Tag: Tech

Google Search Ads Exceed Revenue Expectations Despite ‘Low Expectations’

Google’s second-quarter revenue from its search advertisements beat expectations, enabling parent company Alphabet to report revenues in line with market forecasts. Alphabet’s second-quarter 2022 revenue from “Google Search & Other” came in at $40.69 billion, up 13.53 percent from second-quarter 2021 revenue of $35.84 billion. It also beat financial data firm FactSet’s estimates of $40.15…


Joe Rogan Warns of TikTok Privacy Issues: ‘It Ends With China Having All of Your Data’

Joe Rogan has warned TikTok users about the privacy and safety concerns posed by the Chinese-owned social media platform, saying that ultimately their data end up in the hands of China. Rogan said on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” that he had fallen “down a TikTok rabbit hole” reading the company’s…


How CHIPS for America Act Chips Away at America’s Economic Freedom

Commentary Congress and the Biden administration are gearing up a bloated Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, but the CHIPS for America Act runs the real risk of chipping away at America’s economic freedom and competitiveness, rather than enhancing it. The Senate is scheduled this week to vote on the bill, whose…


The Four Potential Outcomes of Twitter vs. Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant.   Musk decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots. He alleges that the company is misrepresenting…


The Four Potential Outcomes of Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


The 4 Potential Outcomes of Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


4 Potential Outcomes of the Twitter Versus Musk Trial

News Analysis What started off as a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter this past spring has turned into a litigious affair between billionaire Elon Musk and the social media giant. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO decided to terminate his $44 billion agreement to acquire Twitter based on the issue of bots, alleging that the company…


Intel to Produce Taiwanese Company MediaTek’s Chips

OAKLAND, Calif—U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp. said on Monday it will produce chips for Taiwan’s MediaTek Inc., one of the world’s largest chip design firms. The manufacturing arrangement is one of the most significant deals Intel has announced since it launched its so-called foundry business early last year. A foundry business builds chips that other companies…


AI Greatly Improves Denture Design, HK Research Wins International Award

The design and fabrication of dentures often requires a great deal of time to collect dentition information and numerous fittings due to the limitations of the current technology, and can increase the time needed for patients to get proper fitting dentures. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Dentistry and the Department…


Consumer Group Reveals Where to Shop to Avoid Facial Recognition Technology

Major Australian supermarkets and department stores, including David Jones, Target, The Good Guys, and Rebel, have vowed to steer clear of facial recognition technology with no plans to introduce it. “Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Target and Big W, among others, have all told us that they aren’t using this highly controversial technology in their stores and…