Earlier this week, PwC published its latest Global CEO survey, which covers 4,454 Chief Executive Officers across 95 countries and territories. According to the results, 56% of Chief Executive Officers say embracing AI still hasn't produced any cost or revenue benefits for their businesses. Read Entire Article
The wildly ambitious Crimson Desert goes gold ahead of March 19 release
Developer Pearl Abyss recently announced that Crimson Desert, one of TechSpot's most anticipated PC games, has gone gold, with a final release date set for March 19. The studio also published the system requirements for both Windows and macOS. Read Entire Article
As NASA delays ISS replacement plans, Vast is pushing ahead with its own space station
Vast's first platform, Haven-1, is deliberately modest in scale but ambitious in both schedule and purpose. The station is designed as a roughly 15-ton autonomous outpost that will launch uncrewed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9, initially operate as a free-flying satellite, and later transition to hosting short-duration human missions. Read...
Hubble Space Telescope reveals why some stars refuse to grow old
In the most extensive ultraviolet study of blue stragglers ever performed, an international research team used NASA's and ESA's Hubble observatory to survey 48 globular clusters scattered across the Milky Way. Read Entire Article
OpenAI confirms its first consumer AI device is coming this year, and it may be earbuds
Speaking to Axios at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, OpenAI's chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, said the upcoming device is one of the company's top priorities and remains on track for a launch in the second half of the year. Read Entire Article
Kioxia warns NAND flash chip supply will remain tight amid AI surge
Kioxia is working to significantly enhance storage performance for AI workloads in the enterprise market. Unfortunately for individual consumers, that same focus is driving up prices for traditional storage products. Read Entire Article
Snap settles landmark lawsuit over claims its app harmed teen mental health
A California lawsuit accused Snap of designing Snapchat to encourage compulsive use among teenagers, contributing to mental health harms over years of engagement. The case involves a teen identified as K.G.M., whose lawyers argued that Snap engineered features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and algorithmic recommendations to maximize time on......
Satya Nadella warns AI must go mainstream to avoid becoming a bubble
While remaining an enthusiastic proponent of AI, Satya Nadella now warns that the technology could eventually face the consequences of a massively speculative bubble. The Microsoft CEO spoke on the first day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, explaining how large language models, chatbots, and other recent AI innovations......
Netflix to redesign its mobile app as it pushes further into vertical video
Launching later this year, the redesigned Netflix app will allow the streamer to "iterate, test, evolve, and improve" its service, according to co-CEO Greg Peters. Read Entire Article
iPhone 18 Pro rumors point to corner camera cutout and Face ID under the screen
According to Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech, this change would coincide with a redesigned under-display Face ID system, allowing the iPhone to conceal components such as the infrared flood illuminator beneath the front glass. Read Entire Article