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Apple released a software update for iPhone 12 users in France to fix high radiation levels, which has been approved by French regulators . The company had been threatened with sales suspension if they didn't fix the issue earlier this month. France halted iPhone 12 sales until Apple fixed the devices and bought the electromagnetic radiation compliance with European standards. The increased emitted electromagnetic radiation observed by regulators appears to have been the result of successive software update s issued by Apple, and was not present when the ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 12 was launched in 2020. The ANFR had ordered Apple to "remove the ‌‌‌iPhone‌‌ 12‌ from the French market from September 12 due to the model exceeding the limit" for electromagnetic absorption by the body. Ministers later said that though the the radiation level was above the accepted standard, it was not dangerous and people were safe to continue usi...

Electronic Arts on Friday launched its first soccer Game without the FIFA tag, betting its "FC 24" title will maintain the momentum in its best-selling franchise and provide a bulwark against an industry slowdown. A near three-decade partnership between EA and FIFA ended last year over what media reports said were demands that the videogame maker double its yearly payments of $150 million to the governing body of world soccer. That has left "FC 24" without the visibility and marketing heft the FIFA brand enjoyed. The game's success is crucial to EA as some analysts estimate the franchise accounts for a major chunk of the company's sales and its $32 billion market value. "The end of such a high-profile partnership ... creates an uncertain future for the publisher," said Joost Van Dreunen, a lecturer at NYU's Stern School of Business , in his newsletter. "Both Game rs, who fear a weakening of the franchise, and investors...

Google is officially removing its Gmail basic HTML view, which allows users to view their emails and use their account in its most basic form. After January 2024, users who try to display Gmail on their browser in Basic HTML won’t be able to, as it will automatically change to Standard View. Using the basic form is helpful in low internet connectivity areas, according to TechCrunch. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> It’s also helpful for people who prefer a simpler way to use their email, and who don’t want to deal with all the extra features Gmail’s Standard View offers. Several Gmail features aren’t available in Basic HTML, including chat, spell checker, keyboard shortcuts and the ability to import contacts. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/google-to-scrap-gmail-basic-html-view-TheFOXposts-37156.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

ChatGPT users will now be able to surf the web, Microsoft-backed OpenAI said on Wednesday, expanding the data the viral chatbot can access beyond its earlier September 2021 cutoff. The artificial intelligence startup said its latest browsing feature would allow websites to control how ChatGPT can interact with them. "Browsing is available to Plus and Enterprise users today, and we'll expand to all users soon. To enable, choose Browse with Bing in the selector under GPT-4," OpenAI said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The startup also announced a major update earlier this week that would enable ChatGPT to have voice conversations with users and interact with them using images, moving it closer to popular AI assistants like Apple's Siri. OpenAI had earlier tested a feature that allowed users to access the latest information through the Bing search engine within its premium ChatGPT Plus offering. But it later d...

The full harvest moon will shine bright on September 29, marking the fourth and final supermoon of 2023. September’s full moon will reach peak illumination at 7.57pm on Friday (AEST), but it is expected to appear entirely illuminated through to Saturday morning, according to NASA. The best way for sky gazers to observe the harvest moon is to head somewhere with a clear view to the east, free from light pollution. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Many people associate the harvest moon with being orange in colour as it begins to rise, but the same could be said of all full moons. The hue is due to the thickness of Earth’s atmosphere near the horizon, which is greater than when the full moon is overhead, according to EarthSky. Definitions of a supermoon can vary, but the term generally denotes a full moon that is closer to Earth than normal and thus appears larger and brighter in the night sky. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/september-harvest-full-moon...

Millions of Fortnite gamers in the US can now claim their small part of the $US245 million the video game’s parent company, Epic Games, agreed to pay as part of a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The Australian Com Pet ition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said it is keeping an eye on developments and considering a settlement in Australia, and one legal expert explained how that might be possible. Epic Game s settled allegations with the FTC in December over the use of deceptive tactics that drove users to make unwanted purchases in the multiplayer shooter Game that became wildly popular with younger generations a few years ago. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Users were charged in-game currency for items they didn’t want between January 2017 and September 2022, and users’ accounts were locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after they complained to their credit card companies about wrongful charges. Gamers who exp...

