An in-depth Bloomberg report today resurfaced General Motors’ decision to replace Apple CarPlay with its own software. Last year, GM announced that it planned to forgo Apple CarPlay in its new electric vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV. Instead, GM introduced a proprietary infotainment platform, aiming to control and customize the digital experience … Read more
Apple will report its earnings results for the second quarter of its 2024 fiscal year on Thursday, May 2 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will discuss the results on a conference call with analysts a half hour later. Keep reading for some key things to know about … Read more
Apple today announced that it has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than half since 2015, advancing towards its 2030 carbon neutrality goal. Apple’s latest Environmental Progress Report details the company’s efforts and innovations in clean energy, efficient recycling practices, and sustainable material usage that have contributed to this substantial decrease in emissions. According … Read more
iPhone 16 Pro storage could start at twice that of any iOS predecessor. Graphic: Rajesh iPhone 16 Pro storage will start at 256GB, according to a tipster. That’s twice as much capacity as any previous iOS device. If true, it’ll help differentiate Apple’s Pro handsets from the standard ones. Base iPhone 16 Pro storage could … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the chatbot ChatGPT, have become so advanced that they now very nearly match or exceed human performance in tasks including reading comprehension, image classification and competition-level mathematics, according to a new report (see ‘Speedy advances’). Rapid progress in the development of these systems also means that many common benchmarks … Read more
Apple today announced that its next quarterly earnings conference call will be held on Thursday, May 2 at 2 p.m. Pacific Time. On the call, which will be streamed live on Apple’s investor website, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook and CFO Luca Maestri will discuss the company’s earnings results for the second quarter of the 2024 … Read more
Apple favors podcasts in its “Browse” tab that participate in its subscriptions program, according to Semafor. To be featured at the top of Apple Podcasts‘ Browse tab, creators simply have to submit a form to Apple, but the report noted that, last week, five of the first seven shows in the “Browse” carousel in the … Read more
Plastic wrappers are known to leach some chemicals into food.Credit: Carl Court/Getty After a year of trawling through scientific reports and national regulatory databases, scientists funded by the Norwegian Research Council have compiled a list of more than 16,000 ‘plastic chemicals’ — compounds found in plastics or thought to be used in them, including raw … Read more
Most mobile apps with subscriptions do not make money, a new in-depth analysis finds. The “State of Subscription Apps” report comes from RevenueCat (via TechCrunch), a prominent mobile subscription toolkit provider. With nearly 30,000 apps utilizing its platform for monetization management, RevenueCat is able to provide a reliable overview of the subscription app landscape thanks … Read more
In the dynamic arena of cybersecurity, the stakes are high and the adversaries are relentless. The latest insights from IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index Report for 2024 provide a crucial glimpse into the cyber threats that dominated the previous year. For anyone with a stake in the digital world, these findings are not just informative; … Read more