help reduce emissions. Ben Tracy has the story. Be…
The BBC has not yet confirmed on which platform the attack on the young girl’s avatar took place but Meta has said in a statement: “The kind of behaviour described has no place on our platform, which is why for all users we have an automatic protection called personal boundary, which keeps people you don’t…
Here’s how to avoid an app-ocalypse. Tech-sperts are warning smartphone users to delete 17 popular finance apps that have been found to be infected with malware. These digital Trojan horses have the potential to steal sensitive data from your phone, such as financial information. Known as SpyLoan apps, these problematic apps have been prevalent in…
Cybersecurity expert says advancements in AI will increase cyber threats in 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News Artificial intelligence is giving cyber criminals another weapon, says CrowdStrike chief security officer Shawn Henry. As AI becomes more accessible, it is enabling individuals with limited coding skills to engage in hacking activities. He discusses how this…
Millionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson — the middle-aged tech mogul who used his son as a blood boy in a bid to reverse aging — took a shot at Elon Musk for the way the he runs his vast business empire. “The difference between Elon and me: I’ll nourish you and drink your blood; he’ll fire…
Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, beating market estimates and meeting its 2023 target of 1.8 million vehicles as a year-end sales push paid off. The automaker delivered 494,989 vehicles in the quarter, but it fell short of the 526,409 fully electric vehicles China’s BYD, which many analysts say is…
Electric-only deliveries from Chinese company BYD outpaced Elon Musk’s Tesla for the first time.
If 2023 was the year that AI finally broke into the mainstream, 2024 could be the year it gets fully enmeshed in our lives — or the year the bubble bursts. But whatever happens, the stage is set for another whirlwind 12 months, coming in the wake of Hollywood’s labor backlash against automation; the rise…
When Netflix executives decided to do a live-action adaptation of the popular manga “Yu Yu Hakusho,” they knew it would have a built-in audience. After all, the story — about a teen misfit who is sent from the underworld to solve crimes and fight monsters — has developed a global following since its 1990 debut…
