Technology News for Saturday 16th November 2024

1. These are the best early-winter ski trips to know about this season

Nothing transforms early winter quite like a ski trip. One day you're mired deep in late-November or early-December darkness; the next you're staring slack-jawed at some snaggle-toothed mountain, with the new season's snow beneath your skis, ...

2. Samsung Galaxy S25 series tipped to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset across all models

First spotted by Twitter user Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve), the listing shows the device powered by a Snapdragon chipset with overclocked CPU cores, hitting a 4.47GHz clock speed. This suggests Samsung might use a custom ...

3. 'Please die': Google's AI chatbot shocks student seeking help with homework

The chatbot encouraged the student to “please die", leaving him in a state of shock, according to a report by CBS News. Vidhay Reddy, 29, a graduate student from Michigan, US, was seeking assistance with his homework when the conversation with Gemini took ...

4. SpaceX Starship Flight 6: What to watch for

SpaceX is targeting the sixth test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy booster — which comprise the largest and most powerful rocket system ever built — as early as Monday. Both the rocket and booster were moved to the launch mount this ...