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California’s digital driver’s licenses now work with Apple Wallet
Californians can now securely add their digital driver’s license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on their iPhone and Apple Watch, the company announced Thursday.“With this new...
A’ Design Awards Winner Sizhe Huang: Design Enhances Interaction and User Experience
Recently, the final list of winners for the 17th A' Design Awards in 2024 was announced, and Sizhe Huang has been the winner in Interface, Interaction and User Experience...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
Major social media platforms and video streaming services that gather a “staggering” amount of data from its users have failed to protect young people and safeguard online privacy, the...
A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make AR glasses a reality
In its relentless search for ways to weave digital products into people’s lives, Big Tech has achieved some big wins. Smart phones are ubiquitous. Apple Watch users talk to...
Apple touts latest AI tools as it unveils iPhone 16
SAN FRANCISCO —  Apple on Monday unveiled its newest generation of iPhones, with the usual improvements to their cameras and computing power. But this time, the company touted an additional...
Opinion: Silicon Valley is maximizing profit at everyone’s expense. It doesn’t have to be this way
A public battle has broken out among the titans of Silicon Valley. One side, led by Elon Musk, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben...
Opinion: Happy birthday, Amazon? Why one longtime user isn’t celebrating the tech behemoth’s 30th
I had just started my master’s degree in artificial intelligence when a classmate asked if I’d heard of Amazon, a new online bookstore where you could order basically any...
Supreme Court puts off ruling on whether state social media laws violate the 1st Amendment
WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court on Monday said it is putting off a ruling for now on whether social media laws adopted by Florida and Texas violate the 1st Amendment.Instead,...
Elon Musk blasts Apple’s OpenAI deal over alleged privacy issues. Does he have a point?
When Apple holds its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, its software announcements typically elicit cheers and excitement from tech enthusiasts.But there was one notable exception this year — Elon Musk....
Apple announces deal with OpenAI. Will it be a game-changer?
Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence capabilities in its newest operating system, including connecting its interactive voice feature Siri with OpenAI’s ChatGPT in a major deal that could...