After two years in beta, Adobe Photoshop will now be available on the web service from September 27. The simplified online version is a desktop photo editing app with popular tools like generative fill and generative expand. Powered by Adobe Firefly generative AI model, the features will be available for commercial use and will allow users to quickly add to, remove from, or expand an image using text-based descriptions in over 100 languages. Photoshop on the web, has similar features and tools as the desktop version, except a redesigned layout for a more 'streamlined' user experience. This will also include the Contextual Task Bar, added this year to the desktop Photoshop app, which suggests the most relevant steps to take in your workflow. Adobe intends to add desktop features like the patch tool, pen tool, smart object support, polygonal lasso, and more "soon.” The web Photoshop will enable users to collaborate on projects with others by inviting them , allow...

Perth beachgoers at a popular beach had a close call when a large tiger shark made is way into the shallows on Monday evening. The shark was first spotted by Surf Life Saving WA at Mullaloo Beach just after 6pm with beachgoers evacuated from the water as the terrifying visitor, known as Trevor to locals, swam around their legs. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Shark spotted at WA’s Mullaloo Beach. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Drone photographer Toby Nicol was on hand to capture dramatic footage of the shark making its way up and down the beach. “After seeing reports that our local 2.5m tiger shark nicknamed ‘Trevor’ was doing the rounds at Mullaloo today, I headed over after work,” Nicol said on Instagram. “After many laps of the beach es north and south of Mullaloo I found Trev at Whitfords beach and followed him to Pinaroo Point where this close encounter happened.” Nicol’s drone captures a cool-headed woman in waist-deep water catching a glimpse of the shark ...

LONDON: Candy Crush Saga, the matching game played by millions on their commute, has reached $20 billion in revenue since its 2012 launch, maker King said, adding that it would soon release levels up to 15,000 for the most dedicated players. First appearing on a website, it shifted to Facebook and then mobile, where it took off and has now been downloaded 5 billion times. It pioneered the "freemium" model, in which the Game is free but players can spend money to boost their performance or can watch ads to gain moves. King President Tjodolf Sommestad said Candy Crush Saga and its other titles like Farm Heroes Saga showed that mobile Game s could have enduring appeal. "We've proven to ourselves and to the industry that it is possible to reignite games that are years old and keep them relevant for a decade or longer, and break records even a decade in," Sommestad said in an interview. Todd Green, Candy Crush general manager, said the game was constantly u...

More than 25 years ago, two students at Stanford University brainstormed in their dormitory and came up with an idea - to create an internet search engine that would organize web pages and also rank them. Initially called BackRub, the startup grew into one of the world's most valuable and i NFL uential companies, Google. Google's products, including Gmail and search, are now used by billions and its co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, rank among the richest people in the world. Here are some milestones in the History of the tech giant, whose parent is now known as Alphabet: YEAR EVENT 1995-1996 Page and Brin meet at Stanford University and create a search engine named BackRub. 1998 The startup, now renamed Google, gets $100,000 in funding from Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim. 1999 Google announces $25 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins in its very first press release, and officially announces the term "...

Instagram has announced it will put its Create button back in the centre of its main navigation bar and remove the Shop tab. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a Reel on Monday the move would “simplify” the app and refocus its priorities to “bring people together over what they love”. The new order of the navigation bar will be Home, Search, Create, Reels and Profile. The proposed changes will take effect in February. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram, did not respond to a request for comment. While the dedicated Shop tab will disappear, Mosseri said in his Reel that “you’ll still be able to shop on Feed, in Stories, in Reels and in ads”. Loading Instagram Post Instagram also stated on its help page that it would “continue to invest in shopping experiences that provide the most value for people and businesses across feed, stories, reels, ads and more”. The Shop tab, along with the Reels tab, was in...

