apple Apple Adds Dedicated Toggle to Fix iPhone 11 Location Privacy Concern Apple releases a new toggle in the iOS 13.3.1 beta that allows users to completely disable the iPhone 11's ultra-wideband chip to prevent background location tracking.
kite Kite Raises $17 Million for Local AI Coding Assistant Kite secures $17 million in Series A funding to expand its offline, AI-powered code completion tool for Python developers. The latest update runs entirely locally to provide faster suggestions without sending code to the cloud.
mojo vision Mojo Vision Promises AR Contact Lenses Despite Remaining Hurdles Mojo Vision demonstrates impressive augmented reality capabilities for its smart contact lenses at CES, though the technology remains far from a finished consumer product. The company plans to initially launch the device as an FDA-recognized medical tool.
google Google Joins Apple and Microsoft in the Trillion-Dollar Club Alphabet, Google's parent company, reaches a $1 trillion market valuation, making it the fourth US tech giant to hit the milestone alongside Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon.
microsoft Microsoft Commits to Carbon Negative Status by 2030 Microsoft pledges to remove more carbon from the environment than it emits by 2030, aiming to erase all historical emissions since 1975 by 2050.
microsoft Microsoft Commits to Carbon Negative Status by 2030 Microsoft unveils an ambitious environmental plan to remove more carbon from the environment than it emits by 2030. The tech giant also pledges to erase its historical emissions entirely by 2050.
figma Figma Expands MCP Server Capabilities Across Its Entire Platform Figma shares four practical ways its team uses the expanded MCP server to streamline workflows across the platform, from updating presentations to shipping designs to production.
alphabet Alphabet Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap Behind Cloud Growth and New Leadership Google's parent company Alphabet joins an exclusive club of U.S. companies worth $1 trillion. Investors show strong optimism regarding newly appointed CEO Sundar Pichai and a rapidly growing cloud business.
spacex SpaceX Plans Aggressive Starlink Satellite Launches for 2020 SpaceX kicks off the new year with ambitious plans to rapidly expand its Starlink broadband constellation through frequent Falcon 9 launches.
ces 2020 CES 2020 Highlights Innovative Gadgets That Solve Everyday Problems The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features a variety of clever inventions designed to improve daily life. Standout items include a virtual sun visor, a sit-down Segway, and smart tools to combat package theft.
spacex Content Access Blocked Prevents Starlink Mission Summary A Cloudflare security block currently prevents access to the NASA Spaceflight article regarding SpaceX's third operational Starlink mission. Tech News from Simmons Systems is unable to provide details until the restriction is lifted.
apple Apple Achieves All-Time Revenue and Earnings Records in Holiday Quarter Apple reports record quarterly revenue of $91.8 billion driven by strong iPhone 11 demand and all-time highs in Services and Wearables. The tech giant also generates $30.5 billion in operating cash flow and returns $25 billion to shareholders.
clearview ai Secret Police Use of Clearview AI Highlights Urgent Need for Facial Recognition Ban Police departments across the country secretly use Clearview AI, a facial recognition tool that scrapes billions of public images to identify individuals. This hidden surveillance underscores the immediate necessity for strict laws banning law enforcement from using face recognition technology.
clearview ai Secret Facial Recognition App Tracks Billions of Public Photos for Police A controversial startup called Clearview AI builds a massive facial recognition database by scraping billions of public images from social media. Law enforcement agencies across the country use the tool to solve crimes, raising significant privacy concerns.
ring Ring Doorbell App Secretly Shares User Data With Multiple Trackers An EFF investigation reveals that the Ring Android app sends highly personal user data to four major marketing and analytics companies without meaningful consent.