Taiwan Strait Tensions Will Stabilize – But Only Temporarily
Taiwan’s election season will likely stabilize the cross-strait situation, but all bets are off when the new administration comes into office.
Day: September 12, 2023
House speaker Kevin McCarthy announces impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden
Republicans claim the president has profited from his son’s business dealings overseas – but haven’t yet turned up proofThe speaker of the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, on Tuesday announced that Republicans would open an impeachment inve…
The CTO’s newest hat is green
Can a company embrace digital innovation and become more sustainable at the same time?
In the past, business leaders sometimes accepted the idea that being on the leading edge of technology came at a price to the environment. And…
NY Philharmonic gets $40 million gift that endows Gustavo Dudamel’s job as music director
Incoming music director Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the New York Philharmonic at its spring gala on April 24, the orchestra said as it announced a $40 million gift from co-chairman Oscar L.
Apple announces a USB-C charging case for AirPods Pro, letting iPhone 15 owners use the same cable to charge both devices, and new wired EarPods with USB-C (Chris Welch/The Verge)
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple announces a USB-C charging case for AirPods Pro, letting iPhone 15 owners use the same cable to charge both devices, and new wired EarPods with USB-C — It’d be a little strange for Apple to transition …
A17 Pro features 6 CPU cores, with 2 performance cores that are 10% faster, a redesigned GPU that’s up to 20% faster, and the Neural Engine is almost 2x as fast (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
A17 Pro features 6 CPU cores, with 2 performance cores that are 10% faster, a redesigned GPU that’s up to 20% faster, and the Neural Engine is almost 2x as fast — To nobody’s surprise, Apple unveiled…
Watch as US Senate questions Microsoft and Nvidia experts over AI dangers
The US Senate committee held a new hearing on artificial intelligence with Microsoft President Brad Smith and Nvidia chief scientist William Daly.
Game developers furious as Unity Engine announces new fees
Unity announces a ‘Runtime Fee’, which will charge developers each time a game using the engine is downloadedThe company behind the Unity Engine, one of the major game development tools used by independent studios, has announced a controversial new fee…
Missouri’s pro sports teams push to get legal sports gambling on 2024 ballot
A coalition of professional sports teams in Missouri is backing a new proposal to put the legalization of sports betting on the 2024 ballot.