A seemingly innocent family beach photo has sparked a heated debate online after a small detail in the background of the image was pointed out. At first, the image, taken at Melbourne’s Carrum Beach, just seems like a nice family photo, with a toddler and her dad on the sand smiling and waving at the camera. However, in the water behind the family an object which closely resembles a fin is circled. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> The photo was shared to social media by SES Chelsea Unit and sparked a debate as to what the object could be. The unit explained that same day, there were reports of a shark sighting just off the beach, between Bonbeach and Chelsea. “Well later, we received a message from a family ... who were at Carrum Beach, earlier in the morning,” the post read. “It was their little one’s first visit to the beach, and the gentleman’s partner grabbed a couple of snaps to record the day.” A seemingly innocent family beach photo has sparked...

Spotify Technology is testing an AI-powered feature that will translate podcasts from the likes of Dax Shepard and Lex Fridman to other languages, the audio-streaming company said on Monday. The feature marks the latest attempt by the Swedish company to capitalize on generative artificial intelligence, the technology that has taken the world by storm after the rise of ChatGPT, to tap new users and boost revenue. The translated versions, powered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI's newly released voice generation Technology , would mimic the original speaker's style and will be more natural than traditional dubbing, Spotify said. The company had also worked with other podcasters including Monica Padman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett for the feature. The voice translations would be available in languages including Spanish, French and German for a select number of catalog episodes and future episode releases, said Spotify, which could expand the audience of the shows. Spotif...

SHANGHAI/ BEIJING: Huawei Technologies on Monday showcased a series of new products from a gold smartwatch to a smart car but disappointed viewers by not revealing more details about its new Mate 60 smartphone series, prompting an outpouring of complaints online. The event, held in a stadium and watched by millions online, was expected to see Huawei break its silence on the smartphone, which has been hailed by Chinese state media as a sign the firm had overcome US sanctions that since 2019 has cut its access to advanced chipmaking tools and crippled its smartphone unit. The smartphone was launched without any fanfare last month during US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit to China. Some users and analysts who bought the Mate 60 Pro say it uses a Chinese-made chip and is capable of 5G speeds. Huawei has so far not commented on the full capabilities of the Mate 60 series, which is seen as its first major effort since the sanctions to challenge App...

A cashless KFC branch in Morriset has sparked debate amid customers’ fears of a world without cash. But it’s not the only KFC in the state to go cashless — at least two other restaurants in Lakehaven and North Wyong now also only accept card payments, in a move that has divided the internet. Outside the Morriset restaurant on the south-west of Lake Macquarie, a large sign reads: “This restaurant is cashless . We accept card only. Thank you.” For more KFC related news and videos check out KFC >> It was shared last week to a Facebook group with a 250,000-strong following by a Sydney man with the caption: “This was interesting to see. “I thought this wouldn’t be allowed, and (that) cash would be accepted everywhere,” he wrote. “How long do you think it will be before all shops and everything in-between stop cash transactions?” Source: https://thefoxposts.com/kfc-s-cashless-move-in-nsw-restaurants-sparks-controversy-TheFOXposts-36560.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_me...

Samsung has revealed why some of its smart phones became locked during a software update earlier this month, showing only the company logo on screens and leaving owners fearing their data had been wiped . The Australian arm of the company has said it will release a revised software update within weeks after a “small number” of customers “primarily in South Australia” were affected. “Following the release and installation of Android 13 update to Samsung devices that had been on Android 11, a small number of phones were locked in ‘boot mode’,” the company said. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> A spokesperson said the glitch only impacted phones that used Android 11 and had a third-party application installed. It’s understood the application in question is primarily used in South Australia. 7NEWS.com.au asked Samsung for clarification on the exact third-party application but is yet to receive a response. Adelaide tech consultant Richard Pascoe s...

