Daily News update on – Technology

The New York Times

As a result of dueling views among leaders about what an Apple car should be, it began as an electric vehicle that would compete against Tesla and morphed into a self-driving car to rival Google’s Waymo.

CNET

The large 182-Wh battery on Anker’s PowerCore Reserve makes it a great choice for camping or traveling, and right now Amazon has slashed $40 off the price.

Forbes

Apple’s iOS 17.4 update is nearly here, along with seismic changes to the App Store and ecosystem to comply with the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). This was the subject of a new iOS 17.4 warning issued by the iPhone maker this week, as it published a …

NPR

Close to 1 in 5 American gamers identify as LGBTQ+, according to new research from GLAAD. But LGBTQ+ gamers often face harassment in gaming communities and games with voice chats that anybody can join — common in multiplayer, team-based games.

CNN

You may have seen or heard about laptops with extra screens before, but I doubt you’ve actually thought about buying one. That may change now, as I’ve just spent the last two weeks understanding why the new Asus ZenBook Duo is an important step forward …

BBC News

Electronic Arts (EA) is cancelling an upcoming Star Wars game and will lay off 5% of its employees globally- approximately 670 people. The game, which was in early development, would have been a first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe.

Variety

Electronic Arts is laying off 5% of its workforce, making it the latest video game company to enact staffing reductions in the first quarter of the year. In its most recent annual SEC filing, “The Sims” and “Madden” maker EA reported it employed 13,400 …

CNBC

After testing the new tool, Microsoft’s own finance department has seen time savings, the company said. In this article. MSFT.

Ithaca College

To upgrade, simply activate the ‘Try the new Teams’ toggle located in the upper-left corner of the existing Teams application on Windows, Mac, or the web version, on or after December 21, 2023.

Financial Times

When Tim Cook told Wall Street a month ago that Apple would unveil new artificial intelligence features this year, he broke with the company’s normal practice of not talking about a new technology until it has something close to shipping.