The new 14th Gen mobile processor from Intel are for gaming laptops
MSI has unveiled the Titan 18 HX, a 15.6-inch gaming laptop with an NVIDIA RTX 4080 or 4090 graphics card as well as Intel’s new 14th-generation Core i9 14900HX processor. The laptop has a 24-inch LED-backlit display with 3840 x 2400 resolution and 120Hz refresh. It also has three M.2 SSD slots, three M.2 SSD slots (one of which is PCIe Gen 5).
Volkswagen says that it will place the chat system in its cars
Automaker Volkswagen and AI startup OpenAI have announced that they are collaborating on a voice assistant called ‘IDA’. The voice assistant can be used to control infotainment, navigation, and air conditioning, or to answer general knowledge questions. IDA is based on Openai’s LLM technology and will be available in Volkswagen cars later this year, OpenAI said.
The US launches its first moon-bound lander
NASA launched the first mission to land a private space company’s robotic lander on the Moon. The mission is called ‘Artemis’ and it aims to return humans to the Moon’s surface within the next few years. The mission is the first through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme, in which the agency pays private companies to deliver scientific instruments to the Moon’s surface.
There is expected to be snow and ice on the East Coast
The US Northeast and New England region will see up to a foot of snow over the next few days, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Saturday. As the snow shifts northeast through Sunday afternoon, the Appalachian mountains, the interior Northeast and New England could see up to a foot of snow in several areas, it added.
The windows on the plane blow out on the flight from Oregon
Boeing asked the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a safety exemption for its 737 MAX 9 aircraft in order to expedite certification process, The Seattle Times reported. This comes after the first US commercial flight of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 took place in December 2020 and a window and piece of the fuselage on one such plane blew out in midair.
Why did Masimo think it could take on Apple?
Apple said it is taking measures to return Apple Watches Series 9, Apple Watch U2 and Apple Watch Series 3 to customers in the US as ” soon as possible”. It added it disagreed with the US International Trade Commission’s ruling that found Apple Watches violated Masimo’s patented technology. Apple had stopped the stock of those products earlier this month.
The tax credit for clean hydrogen was the subject of heated debate
The US government on Thursday proposed a new rule that would limit the amount of tax credits for hydrogen production in the country. The rule will only allow new generators to be commercially available for three years after a hydrogen facility is up and running. The proposal was part of the inflation Reduction Act and outlines a tiered system for determining who gets the most credits.
The FTC proposes new rules to curb data monetization by children
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy and Security Act (COPPA) to bring it into conformity with the latest technology. The new regulations will make it easier for tech companies to collect data of children under the age of 13 and share it with their parents. The FTC has also asked Congress to approve COPPA.
Beeper attempts to keep iMessage on his phone
Apple has finally shut down iMessage app Beeper Mini on Android. Apple’s iMessage app is fully-controlled and offers end-to-end encryption, while Beeper Mini claims it works on Mac devices. Beeper Mini uses the same registration data as Apple’s iMessage app, however, the registration data will have to be re-generated once or twice a day to keep the app in working order.
How Apple can avoid banning the Apple Watch
Apple’s decision to remove heart-rate monitors with Masimo’s pulse oximetry technology from its product lineup has raised many questions about its plans if it loses a patent case. “It is extraordinarily rare for the President to overturn a decision from International Trade Commission,” said Andrei Iancu, Co-chair of the Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP). The US government had ordered Apple to remove the technology.