“Do you know that saying: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is?” Katie Ring, also known as The Self Defense Girl online , put the question to her followers on TikTok. “Well, it seems like it might be the case for Temu.” Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Her warning came after a number of people reported their bank being hacked, or their details leaked, after purchasing items from Temu. No evidence has been found of Temu releasing customers’ details. However, the reports are yet another blow to Temu’s reputation, after the US government handed down a report in June saying there is an “extremely high risk” that Temu’s supply chains have forced labour. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/warning-over-dodgy-detail-in-popular-online-shopping-site-temu-TheFOXposts-33948.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Technology Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Apple is testing 3D printers to make the steel frames of some of its upcoming smart watch es, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The production technique would render obsolete the need to cut parts of metal into the product's shape, reducing the time it takes to make the devices and also helping the environment, according to the report. The approach has the potential to streamline Apple's supply chain and if the tests with the Apple watch es are successful, the company will look to use the Technology on more products over the next several years, the report added. Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a comment. The company also plans to apply the process to its titanium Ultra watch , but the shift isn't planned until 2024, the report said. Apple is set to host their fall event on Sept. 12, where analysts believe the world's most valuable company will unveil a new line of smart watch...

The moment three crocodiles spare the life of a dog - and even appear to save its life - has been caught on camera. Researchers in India have published a scientific article in the Journal of Threatened Taxa featuring photos of what they say appears to be mugger crocodiles rescuing the stray dog in the the Savitri River in Maharashtra on an unspecified date. The researchers reported that the young dog had been chased into the river by a pack of feral dogs. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> Three crocodiles were then observed nudging the stray dog back to a safe area on the shore, rather than eating it. The study looks into the behaviour of the crocodiles that inhabit the Indian subcontinent - which are different to the crocodiles found in Australia - and discusses whether they are “more cognitively advanced than initially thought”. “A young dog probably having stray ed beyond its territory was chased by a pack of feral dogs,” they wrote. “(The dog)...

WASHINGTON/ SAN FRANCISO: About a year ago, the US security firm Palo Alto Networks began to hear from a flurry of companies that had been hacked in ways that weren't the norm for cybercriminals. Native English-speaking hackers would call up a target company’s information Technology helpdesk posing as an employee, and seek login details by pretending to have lost theirs. They had all the employee information needed to sound convincing. And once they got access, they’d quickly find their way into the company's most sensitive repositories to steal that data for extortion. Ransomware attacks are not new, but this group was extraordinarily skilled at social engineering and bypassing multi-factor authentication, said Wendi Whitmore, senior vice president for the security firm Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat intelligence team, which has responded to several intrusions tied to the group. "They are much more sophisticated than many cybercriminal acto...

A software engineer has stunned the internet with a hidden iPhone feature not everyone knew existed. Abi Bouhmaida, from the UK, described the Apple’s Notes as the “most powerful app in the world” - but most people don’t know about the little-known hacks, including the scanning feature . “Notes might just be the best free note-taking app you can use, provided you have an iPhone or a Mac (ideally both),” he said in an Instagram video. For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >> “The app is packed full of features that many note-taking apps charge money for, so if you’re not yet using it you might want to give it a shot. “Here’s a hack you might not know about.” The tech expert says iPhone users can use the app to scan documents and save them as PDFs to their Notes. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/how-to-scan-documents-with-iphone-software-engineer-stuns-internet-with-hidden-feature-in-notes-app-TheFOXposts-34733.html?utm_source=blogger_source&ut...

Tencent Holdings said on Thursday companies could now use its large language artificial intelligence (AI) model "Hunyuan" as it premiered the much-awaited product amid a race by tech firms race to become China's AI champion. The Chinese tech giant and owner of the WeChat social media platform conducted a demonstration before a live audience at a conference in Shenzhen, and said Hunyuan had become the foundation of more than 50 of its products and services. "By July, there are more than 130 large language models in China," Jiang Jie, Tencent's vice president, said. "A war of a hundred models has begun." Hunyuan's debut comes after several Chinese tech firms including Baidu Inc and SenseTime Group recently unveiled their own AI model s. Tencent, China's most valuable internet company, said Hunyuan had more than 100 billion parameters and was trained with more than 2 trillion tokens, two metrics often used to measure AI mod...

