Technology News for Tuesday 23rd July 2024

1. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 review: Perfect for students, content creators and more

When it's unfolded, you get the functionality of a small tablet, plus the ability to run two apps at once. This makes it a perfect phone for college students, mobile gamers, content creators or anyone else who wants a feature-packed Android phone that ...

2. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 review: faster, longer-lasting flip phone

Samsung's popular folding-screen Z Flip phone is back for 2024 with a faster chip, much longer battery life and more AI. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a ...

3. Prime Video rolls out an improved streaming experience—here's what's new

There's so much to discover on Prime Video, and with these updates, you'll be able to navigate across our vast entertainment destination with ease. With more personalized recommendations powered by generative AI, you can ...

4. Bose Ultra Open Earbuds: Tried and tested

Set-up and design; Controls; Battery life; Sound quality; RW verdict. RW Verdict: The term 'all-day comfort' gets thrown around a lot in the context of ...

5. Google U-turn over long-running plan to ditch cookies

In a surprise move Google has abandoned a plan it first announced four years ago to block third-party cookies from its Chrome internet browser. The UK's data privacy watchdog said it was "disappointed" by the decision. Cookies are small files stored on ...

6. Unleash a new era of work with Capgemini and Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

Capgemini's vision for the future of work is one in which AI empowers organizations to unlock new levels of productivity, agility, and creativity, creating a workplace where humans and intelligent machines work seamlessly together to create value for ...

7. Netflix Taps Epic Games' Alain Tascan as President of Games (EXCLUSIVE)

Most recently, Tascan served as executive vice president of game development at Epic Games where he oversaw all first party game development for “Fortnite,” “Lego Fortnite,” “Rocket League” and “Fall Guys.” In his new role, Tascan will report directly to ...

8. What Google's decision to keep cookies means for the internet

Google said late Monday it is reversing a long-planned move to ditch third-party cookies — a critical way for advertisers to track consumers' web activity. In a blog post, the U.S. internet giant said it will "introduce a new experience in Chrome that ...

9. UW scientists break new ground on nuclear fusion, which could be the future of energy

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has taken a major step toward creating a clean, reliable and powerful source of energy. Four years in the making, it is part of a broader approach to using nuclear fusion energy that, unlike existing ...

10. Meta AI Is Now Multilingual, More Creative and Smarter

You now have the option to use our largest and most capable open-source model inside Meta AI for your tough math and coding questions and more complex projects.

11. Roku 65" Pro Series smart TV review: Tons of features at a low price

The company's higher-end, 2024 Roku Pro Series smart TV offers the same features you'd find in much more expensive TVs, but in this case, you get a 4K resolution TV with a 120Hz refresh rate and a stunning QLED display for under $1,200. Intrigued? Well, so ...

12. Spotify CEO confirms a 'deluxe' version with hi-fi audio is coming soon

Recent reports have said lossless audio will be bundled together with other perks (like advanced library management, AI-powered playlists, and headphone sound quality optimization) as an add-on to Spotify's premium subscription.

13. Google Reverses Cookies Closure in Chrome to the Relief of Advertisers

Google is cancelling its plans to kill off third-party cookies in Chrome, it said in a blog post on Monday. The decision comes after four years trying to appease both regulators and advertising companies over with its Privacy Sandbox solution.

14. 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' Coming to Xbox Game Pass Following Price Hike

Originally released in November 2023, “Modern Warfare III” is developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision, was only previously available as a standalone purchase and not as part of Xbox's subscription gaming offering.

15. Google AI predicts long-term climate trends and weather — in minutes

The tool, described in Nature on 22 July, is the first machine-learning model to generate accurate ensemble weather forecasts — ones which present a range of scenarios. Its development opens the door ...

16. Structural Inequities in Medicare Advantage—A Growing Cause for Concern

From its inception, Medicare Advantage (MA), a program in which private health insurers contract with the Medicare program to provide coverage on a capitated basis, has faced significant criticism that insurers were engaging in cherry picking, ...

17. Meta releases larger version of its open source AI model

Meta on Tuesday announced Llama 3.1 405B, a large language model designed to rival the biggest models from Anthropic, Google and OpenAI. Why it matters: Meta has made its models freely available for others — with some limits — and now aims to show it ...

18. Attackers Exploit 'EvilVideo' Telegram Zero-Day to Hide Malware

"Using the exploit … attackers could share malicious Android payloads via Telegram channels, groups, and chat, and make them appear as multimedia files," ESET malware researcher Lukas Stefanko explained in a post on ESET's WeLiveSecurity blog.