Category: Tech Industry

The legend is told about King Canute, the 12-century ruler in England, who planted his throne at the edge of the ocean and demanded that the tides recede. His power was limited, and, contrary to popular belief, he allegedly did this to demonstrate the limits of his power — not because he wrongly assumed he […]

Smartphones are such a dominant part of our lives these days that running out of power before we’re back home for the day can be very troublesome. While phone brands have made big strides in increasing battery capacity and improving battery usage efficiency, the reality is smartphones are also getting so powerful and capable that […]

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Four years ago, I was cold pitched a story by a person working for a then-little known Shenzhen-based startup named Rokid. He wanted me to try the company’s prototype augmented reality (AR) glasses. He was so eager to have me try the product, he along with […]

In a joint open letter, nearly 1500 technology leaders, including Elon Musk, are calling for a pause of six months in the development of artificial intelligence. The open letter, “Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter” is published on the website of the Future of Life Institute. The letter calls for developers to work instead […]

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kei Watanabe, Co-Founder of Glasp and Product Head of Product Development. Glasp is tackling a use case to democratize knowledge leveraging opportunities for everyone to share and develop their learnings, using highlighted information methods – in simple clicks. The vision of the company is to provide access to the […]

Roald Dahl has been making headlines of late, after a series of sensitivity edits were made to the author’s famously macabre children’s stories. Dahl’s adult short stories aren’t as beloved, but are very much worth reading; one story in particular appears to have predicted the rise of generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, with uncanny accuracy. At […]

March 29 update below. This post was first published on March 27, 2023. Apple almost always releases its iPhone upgrades on a Tuesday, but this new version has arrived a day early. It’s a big update with a smattering of new features and the usual bug fixes. Here’s all you need to know. March 29 […]

Elon Musk signed an open letter on Tuesday calling for a 6-month pause in the development of artificial intelligence tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot that’s become incredibly popular since it was first made public in November. And while Musk may insist it’s all about making sure the technology is safe, there’s likely a much […]

Apple has just announced the details for its World Wide Developers Conference, universally abbreviated to WWDC or Dub-Dub. This event takes place every year, almost always in June. But there were several events which, thanks to Covid-19, took place virtually instead of in person. Here’s everything that’s just been announced, and that official image could […]

Synopsys has added AI-based Verification and Test to its already-successful Design solution, DSO.ai, with more to come. Three years ago, Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solution provider Synopsys took the bold step to add reinforcement learning to its chip design software and has since enabled its clients to design and tape-out over 100 new chips with […]