Technology News for Thursday 28th March 2024

1. GOES-U weather satellite to launch June 25 after leak causes delay

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – NOAA and SpaceX have finally set a date to launch the last satellite of the GOES-R Series into geostationary orbit on June 25 after a lengthy delay due to a rocket booster leak. NOAA called this launch "monumental" and ...

2. Mercedes-AMG GT43: Why it could be the most-popular version

Borrowing the much talked about 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine from the new C63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz has plonked it into their flagship sports coupe. This is the Mercedes-AMG GT 43 and here's why it has the potential of becoming the most popular version ...

3. OpenAI's app store draws investors and students seeking artificial aids

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chatbots that claim to predict future share prices and evade plagiarism detectors are among the most ...

4. Game Reviews: These Bonds Can Conquer Even Death

Open Roads, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden shred the heartstrings with quests for those in close relationship.

5. Digital upgrade of telephone landlines drop-in sessions with BT

Telephone providers are moving most landline customers to upgraded services using digital technology between now and 2025, including many living in Powys. Customers of BT, EE and Plusnet, will be asked to make the ...

6. Smart TV shipments in India fall 16% in 2023; growth expected this year: Counterpoint

The research firm attributed this decline to a slow start in the first half of the year due to macroeconomic challenges and excess inventory along with an increase in panel prices, and reduced demand for smaller screen-size smart TVs due to which certain ...

7. Is the Samsung Music Frame worth $400? We took a listen and saw the 2024 Frame TV

A smaller, photo frame version that can double as a wireless speaker should be an obvious hit, right? Well, despite its branding, the Music Frame isn't exactly what you might think it is.

8. Take-Two Interactive to Acquire 'Borderlands' Developer Gearbox From Embracer Group for $460 Million

Per Take Two, the company “expects the transaction to deepen its successful relationship with Gearbox Entertainment and to provide increased financial benefits through a fully integrated operational structure.” As part of the deal, Take ...

9. Embracer is selling Borderlands developer Gearbox to Take-Two

Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group has entered an agreement to sell Gearbox Interactive to Rockstar parent company Take-Two for $460 million. In a press release published on Thursday, Embracer announced that Take-Two will acquire full ownership ...

10. Meta's Smart Glasses Are Becoming Artificially Intelligent. We Took Them for a Spin.

In a sign that the tech industry keeps getting weirder, Meta soon plans to release a big update that transforms the Ray-Ban Meta, its camera glasses that shoot videos, into a gadget seen only in sci-fi movies. · The concept of the A.I. ...

11. Accountability is the key to a sustainable workout habit

Amy Gruenhut, left, trains with Nick Arrington in Central Park in New York, March 14, 2024. After a debilitating disease, Gruenhut was unable to walk, eat or speak. Today she runs marathons. Among other things, she credits her group of running buddies.

12. Public Preview: Safety evaluations for generative AI applications in Azure AI Studio

First, it can be challenging to build a high-quality test dataset that reflects a range of new and emerging risks, such as jailbreak attacks. Even with quality data, evaluations can be a complex and manual process, and development teams may find it ...

13. SunChips will sell exclusive total solar eclipse flavors only during totality on April 8

You'll have exactly 4 minutes and 27 seconds to get your hands on these solar eclipse-themed SunChips. Comments (0). spacey gases of purple pink red and orange collide in the background. A similarly colored. SunChips invites fans to experience a cosmic ...

14. A 4-pack of Apple's beloved AirTags is back down to its lowest price

Apple's AirTags make it easy to keep track of your stuff and find it when you misplace it. And now, you can stock up on these trackers more affordably, getting a four-pack for $75 at both Amazon and Best Buy — a discount we haven't seen since Black Friday.

15. Microsoft's new safety system can catch hallucinations in its customers' AI apps

The Azure AI Studio tools can screen for malicious prompt attacks as well as 'unsupported' responses, aka hallucinations. ... By Emilia David, a reporter who covers AI. Prior to joining The Verge, she covered the intersection between technology, finance, and ...

16. Attorney General Josh Stein Takes Texas Robocaller to Court for Violating Permanent Robocall and Telemarketing Bans

For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 28, 2024. Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060. (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today led a coalition of eight attorneys general asking the court to take stronger action against John Caldwell Spiller, ...

17. What The Apple Vision Pro Means For Communication Through Media

The impact on how we communicate with each other that the AVP—and other similar devices—will be profound. They give us the ability to enjoy 3D video calls, playback real-life “memories” and share immersive experiences.

18. How Counter-Strike: Global Offensive became an esports powerhouse

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a game that's gone but not forgotten, indelibly inked in the history books of gaming. But how did we get here? Let's find out.