X is shutting down Circles, a feature that allows users to share posts with a limited group of people instead of all of the followers. The company plans to disable the feature on October 31. “After this date, you will not be able to create new posts that are limited to your Circle, nor will you be able to add people to your Circle,” X wrote in a post on its help center. “You will, however, be able to remove people from your Circle." X, formerly Twitter, launched the feature in August 2022 when Elon Musk hadn't officially become the owner of the company. However, since April many users reported seeing many of their posts intended for Cirlces, appearing on the For You timeline. Confirmed someone I'm not even following was able to see a private Twitter Circle tweet (thank you @TheSahilDev) This hurts trust in the platform a lot. Should be top priority @TwitterEng pic.twitter.com/BCYPkikJ2p — Theo - t3.gg (@t3dotgg) April 8, 2023 While X di...

A trade group for US  authors has sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court on behalf of prominent writers including John Grisham, Jonathan Franzen, George Saunders, Jodi Picoult and " Game of Thrones" novelist George R.R. Martin, accusing the company of unlawfully training its popular artificial-intelligence based chatbot ChatGPT on their work. The proposed class-action lawsuit filed late on Tuesday by the Authors Guild joins several others from writers, source-code owners and visual artists against generative AI providers. In addition to Microsoft-backed OpenAI, similar lawsuits are pending against Meta Platforms and Stability AI over the data used to train their AI systems. Other authors involved in the latest lawsuit include "The Lincoln Lawyer" writer Michael Connelly and lawyer-novelists David Baldacci and Scott Turow. OpenAI and other AI defendants have said their use of training data scraped from the internet qualifies as fair use under...

A group of US authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon, has sued OpenAI in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the Microsoft-backed program of misusing their writing to train its popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot ChatGPT. Chabon, playwright David Henry Hwang and authors Matthew Klam, Rachel Louise Snyder and Ayelet Waldman said in their lawsuit on Friday that OpenAI copied their works without permission to teach ChatGPT to respond to human text prompts. Chabon's representatives referred queries about the lawsuit to the writers' lawyers. Those lawyers and representatives for OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday. The lawsuit is at least the third proposed  copyright -infringement class action filed by authors against Microsoft-backed OpenAI. Companies, including Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Stability AI, have also been sued by copyright owners over the use of their work in AI...

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. Those with paralysis due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may qualify for the study, it said, but did not reveal how many participants would be enrolled in the trial, which will take about six years to complete. The study will use a robot to surgically place a brain -computer interface (BCI) implant in a region of the brain that controls the intention to move, Neuralink said, adding that its initial goal is to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone. The company, which had earlier hoped to receive approval to implant its device in 10 patients, was negotiating a lower number of patients with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the agency raised safety conce...

TikTok introduces new tools for content creators to differentiate the content generated with the help of Artificial intelligence. Considering the increasing use of AI in content creation and the potential of it being misleading or confusing, TikTok has launched new tools . Using these tools , content creators are required to label AI- generated content that contains realistic images, audio or video, images, videos or audio that utilise AI. Over the coming days, TikTok will be releasing tutorials and other resources to teach them how to use these tools. Read More UK urges Meta not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Instagram Labelling AI-generated content is one of the ways to ensure transparency and responsible content creation practices. TikTok is also working on ways to automatically label AI-generated content. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/tiktok-introduces-new-tools-to-label-ai-generated-content-TheFOXposts-36102.html?utm_source=blogger_source...

Elon Musk says X will soon require user's to pay a monthly fee to use the platform . Musk made the statement during a live-streamed event on X with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Musk, the company is struggling to regain trust with advertisers especially as its US ad revenue declined 60% earlier this month. During the conversation Netanyahu brought up the challenge of preventing large armies of bots that amplify hate speech as well. "The single-most important reason we're moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system is it's the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots," Musk replied. He believes that adding a subscription would make it difficult for bots to create accounts since a credit card registeration would be required every single time. He says the company will come up with "a lower tier pricing," than its Premium subscription of $8. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/musk-says-he-will...