In 2017, three entrepreneurs — Chris Hazard, Mike Resnick and Mike Capps — came together to launch a platform for building AI and machine learning tools geared toward the enterprise. Hazard and Resnick had been working on various AI and game projects for the U.S. military, while Capps had recently retired as president of Epic…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
So, the latest House of the Dragon episode was a lot. But now that the dust has settled on all that backstabbing and incest, we need to retrace our steps and work out exactly what was going on. Who was informing on who? What was the motive? And who is the White Worm, who sent…
You’ve most likely been following the news of iOS 16 since it was announced back in June at WWDC 2022, and later today the latest update for your iPhone will be available, as long as you have an iPhone 8 and above. However, as you may be waiting for the Apple iPhone 14 and iPhone…
While iOS 16 was confirmed to launch on September 12, bringing a redesigned Lock Screen, better safety features and other exciting goodies, some older iPhones won’t have access to certain improvements. It makes sense for the most part – the chips inside some iPhones will simply struggle with what’s available in the latest iOS version,…
Executives at Prime Video and Hulu have been busy over the weekend, with both streaming services announcing the cancellation of one of their marquee debuts of 2022. Prime Video’s top team has axed Paper Girls, a sci-fi drama that only began its run on August 4. The show, which had a decidedly Stranger Things vibe, was set in…
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is making an augmented reality mobile game based on the Marvel universe. Marvel World of Heroes will mix the AR gameplay of Pokémon Go with the tight spandex of superheroes. Announced in a short teaser trailer, it will let you customize your own crime-fighting character to thwart villains in your local…
Gas prices could rise again once the EU’s ban on Russian seaborne oil kicks in, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned. Paul Sancya/AP Photo Janet Yellen warned there’s a risk US gas prices at the pump could rise again in winter. The US Treasury chief said the EU’s ban on seaborne Russian oil could cause…
Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, which owns Starlink. Yasin Ozturk/Getty Images SpaceX said the FCC’s rejection of an $886 million Starlink subsidy was “unreasonable” and “unfair.” It leaves Americans stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide, SpaceX said in a filing. The FCC said in August it didn’t make sense to fund…
Elon Musk. Patrick Pleul/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk cautioned that a major rate hike by the Federal Reserve could spark deflation. Musk bemoaned cost pressures at Tesla and SpaceX in March, but recently argued inflation has peaked. Cathie Wood, Michael Burry, and other commentators have also flagged deflation as a possibility. If the Federal…
Though it briefly dipped below 5% in early August, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now back up to 5.89%, the highest it’s been since 2008, according to Freddie Mac. Rates have increased dramatically in recent weeks as the Fed has signaled it will continue raising the federal funds rate until inflation comes down….