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⋅ September 23, 2024
NEWS
The Washington Post

LinkedIn is training AI on you — unless you opt out with this setting
The Washington Post
The professional network now by default grants itself permission to use anything you post to train its artificial intelligence. 3 min. 0. A collage with a Linkedin profile. (Illustration by Elena Lacey/The Washington Post; iStock). By Chris Velazco.
The Verge

Are Meta Avatars about to get their glow-up?
The Verge
The Meta app has started teasing improvements to Horizons avatars when users try to edit them, according to an X post spotted by UploadVR. The slides promise “more expressive, authentic stickers, profile pics, and more,” along with updated editing …
Forbes

Apple iPhone 17 Design Change Promises Long-Overdue Upgrade, New Report Claims
Forbes
Maybe you’re thinking of buying one. You can read my iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus review here, and my iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max here. But a new report says that what has been seen by some as the iPhone 16’s Achilles’ heel—its display—will be …
Reuters

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
Reuters
First crewed mission depends on uncrewed mission success · Musk’s timelines for Mars missions have changed frequently · Previous timeline was five years for uncrewed mission, seven for crewed · NASA delayed Artemis 3 mission to September 2026.
Georgia Tech News Center

New Battery Cathode Material Could Revolutionize EV Market and Energy Storage
Georgia Tech News Center
A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a new, low-cost cathode that could radically improve lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) — potentially transforming the electric vehicle (EV) market and large-scale energy …
Business Standard

iOS 18.3: Apple to release few advanced Siri features to iPhones in January
Business Standard
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is considering rolling out some voice assistant functions with iOS 18.3, originally planned for iOS 18.4. iOS 18.1, which introduces the first set of Apple Intelligence features, is scheduled for release in October.
Economic Times

SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says
Economic Times
SpaceX plans to launch five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years, aligning with the upcoming Earth-Mars transfer window. CEO Elon Musk announced that these missions aim to pave the way for future crewed flights, potentially starting …
BBC News

Modi meets top US tech leaders amid semiconductor push
BBC News
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged top tech companies in the US to explore India as a destination for manufacturing and innovation. He met CEOs of tech companies in New York a day after attending the annual meeting of Quad countries, …